Deadline- 15 November 2013
All eligible applicants are invited to submit applications for “Reconstructing Societies in the Wake of Conflict: Transitional Justice and Economic Development” a two-week institute of the Women in Public Service Project (WPSP). The goal of this program is to bring together emerging women leaders working to re-build their communities and promote sustainable economic livelihoods following political violence and human rights violations.
Questions for discussions-
- How can women effectively mobilize their communities to respond to conflict and repair the damage done?
- What strategies exist for reconciling divided societies and addressing the needs of victims?
- Which institutions (e.g. government agencies, judiciary, and schools) need to be reformed in the wake of atrocity and what are the tactics for restructuring them?
- What are the different ways to document, remember, and memorialize atrocity; deter future human rights violations; and amplify the role women play in the process?
- What approaches can be used to improve economic development and inclusion to aid societies in recovering and prospering following violence?
- How can women build financial and economic capacities, from the grassroots to the highest levels of policymaking?
The funding for this program covers: tuition, accommodations, meals, field trips, and travel from arrival at the delegates’ home airport to one of two airports – Boston, Massachusetts or Hartford, Connecticut. The delegates will work with a travel agency and the Institute to make the arrangements.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Invited scholars, policymakers, and government and non-government representatives will aid delegates in expanding their leadership and communication skills, developing effective use of traditional and social media, and improving the ability to build national, regional, and international networks.
- The institute invites applications from early and mid-career women from societies recovering from recent (within the last decade) conflict, with a preference for delegates from Asia.
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