WIPO Indigenous and Local Community Women Entrepreneurship Program for selected Pacific Island Countries
August 9, 2024
A call for applications is now open for the next cycle of the WIPO Training, Mentoring and Matchmaking Program on Intellectual Property for Women Entrepreneurs from Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (The Program). This cycle will be addressed at Indigenous, as well as local community women entrepreneurs from selected Pacific Island Countries.
The program
This Program aims to strengthen the capacity of participants to make strategic and effective use of intellectual property tools in support of their community-based businesses. It has a practical approach, consisting of two phases: a training phase and a mentoring and matchmaking phase.
The training phase will take place in person in Sydney, Australia, from March 24 to 28, 2025. It will consist of a practical workshop that will include a mixture of short presentations, case studies and group work.
The mentoring and matchmaking phase will start after the practical workshop and last until March 2026.
Women entrepreneurs from Indigenous peoples, as well as local communities, in particular those who work jointly with other members of their communities, as part of a community-based business or project based on traditional knowledge or traditional cultural expressions, are encouraged to apply.
Who can apply?
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will select up to 24 participants from the following countries:
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Nauru
- Niue
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Marshall Islands
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
Provided that an adequate number of applications are received, every effort will be made to select at least one participant from each country.
How to apply?
Candidates should submit a duly filled application form by September 30, 2024.
Applications submitted after the closing date will not be considered.