Shuttleworth Fellowships

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South Africa

Description

The Shuttleworth Foundation is a small social investor that provides funding to dynamic leaders who are at the forefront of social change. We look for social innovators who are helping to change the world for the better and could benefit from a social investment model with a difference. We identify amazing people, give them a fellowship grant, and multiply the money they put into their own projects by a factor of ten or more. The Foundation is at its core an experiment in open philanthropy and uses alternative funding methodologies and collaborative ways of working to ensure that every fellow receives the necessary support to succeed. Our ideal future is one where it is much easier to find solutions to social challenges in a global open knowledge society with unhindered access to essential information and limitless opportunities for innovation and replication. Knowledge is open if it is free to use, reuse and redistribute without legal, social or technological restriction. In this sense an open knowledge society is one in which a superset of open data, open content, open access and open source is available to all. Mark Shuttleworth started the Foundation in 2001. Known for pushing boundaries in every sphere he becomes involved in, Mark continues to drive change in the world through the Foundation. The Foundation prides itself in investing in initiatives and individuals who challenge the status quo and actively contribute to positive change.

Details

Name of Primary Programme Shuttleworth Fellowships	Numbers of programme participants annually 25 - 250	Are programmes continuing? Yes
Programme Type Leadership Impact Platform	Region from which participants are selected Northern Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa	Organisation website https://shuttleworthfoundation.org/fellows
Programme Funders Philanthropic	African country or countries of programme delivery South Africa	Country of operation South Africa
Philanthropic funders Shuttleworth Foundation	Region of programme delivery Southern Africa	Organisation Name Shuttleworth Fellowships
Programme Start Date 2007

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