GWWI Fellowship Application

Contact Information
Name
Street Address
City ST ZIP Code
Cell Phone
E-Mail Address

Availability
Can you commit to GWWI for all of Summer 2011
___yes ___no
(June-August)?
Can you attend all pre-departure meetings in
___April 5th ___April 26th ___May 17th
Berkeley, CA?

Education
Are you currently a graduate student? ___yes ___no
Do you have a graduate degree? ___yes ___no
Date of
Concentratio
Name of Institution Graduatio
n
n
Undergraduat
e
Graduate

In the space below please share any special training that you have received that can
contribute to your work in Africa (i.e. appropriate technology training, Grant writing
training, community health education, water and sanitation-related training etc.):
Skills
Please check any of the skills below in which you could train others. In the blank space
below, please elaborate:

___Grant writing ___Rainwater Harvesting Systems ___Ecosan Toilet

Construction

___Action Planning ___Biosand Filter Construction ___Leadership Coaching

___ WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) or Community Health Education

Elaborate:

Essays
Please respond to the following essays in an attached doc. (Each essay, 500 word max.)

1.) Please explain the reasons why you wish to become a GWWI Fellow?
What is your ideal model of development? How do you see the current model of
2.)
development and how would you improve it?
Why is it important to incorporate grassroots women leaders into the development
3.)
and WASH discourse?

Resume/CV and Cover letter/Recommendation Letters

For consideration, please attach your cover letter, curriculum vitae and 2 recommendation
letters to this application.

Agreement and Signature

By submitting this application, I affirm that the facts set forth are true and complete. I
understand that if I am accepted as a GWWI Fellow, any false statements, omissions, or
other misrepresentations made by me on this application may result in my immediate
dismissal.
Name (printed)
Signature
Date

If you are interested in becoming a Global Women’s Water Initiative Fellow, please send
your application to beth(AT)womensearthalliance.org by Friday March 18, 2010.
Please write “2011 GWWI Fellowship Application” in the subject line of your
email. We invite you to learn more about the Global Women’s Water Initiative and this
unprecedented Fellowship.