Opportunity for practitioners in Malawi

Opportunity for practitioners in Malawi

Working across gender equality, human rights, violence prevention, SRHR, peacebuilding, justice, and related fields in Malawi? Here is an exciting opportunity for you!

The GRÓ GEST (Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme) at Háskóli Íslands, in partnership with the Embassy of Iceland in Lilongwe and Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), invites applications for a blended learning programme on Ending Violence through Human Rights Advocacy.

This programme brings together an online course and an in-person intensive workshop in Lilongwe, designed to support practitioners to move from learning into practical, context-driven advocacy planning rooted in their own work settings.

📅 Key dates

Application deadline: 28 June 2026
Online course: 10 August – 21 September 2026
Advocacy plan development: 22 September – 11 October 2026
In-person workshop (LUANAR, Lilongwe): 12–14 October 2026

💡 What to expect

Online learning on human rights-based approaches to violence prevention
Guided development of a realistic, work-based advocacy plan
Intensive in-person workshop with peer exchange and expert facilitation
Opportunity for USD 6,000 seed funding for the strongest advocacy plan

How to apply: https://www.grocentre.is/gest/media-gest/news/call-for-applications.

Get ready to translate learning into practical advocacy that speaks to real institutional and community contexts.