AHRN Shelter City Benin for Human Rights Defenders at Risk 2022

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AHRN Shelter City Benin for Human Rights Defenders at Risk 2022

This program is a result of a five-year project of temporary relocation for human rights defenders in danger that was introduced by the Africa Human Rights Network (AHRN Foundation) in collaboration with Fondation Défenseurs D'Afrique (FDDA). The chosen candidate will remain in Benin for three months. A wide spectrum of activists will stay in the Shelter City Benin for three months as they recover, reenergize, learn new skills, expand their network, and raise awareness of the crisis in their country. Participants are expected to leave the program with fresh motivation and resources to finish their work at home.

Application Requirements

The applicant must belong to the broad range of activists (journalists, scholars, writers, artists, political figures, lawyers, civil rights defenders, independent media professionals, civil society members, and others) working to advance human rights and democracy around the world in a peaceful manner

Required Documents

N/A

Funding Specifications

Not specified.

Application Steps

To apply or submit the application for a human rights defender, kindly find the online application
form (https://www.ahrnfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AHRN-FDDA-Relocation-Form-English.docx). Application forms must be submitted by August 15th
, 2022, at 23:59 GMT at fondationfdda@gmail.com and ahrnfoundation@gmail.com. Please make sure that your form has
been sent to both addresses (send to the first address and copy the second).

University: Africa Human Rights Network Foundation (Ahrn)

Country of Study: None

Level: Other

Test Score: N/A

Deadline: 2022-08-15

Dollar Range: The Shelter City Benin will offer the activists shelter for three months, during which they will rest, re-energize, gain new skills, extend their network and raise awareness about the situation in their country. At the end of the programme, participants will return with new tools and energy to carry out their work at home.

Eligible In: Benin

Scholarship Contact:
ahrnfoundation@gmail.com

Apply Here!