A Voice For the Voiceless
The Advocacy Project helps marginalized communities to tell their story, claim their rights and produce social change.
We are currently recruiting graduate students to volunteer as Peace Fellows with partners.
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Who We Are
Employees
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| Executive Director |
Iain Guest has an extensive background in information and working with civil society in countries in conflict. He was a Geneva-based correspondent for the London-based Guardian and International Herald Tribune (1976-1987); authored a book on the disappearances in Argentina; fronted several BBC documentaries; served as spokesperson for the UNHCR operation in Cambodia (1992) and the UN humanitarian operation in Haiti (2004); served as a senior fellow at the US Institute of Peace (1996-7); and conducted missions to Rwanda and Bosnia for the UN, USAID and UNHCR. He is currently an adjunct professor at Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, where he teaches human rights. Email Iain.
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| Program Manager |
Claire Sturm is a German-Mexican raised in France. Claire recently got her MA from Johns Hopkins University SAIS with a focus on Latin America Studies, and has a keen interest in working in civil society development and capacity building. She worked in DC on Latin American and Caribbean affairs; coordinated student affairs of a study abroad program in Paris; managed an election monitoring mission in Haiti; and evaluated civil society development programs in Bosnia-Herzegovina. She speaks French, Spanish and some German, and is currently learning Slovak. Claire recently joined AP as Fellowship Coordinator. Email Claire.
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| Field Officer – Democratic Republic of Congo |
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| Field Officer – Bosnia |
Alison Sluiter graduated from Georgetown University in May 2008 with a BS in Foreign Service. While at Georgetown, she majored in Russian, Central Asian, and East European Studies and received a certificate in Justice and Peace Studies. She spent her junior year studying abroad in Warsaw and Berlin. She has worked as AP's Outreach Coordinator and is now the Field Officer in Bosnia focusing on the Srebrenica quilt campaign. Email Alison.
CAMPAIGN SUPPORT
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| Campaign Support (Washington) |
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| Campaign Support (Washington) |
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| Campaign Support (Washington) |
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