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Tutu Foundation Leading for Humanity Programme

The Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy FoundationWorkshop

Tutu Foundation Leading for Humanity Programme

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Opportunity type

Workshop

Funding

Partially Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

The Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation is taking nominations for Leading for Humanity, an 8-day residential leadership programme in Cape Town and Hermanus, South Africa, in April 2027. Through guided conversations, peer exchange and personal reflection, participants work on themes like forgiveness, Ubuntu and self-repair, and join a lifelong alumni network of people leading for truth and justice. You can nominate yourself or someone else, by email, and it costs nothing to apply.

What you get:

All programme costs, accommodation and meals for the 8-day residential, covered by the Foundation
A place in the Leading for Humanity alumni network of courageous leaders
Travel to and from South Africa is NOT covered: participants or their sponsors pay for it

What you'll do:

Spend 8 days in residence in Cape Town and Hermanus in April 2027, with full attendance required
Take part in courageous conversations, peer exchange and personal reflection
Explore self-repair for societal repair, Ubuntu and compassionate leadership, forgiveness and righteous anger, and building a Circle of Courage

Key dates:

Nominations opened 11 September 2026
Nominations close 14 October 2026
Shortlisted nominees are contacted for interviews
Final cohort announced early in 2027
Residential programme runs in April 2027

More information:

Nominate by email to shanti@tutu.org.za with the subject line "Leading for Humanity nomination - 2027 cohort"
Include a motivation, the nominee's contact details, a short biography and any supporting materials such as a CV or reference letters
Enquiries: shanti@tutu.org.za or +27 21 552 7524

Who can apply

Open to South African and international nominees; nominees from across the globe are encouraged
No age limit: leaders of any age, sector or life experience
Must be able to travel to Cape Town and Hermanus, South Africa, and attend the full 8-day programme in April 2027
Must demonstrate leadership potential and courage in standing up for truth, human rights and justice
Must be willing to engage in vulnerable, challenging conversations in an intensive residential setting
Self-nominations and nominations by colleagues, mentors, employers or community members are accepted
Nomination needs a motivation, nominee contact details, a brief biography and supporting materials (for example a CV or reference letters)

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Good to know

+Eight days in residence in Cape Town and Hermanus, South Africa, in April 2027, with programme costs, accommodation and meals covered
+Run by the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, with a lifelong alumni network afterwards
+Open worldwide with no age limit, and you can nominate yourself
+No form and no fee: you send a nomination by email with a motivation, a short biography and a CV or reference letters

Worth checking yourself

!You pay your own travel to and from South Africa, or find a sponsor to cover it
!Full attendance for all eight days is mandatory, and the Foundation says nothing about visas
!Not a youth programme: you are considered alongside leaders of any age and career stage
!No closing time is given for Wednesday 14 October, and places are limited, so send your nomination early
!Shortlisted nominees are interviewed, and the final cohort is confirmed in early 2027

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Tutu Foundation Leading for Humanity Programme

This one has closed

Archived

Opportunity type

Workshop

Funding

Partially Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

What you get:

All programme costs, accommodation and meals for the 8-day residential, covered by the Foundation
A place in the Leading for Humanity alumni network of courageous leaders
Travel to and from South Africa is NOT covered: participants or their sponsors pay for it

What you'll do:

Spend 8 days in residence in Cape Town and Hermanus in April 2027, with full attendance required
Take part in courageous conversations, peer exchange and personal reflection
Explore self-repair for societal repair, Ubuntu and compassionate leadership, forgiveness and righteous anger, and building a Circle of Courage

Key dates:

Nominations opened 11 September 2026
Nominations close 14 October 2026
Shortlisted nominees are contacted for interviews
Final cohort announced early in 2027
Residential programme runs in April 2027

More information:

Nominate by email to shanti@tutu.org.za with the subject line "Leading for Humanity nomination - 2027 cohort"
Include a motivation, the nominee's contact details, a short biography and any supporting materials such as a CV or reference letters
Enquiries: shanti@tutu.org.za or +27 21 552 7524