

Liberation Alliance Africa
The Sawaba fellowship








Description
The Sawaba fellowship will create space for thinkers, artists, practitioners, activists and community organisers to engage in reflection and experience-based discourse, research and knowledge production on key topics in pursuit of decolonial feminist futures. The Sawaba fellowship embodies scholarly components and personal and collective explorations on liberation, critical consciousness, and anti-colonial feminist solidarity. Four fellows of African descent will be selected. Fellows must reside on the continent. Thefellowship will begin with a three-day residential retreat in Praia, Cape Verde.
Output
Fellows are expected to contribute significantly to critical consciousness-raising and world-building through preferred mediums, including but not limited to essays, books, journals or podcasts, plays, organising public events or lectures, etc.
Think you have what it takes but not sure you check every box? Research shows that while men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women often only apply when they meet every requirement. If you are hesitating, apply!