About the Fellowship!
Our Circle Equality Fellowship is a continuing learning and leadership program for young Human Rights advocates aiming to enhance their capacities in doing Human Rights advocacy work and to expand their networks for human rights focused campaigns.
The goal of the fellowship is to expand and sustain the advocacy community in Belize by enhancing the capacity of young and emerging Belizean leaders. The long term expected result is to have a more active representation and participation in local and national governance.
Many young Human Rights leaders develop their activism and advocacy skills while they are in university and while they are part of student organizations, some of which have received mentorship and support from Our Circle and its partners. However, as we learned from the participants of the Strengthening Human Rights Defender in Belize Project many of them lose their platform in advocacy when they leave their universities or one off projects end. There are very limited opportunities for them to take part in the movement, without affiliation with a more established organization. On the other hand, many of these older organizations are not able to tap new advocates who will sustain their work in the movement.
The fellowship aims to not only build the capacity of young and emerging Human Rights advocates, but also contribute to the sustainability of these organizations which are instrumental to the active participation of more diverse voices in leadership and good governance.
Our Circle's Equality Fellowship is currently supported by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives.
If you want to know more about the curriculum and timeline of the fellowship, click here.
If you want to become a fellow, click here.
The goal of the fellowship is to expand and sustain the advocacy community in Belize by enhancing the capacity of young and emerging Belizean leaders. The long term expected result is to have a more active representation and participation in local and national governance.
Many young Human Rights leaders develop their activism and advocacy skills while they are in university and while they are part of student organizations, some of which have received mentorship and support from Our Circle and its partners. However, as we learned from the participants of the Strengthening Human Rights Defender in Belize Project many of them lose their platform in advocacy when they leave their universities or one off projects end. There are very limited opportunities for them to take part in the movement, without affiliation with a more established organization. On the other hand, many of these older organizations are not able to tap new advocates who will sustain their work in the movement.
The fellowship aims to not only build the capacity of young and emerging Human Rights advocates, but also contribute to the sustainability of these organizations which are instrumental to the active participation of more diverse voices in leadership and good governance.
Our Circle's Equality Fellowship is currently supported by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives.
If you want to know more about the curriculum and timeline of the fellowship, click here.
If you want to become a fellow, click here.