Dear All,
The Oslo Scholars Program at the Institute of Global Leadership is pleased to announce that it has currently opened up applications for its 2016 program!
An initiative of the Oslo Freedom Forum and the Institute for Global Leadership, the Oslo Scholars Program seeks to offer undergraduate students who have a demonstrated interest in human rights and international political issues an opportunity to attend the Oslo Freedom Forum – taking place this year between May 23-25 in Oslo, Norway – and spend their summer working with some of the world’s leading human rights defenders and activists. Details below.
Applications due by 24th March 2016
Contact niyashahdad@gmail.com or danielle.kaidanow@tufts.edu with questions.
About the Oslo Scholars Program: The Oslo Scholars Program, an initiative of the the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University and the Human Rights Foundation, seeks to offer undergraduate students who have a demonstrated interest in human rights and international political issues an opportunity to attend the Oslo Freedom Forum and work with some of the world’s leading human rights defenders. The Program will provide students with invaluable networking opportunities as well as intensive, hands-on summer research and internships with selected speakers from around the world.
About the Oslo Freedom Forum: The Forum is an annual event put on by the Human Rights Foundation, with generous support from Civitas, the City of Oslo and a variety of international and Norwegian institutions. The Economist called the 2010 Forum "a spectacular human-rights festival" and described it as "on its way to becoming a human-rights equivalent of the Davos economic forum." Standpoint magazine says that the Oslo Freedom Forum "provides an intimate space for dissidents and human rights defenders from around the world to meet each other, to talk to internet entrepreneurs, academics, politicians, journalists and to draw inspiration and encouragement.”
To read more about the program and the scholars' past experiences, visit our website: http://osloscholars.com/
We are now seeking applicants for this year's internships:
1. Suleiman Bakhit
v Jordanian social entrepreneur and best-selling comic book creator
v CEO of Arnim Media Factory which sold 1.2 million comics in 2010
v TED Global Fellow, Founder of the Hero-Factor project
v His work focuses on the development of myths, stories and heroes that promote tolerance and counter a culture of extremism against women and girls.
2. Alaa Murabit
v Pediatrician and women’s rights activist
v Founder: Voice of Libyan Women (VLW), an organization focused on empowering women economically and politically, and founded during the Libyan Revolution of 2011
v Placed on Gadhafi’s most wanted list
v Nominated to the UN Women Global Advisory Board and UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (women, peace and security) Global Advisory Board
v Named “International Trust Women Hero 2014” by the NYT, and “One of 25 Women Under 25 to Watch” by Newsweek
3. Srdja Popovic
v Prominent nonviolent expert
v Founding member of “Otpor!”, the Serbian civic youth movement that played a key role in the ousting of Slobodan Milosevic
v Leader of CANVAS: nonprofit organization dedicated to working with nonviolent democratic movements around the world
4. Justine Hardy
v British journalist, author and conflict trauma therapist specializing in South Asia, and the Kashmir region in particular
v Contribued to the BBC, the Financial Times, The Times, Vanity Fair
v Author of six books ranging from journeys through Tibet, the Indian film industry, realities of orthodox Islam, and war
v Founder: “Healing Kashmir”: a mental health organization that combines integrated mental health treatment and a suicide helpline
5. Ji Seong-Ho
v North Korean defector
v Escaped to South Korea in 2006
v Founder: “Now Action and Unity for Human Rights”, which helps broadcast information into North Korea
v Facilitates the resettlement of defectors in South Korea
Applications due by 24th March 2016
Contact niyashahdad@gmail.com or danielle.kaidanow@tufts.edu with questions.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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