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CONTENTSFellow News

Awards & FundingConferences

Information for FellowsNetworking & Communication Tools

ChangemakersVolunteers, Interns, Partners

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Andreas Heinecke Hits The Big Apple German Fellow Andreas Heinecke is the creator of Dialogue in the Dark where participants experiencedarkness and blind people teach them how to see. Theexhibition has been presented in many countries and willhave a grand opening in New York City this summer! Atthe South Street Seaport on Manhattans lower Eastside,visually impaired guides will invite visitors to entercomplete darkness, changing their perspective on visualimpairment for ever!" Read more about this event here . Awards/Funding

Economists Innovation AwardsDeadline: call for nominations in early March 2011Readers are invited to nominate outstanding innovators inseven categories: bioscience, energy and the environment,computing and telecoms, "no boundaries" (which includesmaterials science and nanotechnology), consumerproducts, business process, and social and economicinnovation. Bottom line is recognition of individuals whohave pioneered novel technologies and business modelsthat improve everyday lives. For details, click here . The Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize Deadline: March 14, 2011The Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize is the worldslargest humanitarian award established by the Conrad N.Hilton Foundation in 1996. It carries an award of $1.5million annually and it is considered to be one of the

largest monetary prizes in any category equal to theNobel Prize. The award honors a charitable organizationor an NGO which has made extraordinary contributionstoward alleviating human suffering anywhere in the world.The Prize is not only intended to recognize and advancethe efforts of the recipient organization, but also to callattention to the worldwide need for humanitarian aid andencourage others to expand their support. For moreinformation, click here . Moremi Initiative for Womens Leadership inAfricaDeadline: March, 30 2011

The MILEAD Fellows Program is a one-year leadershipdevelopment program designed to identify, develop andpromote emerging young African women leaders to attainand succeed in leadership in their communities and Africaas a whole. They must commit to a community leadershipservice project and be between 19 - 25 years of age. Foradditional information, click here .

World of Children Awards Deadline: April 1, 2011Through three distinct awards, the program seeks tohonor and bring acclaim to outstanding children'sadvocates and the work they do, as well as to raise public

awareness about the issues affecting the world's children.For more information, visit www.WorldofChildren.org. Society of Environmental Journalists Deadline: April 1 2011The SEJ honors work on the environment that hasappeared in newspapers, magazines, newsletters, onlineservices, books as well as on radio and TV from journalists


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internationally. The work will be recognized in sixcategories, each carrying a cash prize. Please visithttp://www.sej.org/ for more information Lola Kenya Screen 2011 Film AwardsDeadline: April 15, 2011The Lola Kenya Screen is an annual internationalaudiovisual event that seeks to place production tools inthe hands of children and youth for the advancement of literacy, gender equity, self-expression, and democracy intheir world. For more information, please visithttp://comminit.com/en/node/306792/38 International ReSource Award for SustainableWatershed ManagementDeadline: April 30, 2011Swiss Re invites entry in the annual International ReSourceAward for Sustainable Watershed Management,acknowledging leadership in the implementation of theprinciples of sustainability in watershed management. It isworth US$150,000 in total and is granted to one or severalprojects selected by an international jury. For moreinformation, click here . The Goldman Environmental Prize Deadline: April 22, 2011

The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world's largestprize program honoring grassroots environmentalists. ThePrize awards $125,000 annually to six environmentalheroes from each of the inhabited continental regions.Recipients are chosen for their sustained and importantenvironmental achievements. There is no application forthe Goldman Prize, and unsolicited nominations are notaccepted. Contact Cat Jaffee at [email protected] if youwould like to be nominated. For more details go tohttp://www.goldmanprize.org . Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships

First call for nominations is in April The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program providesten months of non-degree academic study and relatedprofessional experiences in the United States. HumphreyFellows are selected based on their potential for leadershipand their commitment to public service. The HumphreyProgram fosters a mutual exchange of knowledge and

understanding about issues of common concern in theUnited States and the Fellows home countries.To apply, please contact the Public Affairs Section of theU.S. Embassy or Binational Fulbright Commission in yourcountry for more information about applicationprocedures and deadlines. Click here for a list of eligiblecountries and in-country contact information. Embassiesand Commissions must submit their nominations to theInstitute of International Education office in Washington,DC by October 1. The deadlines for applicants vary bycountry. For more details, click here . National Endowment for Democracy Deadline: Rolling The NED supports projects that promote political andeconomic freedom, a strong civil society, independentmedia, human rights, and the rule of law. The Endowmentsflexible and efficient grants program is able to assistdemocratic activists in diverse situations, such astransitional countries, where the goal is democraticconsolidation, and authoritarian countries, where the goalsare liberalization, and the protection of human rights. Formore details, go to http://www.ned.org/about/about.html African Women's Development Fund: SolidarityFund

