International Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) program in USA, 2019

30 November 2018.

United States.

(Partially Funded)

Description

9th International Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) program.

MIUSA’s Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) will bring together approximately 25 women leaders with disabilities from approximately 25 different countries, to strengthen leadership capacity, create new visions and build international networks of support for inclusive international development programming.

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During the three-week program, participants will take part in workshops, seminars and discussions, conduct on-site visits, and participate in team-building activities, to explore challenges and exchange strategies for increasing leadership opportunities and participation of women and girls with disabilities in international development programs.

Opportunity Focus Areas:

• Strategies for implementing national and international policies and legislation.
• Health and family issues including parenting, women’s health, HIV/AIDS, reproductive health
• Violence prevention
• Using the media
• Strategies for leadership, including networking and coalition building
• Organizational development and sustainability, including funding resources and strategies, and fostering partnerships with
• community organizations and businesses
• Inclusive international development, including exchanging strategies for inclusion with representatives from U.S-based international development organizations and/or human rights organizations

• Cultural and team-building experiences, including living with a local host family
• Goals and action planning sessions, including plans for the transfer of information from WILD to other women and girls with disabilities

Required Languages

American Sign Language (ASL), English and Spanish.

Eligible Countries

EGYPT, SYRIA, IRAQ, PALESTINE, JORDAN, LEBANON, TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, SUDAN, LIBYA, SAUDI ARABIA, EMIRATES, KUWAIT, QATAR, BAHRAIN, OMAN, YEMEN, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI, MAURITANIA, TURKEY, IRAN, CYPRUS, COMOROS, & OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.

Program Period

3 Weeks.

a three-week WILD program in Eugene, Oregon held July 13 – August 3, 2019.

Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)

Established leader and/or professional who is:

• At least 21 years of age and older.
• NOT an alumna of previous MIUSA exchange program that took place in the U.S.
• Personal experience with disability, an understanding of issues, and a commitment to working for the rights of women and girls with disabilities.
  Membership in an organization led by and for people with disabilities, or by and for women, with particular attention to issues of women and girls with disabilities; or civil society or other organizations committed to the inclusion of women and girls with disabilities.
• Commitment to and capacity for increasing leadership opportunities of women with disabilities in the community and/or country
• Commitment to and capacity for increasing the participation of women and girls with disabilities in international development programs
• Commitment and capacity to complete the activities over a one year program (from March 2019 – March 2020).

Use at least ONE of the following languages:

• Conversational English (minimum).
• Spanish.
• Sign Language with at least conversational American Sign Language (ASL).

Opportunity Cost

(Partially Funded)

Accepted participants will be responsible for:

• $250 USD program fee.
• NOTE: Scholarships are available based on applicant’s demonstrated financial need.  Accepted participants can apply for a scholarship AFTER they have been accepted to the WILD program.
• Costs related to obtaining a current, valid passport and U.S. visa, including  travel costs to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in the home country
• Personal incidentals.
• Supplemental meals, snacks and beverage.

MIUSA will provide: 

• Documentation to support applications for a B1/B2 U.S. visa
• Roundtrip airplane tickets in economy class for participants to travel from home countries to Eugene, Oregon, USA
• Travel health insurance during the WILD program
• All main meals, lodging, program activities and accessible transportation during the WILD program
• Spoken and sign language interpretation during formal program activities, workshops, discussion and site visits
• Disability-related accommodations, including sign language interpreters, travel costs for personal assistants, etc.

How to Apply

Complete the WILD 2019 Online Application Form and the WILD 2019 Online Recommendation Form.

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This Scholarship Published by:
” Esraa Abdullzaher/ Egypt “

Reviewed by”Alyaa Abdelraouf/ Egypt”
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