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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.

For more 2011 feedback click here.

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Help Survivors of Landslide in Central Guatemala

On January 4, 38 people were killed when a landslide destroyed a stretch of road in central Guatemala. The same indigenous communites effected by the landslide also suffered massacres and mass displacement during the construction of the Chixoy Hydroelectric Dam in the early 1980’s.

The victims of the landslide were all members of the Coordinator for the Communities Affected by Chixoy Dam (COCAHICH), which is negotiating with the President of Guatemala for reparations related to the dam’s construction. 

COCAHICH,  reports that, to date, no aid agencies are working in the region to assist the families of the deceased or the displaced families. The group is accepting monetary donations to purchase food, clothing, and bottled water for the affected families through their partner organization in Guatemala, the Association for the Integral Development of the Victims of Violence in the Verapaces, Maya Achi (ADIVIMA), an AP Partner.

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The Chixoy Dam (left) near the site of the January 4 landslide.











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