A Voice For the Voiceless
The Advocacy Project helps marginalized communities to tell their story, claim their rights and produce social change. We recruit graduate students to volunteer as Peace Fellows with partners.
- 2012 Peace Fellowships
- Peace Fellows 2012
- Past Fellows
- Peace Fellows 2011
- Amanda Lasik and Blind Education and Rehabilitation Development Organization
- Amy Bracken and Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM)
- Beth Wofford and Dzeno Association
- Catherine Binet and Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team (EPAF)
- Chantal Uwizera and Backward Society Education (BASE)
- Charlie Walker and SOS Femmes en Danger
- Charlotte Bourdillon and The Kakenya Center for Excellence
- Chelsea Ament and Women's Reproductive Rights Program (WRRP)
- Clara Kollm and Chintan Environmental Action and Research Group
- Cleia Noia and Kakenya Center for Excellence (KCE)
- Corey Black and Jagaran Media Center in Nepal
- Dina Buck and United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda
- Jamyel Jenifer and Gideon Foundation
- Julia Dowling and Bosnian Women's Center (BOSFAM)
- Kristen Maryn and Hakijamii
- Lauren Katz and Human Rights in Sri Lanka
- Maelanny Purwaningrum and Backward Society Education
- Maria Skouras and eHomemakers in Malaysia
- Meredith Williams and PARMA
- Nikki Hodgson and Alternative Information Center
- Quinn Van Valer-Campbell and Bosnian Women's Center (BOSFAM)
- Rebecca Scherpelz and Gulu Disabled Persons Union
- Ryan McGovern and Association for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (AEPD)
- Samantha Hammer and Kosovo Women's Network
- Samantha Syverson and PARMA
- Sarah Wang and Association for Defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran
- Scarlett Chidgey and Kinawataka Women Initiatives
- Peace Fellows 2010
- Peace Fellows 2009
- Peace Fellows 2008
- Peace Fellows 2007
- Summer Interns 2006
- Summer Interns 2005
- Summer Interns 2004
- Summer Interns 2003
- Feedback from Fellows
- Frequently Asked Questions About Peace Fellowships
- Fellows in the Media
- Blogging for Peace
- Training and Security
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Beth Wofford and Dzeno Association
Beth Wofford is a 2011 graduate of the University of Maryland earning her Bachelor of Arts in Socio Cultural Anthropology. She is also a member of the joint BA/MPP program at the University and will be graduating with her Master of Public Policy with a Specialization of International Development in spring of 2012. She had previously spent the spring of 2010 studying in Prague through the University Studies Abroad Consortium where she first experienced the discrimination against the Roma community. She has long been an advocate for human rights despite her busy schedule both academically and through extracurricular activities. In the spring of 2009 she created a project to expose the atrocities of the military use of children and presented it to the University of Maryland community during Maryland Day which attracted over 60,000 visitors to the campus. In order to more fully understand such human rights abuses, she spent the spring semester of 2011 interning at the Global Terrorism Database (a research project financed by the US Department of Homeland Security) collecting information on terrorist groups throughout the world. Before her deployment to the Czech Republic, she will be taking a course in Reykjavik, Iceland based on child and family health care. She is extremely excited to return to the Czech Republic and to get hands on experience working in the field for a humanitarian organization.
In addition to working towards her degrees, she has been extremely active on campus, participating in the Mighty Sound of Maryland Marching Band, Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority, and Maryland Images Campus Tour Guides. As a lifetime member of Girl Scouts of America she has long been an advocate for women’s rights. She also has been honored with membership in Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and the Sigma Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Fraternity.
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