Spark A Rural Revolution in 10 Months!

Villgro Fellowship Programme programme provides you an opportunity to do this!

What does the Villgro Fellowship offer you?

The Villgro Fellowship gives you an exciting opportunity to work for 10 months both independently and alongside Villgro professionals.

During the program, you will contribute to rural prosperity through:

- Applying your entrepreneurial skills to enable the successful commercialization of an innovation

- Mentoring and engaging with an Innovator through practical, imaginative and decisive leadership

- Acquiring an in-depth understanding of the innovation and social enterprise sectors

- Developing specific expertise in technology development and business planning

- Learning and implementing industry best practices

- Gaining knowledge and familiarity with Villgro and other social enterprise models through structured monthly learning sessions

Who are Villgro Fellows?

Villgro Fellows are passionate and motivated leaders who want to contribute to ending rural poverty. Most often, fellows are:

- Professionals with corporate business experience who want to have a social impact

- Engineering or agriculture studies graduates with 3-5 years of work experience who want to apply their skills to practical solutions

- Social entrepreneurs who wish develop their capacity in a challenging environment

- Emerging entrepreneurs who aspire to understand and work in the rural sector

Additionally, demonstrated success / experience in the following areas are highly valued:

- Product development, Project Management or Business planning

- Venture capital investing

- Individuals who have: Led change management, Executed on business plans, Championed entrepreneurial initiatives

- Adaptability to new cultures / environments is a must

How to apply?

Send us a statement of purpose (not more than 500 words), and an updated CV to fellowship@Villgro.org

Dead line for applications: April 21, 2010

For more details about fellowship programme visit www.villgro.org