e-CIVICUS - Connecting civil society worldwide - Number 141
25 November, 2001

CONTENTS

A. From the desk of the CIVICUS Secretary-General
B. General news about civil society and citizen action
C. International conferences/workshops/meetings/fairs and exhibitions
D. Training courses
E. Relevant position listings
F. New publications
G. Internet news and websites
H. Scholarly support and awards
I. From the reader
J. Funders and donors profile

A. FROM THE DESK OF THE CIVICUS SECRETARY-GENERAL

GLOBALIZATION FAVOURING THE WORLD’S POOR

The highly anticipated 4th Ministerial Summit of the World Trade
Organisation (WTO) concluded on November 14th at Doha, the capital of the
Gulf state of Qatar. Although the meeting, especially China’s accession to
the organisation, made the front pages in newspapers around the world, it
generated neither the kind of public debate nor the frenzied media attention
which is now customary with global economic and trade forums. WTO officials
owed this respite as much to the war being fought in Afghanistan as to their
choice of venue.

The “battle of Seattle” of 1998 is forever seared in public memory and
media files. Over 50, 000 demonstrators from all over Seattle, the United
States and dozens of other countries converged at the conference venue,
caught the city officials completely off-guard, and effectively shut down
the first of the 3rd WTO Ministerial Summit. Indian farmers, US trade
unionists and international marine-life conservationists marched
side-by-side questioning the legitimacy and mandate of the global entity
whose effects were being felt in communities around the world. Bill Clinton,
the 'economics’ President of the US, expressed surprise at how so many
people could possibly be opposed to liberalization. Protestors congratulated
themselves, while being careful to denounce the violence by fringe elements.
WTO officials and the US government were quick to release public statements
celebrating the protests as a sign of a vibrant democratic culture and a
celebration of citizen action.

It is rather curious, then, that the WTO took great pains to ensure that
at the next Ministerial meeting, such citizen action would be curtailed to
the bare minimum. Civil society activists contend that this was the primary
rationale for choosing Qatar, a tiny Emirate with vast resources, but
virtually no tolerance for public dissent and the forms of associational
life acceptable in most other parts of the world. Potential interruptions to
the meetings were precluded with the issuing of a very limited number of
visas, and a declaration by Qatari authorities that they had just enough
hotel beds and infrastructure to service the ministerial delegations.

Media and civil society reports indicate that the negotiations were
intense and heated, with governments vying with each other to influence the
WTO agenda and outcomes. The European Union (EU), United States (US),
developing countries, and heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) came in
with their own visions of what an equitable agenda would look like. For
instance, the EU attempted to introduce controversial new items on the
agenda pertaining to investment and competition policy, and government
procurement and customs procedures. This move was defeated by developing
countries led by India. For their part, developing countries and HIPC had to
endure defeat, when the meeting refused to address issues of lowering
tariffs and eliminating quotas for their exports, which would finally enable
them to compete equitably in the global economy. Save the children (UK)
reports that the Doha Round mandates the WTO to undertake an extensive set
of negotiations on further trade liberalisation. In a press release dated
November 14, the aid agency notes that these mandated negotiations include
“controversial issues such as the liberalisation of industrial and
manufacturing markets a move which many poorer countries fear will lead to
their de-industrialisation as giant multinationals take on fledgling
companies in the developing world.”. Another such controversial discussion
involves the liberalisation under GATS or the General Agreement on Trade in
Services, which “poses serious threats to public health, especially for
communities in the developing world”.

Although the Doha Round proved to be mostly an agenda-setting and
mandate-setting conference for future conferences, the one silver lining in
the cloud as far as developing countries were concerned came in the form of
a strong declaration adopted under TRIPS (Trade-related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights), clarifying that under the current WTO patent
rules, poor countries can provide cheaper versions of generic drugs to
combat pandemics such as AIDS. As anticipated, the fiercest opposition to
this came from the US. In a heartfelt report on the meeting, Oxfam
International’s Media Officer Ian Bray, one of the few civil society
representatives who had the opportunity to attend the event, mentions how he
managed to hand over a "Third World Network and Health Gap” petition to WTO
Chairman Mike Moore. This petition, signed by 32,000 people, reports on the
“health gap” in poor countries and the need for access to low-cost
medicines. Noting that the EU spokesperson acknowledged how public opinion
in Europe had influenced the EU’s policy stance towards low-cost medicines,
Oxfam’s Ian Bray says, “For me it was a salutary lesson…that politicians and
officials do listen when enough people genuinely express their concern”.

