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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Julia Dowling and Bosnian Women's Center (BOSFAM)
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Julia Dowling will be working with Bosfam in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Comparative Colonial History from Smith College in 2009. She also minored in International Affairs and received a certificate in African Studies while she attended Smith. Julia was the Chair of the Smith Student Global AIDS Campaign for three years, educating the student body, advocating to local decision makers, and connecting local HIV+ communities with the campus.
Previously, Julia studied Classical Vocal Performance at Temple University and Irish history at University College Cork in Cork, Ireland. Julia has also lived in Durban, South Africa, where she studied Reconciliation and Development with the School for International Training. During her time there, Julia conducted an independent field research project on South Africa’s role in African Peace Operations, lived with three South African families, and learned basic Zulu. She has also interned in New York City with the public programs department of the Museum of Jewish Heritage as well as the DiCapo Opera Theatre.
Julia has spent three summers as a participant and program assistant for Global Youth Connect in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she works on peacebuilding, reconciliation, and transitional justice. She has also worked at Jubilee USA Network, an advocacy organization dedicated to economic justice and debt cancellation for poor countries, for the previous 2 years as the Policy and Advocacy Fellow and as the Communications and Development Coordinator. Julia currently lives in Washington, D.C.
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