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Antislavery International
Mariela Gonzalez
Thomas Clarkson House
The Stableyard, Broomgrove Road
London SW9 9TL
United Kingdom
Phone: +44-(0)20-7501-8920
Fax: +44-(0)20-7738-4110
E-mail: m.gonzalez@antislavery.org
Website: http://www.antislavery.org/
Internship Webpage: http://www.antislavery.org/support/volunteer/howVolunteer.htm
Antislavery International is a London based organization committed to combating slavery practices worldwide.
Past Intern: Rosalyn Park
Dates of Internship: Fall 2001
Program of Study: Law
Funding: MacArthur International Internship Grant
Rosalyn worked on a project reviewing the conventions on slavery and the rights of slavery victims in international law. In addition, Rosalyn worked on issues of trafficking in persons. Read her reflection three years later her internship on the Human Rights Center's website.
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Association for Emancipation, Solidarity and Equality of Women in the Republic of Macedonia (ESE)
Maksim Gorki 20/1-4
1000 Skopje
Republic of Macedonia
Phone: +389-23-298295
Fax: +389-23-211453
E-mail: esem@unet.com.mk
Website: http://www.esem.org.mk/ (under construction as of October 2004)
ESE is a government and party-independent nonprofit organization that seeks to train women. ESE also focuses on family, health education, and women issues.
Past Intern: Tara Barenok
Dates of Internship: Summer 1996
Language: German
Funding: Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship
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Bohemia Corps
Drahobejlova 54
190 00 Praha 9
Czech Republic
Phone:+420-2-683-7574
E-mail: bcorps@vol.cz
The Bohemia Corps' mission is to encourage volunteerism among people living in the Czech Republic, through different educational and humanitarian projects for public benefit. Civic Association, NGO Bohemia Corps celebrated its third birthday in January 2000. The organization has worked with volunteers in flood relief activities, with Kosovo refugees in the Czech Republic as well as abroad, and in educational projects.
Past Intern: Ann Marie Schultz
Dates of Internship: Summer 1998
Program of Study: Public Policy
Salary: Unpaid
Funding: Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship and MacArthur International Internship Grant
Ann Marie was in charge of the Bohemia Corps' "Tolerance and Respect" project by formulating and facilitating an educational curriculum promoting ethnic respect and coexistence. She did curriculum development, webpage design, and project management and development. She was in charge of coordinating meetings and interviews and generating networks among NGOs. She represented the Bohemia Corp at two conferences.
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Center for Citizen Initiatives (CCI)
Sharon Tennison, President (CCI in the U.S.)
(Mailing Address)
Presidio of San Francisco
Post Office Box 29912
San Francisco, CA 94129
United States
(Visitor's Address)
Building 1008, General Kennedy Avenue, 1st floor
Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94129
United States
Phone: 888-729-7071 /415-561-7777
Fax: 415-561-7778
E-mail: info@ccisf.org
Website: http://www.ccisf.org/
St. Petersburg Headquarters (Russia)
Ulitsa Chaykovskogo, 12A
St. Petersburg
Russia 191187
Phone: +7-812-327-97-95
Fax: +7-812-327-97-99
The Center for Citizen Initiatives employs about one hundred full-time staff in eight offices through out Eurasia in programs that are targeted at private sector development and democratization. The private non-profit has been running multi-year programs between the United States and the former Soviet Union for almost two decades.
Past Intern: Sarah Lynch
Dates of Internship: Fall 2001
Program of Study: Public Policy
Language: Russian
Funding: MacArthur International Internship Grant
Sarah worked in St. Petersburg at a state run orphanage. She developed computer training and internship programs targeted at girls ages 13 to 16.
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International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
Regent's College
Inner Circle, Regent's Park
London, NW1 4NS
United Kingdom
Phone: +44-(0)20-7487-7900
Fax: +44-(0)20-7487-7950
E-mail: info@ippf.org
Website: http://www.ippf.org/
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) links national autonomous Family Planning Associations (FPAs) in over 180 countries worldwide.
Language: English
Salary: Unpaid
IPPF is suggested as a prospective internship site by Marsha Freeman, senior fellow at the Humphrey School. She directs the International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW), a women's human rights resource and communication center. She can be reached at mfreeman@hhh.umn.edu. Please note that students must contact Marsha prior to contacting IPPF.
