Are you an African LBTIQ woman ready to lead boldly, build power, and transform your advocacy?
QuestPro-Women Foundation (QWF) is thrilled to announce the call for applications for the 2025 edition of the QuestPro Leadership Academy; a transformative leadership experience designed by and for African LBTIQ women leaders.
About QuestPro-Women Foundation
Founded in 2019, QuestPro-Women Foundation (QWF) is a regional Pan-African feminist organization that responds to persistent gender and sexuality-based disparities affecting young LBTIQ+ women across Africa. Through a mission rooted in empowerment and social justice, QWF champions the meaningful participation of queer women in HIV response, health, human rights, and decision-making spaces.
Operating through an intersectional feminist framework, QWF works across key thematic areas including:
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
- Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
- Queer Women in STEM
- Climate Justice
- Leadership Development
- Economic Empowerment
- Safety, Security & Protection
Call for Participation: Moving Africa – 2025 Leadership Academy
Now more than ever, the continent needs visionary queer feminist leaders resilient, rooted in community, and prepared to navigate the complexities of advocacy in a fast-changing Africa.
The QuestPro Leadership Academy is a powerful incubator created to equip emerging LBTIQ leaders with the tools, networks, and strategies needed to elevate their advocacy and ignite collective action.
What We Offer: A Five-Pillar Learning Experience
This immersive academy centers on five pillars critical to feminist leadership:
Safety & Security
Create cultures of care and sustainability for activism in hostile or high-risk environments.
Feminist Leadership
Unlearn colonial systems and lead with an intersectional, decolonial, values-based approach.
Organizational Strengthening
Learn practical strategies to build resilient teams and grow your organization’s impact.
Governance & Accountability
Develop effective decision-making structures rooted in transparency and trust.
Resource Mobilization
Master the art of fundraising, grant writing, and building partnerships that sustain your work.
This is more than just a training it’s a transformative political space where African queer women learn, lead, and grow together.
Who Should Apply?
We’re looking for passionate and courageous leaders who are:
- LBTIQ women activists currently based in Africa
- Queer women human rights defenders using creative arts, culture, or digital innovation in their advocacy
- Emerging leaders ready to amplify their voices, strengthen their practice, and grow their impact
- First-time applicants who have not previously participated in the Leadership Academy
Whether you’re an artist-activist, digital defender, grassroots organizer, or policy advocate this space is for you.
Why You Should Join
Grow Your Advocacy Toolkit
Gain real-world, context-sensitive tools that you can apply immediately in your activism.
Build a Sisterhood of Leaders
Connect with a vibrant Pan-African network of LBTIQ leaders who share your vision for justice.
Center Healing and Resilience
Participate in a space that acknowledges burnout, promotes healing, and nurtures sustainable leadership.
Application Deadline: July 10th, 2025 at 12:00 EAT
Don’t miss this opportunity to reimagine your power, sharpen your leadership, and join a growing movement of African queer feminist changemakers.
Apply Now: https://forms.gle/fQTmvbEES9neTC7V6
