Call for Participants Summer Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Programs in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Rwanda Application Deadline: February 15, 2014 Visit: 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: globalyouthconnect.org/participate *** More info: Previous Rwanda Program Reports: globalyouthconnect.org/country_rwanda + 2013 Photos Previous Bosnia Program Reports: globalyouthconnect.org/country_bosnia Visit GYC on Facebook GYC Blogs: gycvillage.org and the Open Societys youthpolicy.org/interculturalblogging *** 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 Download Bosnia CR Delegation 2014 Program Description & Application 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. Download Rwanda August 2014 Human Rights Delegation Program Description & Application 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 Download AUGUST 2014 Bosnia HUMAN RIGHTS Delegation 2014 Program Description & Application 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. 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