Foundation Initiatives

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The Third Millennium Foundation currently pursues its work through the following initiatives:

Human Rights Fellowships
The goal of this initiative is to develop a cadre of young activists from different countries whose understanding of, commitment to and effectiveness in human rights work have been enhanced through a two-year, in-depth exposure to and reflection on a broad range of perspectives, situations and experiences related to human rights work.

Human Rights Summer Institute
HRSI is a six-week long summer scholarship program for diverse high school students from all around New York City who come together to participate in an interactive human rights curriculum, workshops led by local and global human rights activists, and a group conceived and executed campaign to advance human rights.

International Center for Tolerance Education: a Do Tank^TM for Social Entrepreneurs
This initiative involves an incubator program for small, starting out projects or new initiatives of larger institutions where space or other considerations are a restriction. The pivotal focus is on children and teenagers and work which builds tolerance, respect, non-violence, both in attitude and action.