ICRW India Fellows Program 2001-2002

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ICRW India Fellows Program 2001-2002

The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), Washington,

DC, with funding from Ford Foundation, India is pleased to announce a

fellowship program for Indian development and human rights

specialists,activists, lawyers, economists, and academics. The

program provides six fellows with three month sabbaticals at ICRW

Washington to explore conceptual and programmatic issues related to

the following question:

How can a rights-based approach to development build upon the links

between economic, political, and social rights to improve the

economic condition and promote the full human development of women

who are poor and/or belong to marginalized castes, religious, or

ethnic groups?

Fellows may choose to examine this questions in one of several ways –

through research, documentation of success stories, design of

programs or strategies, or in other ways that they deem important. It

is envisioned that while the Fellows' work will represent the

extension of their work within their home institutions, the

collection of studies and findings generated through the Fellows

program will also contribute to a deeper understanding of the

relationship between human rights and development and the means to

operationalize that relationship. Based on their work done at ICRW,

fellows will present two in-house seminars and prepare a summary

report to be presented at an end of program conference held in

India in 2003.

Fellowship applications must include a completed application form, a

resume or curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation from

professional colleagues or professors, and a short sample of recent

written work that illustrates the candidate's research interests and

abilities.

For further information and application forms please see a detailed

fellowship announcement at www.icrw.org or email fellowsapp@....

Applications must be submitted by February 10, 2002 via e-mail, fax,

mail, or online submission

to:

Project Director, Fellows Program

1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Suite 302

Washington, DC 20036

FAX: 202-797-0020

e-mail: fellowsapp@...

online submission: www.icrw.org/fellowfrm.htm

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The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is an

independent non-profit organization established in 1977 with the

mission to improve the lives of women in poverty, advance women's

equality and human rights, and contribute to broader economic and

social well-being.

ICRW accomplishes this, in partnership with others, through research,

capacity building and advocacy on issues affecting women's economic,

health and social status in low and middle income countries. We

concentrate on the following strategic areas: poverty reduction and

economic growth; HIV/AIDS and development; social change, norms and

institutions; reproductive health and nutrition; and adolescence.

ICRW has offices in Washington, DC, USA and New Delhi, India.

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