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UPCOMING APPLICATION PERIODS:
The application period for the 2012 Six Week Women’s Human Rights Education Institutes will begin in October 2011. The application period for the June 2012 CEDAW for Change One Week Institute will begin in November 2011. If you hope to attend in 2012 and need documentation NOW to seek funding, contact us by email for assistance.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so even if you haven’t yet secured funding, please apply as soon as possible.
Women’s Human Rights Education Institute (WHRI)
This six-week intensive institute is a unique space for learning about the theory and praxis of women’s human rights, preparing participants to use the UN system and the CEDAW convention to support local, national and international level activism. Participants will also develop facilitation and planning skills to engage in executing workshops and training for others on women’s human rights.
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This one-week institute focusses on the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and its core principles of non-discrimination and equality. Participants will examine case studies that have come before CEDAW and strategize on how to link their work to that of the CEDAW committee.
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