The Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program will be organized from 4th September 2012 to 15th October in Seattle.
This program is a competitive year long program for experienced and strongly motivated professionals who want to enhance their ability to improve women’s land rights in their countries or communities. Visiting Professionals will work in close coordination with Landesa staff to enhance their skills, expertise, and commitment to support each other by:
- Participating in and contributing to substantive discussions
- Sharing their knowledge and expertise through presentations and informal conversations
- Working on their leadership, managerial, and communication skills
- Providing and receiving constructive feedback
- Benefiting from one year of dedicated mentoring
- Fostering the trust and ties that will lay the foundation for a sustainable women’s land rights network that can be a resource for those working in this field
For the first six weeks, visiting professionals will be located at our headquarters in Seattle, USA. Upon their return to their countries, they will be continued to be mentored for a year as they implement a mutually agreed project. All travel expenses; provide housing and a small stipend for the six weeks in Seattle are covered.
- Practitioners, policy advocates, community organizers, educators, and other professionals who are strongly committed to strengthening women’s land rights
- Professionals with at least five years of development experience, two of which are either on land tenure or on women’s rights
- Professionals who are currently working in-country for an organization (NGO, Education Institution, Government Agency, etc.) located in India, China or East Africa (Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya)
- Professionals with advanced English proficiency skills (speaking, reading, and writing)
Deadline: Wednesday February 29th, 2012
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