University of Massachusetts Boston Institute Launches International Fellowship Program on Inclusive Civic Engagement
February 4, 2022
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BOSTON, MA – The Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at the University of Massachusetts Boston, in partnership with Humanity & Inclusion (HI), has been awarded a grant from the US Department of State to develop and implement the Professional Fellows Program on Inclusive Civic Engagement, a new professional program for emerging leaders in Africa to exchange and implement best practices for inclusive civic engagement.
The program will support approximately 19 disability rights professionals (Fellows) from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia to participate in a 5-week Fellowship Program on inclusive civic engagement. Fellows will focus on a key policy or practice issue related to disability and civic engagement in their home countries. We will individually match each Fellow to a US host site organization for their Fellowship placement.
Fellows will collaborate with colleagues from the US host site organizations to design an individual project action plan to implement upon returning home. US hosts may visit their respective Fellow’s organizations in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, or Ethiopia to facilitate project sustainability and long-term collaboration.
The Professional Fellows Program on Inclusive Civic Engagement reflects the ICI’s and HI’s shared commitment to building sustainable partnerships that strengthen fully inclusive civic societies for people with disabilities.
About ICI
The Institute for Community Inclusion is a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities based at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Founded in 1963, the ICI’s mission is to promote inclusion and equity for people with disabilities in all aspects of society: education, employment, health care, and community life. Toward this mission, the ICI provides research and program evaluation, training and consultation, policy analysis, and direct employment services in partnership with local, state, national, and international agencies; legislators; schools; institutes of higher education; employers; community and multicultural organizations; and people with disabilities and their family members.
Image Description: Photo of past Pro Fellows with a green border. A red banner on the top has white text that reads, "Join a new generation of African disability leaders committed to inclusive civic engagement." On the bottom is a row of project funder logos. In the bottom right corner a box with the text, "Learn about our new Professional Fellows Program on Inclusive Civic Engagement in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda & Ethiopia at www.PFPInclusion.org. Apply by March 18, 2022."
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