Women Leaders for Planetary Health

What Women Leaders for Planetary Health does

Women Leaders for Planetary Health (WLPH) is a Berlin-registered German non-profit (gUG, haftungsbeschränkt) founded in December 2019 at the UN Climate Summit (COP25) by Dr. Nicole de Paula. The organization advances a dual mandate on planetary health and gender equality, with a programmatic focus on developing leadership capacity among women in the Global South. It operates as a small, distributed team of approximately 11 staff supported by regional coordinators in South Africa, Brazil, and Asia Pacific, collectively serving a community spanning more than 40 countries.

WLPH's offering is content- and community-led rather than technology-led. Core products include a Digital Academy mentorship program, a Planetary Health and Gender Equality course, a Women's Leadership in Planetary Health course, a Consultation Service, a South Africa Hub, and a Planetary Health South Africa Fellowship scheduled for January–May 2026. Delivery is web-based via a Wix-hosted site instrumented with Google Analytics and Hotjar; there is no proprietary technology stack, no AI/ML systems, and no licensed software IP beyond course content. The technical footprint is consistent with a small mission-driven organization rather than a technology company.

The business model is course-fee based with nationality-tiered pricing, supplemented by full scholarships for top Global South candidates and a consultation/advisory revenue line. WLPH does not disclose equity funding or institutional investors and appears bootstrapped with partner-supported programming. Strategic partners include IASS, IISD, The Lancet, the Planetary Health Alliance, the Planetary Health Equity Hothouse, PHEAH, and ieAvancas. An associated program, TuksRes, reports graduating 1,600+ young women, providing scale evidence for the broader network's training capacity, though it is not a direct WLPH revenue line.

Name

Women Leaders for Planetary Health

Legal name

Women Leaders for Planetary Health gUG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Website

https://wlph.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Women Leaders for Planetary Health (WLPH) is a Berlin-based German non-profit founded in 2019 that trains and mentors women leaders from the Global South in planetary health through courses, fellowships, and advisory services spanning a 40+ country community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Course Registration Fees: The Digital Academy charges registration fees per module, with amounts varying by applicant nationality. The program offers early-bird discounts and full scholarships for top candidates from the Global South.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Women Leaders for Planetary Health delivers educational mentorship programs, online courses, and fellowships that train young female leaders in the Global South at the intersection of planetary health and gender equality. The flagship Digital Academy offers modules on planetary health and gender equality, women's leadership coaching, and one-on-one consultations. Regional fellowships such as the Planetary Health South Africa Fellowship extend the model into specific geographies.

Product overview

Women Leaders for Planetary Health operates as a platform for educational programs and community building focused on planetary health and gender equality. The core offerings include the Digital Academy, which provides mentorship and courses including the Planetary Health & Gender Equality Course and Women's Leadership in Planetary Health Course. Additional offerings include a Consultation Service and regional programs such as the Planetary Health South Africa Fellowship 2026 and the South Africa Hub. The organization was launched at the UN Climate Summit in December 2019 and aims to develop women's leadership in the evolving field of Planetary Health while demonstrating the benefits of gender equality for sound environmental and public health solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Digital Academy: Mentorship program for emerging multidisciplinary leaders with a focus on public health and sustainability
• WLPH South Africa Hub
• Planetary Health South Africa Fellowship

Products and services

• Digital Academy A mentorship and training program for emerging multidisciplinary leaders focused on public health and sustainability, with emphasis on the Global South. Offers multiple modules including courses on planetary health and gender equality, women's leadership, and individual mentorship.
• Planetary Health & Gender Equality Course A six-week course exploring the intersection of planetary health and gender equality, focused on how women's unpaid domestic work impacts participation in addressing environmental challenges. Emphasizes triple synergies among health, environment, and gender, and promotes gender equality to accelerate planetary health mainstreaming in public policies.
• Women's Leadership in Planetary Health Course A leadership program led by Angela Philp designed for women who must make the impossible happen, supporting them to take bold action to protect the planet and secure a healthy future. Provides executive leadership coaching within the planetary health domain.
• Consultation Service A one-hour consultation service focused on constantly innovating and creating ideas to help individuals find the best opportunities for their planetary health journey. Booked through WLPH's online calendar.
• Planetary Health South Africa Fellowship 2026 An innovative 4-month online fellowship program for candidates studying or working on themes related to health in South Africa or the South African diaspora. Offers holistic development including planetary health learning, leadership coaching, storytelling, and community building. Takes place from January to May 2026.
• South Africa Hub A regional hub focused on bridging gaps between environment and health policies through gender-transformative solutions in South Africa. Provides training on planetary health research and gender-transformative solutions to local networks, and builds and disseminates online courses on planetary health with emphasis on mainstreaming gender equality.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,600 young women graduated from associated leadership programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IASS (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWLPH has published content in partnership with IASS. Dr. Kathleen A. Mar is Scientific Head at IASS-Potsdam and serves as Senior Policy Officer at WLPH. Collaborative work includes research on air pollution and COVID-19.
• IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIISD is listed as a publishing partner for WLPH content, supporting the organization's mission to disseminate Planetary Health research and advocacy materials.
• The LancetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Lancet is listed as a publishing partner, providing high-profile academic credibility and reach for WLPH's planetary health content and research dissemination.
• Planetary Health AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with the Planetary Health Alliance, a global consortium advancing the field of Planetary Health research, education, and policy.
• Global Planetary HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Global Planetary Health journal and associated academic network for research dissemination and knowledge sharing in the Planetary Health field.
• Planetary Health Equity HothousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWLPH mentee Giorgia Dalla Libera Marchiori is a PhD candidate at the Planetary Health Equity Hothouse, indicating collaborative academic ties. The Hothouse investigates planetary health equity research agendas.
• ieAvancasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization, though specific collaboration details are limited in available source materials.
• PHEAH (Planetary Health East Africa Hub)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Planetary Health East Africa Hub, supporting regional capacity building and research dissemination in East Africa.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/w_leadersph
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@womenleadersforplanetaryhe6262/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/womenleadersforplanetaryhealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/women-leaders-for-planetary-health
• Instagraminstagram.com/w_leadersph

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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