The Equity Initiative Fellowship Program
is focused on promoting the Fellows' understanding of social justice in health, growing the Fellows' leadership competency, and fostering a community that drives meaningful systems change.
Why Health Equity and Leadership?
Health equity means that everyone has a fair opportunity to be as healthy as possible, but there are many non-medical factors that influence this like income, education, policy, and other social systems affecting daily life. These issues cannot be solved by the health sector alone, which is why the Equity Initiative is looking for Fellows from a wide range of sectors who are passionate about health equity, and can lead a community dedicated to fairer societies in Southeast Asia and China!
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Enhancing Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Communities in Hanoi, Vietnam: Our Journey, Challenges, Lessons, and Impact
2023 second year project: Enhancing Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Communities in Hanoi, Vietnam
From Stunting to Strength: How a Village United to Nourish Its Future
2023 Second Year Project: GRAMS
Enhancing Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Communities in Hanoi, Vietnam: Our Journey, Challenges, Lessons, and Impact
2023 second year project: Enhancing Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Communities in Hanoi, Vietnam
From Stunting to Strength: How a Village United to Nourish Its Future
2023 Second Year Project: GRAMS
Fellowship Program
Final Convening: Reflecting and Sensemaking on a Year of Growth
2025 Final Convening
Final Convening: Reflecting and Sensemaking on a Year of Growth
2025 Final Convening
Community Building
Enhancing Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Communities in Hanoi, Vietnam: Our Journey, Challenges, Lessons, and Impact
2023 second year project: Enhancing Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Communities in Hanoi, Vietnam
From Stunting to Strength: How a Village United to Nourish Its Future
2023 Second Year Project: GRAMS
Enhancing Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Communities in Hanoi, Vietnam: Our Journey, Challenges, Lessons, and Impact
2023 second year project: Enhancing Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Communities in Hanoi, Vietnam
From Stunting to Strength: How a Village United to Nourish Its Future
2023 Second Year Project: GRAMS
Other News
The Greatest Gift has Been My Cohort of Fellows...
The 2023 EI Fellows graduated in January at the 2024 Equity Initiative Annual Forum and officially also became ‘Atlantic Fellows’. As part of their journey in the Equity Initiative lifelong fellowship, they will travel to Oxford University in July, to convene with Fellows from a total of 7 Atlantic Fellows programs from across the world.
2025-2026 Equity Initiative Fellowship Program Applications Open 15 JUNE
Applications for the 2025-2026 Equity Initiaitve Fellowship Program open 15 JUNE! If you are driven to make a meaningful and lasting impact on the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, we encourage you to apply and become part of our passionate and committed community of change-makers for health equity in Southeast Asia.
Finding Unity in Diversity
In celebration of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, Meriam Tedding (2024, Philippines) reflects on the value of diversity, and linking it with a recent trip to New Zealand as part of Global Learning I:
The Greatest Gift has Been My Cohort of Fellows...
The 2023 EI Fellows graduated in January at the 2024 Equity Initiative Annual Forum and officially also became ‘Atlantic Fellows’. As part of their journey in the Equity Initiative lifelong fellowship, they will travel to Oxford University in July, to convene with Fellows from a total of 7 Atlantic Fellows programs from across the world.
2025-2026 Equity Initiative Fellowship Program Applications Open 15 JUNE
Applications for the 2025-2026 Equity Initiaitve Fellowship Program open 15 JUNE! If you are driven to make a meaningful and lasting impact on the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, we encourage you to apply and become part of our passionate and committed community of change-makers for health equity in Southeast Asia.
Finding Unity in Diversity
In celebration of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, Meriam Tedding (2024, Philippines) reflects on the value of diversity, and linking it with a recent trip to New Zealand as part of Global Learning I:
Fellowship Program
The Fellowship program seeks to inspire and deepen the Fellows’ commitment to advance social justice in health.
Launched in 2016, the Equity Initiative, also known as the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia
Empowering The Next Generation Of Leaders For Health Equity