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IFOR Program Components

 

Internship: Throughout the 9 week program (Oct 21-Dec 21), fellows will work 4 days per week as interns of IFOR’s International Secretariat. Fellows will work under IFOR’s International Coordinator on matters related to administration and communications, particularly:

  • Social media

  • Writing news releases and managing the monthly newsletter

  • Website administration

  • Translation

  • Contribute to the IFOR Annual Report finalization

  • Communication with member organizations

  • Fundraising

 

Training: Fellows will spend 1 day per week in training sessions given by experts within IFOR’s international network. Trainings are intended to provide fellows with a well-rounded understanding of nonviolence history, philosophy, and methodology and opportunities to network with nonviolence professionals.

 

Mentorship: About halfway through the internship period, each fellow will be paired with a mentor from within IFOR’s network according to his or her interests and Individual Project proposal. Weekly conversations with mentors will provide fellows with support and guidance from the perspective of an expert throughout the Fellowship School program as well as the implementation and evaluation processes. Commitment to weekly mentorship meetings will no longer be a requirement beyond the IFOR Centennial event (August 1-3, 2014), but may continue if agreed upon by the mentorship pair.

 

Individual Project: Each fellow will design an Individual Project in accordance with IFOR’s mission as well as his or her specific interests and local context. Fellows are encouraged to be creative in the design of their projects, which may include trainings, direct actions, and exchange platforms among other project activities. Weekly project management units and meetings with mentors will guide fellows through the project design and planning processes, preparing each fellow to fund, implement, and evaluate his/her project upon arrival in their chosen local contexts. Fellows commit to carry out fundraising, implementation, and evaluation plans between the Fellowship School closing date (December 21, 2013) and the IFOR Centennial event (August 1-3, 2014). Following the implementation of their projects, fellows will have the opportunity to present their Individual Projects at the IFOR Centennial event in Konstanz, Germany.

The Individual Fellows Project will give fellows an opportunity to convert the background they’ve developed and the techniques they’ve learned throughout the program into practical project design and management experience, preparing them for futures as leaders of the global nonviolence movement.

 

Follow the Fellows: Over the course of the Fellowship School period, fellows will work as a group to document the program in an interesting and creative way, leaving behind a tool that can be used to allow others to understand the added value of the program.

 

Tentative Program Agenda:

Week 1: Intro to IFOR
Week 2: Intro to FOR USA & the Civil Rights Movement
Week 3: Interreligious & Interfaith Cooperation
Week 4: Nonviolence Education & Training
Week 5: Civil Disobedience
Week 6: New York Excursion
Week 7: Advocacy & Policy Making
Week 8: Conflict Transformation & Mediation in the Field
Week 9: Program Wrap-Up

 

Weekly Schedule:

Monday: Internship, Topic Intro & Reading Assigned
Tuesday: Internship, Mentor Discussion availability (once assigned)
Wednesday: Internship, Project Management Unit
Thursday: Internship, Mentor Discussion availability (once assigned)
Friday: All-day Training

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