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Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
Intern Coordinator
650 Third Avenue South, #550
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1940
United States
Phone: 612-341-3302
Fax: 612-341-2971
E-mail: hrights@mnadvocates.org
Website: http://www.mnadvocates.org/
Internship Webpage: http://www.mnadvocates.org/Internships_Fellowships.html
Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights is the main non-governmental organization in the Midwest involved in supporting human rights and stopping the violations of those rights. In order to achieve its goals, the organization developed strong connections with national and international organizations concerned with the same issues. It has nearly 4,000 members, including more than 600 active volunteers who contribute an estimated $1.4 million annually of in-kind services.
Past Intern: Luana Elena Banu
Dates of Internship: Summer 2002
Program of Study: Public Policy
Language: English & Romanian
Salary: Unpaid
Funding: Center on Women & Public Policy Internship Grant and MacArthur International Internship Grant
During the summer of 2002 Luana Banu interned with the Women’s Human Rights Program at Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights. As an intern, Luana's two main tasks were related to two current projects of the Women’s Human Rights Program: the update of a 1994 Report on Domestic Violence in Romania and the development of an Internet distance learning and online mentoring site to address issues of violence against women, especially in Central and Eastern European Countries.
As a collaborator of the Romanian Committee, Luana conducted background research on country conditions, history, and legislation, and translated important documents that were available only in Romanian language. She also prepared an introductory section of the mentoring site, focused on information and resources for NGO development. This involved a literature review of the subject, identifying the significant sources and writing a draft.
The internship at Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights offered Luana the opportunity to combine the skills gained as a graduate student at Humphrey School of Public Affairs as well as her experience as an Eastern European woman, and to apply them successfully in the elaboration of the two projects.
Luana writes, "The research process that I have been involved in was very complex due both to its focus on the Eastern Europe and on issues like NGO development and domestic violence. The main challenges in elaborating a document regarding NGO development in Eastern Europe was to find reliable and relevant sources applicable for the entire region. Although all the countries in Eastern Europe are experiencing a transitional process from authoritarianism to democracy and from a planned economy to a market economy, they differ significantly in terms of history and progress in institutional and legislative reform.
"In addition, my collaboration with the Romanian Committee helped me realize how important team collaboration is and how I have to organize and present my work at an appropriate professional level.
"I have devoted almost my entire time for these two projects. I have also participated in the most important annual event of the organization, the Human Rights Awards Dinner, and in the speakers series organized by the Women’s Human Rights Program.
"The main outcome of my work as an intern was the draft that I have written on NGO development for the Internet distance learning and online mentoring site. Another product of my work is the translation of the main findings of a gender public opinion poll, realized in Romania at national level, summing approximately 60 pages and reflecting the attitude of the Romanian society toward the role of women.
"During all this internship, I have worked closely with Amelia Buttress, Program Associate, Women’s Human Rights Program and Elisabeth Duban, Staff attorney for Women’s Human Rights Program. Periodically, we had discussions concerning the progress of the research process. Furthermore, they encouraged me to participate in the organization’s social events and to express all my worries and concerns related with the internship.
"The organization’s staff organized a brown bag lunch where all the interns from different programs, including me, had the opportunity to present themselves and their experience as interns at Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights. Subsequently, an article on the work of the interns was written in the organization’s ”Human Rights Observer“, volume XIV, Issue 2.
"The people that I have met during my internship and my own experience with Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights convinced me that my decision to work with non-governmental organizations focused on gender development issues in transitional countries was the right decision."
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Oxfam Great Britain
Kate Raworth, Policy Analyst
Oxfam House, 274 Banbury Road
Oxford OX2 7DZ
United Kingdom
Phone: +44-(0)18-6531-1311 (reception)
E-mail: internship@oxfam.org.uk
Website: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/
Internship Webpage: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/volunteer/index.htm
Oxfam Great Britain is a development, relief, and campaigning organization working to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world.
Past Intern: Eric Gottwald
Dates of Internship: Summer 2003 (June 1-August 15)
Program of Study: Law
Language: Spanish
Salary: Unpaid
Funding: Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship
Eric conducted research in support of Oxfam's upcoming campaign on the precarious employment of women working in global value chains. Precarious employment describes the insecure terms of employment commonly offered to women who work at the bottom of TNC global value chains: short-term contracts -- or no contract at all -- for long hours, low wages, no sick leave, maternity leave, or employment protections.
He focused on the role International Financial Institutions (IFIs) -- particularly the World Bank and International Monetary Fund -- may have played in weakening labor laws and employment protections in developing nations.
