Global Youth Connect, an international human rights organization that facilitates cross-cultural human rights programming for youth, is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications from young leaders (ages 18-35) for our Summer 2011 international human rights delegations to Bosnia and Rwanda.
Each GYC human rights delegation is a unique, first-hand opportunity to cross cultural boundaries, learn about the daily reality of human rights as experienced in a complex and increasingly globalized world, and to contribute to progressive action. Each delegation weaves together three core sets of activities:
• a training workshop with local youth activists
• site visits to important institutions & historical sites
• service projects with grassroots organizations
We invite interested young leaders to apply. We are looking for participants who are between the ages of 18-35 and who possess U.S. or Canadian citizenship or residency as well as international students studying full-time at a U.S. or Canadian college or university. Most importantly, applicants should wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of human rights and/or conflict resolution and social justice and to offer hard work, skills, connections to the work already underway in Rwanda, Bosnia, and globally. Participants will become part of a growing global movement of youth acting together for compassion, human rights and responsibility.
BOSNIA HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION 2011
Location: Bosnia
Dates: June 22-July 13, 2011
Level: Student/Young Prof. (18-35yrs)
Program Tuition: $2,500
Application Deadline: January 7, 2011
(Rolling Early Admissions for maximum of 1/2 positions until December 3, 2010)
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. Short-term volunteer service projects, alongside Bosnian youth participants, will take place in Sanski Most, working in conjunction with the Center for Peacebuilding and other grassroots organizations involved in the conflict resolution training session co-led by GYC’s program director, Miki Jacevic (Deputy Director, Hunt Alternatives, Washington D.C.).
For detailed information on program activities, costs, fund raising guide, and application information, please visit this site.
Specific information about previous Bosnia delegations can be found here.
TWO SUMMER 2011 HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATIONS TO RWANDA
Location: Rwanda
Level: Student/Young Professional
Delegation 1: June 18 – July 11, 2011
Delegation 2: July 23 – Aug. 15, 2011
Tuition: $2200 (per delegation)
Application Deadline: January 19, 2011
(with Rolling Early Admissions until December 10, 2010 for up to ½ of the available positions)
Both delegations to Rwanda will explore the roots of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, how this legacy of violence has impacted the country and its people, particularly Rwandan youth, and also how the country is rebuilding today. We will examine issues of truth, justice and reconciliation in the context of post-conflict Rwanda and what is needed to strengthen local institutions and programs dedicated to advancing human rights in Rwanda and around the world. Both delegations will work in a Learning and Action Community (LAC) with Rwandan peers and organizations to explore the human rights situation in Rwanda and the world today and to take concrete action steps together to support current and future efforts for human rights protection and promotion, both in Rwanda and abroad. We will focus on the relationship between human rights and international development,
the relationship between the arts and human rights, and the role of grassroots organizations in the realization of human rights. In volunteer service activities we will focus on several key issues: children’s rights, LGBTI rights, public health, juvenile justice, and the rights of historically marginalized groups.
For detailed information on program activities, costs, fund raising guide, and application information, please visit this site.
Specific information about previous Rwanda delegations can be found here, and by visiting our Rwanda program blog.
For additional info, contact GYC at contact@globalyouthconnect.org
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