You don't need prior experience in animal advocacy—just a strong interest in creating a large, positive change in improving the lives of farmed animals.

You don't have to implement the project in your own city or country, but it must be based in Africa, ideally in a location where you feel comfortable (or have had some experience) carrying out the work.

Yes, your project can be research-based - as long as there is a good reason to implement a research project rather than doing direct work.

Definitely. You are welcome to re-apply even if your previous submission was not successful.

No, you do not have to be vegan to join. We welcome individuals from various dietary backgrounds who share our core values. While veganism isn't a requirement, we expect individuals to care about ending the suffering of farmed animals. You should be open to learning about and understanding the arguments for veganism, even if you haven't fully adopted the lifestyle. We encourage everyone to be open to discussions about animal rights, environmental impact, and ethical consumption.

Absolutely, as long as you are in favour of mitigating the rise of industrial animal agriculture and ending farmed animal suffering.

While we'd love to fund all impressive projects, only the most promising projects will receive direct seed funding from us. However, we aim to support the most promising participants (regardless of seed funding) by putting them in touch with other funders or connecting them to other animal advocacy organisations as potential employees or volunteers.

The exact selection process and criteria will be outlined during the training programme.

Yes, you can submit another application. If you do so, please mention this in your application form so we know why you have done so.

Our goal is to reduce the suffering of farmed animals as much as possible, and we are open to a variety of ways of doing that. We envision a world where animals are no longer exploited. However, we recognise that this is a long-term goal that requires a multifaceted approach. In the interim, we believe that taking steps to ensure farmed animals have better lives is crucial and impactful.

We believe that more conscious consumer practices, such as vegetarianism and veganism, can be effective ways for consumers to reduce the suffering that their consumption causes. While we believe that dietary change is part of the solution, we also believe that it is just one part of it: those of us who care about farmed animals must engage a variety of strategies, and work with both consumers and those who abstain from animal products, if we are to bring about a more compassionate world.