World Partners Fellowship
AJWS World Partners Fellowship is awarded to Jewish recent college graduates and young professionals who wish to volunteer at an NGO, live independently in a developing country and participate in a peer-learning community. Fellows learn about human rights in an international context, explore the Jewish values that motivate their work and gain skills to prepare their entrance into careers dedicated to social justice.
The fellowship has two main components:
- Volunteer placement: Fellows serve as volunteers with NGOs for a minimum of nine months. Fellows provide needed skills and service to their host NGOs while gaining overseas work experience.
- Professional and leadership development: Fellows participate in an orientation, regional retreats, online education and a closing domestic conference. This interactive educational component prepares fellows for leadership roles as advocates for social change in their professional lives and communities when they return home.
Upcoming Application Deadlines
India - January 2009 through October 2009: Applications closed
Central America - September 2009 through July 2010: January 15, 2009 (application will be available in September 2008)
Current Program Locations
- Central America: February through November 2008
(applications closed)
For more information about volunteering through AJWS, please contact us at volunteer@ajws.org or call Andrea Richardson, Program Officer, at 212.792.2888.
