Equitas, the International Centre for Human Rights Education is conducting the 32nd annual International Human rights Training Program from 5 June to 24 June 2011 in Montreal, Canada. It is currently seeking applications from international applicants and Canadian citizens to participate in the program.
The IHRTP is intended for human rights workers and educators from non-governmental organizations, National Human Rights Institutions, government bodies and educational institutions.
The training program provides a unique opportunity for human rights workers and educators to deepen their understanding of human rights and of the essential role of human rights education in effecting social change.
The goal of the IHRTP is to strengthen the capacity of human rights organizations to undertake human rights education efforts (e.g., training, awareness campaigns, information dissemination, and advocacy) aimed at building a global culture of human rights.
Although the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is providing funding to award bursaries to selected international candidates, these awards are quite limited and can be given to only those candidates who best meet the requirements. Due to the limited number of bursaries available, there is no guarantee that the selected Candidates will receive funding. Therefore, it has strongly been urged all Candidates to immediately begin seeking funding from other sources.
The participation fee is CAD $5,300 covering tuition, program materials, accommodation, meals and emergency insurance.
The deadline to submit applications is 21 November 2010 for international applicants (for Canadian applicants it is 28 March 2011. For more information, visit this link.
There is also the Ruth Selwyn Bursary for Achievement in Empowering Women and Girls for participating in the program. Click here to read more
