Deadline- 29 October 2013
All interested applicants are invited to submit applications for Romani Women’s Fellowship offered by Open Society Roma Initiatives Office. The objective of this program is to support an emerging generation of young individuals by providing them with opportunities to gain experience and confidence in exercising leadership aimed at positive change in the lives of Roma.
Fellowships will be awarded to a maximum of three Romani women university graduates who are committed to engaging in Romani women’s rights work.
Issues covered-
- Developing and pursuing joint advocacy agendas among Romani women’s NGOs and activists on the national and international levels
- Building new ways of cooperation between the mainstream and Roma feminist movements, or between Romani women’s rights activists and other minority women’s rights groups
- Organizing Romani women’s groups and cultivating local leadership among Romani women in order to influence decision-making
- Enhancing the participation of Romani women in political processes and Romani women’s representation in political structures
- Improving public policy and public service responses to issues of concern to Romani women, such as domestic violence, trafficking in women, and early marriages
- Addressing gender-based discrimination within Roma communities
- Any other issues relevant to Romani women’s rights
Eligibility & Criteria-
Romani women applying for the fellowship should have-
- a university degree
- residence in Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, or Turkey
- a demonstrated commitment to and experience in Romani women’s rights and activism
- knowledge of the history, current status, and challenges of Romani women’s activism in the region
- an understanding of contemporary issues of concern to Romani women in the region
- the ability to work in English
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