As part of its ACF Academy programme, the African Culture Fund (ACF), in partnership with the Institut Kôrè des Arts et Métiers (IKAM), launched the call for applications for the 2nd LEWO Africa Boot Camp on 15 September 2026. The programme is aimed at women arts and culture professionals across Africa and its diaspora. ACF chose a fully digital format for this continent-wide edition. The call closed on 16 October 2026 and received 86 applications from 23 African countries and the diaspora.
Selection took place in five stages: registration and sorting of applications, administrative review, assessment by an independent selection committee, validation of the list of selected candidates, and publication of the results.
The independent selection committee met virtually on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, and selected 34 candidates. Of these, 29 live in 19 countries covering all five regions of the continent, and 5 are from the diaspora.
The selected candidates will soon take part in the online Boot Camp. They will then receive six months of one-to-one coaching and mentoring.
ACF sincerely thanks all the applicants for their interest in the LEWO Africa programme.
Click the link below to download the results in PDF format: https://www.africanculturefund.net/en/LEWO_Africa_Boot_Camp_2_selected_candidates.pdf