THE AWARD CLIMATE ACTION FELLOWSHIP

An initiative of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), this fellowship seeks to achieve a twin goal of increasing the number of African women leading climate change action and catalyzing the production of climate solutions.

Course curriculum

1. A word from the Senior Manager, Leadership and Training
2. Welcome to the AWARD Climate Action Fellowship
3. Fellowship's Objectives
4. Our Development Partners
5. An Overview of AWARD
6. AWARD's Strategic Approach for 2023–2027
7. Our Logo: An African Inspired Logo!
8. The ACAF Interventions
9. GETTING OUR TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZED 🚀!
10. AWARD Learning Community Technology Walkthrough
11. Getting Started With Zoom
12. VIEW - Participant Biographies
13. Participants Biographical Information
14. Trainers Biographies
1. Course objectives and Agenda
2. MOW: Fostering Mentoring Partnerships
3. MOW Course Schedule - Read and put in your agenda!
4. Teaching Methodology and Approach
1. Opening Ceremony
2. Webinar: The Power of Mentoring OPF Fellow & a Learning Partner
3. AWARD Climate Action Fellowship Safeguarding Policy
4. Learning Community Orientation: The Award Training Portal Guide
5. Video - AWARD Learning Community Technology Walkthrough
6. SESSION 1: ZOOM RECORDING
1. Welcome Session 2A
2. Session 2A: Getting to Know Each Other!
3. Session 2A: Introduction to Mentoring
4. Session 2A: watch - A Firsthand Experience Of Mentoring - Video
5. Reflection Activity From Mentoring Experience Video
6. SESSION 2A: ZOOM RECORDING
1. Let’s get started 🚀!
2. Session 2B: Listening as a Key Skill for Successful Mentoring Relationships
3. Session 2B: Developing Your Career Timeline - Video
4. Session 2B:Career Timeline Template
5. Session 2B: Developing Your Purpose Roadmap - Video
6. Session 2B: Purpose Road Map Template
7. Session 2B: Understanding personalities
8. SESSION 2B: ZOOM RECORDING
1. PRM UPLOAD
1. Let’s get started 🚀!
2. Session 3A : Mentoring Tools
3. Session 3A: Working With Different Personalities Pre-Read
4. Session 3A: Personality Test
5. Session 3A: ZOOM RECORDING
1. Let’s get started 🚀!
2. Session 3B - Building & Managing Networks Notes
3. Session 3B: Networking Framework
4. Session 3B: Presenting yourself with Confidence READING
5. Session 3B: Elevator Pitch
6. Session 3B: ZOOM RECORDING
1. Let’s get started on Week 4A 🚀!
2. Session 4A: Assertive Communication
3. Session 4A:Empowering Conversations
4. Session 4A:Conflict Management
1. Let’s get started 🚀!
2. Session 4B: Working with the wider team
3. Session 4B: Working with Diversity
4. Session 4B: Working With Diversity Video
5. Session 4B: Working With The Wider Team Reading
6. Session 4B: Working With Diversity Reading
1. Purpose Launch Practice
2. Closing Ceremony Course evaluation
1. COACHING
2. COACHING
1. Updated PRM
1. Designing gender-responsive climate adaptation innovations
1. Understanding gender in the context of climate change
1. Strengthening capacity for developing gender-responsive climate adaptation solutions.
1. Webinars Series & Masterclasses in Emerging Global and Regional Trends in Gender & Climate Change - TBA
1. Course Objectives
2. Delivery methodology

About this course

Free
71 lessons
9 hours of video content

Instructor(s)

Associate Professor Ivy Drafor-Amenyah

An associate professor of Agricultural Economics, been online coach for Proposal Writing for International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), has several certificates in leadership, presentation, been involved in preparing proposals at local and international levels. A Trainer, Speaker, Author, Pastor and Coach. At AWARD, I train in Leadership, Mentoring, Science and LEPARD.

AWARD Trainer MUGURE MUIGAI- SHIKALI

Mugure is a Leadership & Ethics Consultant. She is a member of the National Leadership and Integrity thematic working group of the Multi-sectoral Initiative against Corruption in Kenya. She has sat on several Boards among them the Ethical Leadership Network board, the Kenyan Boards of Visible Grace, and Education for All Children. She is currently the Secretary-General for Progressive Leadership Forum and the Founder & Executive Director at Ethics Core. Mugure has won several awards including the Barney Servant Leadership award, the Leadership and Character Award from Africa Nazarene University, and named poem Laureate of Africa Nazarene University. Her area of expertise is leadership, ethics, strategy, corporate governance, and organisation management. She has over 15 years of experience having consulted for global organisation in the Africa region, worked as Executive Director at Ethical Leadership Network, Managing Director at Visible Grace, and held different management roles at Africa Nazarene University. She holds a BSc in Computer Science, is due for the final defense of her MBA research, and MA in Ethics and Organisational Leadership. She is passionate about growing ethical leaders for Africa.