Dalit Foundation apart from its grant and fellowship programs provides a variety of programs for youth and people facing discrimination in various sectors. Below are few such programs that support the same.
The Dalit Foundation’s Young Professionals Programme
The Young Professionals Program concentrates on dalit youth of India and the foundation through the programme the focuses on building young leader from the dalit community to lead the dalit movement.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- Have a Graduate or Postgraduate degree in any discipline with or without work experience in the age group of 23-30 years
- Have strong motivation and record of such initiative during the campus life.
- Should not be an office bearer of any political party.
- Have the capability to do such work.
- Women candidates will be given priority.
The Capacity Building Program
The Foundation organizes a number of training sessions/ workshops for capacity development
These programs are:
- Project Selection Workshop: The main objective of Project Selection Workshops is to explore the opportunities of mutual benefits between the Dalit Foundation and the applicant organisations along with selecting from amongst projects short-listed from all over India.
- Perspective Building: Perspective building workshops are held for new partners before the commencement of their projects. The purpose of the workshops is to identify the problems, understand and find solutions, develop strategies.
- Review Workshops: Review workshops include Advocacy Training to garner the support of Dalits and non Dalits alike; Training in Self Monitoring, Impact Assessment; understanding of Local Organizations, People’s Organizations, and Governance.
- Legal-Aid Training Workshop: The Legal-Aid workshops are Dalit Foundation’s attempt to build the legal capacities of our fellows and grantees. Training on Dalit human rights filing of RTIs Prevention of Atrocities on SC/ST Act 1989 and Rules 1995, and Domestic Violence Act is facilitated by legal experts and human rights activists.
- Leadership Training for Dalit Women: In order to enhance Dalit women leadership women partners are provided training on leadership, Dalit feminism and importance of women in the Dalit Movement.
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