A Voice For the Voiceless

MISSION

The Advocacy Project seeks to help community-based advocates produce, disseminate and use information, and so become more effective advocates for human rights and social justice

Training and Security

AP provides three days of specialized training in Washington for all Fellows prior to their deployment. This helps new Fellows become acquainted with all aspects of AP’s work, their host organization, and AP’s security guidelines – while at the same time learning new skills. The 2008 training will be May 19, 20 and 21 (as well as May 22 for LSN Fellows). Separate training will be provided for Fellows recruited outside the United States.

Training manual: AP will be posting an updated training manual, which should be read carefully before spring training, and a training module which Fellows can use with their hosts

Ensuring security: Many Fellows are deployed to countries in crisis and this poses obvious security concerns. AP’s security policy was redrafted and tightened in 2007. Some countries will be off-limits completely (Gaza, North Korea, and Iraq). Others (Afghanistan, Nigeria) will be assessed closer to the time of deployment. If a country is on the US State Department’s Travel Advisory list, AP will help the Fellow to secure an evacuation insurance policy and link him or her up with a “security partner” with a permanent presence in the country. Security will be addressed in the 2008 spring training. Fellows are also required to sign a security waiver prior to departure.