The ILSS Women’s Leadership Accelerator

A regional leadership intervention for women leaders across the breadth of India’s social sector.

Dates:

20–22 November 2026

Mode:

3-Day Residential

Location:

Pune, Maharashtra

About the Program

The ILSS Women Leadership Accelerator (WLA) expands access to high-quality leadership development for women across India. Building on ILSS’s experience with 250+ mid-career women leaders, WLA combines globally informed frameworks with culture, context and lived experience – enabling women to build agency, strengthen leadership capabilities and lead meaningful change.

Who Is This Program For?

WLA is for women who are already leading—and are ready to lead with greater influence.

Basic Eligibility - Women professionals with 7+ years of experience in the social sector who are ready to grow their leadership.

You may be

Leading a team, program, cluster, district or implementation portfolio

Navigating communities, partners, government systems or multiple stakeholders

Taking on responsibilities beyond your formal role

Ready to step into greater organisational responsibility, influence and visibility

What You Will Learn

Lead with Confidence

Own your leadership identity, recognise your strengths and step forward with greater confidence, clarity and agency.

Build Stronger Teams

Mobilise people, build ownership, navigate differences and handle difficult conversations with greater ease.

Think Beyond the Immediate

Connect everyday challenges to the bigger picture and shape solutions that create lasting value.

Influence Beyond Your Role

Communicate your value, engage stakeholders and make your contribution count in decisions that matter.

Turn Ground Realities into Organisational Value

Translate field experience and community insight into stronger organisational conversations, decisions and action.

Highlights

30+ hours

Immersive experiential learning

Leadership frameworks, reflection, practice and real-world problem-solving.

Context-led

Global frameworks, local realities

Learn through peer exchange, lived experiences and challenges drawn from your context.

Practice-oriented

Tools you can use

Apply learning through case studies, practical tools, simulations and real-world problem-solving.

6–8 weeks

Continued development

Virtual learning circles, reflective huddles and micro-learning to turn learning into practice.

Beyond the program

Join the ILSS ecosystem

Build lasting connections through peer learning, continued engagement and reverse mentorship with ecosystem leaders.