The Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship is a career accelerator program by AWARD, funded by USAID, aimed at empowering African women in the policy field to drive gender-responsive agricultural policies across Africa.
The fellowship supports up to 100 women over three and a half years through customized mentoring, leadership training, and professional development to enhance their influence on food security, gender equity, and women’s empowerment within policy and governance systems. The Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship, an initiative of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is a career accelerator program that offers an opportunity for African women engaged in the policy field to catalyze the design and implementation of gender-responsive agricultural policies across Africa.
Through the GRASP Fellowship, AWARD seeks to grow a pool of African women policy professionals, who are confident, resilient, and capable of leading policy change processes to improve food security and contribute to positive livelihood outcomes.
Over a three-and-a-half-year period, the GRASP Fellowship will support up to 100 AWARD Policy Fellows to receive customized mentoring, leadership, and professional development opportunities to enhance their skills and widen their networks. The Policy Fellows will contribute to the transformative agenda on women’s empowerment and gender equity in policy and practice across institutions, structures, and the governance systems.
