Human Rights Programs in Bosnia, Rwanda, and New York City.
Some of our best delegates have joined our programs at the last minute in the past. However, to increase their chance of admission, we suggest that any interested candidates contact us at their earliest convenience.
Brief information on the programs can be found below in this email and more detailed application information is available for download on our website at: www.globalyouthconnect.org/participate
We greatly appreciate your help in making sure we get the word out to talented and motivated young leaders who might be interested in these unique opportunities for learning, service and networking for human rights, conflict resolution and peace-building.
In Solidarity,
Jesse Hawkes
Executive Director
Global Youth Connect
Empowering Youth to Advance Human Rights, and Create a More Just World
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATIONS TO BOSNIA, RWANDA, & NEW YORK CITY
Global Youth Connect, a human rights education and activism organization based in NYC, is accepting applications from young leaders for its Summer 2012 programs, which will take place in Bosnia, Rwanda, and in New York City.
Each program brings 15 visiting youth from around the world together with 15 youth in the host location (Bosnia, Rwanda, or NYC) to engage together in: a human rights workshop, key visits with policy makers and to historic sites, and volunteer service with grassroots NGOs on a variety of human rights issues.
Given the age range of the programming, this is an opportunity for not only students but also for young teachers and professionals to gain intercultural human rights experience and get involved in the global human rights movement (including the movement for Human Rights in the USA).
Several spots are remaining on all three programs.
Some of our best delegates have joined our programs at the last minute in the past. However, to increase their chance of admission, we suggest that any interested candidates contact us at their earliest convenience.
For a full list of offerings please see below, or visit:
GYC's MISSION:
To create a more just world by enabling young activists from diverse backgrounds to explore how Human Rights drives their efforts for social change and how to succeed working together with civil society, governments, and international institutions. GYC runs intercultural youth programs combining human rights workshops, site visits, as well as volunteer service for grassroots organizations in both developing and developed nations.
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HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION TO BOSNIA
Location: Bosnia
Dates: June 22 - July 13, 2012
Age Range: 18 - 35 (Student/Young Professional)
Program Tuition: $2500
SCHOLARSHIP INFO: One Small Tuition Reduction Scholarship of $200 is Available to those who apply before April 5th. Read application fully for details.
This human rights program will focus specifically on the roots of conflict and the dynamics of justice, reconciliation, and peace building as experienced in Bosnia more than a decade after the signing of the peace accord. In particular, participants will gain experience in conflict resolution and transformation as well as deepen their understanding of the post-conflict challenges faced by Bosnians today, especially young people from various ethnic and religious backgrounds.
Download Bosnia Summer 2012 Program Description & Application:
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HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION TO RWANDA
Location: Rwanda
Dates: August 2 - 23, 2012
Age Range: 18 - 35 (Student/Young Professional)
Program Tuition: $2300
SCHOLARSHIP INFO: One Small Tuition Reduction Scholarship of $200 is Available to those who apply before April 5th. Read application fully for details.
During this GYC delegation, International participants will join with Rwandan peers in a Learning and Action Community to learn about human rights achievements and challenges in Rwanda (and the world) and to take concrete action steps together to support current and future efforts for human rights protection and promotion, both in Rwanda and abroad. Through a combination of workshops, site visits, advocacy meetings, and volunteer service with grassroots NGOs, we will learn and act on numerous key human rights issues in Rwanda, including but not limited to: gender and human rights, human rights of children, LGBTI populations, historically marginalized indigenous groups, refugees, domestic workers, poverty reduction, public health, juvenile justice, freedom of expression and the arts. In advance of and during the delegation, all participants will examine the roots of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and see how its legacy has impacted the country and its people, particularly Rwandan youth, and also how the country is attempting to rebuild today.
Download Rwanda Summer 2012 Program Description & Application:
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HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE USA PROGRAM : New York City
Location: NYC
Dates: June 22, 2012 - July 14, 2012
Age Range: 16 - 30 (Student/Young Professional)
Program Tuition (Visiting Participants -- full room and Board): $3000
Program Tuition (Local NYC-based Participants): $2000
NOTE: Some Scholarships are Available. Read application fully for details.
During this GYC program, young leaders from New York City will join with 15 - 20 activists from outside NYC (e.g. Rwanda, Bosnia, China, the greater-USA) in a special summit to explore the human rights situation in New York City, to contrast the situation in NYC with that of the home areas of the visiting youth, and to take concrete action with NGOs to support current and future efforts for human rights protection and promotion, both in New York City and in the home areas of the visiting youth. Confirmed site visits include the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, Witness.org, Children's Defense Fund, New York City Coalition Against Hunger, among others.
Download NYC Summer 2012 Program Description & Application:
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