JWH Initiative Grant

The JWH Initiative grants can only be used by individuals for their personal leadership
development. The grant is in no case to be used for any activities which do not directly benefit the
leadership and learning of the grantee. The grant money can therefore not be used for:
• Implementing or developing any projects;
• Paying indirect costs, administration fees or salaries of other persons besides the grantee

The grant can be applied for a wide range of activities, depending on the individuals’ need and interest. Most grantees request funding for advancing either their knowledge, and skills through courses, training or expanding their experience through internships, exposure and exchange travels, participation in conferences, high level meetings etc. It is crucial the activities requested are exclusively for personal development and should not be part of a larger organisational project.

Great candidates are:  

• showing potential and ambition towards becoming a leader in her/his/their field of work.
• working with or linked to local communities, community based organisations or civil society organizations.
• fully embracing the idea of sustainable development, gender equality and climate justice.
• having a strong background in and commitment to working on environmental and sustainable development issues.
• showing potential and ambition to be innovative and creative.

Candidates should be ‘young’ people who work or are affiliated with environmental CSO’s in
developing countries and emerging economies (see 9) who have shown potential for and interest in
further developing their leadership. (We generally define ‘young’ as individuals under 35 years of
age. However, it mainly refers to people who work in junior positions in their organisations who
have the potential and ambition to develop into a leadership role.) The candidate, furthermore, has
proof of an excellent track record in fully embracing the idea of sustainable development and
climate justice with a focus on ecological sustainability; being committed to working for the CSO
sector; showing potential and ambition towards becoming a leader in his/her/their field of work,
such as being inspirational to others and working with communities