[bestbits] Fwd: Call for Fellowship to IGF 2016 - Africa and Asia

[Renata Aquino Ribeiro]

Dear all

Forwarding this opportunity related to IGF2016. Apply by 12th June

Eligible to those in:

Namibia,
Republic of the Congo,
Togo,
South Africa,
Myanmar,
Sri Lanka,
Bhutan,
Bangladesh



Message: 1
Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 22:31:16 +0200
From: lorena jaume <ljaume at hotmail.com>
To: "igfregionals at intgovforum.org" <igfregionals at intgovforum.org>
Subject: [Igfregionals] Call for Applications for Fellows from the
        Global  South

IGF Academy Fellowships

iRights, in cooperation with the Association for Progressive
Communications (APC) and LIRNEasia, with the financial support of the
German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, are pleased
to announce the call for applications for a fellowship to the Internet
Governance Forum (IGF) Academy.

We are looking for national champions in the field of freedom of
expression and / or Internet governance. The fellowship will enable
fellows to receive mentoring from internationally renowned experts in
the Internet governance process, to participate in a regional workshop
with champions from other countries, and to participate in the global
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Guadalajara, Mexico, from December
4th to 10th.

About the academy

The project seeks to foster and enhance freedom of expression on the
Internet and inclusive and transparent national Internet governance
and policy processes through the creation and/or consolidation of
multistakeholder, national Internet Governance structures in Africa
and Asia. To achieve this, the IGF Academy will bring together eight
national champions from four African countries (Namibia, South Africa,
Congo Brazzaville, Togo) and eight national champions from four Asian
countries (Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh).

The IGF Academy Fellowships

The fellowship will provide experienced individuals with the opportunity to:

> receive mentoring from internationally renowned Internet governance practitioners

> deepen their understanding of Internet governance issues and processes

> expand their networks nationally, regionally and globally

> develop a strategic roadmap to strengthen existing or initiate inclusive national Internet Governance processes in their countries

> peer learning with experts from their country, their region and cross-regionally

> participate in a regional training event

> participate in a training event at the global IGF

> participate in the global UN IGF 2016 in Guadalajara

> be part of a (cross)regional and UN global dialogue on freedom of expression and information preparing for the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive process.
Applications will be accepted until the 12th of June 2016, 22:00 GMT.

We encourage you to apply and forward the information about this
programme to individuals who have a passion for freedom of expression
and a broad understanding of a multistakeholder dialogue.

The fellowship period runs from June – December 2016.

Successful applicants will receive assistance and funding for travel,
accommodation and meals to attend:

> One training event in their region (3 days), dates and location to be determined

> The UN Internet Governance Forum, Guadalajara, Mexico and a one-day pre-IGF workshop, December 4- 10 2016

Criteria for selection

Selection for the Fellowship is competitive. The selected candidates
must provide a clear motivation for participating in the academy,
including demonstrating a strong sense of what they intend to
accomplish, how Internet Governance may help to foster freedom of
expression in the long term in their home country and how they intend
to apply the regional and global experiences from the trainings and
the global UN IGF in their own national project.

Two fellows per country will be selected, one of them experienced in
the human rights field, the other with experience in Internet
governance processes.

In order to qualify applicants must be based in one of these countries:

Namibia,
Republic of the Congo,
Togo,
South Africa,
Myanmar,
Sri Lanka,
Bhutan,
Bangladesh

and be able to demonstrate that they

> are proficient in English (oral and written)

> are committed to the use of the Internet as a driver for development, democracy and human rights and Internet governance

> are self-motivated and able to work independently

> have fundraising and resource mobilisation skills at a national level

> have the capacity to build networks and to convene stakeholders from a variety of sectors

Depending on their profile (freedom of expression / Internet
governance), candidates must have a proven track-record in

> human rights work (especially freedom of expression) at a national level

> Internet governance and/or public policy, especially in national regulatory ICT processes

The Application

Qualified applicants are requested to express their interest by
filling the form.*
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TgPmSvZKiENV6zdsfs2hvRE0JtXNk22QOg7e2e2n7xE/viewform

Only fully completed applications will be considered.

*Your personal data will be transmitted using SSL encryption

In case you have further questions regarding the application process,
please contact us by email at igf-academy [at] iRights [dot] info.