Through the Seeds Of Tolerance's Fellowship programs,
college students, graduate students and activists receive financial
and professional support that enables them to build their capacity
across a full range of human rights issues. In doing so, the Foundation
aims to develop a cadre of young activists from different countries
whose understanding of, commitment to, and effectiveness in human
rights work has been enhanced.
These Fellowships provide a unique opportunity for in-depth exposure
to and reflection on a broad range of perspectives, situations and
experiences related to human rights work. The Campaign believes
that many different communities can be profoundly affected by supporting
a small number of motivated individuals. The Campaign has been
supporting various Fellowship programs since 2001 and continues
to emphasize individual entrepreneurs and activists as catalysts
for change.
Education
Each year, the Foundation welcomes international educators, human
rights leaders, scholars and practitioners of tolerance education
primarily from the Global South to come for a three-month residency
in New York.
During their stay they work on a specific project that focuses on
childhood education, respect for diversity and/or the promotion
tolerance and social justice. The Campaign provides it's Fellows
with professional mentorship, technical assistance, speaking opportunities,
and other capacity building activities.
The Fellows are proven, self motivated professionals preferably,
but not exclusively from the Global South who would like to accomplish
a specific project, conduct action research in tolerance education,
engage in networking, and further develop their skills to reflect
on their practice.
Human Rights
The Seeds Of Tolerance (SoT) Human Rights Fellowships
provide one year of financial support to recently graduated students,
during which they spend six months interning with a NGO in the Global
North and six months with an NGO in the Global South. Fellows are
encouraged to work with grassroots organizations in the country
where he or she intends to pursue his or her professional career.
Through the unique design of this program, Fellows are not only
able to gain valuable experiences in human rights; they are also
able to help build the capacity of local, national, and international
NGOs.
The program builds North-South networks, collaborations, and friendships
and provides young leaders frontline experience in human rights
advocacy.
By relying on relationships with partner universities throughout
the world, the SoT Fellowships work to further strengthen the relationships
between on-the-ground human rights work and academia.