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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- Amanda Lasik and Blind Education and Rehabilitation Development Organization
- Amy Bracken and Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM)
- Beth Wofford and Dzeno Association
- Catherine Binet and Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team (EPAF)
- Chantal Uwizera and Backward Society Education (BASE)
- Charlie Walker and SOS Femmes en Danger
- Charlotte Bourdillon and The Kakenya Center for Excellence
- Chelsea Ament and Women's Reproductive Rights Program (WRRP)
- Clara Kollm and Chintan Environmental Action and Research Group
- Cleia Noia and Kakenya Center for Excellence (KCE)
- Corey Black and Jagaran Media Center in Nepal
- Dina Buck and United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda
- Jamyel Jenifer and Gideon Foundation
- Julia Dowling and Bosnian Women's Center (BOSFAM)
- Kristen Maryn and Hakijamii
- Lauren Katz and Human Rights in Sri Lanka
- Maelanny Purwaningrum and Backward Society Education
- Maria Skouras and eHomemakers in Malaysia
- Meredith Williams and PARMA
- Nikki Hodgson and Alternative Information Center
- Quinn Van Valer-Campbell and Bosnian Women's Center (BOSFAM)
- Rebecca Scherpelz and Gulu Disabled Persons Union
- Ryan McGovern and Association for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (AEPD)
- Samantha Hammer and Kosovo Women's Network
- Samantha Syverson and PARMA
- Sarah Wang and Association for Defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran
- Scarlett Chidgey and Kinawataka Women Initiatives
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Maria Skouras and eHomemakers in Malaysia
New York University
Maria Skouras will be working in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this spring as Peace Fellow with eHomemakers. Maria’s primary responsibility will be working on the Salaam Wanita project to empower women from marginalized communities in the Klang Valley and Ipoh who support their families by creating eco-baskets from old magazines and newspapers. Maria will be sharing their stories through blog posts and videos as well as building partnerships with businesses to market and sell the eco-baskets.
Maria comes to eHomemakers with seven years of experience developing communications strategies, event planning, and community building from working as the Senior Policy Analyst in NYU’s Office of Government and Community Affairs.
Since 2006 Maria has also been an active board member of The Posterus Foundation, a nonprofit based in New York City that raises funds for educational initiatives in developing countries. To date, the Posterus Foundation has funded schools and educational projects in Bangladesh, Paraguay, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A life-long learner, Maria has a Master of Science from New York University’s Center for Global Affairs with a focus in human rights and humanitarian assistance, a Master of the Arts from NYU’s Graduate School of Arts and Science in Cultural Sociology, and a Bachelor of the Arts in Art and Social Change from NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Maria studied abroad in Italy, London, China and Hong Kong and has travelled extensively through the Middle East, Asia, and Europe.
Volunteerism has always been a core value to Maria. Most recently, she studied peace and reconciliation as a delegate in Global Youth Connect’s summer 2010 trip to Bosnia and volunteered with Krajina Tear, an organization that supports war widows and survivors of the Bosnian Genocide. In 2007, Maria participated in NYU’s Alternative Spring Break to Jamaica and partnered with the local community in Westmoreland on development projects. Maria also assisted in post Hurricane Katrina reconstruction efforts in New Orleans in August of 2006.
Maria is thrilled to combine her love of the arts and her passion for safeguarding women by working with eHomemakers.
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