Self Funded Participant Application Form

    Violence Against Women and Women's Socio-Economic Rights Litigation Institute

    Johannesburg, South Africa | 23–27 November and 30 November 2026

    This form is for lawyers applying to attend the specified sessions of the Litigation Institute as self-funded participants. The Institute is an advanced, practice-oriented Capacity Strengthening space. It is not an introductory training programme.

    Eligibility

    Applicants must:

    • Have an established background in human rights or women's human rights litigation and sufficient substantive and litigation experience to engage meaningfully in advanced sessions.

    • Be lawyers practising in a common-law jurisdiction in Africa, lawyers pursuing relevant matters before African regional human rights bodies, or both.

    • Identify as feminist.

    • Be actively developing or pursuing a case or other legal work connected to at least one of the Institute's two thematic areas.

    A case does not need to have been filed. Other legal work may also be considered. Applicants must demonstrate the substance of the work already underway and their individual role in it.

    Confidentiality

    Do not include confidential information or details that could identify a client or affected person.

    Application deadline: 19 October 2026

    Section 1: Personal and Professional Information

    Section 2: Relevant Experience and Feminist Practice

    Section 3: Current Thematic Work

    11. Which thematic area is most relevant to your current work?

    13. Where is, or is the matter expected to be, pursued?

    15. Which aspects of the work are you personally involved in? Select all that apply.

    Section 4: Attendance and Financial Responsibility

    Selected self-funded participants will attend in person from Monday, 23 November to Friday, 27 November 2026, and on Monday, 30 November 2026, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

    17. Can you attend all the required sessions on these dates?

    18. Financial responsibility

    Self-funded participants are responsible for their own travel, accommodation, visa fees, travel insurance, per diem and any other costs associated with attending. ISLA will cover meeting-related costs, including lunch, during the sessions attended.

    19. Will you require an invitation letter to support a visa application or approval from your institution?

    Section 5: Declaration

    I confirm that the information provided in this application is accurate and relates to my own professional experience and work. I understand that submitting an application does not guarantee selection. If selected, I commit to attending and participating fully in all required sessions.

    [acceptance* declaration-confirmation] I confirm and agree to the declaration above. [/acceptance]

    Application queries: marie.g@the-isla.org

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    Founded in 2014, the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) is a Pan-African and feminist initiative with a timely remit: to strengthen strategic human rights litigation across the African continent. Essentially, we aim to change the way that strategic litigation is used so as to enable broader access to justice and to support those who seek to hold states accountable for violations of women’s human rights and sexual rights.

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