[hr-education] IHRIP professional development/exchange projects

International Human Rights Internship Program 
Professional Development/Exchange Project Grants 
2007-2008 

The International Human Rights Internship Program's (IHRIP) mission and
work are based on the belief that human rights activists have knowledge
and skills, as a result of their day-to-day work, that are important to
the success not only of their own work, but the work of other activists
and organizations, whether in their own or in other countries and regions.
The human rights movement--in specific countries and regions as well as
internationally--is strengthened through the exchange of this knowledge,
experience and expertise. In line with this conviction, IHRIP makes grants
available to human rights organizations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East,
Latin America, the Caribbean, East and Central Europe and CIS countries to
enable their staff to undertake professional development exchange
projects. A project can be:

* A professional attachment, through which a staff member from an
organization in one country serves as a temporary staff member of a host
organization in another country, acquiring on-the-job training in a
specific area of work or skill.

* An on-site training, in which an individual from one country who has
particular experience and expertise in a specific area of work provides
training to the staff of an organization in another country.

* A study tour, through which a staff member from an organization learns
more about a specific area of work or about a particular strategy or
approach to work by visiting and consulting with two or more human rights
or human rights-related institutions in one or more other countries.

N.B. IHRIP gives low priority to support for attendance at courses or
workshops. Proposals for such support will be considered only in cases
where the desired training is narrow in focus and fulfills a clearly
defined institutional need.

Deadlines for applications 

August 31, 2007 
December 31, 2007 

A grant covers the travel of the staff member or trainer as well as a
basic living stipend and health insurance for the staff member (or
trainer). Grants vary depending on the location and length of the project,
and typically range from $1,000-10,000.

IHRIP is unable to support: 

- academic research or study; 
- training where the applicant and proposed host organization or trainer 
are in the same country. IHRIP facilitates the exchange of experience 
among activists and organizations in different countries 
- training projects which are part of an organization's core work and are 
not directed at its staff--e.g., human rights educaiton programs targeted 
to particular sectors or communities 
- training for officials or employees of government or quasi-governmental 
agencies or bodies 

To download application forms (available in English, Arabic, French and
Spanish) and application information, as well as for more information
about, please feel free to explore our website using the tabs on the left
of the page: http://www.iie.org/ihrip

If you would like an application form be sent to you, please contact
IHRIP via email at <          >.






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