Community Solutions- Information for Host Organizations
Due - April 15, 2012
Community Solutions is now accepting applications from U.S.-based organizations. Please visit the Host Interest Form to begin applying. All Host Interest Forms are due by June 1, 2012.
IREX seeks U.S. community-based, non-profit or other grassroots organizations, government offices or legislative bodies that actively engage in community development projects to host, mentor and guide community leaders from July to December of 2012. Community Solutions participants are among the best and brightest global community leaders working in Transparency & Accountability, Tolerance/Conflict Resolution, Environmental Issues, and Women’s Issues. Community leaders participating in the program will come from 50 countries.
Hear what host organizations from 2011 have to say about hosting a leader:
Additional Information
BENEFITS OF HOSTING A COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS LEADER
• Outstanding Community Leaders: IREX pre-screens applicants through an extensive selection process which includes detailed reviews of candidate applications, interviews in English and language testing, ensuring that leaders are qualified to contribute actively to the life of the organization and the surrounding community. Read about the 2011 Community Solutions Leaders here.
• Diversity: hosts benefit from the diverse cultural and professional backgrounds and ideas of leaders (see list of countries below)
• International Networks: interaction with leaders can lead to new contacts and areas for future international collaboration
• Publicity: organizations receive free publicity through IREX and the community leaders
• Lasting Change: hosts have the opportunity to contribute to positive lasting change in community leaders’ home communities by sharing their expertise and networks
• No Cost: IREX sponsors leaders’ visas, provides complete financial support, and monitors and supports the community leaders’ activities throughout the duration of the program. In fact, hosts receive an honorarium for their participation in the Community Solutions Program
CONTRIBUTIONS OF HOST ORGANIZATION
• Mentor: hosts designate a mentor within the organization or government office who will meet with the leader on a regular basis to help guide them in their learning
• Work Space: host organizations provide office space or other work space (shared if necessary)
• Resources: host organizations offer access to computer, e-mail, and Internet facilities
• Support: hosts provide initial support in helping the leader find housing, familiarize themselves with local resources, and integrate socially and culturally into the host institution and community
• Networks: host organizations facilitate leader’s experiential learning and networking
• Collaborate: host organizations collaborate with community leaders on their follow-on projects
Interested in hosting a Community Solutions Leader? Complete a Host Interest Form.
LEADERS' COUNTRIES
Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
East Asia and the Pacific: Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Europe: Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia
South and Central Asia: Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Near East & North Africa: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and West Bank/Gaza
Western Hemisphere: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago
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