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Seventh South Asian Orientation Course in Human Rights and Peace Studies, 2008

Applications are invited for the Seventh South Asian Orientation Course in Human Rights and Peace Studies. The last date for receiving applications is 31 May 2008. Click Here to downloaded Application form.

The course will have a three months long distance learning beginning between 1 July 2008 and 30 September 2008; and, a two-week long Direct Orientation in November 2008 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The distance-learning will be conducted on SAFHR’s secure e-learning platform. Participants will also receive the course material on CDs. However, familiarity with e-learning skills and proficiency in the English language are essential.

Between twenty to twenty-five participants, preferably between ages 25 and 45, will be selected on the basis of the nature and the quality of their involvement with the issues of human rights, peace, democracy and development in the region. Each applicant has to send a filled in application form, mentioning where he or she has seen the course advertisement, with two references, and a 1000-word essay explaining the relation of the applicant’s work to human rights and peace studies and reasons for applying for the course. The selection will be guided by the necessity to have a balanced representation of participants from all the countries in the region, women activists, refugee activists, media practitioners, members of minority groups, researchers, academics, policy makers, leaders of non-governmental organizations and government officials. A maximum of three participants from outside South Asia will be selected.

For the direct orientation, the participants will have to find their own funding to travel. SAFHR will provide boarding and lodging.  A limited number of fellowship for travel is available. This will be granted on the basis of separate application by selected candidates.

The selected participants from South Asia will have to deposit a registration fee of US $ 100 by June 30, 2008. Participants from outside South Asia have to pay US $ 400. The enrollment of the participants will be confirmed only after that.

For further information on the course structure, content and methodologies and to read the fifth course report, click here . Electronic, facsimile and postal submissions are acceptable. Those sending the applications by post or courier should do so to the SAFHR at the following address:

South Asia Forum for Human Rights (SAFHR)
3/23 Shree Durbar Tole, Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur
G. P. O. Box; 12855, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: 00977 1 5541026 Fax: 00977 1 5527852
E-mail: peacestudies@safhr.org