A Voice For the Voiceless
The Advocacy Project helps marginalized communities to tell their story, claim their rights and produce social change. Since 1998, AP has supported 117 community-based organizations in 52 countries.
Read more about AP partners who have produced social change.
- Past Fellows and Interns
- Fellows in the Media
- Fellow Feedback 2009
- Blogging for Peace
- Training and Security
- Sponsor a Fellow
- Support the Program
- Become an E-Mentor
- Frequently Asked Questions
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AP began recruiting graduate students to volunteer with partner organizations in 2003. In the years since, the program has evolved into the cornerstone of our mission, and is central to our model of support for community-based advocacy. AP has sent 144 Fellows to work in 40 countries since 2003.
AP views Fellows as ambassadors for peace. Most will serve for three months in the field, and provide valuable support for their hosts. They publicized the work of their hosts, and helped them to develop information tools (websites and newsletters).
Peace Fellows reach out to other cultures and peoples in a spirit of friendship. They also continue to promote the work of their host after they return, through events at their university and outreach to local schools and civic associations. This builds cross-cultural bridges and a constituency of support for their host’s advocacy.
There are many ways to get involved:
- Follow the blogs of this year’s Fellows and leave a comment.
- Hear from past Fellows about their experience.
- See how Fellows have been covered in the media.
“I feel completely enriched by this experience. It has added complexity, dimension and understanding to who I am and the way I experience the world.”
Nicole Farkouh (UC Berkeley) served as a Peace Fellow in 2007 and 2008 on the campaign to eradicate uterine prolapse.
For more information contact Tassos Coulaloglou, Fellowship Coordinator. Back