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The Advocacy Project seeks to help community-based advocates produce, disseminate and use information, and so become more effective advocates for human rights and social justice
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Caitlin Burnett worked for disability rights in Bangladesh.
Caitlin Burnett got used to the sights and smells of the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
What she didn’t get used to was the fate of women like Monju, who was blinded by typhoid fever as a toddler. Burnett was working with a disability rights organization, BERDO, that had supported Monju through college. But, in spite of her degree, Monju’s job hunt was proving fruitless.
Devin Greenleaf traveled across Nepal and learned about challenges facing Dalit communities.
Devin Greenleaf worked in Nepal with a center advocating for the rights of dalits – the hereditary blacksmiths, tanners, sweepers and others who once were dubbed “untouchables” and remain a deeply disadvantaged group.
On her first day of work in rural Guatemala, Abby Weil saw the newly unearthed coffins of indigenous Mayans who had been killed by the army. She was there to work with ADIVIMA, a human rights advocacy group.
The three AU graduate students served as Peace Fellows this summer through the Advocacy Project, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit.
Peace Fellows work to help their host organizations become self-sufficient in the use of information, says Advocacy Project Deputy Director Stacy Kosko. “Most of these organizations are very effective within their communities, but they hit a certain wall when it comes to access to international media.”
Greenleaf planned to help the Jagaran Media Center, founded by Dalit journalists, incorporate video and photo essays on its Web page. Burnett’s goals included developing English language material for BERDO, getting it online, and networking with other organizations.
The Advocacy Project’s Heather Ratcliff, SIS/MA ’05, trains the fellows in blogging and writing press releases, while others prepare them to use specialized software and adapt to the security issues and logistics of working in conflict ridden countries. Back
The Advocacy Project Fellowships
American University Magazine
Editors' Picks - What Not to Miss at AU
By Sally Acharya
- Caitlin Burnett, SIS
- Devin Greenleaf, SIS
- Abby Weil, CAS
Caitlin Burnett worked for disability rights in Bangladesh.Caitlin Burnett got used to the sights and smells of the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
What she didn’t get used to was the fate of women like Monju, who was blinded by typhoid fever as a toddler. Burnett was working with a disability rights organization, BERDO, that had supported Monju through college. But, in spite of her degree, Monju’s job hunt was proving fruitless.
Devin Greenleaf traveled across Nepal and learned about challenges facing Dalit communities.Devin Greenleaf worked in Nepal with a center advocating for the rights of dalits – the hereditary blacksmiths, tanners, sweepers and others who once were dubbed “untouchables” and remain a deeply disadvantaged group.
On her first day of work in rural Guatemala, Abby Weil saw the newly unearthed coffins of indigenous Mayans who had been killed by the army. She was there to work with ADIVIMA, a human rights advocacy group.
The three AU graduate students served as Peace Fellows this summer through the Advocacy Project, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit.
Peace Fellows work to help their host organizations become self-sufficient in the use of information, says Advocacy Project Deputy Director Stacy Kosko. “Most of these organizations are very effective within their communities, but they hit a certain wall when it comes to access to international media.”
Greenleaf planned to help the Jagaran Media Center, founded by Dalit journalists, incorporate video and photo essays on its Web page. Burnett’s goals included developing English language material for BERDO, getting it online, and networking with other organizations.
The Advocacy Project’s Heather Ratcliff, SIS/MA ’05, trains the fellows in blogging and writing press releases, while others prepare them to use specialized software and adapt to the security issues and logistics of working in conflict ridden countries. Back
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