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.
- 2012 Peace Fellowships
- Peace Fellows 2012
- Past Fellows
- Peace Fellows 2011
- Peace Fellows 2010
- Peace Fellows 2009
- Peace Fellows 2008
- Peace Fellows 2007
- Abby Weil and ADIVIMA
- Alison Morse and Bosfam
- Audrey Desiderato and eHomemakers
- Audrey Roberts and the Afghan Women's Network's (AWN)
- Caitlin Burnett and the Blind Education and Rehabilitation Development Organization (BERDO)
- Devin Greenleaf and the Jagaran Media Center
- Eliza Bates and the Democracy and Workers’ Rights Center (DWRC)
- Erin Wroblewski and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
- Gail Morgado and the Women in Black Network from Serbia
- Jeff Yarborough and the Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP)
- Jennifer Hollinger and the Churches Against Sex Trafficking in Europe (CHASTE)
- Jessica Boccardo and Supporting Kids in Peru
- Jonathon Homer and UNDUGU
- Julia Zoo and e-Homemakers
- Katie Wroblewski and the Youth Cultural Centre (YCC)
- Leslie Ibeanusi and TAMPEP
- Madeline England and the Home for Human Rights
- Maha Khan, the Afghan Learning Institute and the Afghan Women's Network
- Mariko Scavone and eHomemakers
- Mark Koenig and the Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP)
- Michelle Lanspa and TAMPEP
- Nicole Farkouh and the Collective Campaign for Peace
- Saba Haq and the Afghan Women's Network
- Sara Zampierin and Supporting Kids in Peru (SKIP)
- Stephanie Gilbert and the Institute for Sustainable Communities in cooperation with the Association for Emancipation, Solidarity and Equality of Women (ESE)
- Tassos Coulaloglou and the Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP)
- Tatsiana Hulko and the Women's Affairs Technical Committee (WATC)
- Ted Samuel and the Jagaran Media Center
- Wilhelmina Tsang and the Oruj Learning Center
- Zach Scott and the Dale Farm Housing Association
- Summer Interns 2006
- Summer Interns 2005
- Summer Interns 2004
- Summer Interns 2003
- Feedback from Fellows
- Frequently Asked Questions About Peace Fellowships
- Fellows in the Media
- Blogging for Peace
- Training and Security
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Mariko Scavone and eHomemakers
After finishing a degree in Spanish from the University of Texas at San Antonio, Mariko took the next logical step. She went to Japan, where she lived in a rural village for two years.
After coming back to the US and getting over the shock of 20-ounce mocha frappaccinos and toilets without music, Mariko decided that it was time for graduate school. She is currently working toward a master's in foreign service from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
Mariko will be trying to reinvigorate the Salaam Wanita project. This project advocates on the behalf of urban poor, and homebound women through the buying and selling of eco-baskets. Eco-baskets are hand-woven baskets and purses made from recycled magazines.
They are practical, unique and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Through the creation and selling of these baskets, the project aims to break the isolation and poverty that threaten the women and their families.
Having worked with a similar operation only in Nicaragua and selling candles rather than baskets, Mariko knows that no business model from the pages of a text book can solve the logistical, staffing and marketing challenges that arise with any small business, let alone a social enterprise. She is excited to have the opportunity to get involved in a burgeoning social business.