A Voice For the Voiceless
The Advocacy Project (AP) recruits students to help marginalized communities tell their story and claim their rights.
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About The Advocacy Project
The Advocacy Project (AP) is a nongovernmental organization based in Washington, DC, with a field office in Kampala, Uganda. AP secured non-profit status in July 2001.
Our mission is to produce social change by helping marginalized communities claim their rights. This is done by partnering with advocates that represent these communities. We believe strongly that change is best achieved by those who are most directly affected.
AP engages partners directly through its fellowship program, which recruits graduate students from North America and Europe (Peace Fellows) to volunteer with AP’s partners. Most Peace Fellows will be deployed for three months to help their hosts to tell their story in a compelling manner – the first requirement of advocacy. The second phase of AP’s support involves helping partners to develop information tools. Finally, we help partners to develop campaigns, through fundraising and outreach.
By the end of this process, partners should be making inroads into the cause of disempowerment. This, to AP, is the start of social change. AP’s model of support for partners is explained in the following pages and in the section on services.
Fellows in the Field
The Fellow: Rachel Brown
The Partner: Alternative Information Center (AIC)
The Issue: Information for peace in Israel/Palestine. Read Rachel’s blog!
![]() | AP partners advocate for disempowered communities. Visit their pages. |
![]() | AP partners are committed to action. Learn about their campaigns. |
![]() | AP seeks allies to support our partners and promote their message internationally. |
![]() | Support international service. Learn more about sponsoring a Peace Fellow. |
![]() | Read the blogs of Peace Fellows, hear their stories, see their work. |
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