Are YOU a young organiser on the frontlines of fighting inequality?
Do you dream of a world rooted in economic justice, solidarity, and people power?
Are you ready to challenge inequality through anti-capitalist, decolonial, and feminist perspectives?
If you’re nodding “yes” then the Global Organising School (GOS) 2025 is calling YOU.
What Is the Global Organising School?
The Global Organising School (GOS) is a bold initiative led by the Fight Inequality Alliance (FIA) to strengthen movements by building the leadership of a new generation of young organisers across the Global South.
It is a 5-month transformative journey for committed grassroots leaders who are building collective power and driving change in their communities. The program is grounded in political education, peer learning, and action-based organising, and connects young organisers across borders, struggles, and identities.
Through online sessions and an intensive in-person learning block in Johannesburg, South Africa, GOS supports the development of strong movement-building skills, radical political analysis, and cross-country solidarity.
Who Should Apply?
We are looking for young organisers (aged approx. 18–35) who are:
- Actively involved in grassroots struggles against inequality and injustice
- Located in the Global South, particularly where the Fight Inequality Alliance is active
- Working in movements, community groups, trade unions, collectives, or civil society
- Deeply committed to transformative change, not surface reform
- Interested in political education, popular organising, and building collective power
- Ready to grow as part of a global learning community
Whether you are focused on land justice, labour rights, climate justice, gender equity, or economic alternatives — if you are fighting inequality and uplifting your community, GOS is for you.
What You’ll Learn
The program is rooted in critical thinking, lived experience, and strategic action. As a participant, you’ll explore:
- Power and resistance: understanding how systems of oppression operate — and how we can dismantle them
- Feminist, decolonial, anti-capitalist analysis of the economy and society
- Movement building: base-building, organising, campaigns, and mobilisation
- Solidarity across borders: connecting global struggles and learning from diverse contexts
- Leadership and care: growing sustainable, collective leadership grounded in care and accountability
This is not a conventional training. It is a political home for organisers — a space of learning, unlearning, dreaming, and action.
Structure of the Program
Duration: August to December 2025
Format: Online sessions + In-person learning block
In-Person Block: November 2025, Johannesburg, South Africa
Online sessions include political education, small group learning, and joint action planning
In-person learning block brings together all participants to deepen relationships and collective vision
All selected participants must commit to both the online and in-person components.
Countries & Application Deadlines
We are prioritising applicants from the following countries where FIA is active:
- Zambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan, Mexico
Application Deadline: 1 June 2025
Applications from other Global South countries are welcome and encouraged:
Application Deadline: 20 July 2025
How to Apply
To be considered, please complete the application form here.
You will be asked to share:
- Basic personal information
- Your organising experience
- Your motivation for joining the program
- How you see yourself contributing to the global fight against inequality
We welcome applications in English, Spanish, and other languages where possible. We value lived experience and commitment over formal qualifications.
Why This Matters
In an era of rising inequality, extractive economies, climate collapse, and growing authoritarianism – we need strong grassroots movements rooted in the leadership of those most affected.
The Global Organising School exists to cultivate bold, intersectional leadership that can imagine and build a radically fairer world. Through collective learning, solidarity, and strategy, we are building the power we need to challenge systems and win.
Ready to Organise. Ready to Rise. Ready for GOS?
Join a growing global network of young organisers who are shaping the future — not in boardrooms, but in communities, in movements, in the streets.
Apply by 1 June or 20 July 2025 (depending on your country)
Limited spots available – Don’t miss this chance to grow, connect, and lead.
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Disclaimer: Global South Opportunities (GSO) is not the hiring company. For any inquiries, please contact the hiring organization directly. Please do not send your applications to GSO, as we are unable to process them. Due to the high volume of emails we receive daily, we may not be able to respond to all inquiries. Thank you for your understanding.
