Global Youth Connect August Programs

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: YOUNG LEADERS, STUDENTS, PROFESSIONALS

AUGUST 2013 — HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMS — RWANDA & USA/NYC

AGE RANGES: 18 – 35 (RWANDA Program) & 16 – 30 (NYC Program)

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Global Youth Connect, a human rights education and activism

organization, is accepting applications from budding young human

rights leaders for its Summer 2013 programs, which will take place in

Rwanda and in New York City.

Each program brings youth from around the world together with youth

and young adults in the host location (Rwanda or NYC) to engage all

together in three key activities:

(1) an intensive cross cultural human rights workshop;

(2) visits/meetings with local and international organizations, as

well as government officials;

(3) volunteer service with grassroots NGOs on a variety of human

rights issues including but not limited to: education, health care,

food/shelter, access to justice, human rights of marginalized persons

(including children/youth, women, low-income populations, LGBTQ

populations, indigenous populations, genocide survivors).

DEADLINE:

The application deadline for both programs is February 15, 2013.

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Some scholarships are available. Please download an application for

more details.

MORE INFO and TO ACCESS AN APPLICATION:

For more details and to download an application please visit:

REPORTS FROM PREVIOUS PROGRAMS:

For the Summer 2012 Human Rights in the USA program report, please visit:

For the Summer 2012 Human Rights in Rwanda program report, please visit:

TESTIMONIALS:

Read about the experience of previous participants:

THE LAH HERALD