Deadline: 15 February 2024
Applications are invited from visionaries, activists, academics, artists, communicators and organisers involved in movements or struggles that highlight opportunities for creating a more resilient future in the face of the global polycrisis.
The ultimate purpose of the fellowship is to build a cohort of innovative activists/academics and communicators committed to long-term involvement in the generation of knowledge in radical movements for transformation and system change.
Omega Resilience Awards – Africa (ORA -A) is designed to specifically identify visionaries, activists, academics, communicators, artistes, and people involved in movements or struggles in Africa – people who can help their communities imagine what will be required to chart a path toward a more resilient future amid the polycrisis. The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) is serving as the coordinator for the Africa cohort.
The ORA Fellowship Program will be focused primarily on identifying young communicators, artists, journalists, activists, and public intellectuals who are engaged in translating for their readers, viewers, and listeners the connections between seemingly disparate phenomena – climate, water, health, and migration – and how they interact within the larger system the comprises the polycrisis. While they realise that communicating the full weight of the polycrisis can be intimidating and sometimes overwhelming, they’re looking for people who can render complexity comprehensible and serve as sense-makers for their readers, viewers, and/or listeners.
They anticipate that Fellows will use their stories and projects to illustrate the scope of the global polycrisis and the array of skillful interventions in response. In turn, they expect to gain a deeper understanding of how the polycrisis affects different regions and what messages inspire action and hope.
Prize Information
- The ORA Africa fellowships are awarded yearly. The 2024 fellows will receive $10,000 support for individuals.
- ORA Africa fellows would focus on work on the polycrisis.
Eligibility Criteria
- The fellowship is open to Africans resident in Africa, preferably involved in movements and have their origins in the communities of struggles.
- Applicants/Nominees must not be older than 45 years.
- Applicants/Nominees are expected to show history of experience in activism and innovative thinking.
- All applicants/nominees must be active change-makers in their communities.
- Applicants/Nominees must commit to participate in regular seminars/webinars throughout the programme and be willing to create media (e.g. articles, podcasts, video, photographs, etc.) that can be shared across ORA’s diverse media channels.
- Applicants/Nominees must provide 2 verifiable references to validate their application.
For more information, visit Health of Mother Earth Foundation.
