A group of 16–20 people work independently for three months, attending frequent online sessions, an in-person workshop, and developing creative ways to improve the inclusion of youth and gender in their programmes.

In order to adjust programming for transformative change, the Cultivate Fellowship helps fellows design and apply qualitative methodologies to address program-specific concerns and expand their contextual understanding of social inclusion and resilience dynamics of their activities.

Through the Cultivate Fellowship, fellows can undertake qualitative research within their programme, create learning questions, use systems thinking techniques to expand their understanding of inclusive resilience dynamics, and collaborate with a vibrant alumni network to spark creative innovation.

For the purpose of informing programme modifications and producing more inclusive programmes, fellows in the Cultivate Fellowship must complete a qualitative inquiry project. This entails interacting with programme leadership, formulating a procedure, carrying out an initial sensemaking process, coming up with an action plan, carrying it out, incorporating the results, recording learning objectives, and presenting the results at the culminating learning event.