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.

The Impact of Service



"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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Dina Buck and the United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda (UOBDU)

University of Denver

Dina Buck is honored to serve again as a summer Peace Fellow with the Advocacy Project, returning to Uganda to focus on Batwa rights with the United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda (UOBDU).  UOBDU, located in the Kisoro District in southwestern Uganda, is a Batwa-directed organization that has established substantive ties with the Batwa communities in the area.  UOBDU focuses particularly on Batwa land rights, forest access, and sustainable livelihood development.

Dina will complete a Master’s degree in International Human Rights at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at University of Denver, with concentrations in both sustainable development and international administration and law, in June 2011.  Dina’s undergraduate degrees include a BA in Philosophy with a certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a BS in Environmental Policy and Assessment from Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University.  

Dina served as a summer 2010 AP Peace Fellow with the Kampala-based World Peasants/Indigenous Organization (WPIO), now called the East and Central Africa Association for Indigenous Rights (ECAAIR), which focuses on Batwa rights in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

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