Deadline: 3 March 2014
Open to: graduate students who are studying for a Masters degree
Benefits: $1,500 monthly and the cost of travel (long-term), $1,500 stipend (short-term)
Description
The Advocacy Project (AP) is recruiting graduate students to volunteer with AP’s community-based partners this summer (2014). This is the fellowship for those who relish a challenge and want to work on the front lines for human rights! AP has sent 240 Peace Fellows to work for human rights since 2003.
All 2014 Fellows will be asked to perform three core tasks. First they will offer their hosts one or more of the Five by Ten services. Second, Fellows will help their hosts to outline a long-term program. Finally, fellows will produce the following deliverables: weekly blogs; photos on Flickr; material for AP bulletins; material for a partner page; and a final evaluation on the fellowship. Long-term fellowships will have additional job duties, as listed here.
AP will offer a week of training in Washington to all Fellows before their deployment.
Most of the 2014 Fellowships will last 10 -12 weeks and start in June. A few will run for an initial 6 months (June to December) but may be extended. Fellows will be able to determine their exact date of departure, so as to best meet their school schedule. All Fellows will be required to attend a week of training in Washington DC at the end of May.
Long-term fellowships (6 months):
Fellowship #1. Reducing the risk of sexual violence in Mali
Fellowship #2. Build accessible toilets in Uganda
Fellowship #3. Support survivors of Agent Orange inVietnam
Short-term summer fellowships (10-12 weeks):
Fellowship #4. End abusive child labor in Nepal
Fellowship #5. End abusive child labor in Nepal
Fellowship #6. Ending abusive child labor in Nepal
Fellowship #7. Curbing uterine prolapse in Nepal
Fellowship #8. Supporting tribal women and LBTI rights in India
Fellowship #9. Educate the children of river gypsies in Bangladesh
Fellowship #10. Empowering the blind in Bangladesh through microcredit:
Fellowship #11. Workers rights in Palestine
Fellowship #12. Palestinian-Israeli cooperation
Fellowship #13. Support women’s weaving in the Atlas mountains of Morocco
Fellowship #14. Remembering the disappeared in Peru through quilting
Benefits
All long-term fellows (6 months) will receive a monthly stipend of $1,500 and the cost of travel. Short term fellows (3 months) will receive a stipend of $1,500. They will also be expected to cover the remaining costs.
Eligibility
There are no geographic or nationality restrictions. In general, the program is geared toward graduate students who are studying for a Masters degree, although exceptions may be made. Essential qualifications are:
- experience of working abroad;
- IT skills and interests;
- a commitment to human rights and advocacy; and
- an ability to adapt in a challenging environment.
A foreign language may be required for some posts.
Application
First, select one of the 2014 Fellowships of your choice, then fill out an online application form, lastly email a resume and cover letter to fellowships@advocacynet.org. Please list the fellowship # and position in the Subject line of your email. You may apply for more than one position, but please indicate your order of preference. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Deadline for applications is 3 March 2014.
For more information visit the official website HERE.