Community Solutions Program - US-based Fellowship Opportunity.

The Community Solutions Program, a program funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and administered by the International Research and Exchanges Board, seeks to enhance the skills of civic and community leaders to more effectively address current economic, environmental, political, and social challenges in their communities.

In 2011-2012 sixty-six selected applicants will participate in: a four-month fellowship at U.S. community-based, non-profit or other organizations, government offices or legislative bodies where fellows will work with seasoned community leaders; a Community Leadership Institute where fellows will spend more than 500 hours developing practical leadership skills in Goal Setting, Monitoring & Evaluation, Organizational Team Building, Networking & Partnering, and Communications & Advocacy; and, follow-on projects in their home countries. Specific themes for professional fellowships for this program are: Transparency and Accountability; Tolerance/Conflict Resolution; Environmental Issues; and, Women's Issues.

I encourage you to visit http://www.irex.org/project/community-solutions to learn more about the program and application process. Please forward this information on to your networks and colleagues that you believe may be interested in the Community Solutions Program.

Thanks,
Tom Kelly

Program Associate
Education Program Division
IREX, http://www.irex.org/
2121 K St., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20037
TEL: (202) 628-8188 x201
FAX: (202) 628-8189
tkelly@irex.org

via Elena Coman | Manager Comunicare Fundatia Soros