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.

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"Speaking with locals and living in a country is the best way to learn about the real lives of citizens, not just the stories in the mainstream media. I will be more critical of what I read as a result of this experience. I also feel even more grateful for my education, and I feel a stronger responsibility to assist others who do not have resources or access to opportunities in their communities."

Maria Skouras (New York University) volunteered in 2011 as a Peace Fellow for eHomemakers in Malaysia.

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Yvette Barnes and BOSFAM

Yvette Barnes Yvette Barnes recently joined the Advocacy Project as a summer 2006 intern for the Bosnian Family (BOSFAM), a Bosnian non-profit and AP partner.

 

She is currently pursuing a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at Georgetown University in Washington, DC concentrating in International Development. She is also a program candidate for the Landegger International Business Diplomacy Certificate, offered jointly through the McDonough School of Business and the School of Foreign Service.

 

Yvette’s previous work experience includes a stint as a business development volunteer in Nepal from February 2002 until April 2004 where she worked with a local NGO doing micro-enterprise development and micro-credit.

 

After returning to the United States she worked as a project coordinator for a construction firm in Northern California. Yvette also earned a Bachelors degree in International Business from San Jose State University in San Jose, California.

 

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