NEWW/EELC '97-'98 Legal Internship (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

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Subject: NEWW/EELC '97-'98 Legal Internship (fwd)


>From: Network of East-West Women <newwdc at igc.apc.org>

                      NETWORK OF EAST-WEST WOMEN
                       EAST-EAST LEGAL COALITION

                      1997-1998 LEGAL INTERNSHIP

                           APPLICATION FORM

The Network of East-West Women, a vital communications network linking
over 1,500 women's advocates in more than 30 countries in the CEE/FSU
region, has created an internship for recent law graduates interested in
a career incorporating women's rights activism.  This internship has
been developed in the context of current activities of NEWW's East-East
Legal Coalition (EELC), a regional legal reform, advocacy and outreach
network whose goal it is to articulate and enforce laws and policies
that strengthen women's legislative status and sense of citizenship in
their respective countries.  The EELC program for 1997 is supported by
the Open Society Institute.

        The goal of this EELC internship is to help bridge the gap between
theory and practice by providing selected recent law school graduates from
the region with the opportunity to acquire additional skills to work on
women's rights in their own country.

*The Internship:  training and placement*

        The internship consists of a three-four month (Fall 1997)
_intensive training experience_ with a western European or United States
organization that mounts legal challenges and does policy analysis on
behalf of women's rights.  It is structured both to develop the
professional skills and experience of the participating interns and to
help strengthen the EELC generally.

This training experience will be followed immediately by a _one-year
placement_ in 1998 with an organization dedicated to women's rights in the
intern's home country.

*Stipend*

        The internship comes with a stipend that will cover the cost of
travel to and from the internship site in western Europe or the United
States and room and board expenses during the training period.
One-year's support for work with a women's rights organization in the
intern's home country will be negotiated.

*Application*

        Applicants must submit the following materials (in English):

        * a resume;

        * evidence of fluency in English (such as school records or
           examination results);

        * two letters of recommendation (in English, or accompanied by
           English translations);

        * a personal statement which should include:

                -- particular interests within the field of women's rights.  If
                the applicant has worked with any women's organization,
                that work should be described in some detail;

                -- a declaration that the applicant will be available to
                participate in the internship program beginning September
                1997, and that the applicant is prepared to return home (no
                exceptions will be granted) to work within her country for
                one full year.

                Personal statements may also include a brief commentary
                about applicants' future plans and/or expectations for this
                experience.

        One copy of the complete application packet should be sent to
the Network of East-West Women, EELC Internship Program, 1601
Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 701, Washington, DC 20009.  Another complete
application packet should be sent to Ms. Emilia Piwnik, EELC Project
Regional Headquarters c/o Women's Rights Center, ul. Wilcza 60,
V-pietro, 00-679 Warsaw, Poland.

*Deadlines*

        The deadline date for applications is FEBRUARY 10, 1997.

        Applicants are advised to inform Warsaw and Washington, DC (by
email) when they have posted their application packets.  The Washington
email address is <newwdc at igc.apc.org>.  The Warsaw email address is
<temida at medianet.com.pl>.

*Selection Procedure*

        Applications will be reviewed by an international selection
committee, which expects to have completed the selection process
around the middle of March, 1997.  At that time applicants will be informed
of whether they have been chosen to participate in the 1997-1998 EELC
Legal Internship.


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