Social Innovation Fellows 2019

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world."

- Mahatma Gandhi-

In order to advance the theory and practice of Sustainable Development Goal localization, the Center for Indigenous Peoples' Health recruiting its 2019 cohort of the SDG Social Innovation Fellows for the Indigenous Peoples' Health track.

THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The SDG Social Innovation Fellowship seeks to provide young changemakers with a platform, a guiding framework for action, and connect them with local experts and practitioners:

Guide and inform their work around their existing and future projects, and help them develop insights about local sustainable development challenges;
Provide them with a framework for engagement with local stakeholders;
Facilitate mutual learning and exchange of urban solutions;
Support them in becoming local advocates that promote and advocate for dialogue and problem solving for sustainable development.

The fellows will embark on a 10-month learning journey throughout which they will explore pathways for "localizing" the globally adopted goals and targets, exchange knowledge and ideas, and work to engage local stakeholders in a dialogue around social innovations that can be implemented at the barangay, city, or LGU-cluster levels towards a better future for their fellow citizens.

The SDG Social Innovation Fellowship is unpaid. The fellows will benefit from increased visibility as champions for sustainable development, numerous opportunities to develop their expertise, as well as access to a network of SDG professionals and advocates.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

In order to be selected as an SDG Social Innovation Fellow, applicants must meet the following criteria:

Candidates must be between 20 and 35 years old at the time of application;
Candidates must be enrolled in a graduate level program in any university or have at least 5 years work experience;
Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to learn a solid understanding of the concept of sustainable development;
Candidates must commit to align some of their academic work (e.g.term papers, researches, fieldwork, reports, essays, theses) or professional work toward their social innovation project; team projects are eligible as social innovation projects and one or more team members may apply as Fellows individually;
Adaptations and modifications of any of the Galing Pook Award-winning cases are encouraged;
Candidates must have access to internet connection;
Willing to submit monthly project progress reports through 6-minute online videos;
An interest in research, development practice, advocacy or similar fields would be considered a strong asset.

Candidates from any province are are encouraged to apply, as long as they are willing to prototype their social innovation project within the 10-month period.

The SDG Social Innovation Fellowship is inspired by the work of Galing Pook Awards for Local Governance Innovations, SDSN Youth, and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).

Fellows are encouraged to also collaborate with and submit their concepts to any of the following social innovation initiatives:

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