The University of San Diego Institute of Peace and Justice calls an application for Women PeaceMakers Fellowship 2020/21. The Women PeaceMakers Fellowship offers a unique opportunity for local women peacebuilders to engage in a cycle of learning, practice, research, and strengthening of peacebuilding partnerships through participation in a 12-month fellowship. By co-developing evidence-based and data-driven solutions, through this fellowship the women and organizations at the center of our most serious peacebuilding challenges demonstrate why they are best positioned to influence positive change.

Benefits

During the 12-month fellowship Women PeaceMakers Fellowship with the Kroc IPJ, Fellows will:

• Learn from and with other leading Fellows and the Kroc School’s team.
• Gain new perspectives, support and innovative approaches to peacebuilding.
• Expand their professional peacebuilding networks.
• Drive forward vital peacebuilding research that focuses on shifting practice and policy.

Requirements 

In order to be eligible for Women PeaceMakers Fellowship, candidates must

• Have worked for 10+ years as a peacebuilder and have worked directly in their local peacebuilding contexts.
• Demonstrates peacebuilding/peacemaking skills and attitudes.
• Be in a position to participate in all activities during the 12-month fellowship and apply what is learned at the conclusion of the residency program.
  Has worked directly with an international peacebuilding organization on the 2020/2021 year’s focus (see above).
• Demonstrate local credibility and a strong social network within her country/community of practice.
• Speak sufficient English to relate to personal experiences.

Areas

This fellowship will include the following four streams of work:

• Residency
• Learning Lab Retreat
• Local Insight Sharing and Partnership Building Project
• Developing and Driving Forward Applied Research Outputs

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