Deadline: Rolling This fund allows African women to participate in exchangevisits, conferences, seminars and workshops. This providesthem with valuable opportunities for networking andinformation, "all of which are vital to the strengthening of the African Women's Movement." For more information,go to http://www.awdf.org/ Kellogg Foundation GrantsDeadline: Rolling The Kellogg Foundation supports children, families, andcommunities as they strengthen and create conditions that

propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individualsand as contributors to the larger community and society.We award the majority of our grants to tax-exemptorganizations in the United States. Please view currentdetails regarding funding in the southern Africa, and LatinAmerica and the Caribbean regions. For more informationgo to www.wkkf.org


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African Development Foundation (ADF) Deadline: Rolling USADF provides funding support to projects that arefocused on the development of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, the enhancement of trade andinvestment (T&I) opportunities for small and medium-scaleenterprises, and participatory community developmentprojects. For more information go tohttp://www.adf.gov/funding.html

The Priority Grant Program of the US Institute of PeaceDeadline: Rolling The Grant Program increases the breadth and depth of theInstitute's work in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, andSudan. For more details, click here . The IZUMI FoundationRolling DeadlineThe IZUMI Foundation gives assistance to the worldspoorest people by supporting programs that improve

health in developing countries. The Foundation looks forpromising, practical innovations that reduce the burden of infectious disease while also strengthening the ability of communities to keep children and families healthy. Its aimis to do as much as possible to improve the healthoutcomes of people living in the most impoverished areasof Africa, Central America, and South America. TheFoundation accepts letters of inquiry at any time during theyear. The Board of Directors meets three times a year(April, June and November) to review proposals. Forfurther details go to http://www.izumi.org/ Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights(UAF) No deadlinesThis is a global womens fund that exists to protect,strengthen and sustain women human rights defenders atcritical moments in time. By intervening quickly whendefenders are poised to make great gains or face seriousthreats to their lives and work, UAF provides an efficientand effective model of strategic philanthropy. For details,click here .

Conferences

Media and Democracy Conference: Towards Sustainable Stability in Africa

Accra, Ghana // August 17-19, 2011Deadline for submission of abstracts: April 22, 2011The conference is designed to address various issues of media in the practice of democratic governance in Africa. Interestedindividuals are invited to submit abstracts for papers or ideas for panel discussions, which must address specific mediapractices in the context of democracy in Africa, such as the role of radio commercials as political communication tool inelectioneering, the corrosive effects of partisan media practices in popular democracy, or the role of the media in theconcept of popular democracy. For more information about the conference, click here .

Information for Fellows

INCORE Summer School on Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding

Application deadline is 25 March 2011.Source: University of Ulster The INCORE Summer School provides a structured learning opportunity to analyze the dynamic and constantly changingfield of conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Participants are invited to compare, contrast and learn from differentperspectives. For details, go to http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/courses/ss/ . TEDActive Projects

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Over the year, many of you have asked How can TED help us bring the incredible ideas presented at the conferencesmore into the world, through collaboration and action? As we step forward into The Rediscovery of Wonder at TED2011, we are launching an experiment to encourage this aspiration known as, The TEDActive Projects Initiative. Visithttp://www.ted.com/ for more information. Join the conversation and follow the progress of the TEDActive Projects athttp://conferences.ted.com/TEDActive2011/projects/ . Changemakers

Get Ready to Vote: Sustainable Urban Housing - Collaborating for Livable and Inclusive CitiesVoting Period: March 23 to April 6, 2011You can vote for the winning solutions for sustainable urban housing that will win US $10,000 each in the Sustainable UrbanHousing: Collaborating for Livable and Inclusive Cities competition, hosted by Ashokas Changemakers, with support fromthe Rockefeller Foundation. The most competitive entrants will be showcased and reviewed at an event that closes thecompetition in June 2011 at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. where they will be viewed by public andprivate partners, including prospective funders.

Enter a solutions competition: Powering Economic Opportunity - Innovations for a Stronger GlobalWorkforceBeginning: March 30, 2011Enter a competition hosted by Ashokas Changemakers and The Opportunity Project, an initiative of the eBay Foundation,to find innovative, market-based solutions that generate sustainable jobs for underserved populations. Click here for moreinformation. Volunteers, Interns, Partners

Volunteers

Need help with Strategic Planning? Fundraising?Translation? Volunteers can help! In-person assistance?Virtual help? Volunteer teams? Let us know what youneed, and well help you find what youre looking for!Please give specific details regarding your plans for using avolunteer and information about what type of work theyllbe doing, special skills required, time-frame,accommodations available, etc. Email Beth Inabinett [email protected] Interns Would you like to advertise for an intern on the AshokaVolunteer website? Many capable undergraduate andgraduate students are visiting the website looking for a wayto get involved and gain experience in their field of study,especially over the summer. Contact Beth Inabinett for anIntern Request Form at [email protected]

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