The Fellowship Programme
In 2010, the UNAOC launched the Fellowship Programme based on the notion that intercultural dialogue and mutual cooperation can build bridges of understanding between different cultures and societies. Framed around two-week exchange trips between young civil society leaders from Europe and North-America (EUNA) and the Middle East and North-Africa (MENA), the programme sends participants from each geographic cluster to visit their counterparts’ region and experience cultural immersion while interacting with a wide range of local actors and partners. Every country-visit is designed to provide participants with crucial comprehension tools to help them understand the plurality and complexity of their surroundings…
The Selection Process
Participants are selected for their potential in shaping opinion and taking strong initiatives within their community. In their applications, candidates have to demonstrate a strong interest – backed by concrete ideas – to engage with peers and partners from the countries they are going to visit, and propose positive and innovative models of intercultural cooperation. Candidates have to show a level of professional accomplishment in intercultural dialogue and in the theme chosen by UNAOC, through their involvement in politics, civil society, media, local community organizations, faith-based associations, grassroots initiatives, academia, think-tanks, arts, and other fields relevant to the objectives of the UNAOC Fellowship.
Call for Applications
UNAOC is pleased to launch the Call for Applications for the 2022 edition of its Fellowship Programme. The Call is open to participants between 25 to 35 years old, from the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and North America, with a strong interest in intercultural exchanges and intercultural cooperation to challenge and deconstruct hate speech and stereotypes. This year’s theme is “The nexus between human rights and discrimination based on religion or belief”. The choice of the theme stems from the UN Secretary-General’s recent Call to Action on Human Rights as an essential element in addressing the broad causes and impacts of crises, and UNAOC’s core mandate to address racism and discrimination based on religion or belief…