Summer
Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Programs in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Rwanda
Application
Deadline: February 15, 2014
Visit:
www.globalyouthconnect.org/participate
GYC Rwanda Participants (comprising 7
different nationalities) visited the Bisesero Mountain Heroes Memorial in 2013.
After visiting the memorial they spoke to a heroic survivor, recorded thoughts
in the visitors' book, made a donation, drove back to Lake Kivu to debrief the
experience and incorporate it into their blogs and final presentation.
Dear Colleagues, Friends,
and Future Participants:
Global Youth Connect is accepting
applications for our Summer 2014 Human Rights Programs in Bosnia-Herzegovina
and Rwanda.
Each program brings visiting youth
(from around the world) together with youth in the host location (Rwanda or
Bosnia) to engage together in three key activities:
- A
cross cultural human rights workshop
- Visits/Meetings
with policy makers, organizations, and to relevant sites
- Volunteer
service with grassroots NGOs on a variety of human rights issues including
but not limited to: conflict resolution, education, health care,
food/shelter, access to justice, human rights of children/youth, women,
low-income populations, LGBTQ populations, indigenous populations,
genocide survivors.
The deadline for applications
is February 15, 2014.
Ages 18 - 30 (for Bosnia
Programs) and 18 - 35 (for Rwanda Programs).
Anyone can apply: from the
U.S., Canada and all over the world!
So please forward widely!
Plus, download this
flyer to post on bulletin boards!
There is no application fee,
and you can apply to more than one program.
Note: Program fees quoted below
are for visiting participants (not for local Rwandan or Bosnian participants).
Some scholarship assistance is available on each program. More information
about scholarships is available in the application document for each program.
To apply:
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More info:
Previous Rwanda Program Reports:
Previous Bosnia Program Reports:
GYC Blogs:
gycvillage.org and the Open Society's
youthpolicy.org/interculturalblogging
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JUNE/JULY
2014 CONFLICT RESOLUTION DELEGATION TO BOSNIA (with SREBRENICA)
Location:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dates:
June 29-July 20, 2014
Application
Deadline: February 15, 2014
Age
Range: 18 - 30 (Student/Young Professional)
Program
Tuition: $2700
This
program will focus specifically on the roots of conflict and the dynamics of
justice, reconciliation, and peace building as experienced in Bosnia and
Herzegovina 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.
August
2014 HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION TO RWANDA
Location:
Rwanda
Dates:
July 31 - August 21, 2014
Application
Deadline: February 15, 2014
Age
Range: 18 - 35 (Student/Young Professional)
Program
Tuition: $2500 (International Applicants)
SOME
SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE
The
group of local Rwandan youth will be filled later.
During
this GYC delegation, International participants will join with Rwandan peers 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.
AUGUST
2014 HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION TO BOSNIA
Location:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dates:
July 30 - August 20, 2014
Application
Deadline: February 15, 2014
Age
Range: 18 - 30 (Student/Young Professional)
Program
Tuition: $2700 (International Applicants)
SOME
SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE
This
program will focus on how local Bosnian youth and human rights organizations
(including women’s organizations, youth organizations, LGBTI-rights
organizations, arts organizations, and peace-building organizations, among
others) are rebuilding the country more than a decade after the signing of the
peace accord. Participants will gain experience in the application of
international human rights theory, as well as deepen their understanding of the
post-conflict challenges faced by Bosnians today, especially young people from
various ethnic and religious backgrounds.
In
Solidarity,
Global
Youth Connect
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