Over the past three years, RAYS has brought together young people, indigenous knowledge holders, and practitioners in Kuching to explore climate, biodiversity, and community perspectives. The Fellowship builds on this foundation.
It creates a space where you don’t just engage with ideas, you begin to work with them, test them, and apply them in your own context. Rather than offering a single pathway, the Fellowship reflects on this year's RAYS summit theme:
Throughout the year, the Fellowship combines:
To help you move from ideas into practice. You will:
• engage with practitioners, leaders, and knowledge holders
• learn how climate work happens in real contexts
• apply insights directly to your own initiative or area of interest
• and contribute to shaping shared structures within RAYS
The goal is to support you in developing your own approach and strengthening it over time.
The Fellowship is designed as a continuous process, not a one-time experience.
Learning happens across different contexts and perspectives through:
• conversations
• reflection
• experimentation
• collaboration
As a Fellow, you will not only develop your own work, but also become part of a growing RAYS community that continues beyond the programme itself.
By the end of the Fellowship, you will have:
• a clearer understanding of your role in climate work
• experience applying ideas in real contexts
• stronger connections across the region
• and a foundation to continue building from
Be part of the first cohort.
Join the waiting list to stay close as the Fellowship takes shape and be the first to hear when applications open.
We respectfully acknowledge that this summit takes place on the ancestral lands of the Indigenous peoples of Sarawak, including the Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu, and Malay communities. We honour their enduring connection to this land, their cultures, and their traditions, and recognise their continued contributions to the richness of Sarawak's heritage.