Based on this research, he wrote a draft campaign report on the extent to which IFI labor market recommendations may contribute to the phenomenon of precarious employment for women in global value chains. He critiqued existing IFI policy on core labor standards and suggest reform proposals.
He participated in meetings with industry representatives and World Bank officials to better understand the market forces that create precarious employment. Read his fellowship report at the Human Rights Website.
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Pat Finucane Centre for Human Rights and Social Change
The Pat Finucane Centre
1 West End Park
Derry, BT48 9JF
Ireland (North)
Phone: +44-28-71-268846
Fax: +44-28-71-266453
E-mail: pfc@iol.ie
Website: http://www.serve.com/pfc/
The Pat Finucane Center is based in Derry, Ireland. The Center advocates human rights and encourages political development and social change in Ireland. It promotes a nonviolent ethos and actively works to build alliances with groups and individuals within the radical and progressive wings of Irish politics.
Past Intern: Patricia Black
Dates of Internship: Summer 1995
Program of Study: Non-Student, Teacher
Funding: Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship
Patricia worked with the Center's Women's Harassment Project. She documented and analyzed the different types of gender specific harassment women encountered in Ireland. She then compared the differences between rural and urban women's experiences.
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United Nations Development Fund for Women, Central & Eastern Europe (UNIFEM CEE)
Ms. Osnat Lubrani, Regional Programme Director
Ms. Zuzana Krkoskova, Operations Associate
Grosslingova 35
811 09 Bratislava
Slovak Republic
Phone: +421-2-59337-160
Fax: +421-2-59337-171
E-mail: Bratislava.unifem@undp.org / osnat.lubrani@undp.org
UNIFEM (Headquarters)
Website: http://www.unifem.org/
Internship Webpage: http://www.unifem.org/index.php?f_page_pid=194
According to their website, "UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies that promote women's human rights, political participation and economic security. Within the UN system, UNIFEM promotes gender equality and links women's issues and concerns to national, regional and global agendas by fostering collaboration and providing technical expertise on gender mainstreaming and women's empowerment strategies."
Past Intern: Jennet Arcara / Asya Varbanova
Dates of Internship: Fall 2002 / Summer 2004
Program of Study: Public Policy (Gender & Development) / Public Policy (Economic Development)
Salary: Unpaid
Language: English
Funding: None / Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship
Jennet’s main project was working on the development of a youth network project for young gender activists in both Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. She helped with logistics of setting up the network and organizing a workshop on effective collaboration. Because it was the end of the year, she worked on preparing information for the UNIFEM CEE annual report, including briefings for each project and editing. Additionally, she wrote a brochure for the CEE office and did general research, writing, and editing as needed. She also started work on profiles of the status of women in the 17 CEE countries, doing research on the economic, social, political, human rights, etc. status of women in each country, especially in terms of national legislation and action plans, women’s machineries, local NGOs doing advocacy work, etc. She also attended the office’s staff retreat, as well as a UNFPA consultative meeting on trafficking in women in Europe. As for the language, the CEE office's official language is English since there is no unifying language in Central and Eastern Europe. Therefore she did a fair amount of editing of documents that non-English speaking staff wrote.
According to the Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship program website, Asya assisted in the implementation of the Pharse I of UNIFEM CEE 2004-2007 Economic Programme, which included a Regional Study on Women and Employment in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. She assisted UNIFEM's economic advisor in researching and drafting reports on topics such as gender pay gap, work-family life balance, labor market segregation, and female unemployment. She helped UNIFEM with launching the Phase II of the Economic Programme, which would include in-depth analysis of women's position in the labor market in four countries in the region. She served as a liaison between the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and UNIFEM CEE. She also contributed to compiling their annual brochure and new website. During her internship, she attended the workshop on preparation for Beijing +10. She went back in November to attend the Conference on Women in the Labor Market, which she helped organize. Read her fellowship report at the Human Rights Center's website.
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United States Department of State
HR/REE/REC
2401 E Street, NW, Suite 518 H
Washington, DC 20522
E-mail: careers@state.gov
Website: http://www.state.gov/
Internship Webpage: http://www.careers.state.gov/student/prog_intrn.html
The U. S. Department of State is the official international relations arm of the President. The State Department is responsible for formulating, implementing, and supporting US foreign policy, supporting US citizens abroad, and managing the human and material resources that provide the platform for US foreign policy.
Past Intern: Kimberly McDonald
Dates of Internship: Summer 1994
Program of Study: Public Policy
Kimberly compiled worldwide human rights reports for the Norway office where her internship took place.
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