The vision and mission of CIVICUS implicitly endorses all peaceful visible
expressions of citizens’ aspirations. It is worth mentioning, for instance,
that although protestors had no access to Doha, millions did assemble in
cities and towns around the world during the entire length of the WTO summit
(9th-14th November). I wish to conclude with two messages: the first is the
need for, and inevitability of, citizen participation despite the best
attempts by authorities to stifle it. The second is the urgency for citizens
everywhere to be suspect of theories and one-size-fits-all formulas which
purport to capture the state of the world. The “clash of civilizations”,
very much in vogue now, is not nearly sophisticated enough to explain the
world’s problems. What we witnessed in Doha, and what we are sadly
witnessing in Afghanistan today, are symptomatic of the layers of political,
economic, social, historical and cultural issues which affect daily life in
communities around the world. Debates on cheaper drugs, for instance, do not
indicate a clash of civilizations. Neither are they an outright rejection of
globalisation. Indeed, it would be as naïve to ignore the benefits of
sustainable global economic development as it would be to ignore the
complexity of the associated protest. And, ultimately, globalisation which
does not favour the world’s poor and which does not promote global equality
is no globalisation at all.

Warm regards, Kumi Naidoo

For further information please visit:
www.wto.org, Official website of the WTO
www.agp.org Website of People’s Global Action network of activists
www.oneworld.net, website of OneWorld International, which provides a
comprehensive coverage of the summit
www.oxfam.org.uk/cutthecost/doha.html, for a report from Oxfam
International
www.savethechildren.org.uk, for a report from Save the Children (UK)

B. GENERAL NEWS ABOUT CIVIL SOCIETY AND CITIZEN ACTION

CALL FOR COMPACT BETWEEN THE EU AND NGOs

The European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) held a Seminar on 26 October,
2001, entitled The 3C s of European Governance - Part 2, in order to
resolve questions like; How the EU should relate to protesters ? What the
relationship should be between the Convention on the future of Europe and
civil society? And, how to define European Governance to include Civil
Society ?

The policy research papers resulting from such introspection were not only
added to the consultative process but ECAS believes provide concrete answers
to the questions themselves.

The Research Papers respectively entitled ‘Listening to Civil Society
Communication between the EU and the Citizen, The Commission's Role as
Guardian of the Treaty’ can be consulted in full at: www.ecas.org.

ECAS recommends an open non - institutional approach to civil society. The
White Paper on European Governance proposes minimum standards of
consultation for all NGO s and special partnership arrangements for certain
European associations regarded as particularly representative.

This well ordered bureaucratic approach contained in the White Paper is
rightly rejected by the European Parliament. In practice, the EU must remain
open to all citizens and NGO s wishing to express their views and not just
an organised civil society of Brussels insiders.

ECAS argues for a compact or framework agreement between the EU
Institutions and NGO s clarifying that if the Commission had considered this
proposal earlier, the White paper would not have run into such difficulties.
Compacts avoid the pitfalls of accreditation schemes and are open to all.
They are adaptable to different sectors and geographical levels of
operation.
Compacts are not legally binding and are not threatening to either side.
They do however amount to a series of pledges under the control of the
Parliament.
Compacts have spread from the UK to France, Hungary, Croatia and Canada,
for example.

Participants to the ECAS seminar on The 3C s of European Governance - Part
2 were not convinced that the Economic and Social Committee could become a
forum for civil society, since its members are appointed by governments and
its composition makes it more about social than civil dialogue.

A full report of the seminar will be availble shortly.

For further inofrmation contact:

Tony Venables, Director, ECAS
ADDRESS: 53 rue de la Concorde, B-1050 Brussels, BELGIUM
TEL.: (32-2) 548-0490
FAX: (32-2) 548-0490
E-MAIL [email protected]
INTERNET: www.ecas.org

DRAFT IDA13 REPORT POSTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
[NGO Unit, The World Bank]

The donor representatives for the World Bank's concessional lending arm
for poor countries, the International Development Association (the "IDA
Deputies") are seeking public feedback on the draft of the IDA13 report,
which will govern the use of IDA resources during the three-year period
beginning in July 2002.

To access the report (posted under the Special Interest section) and
submit your comments, please go to the IDA page on the World Bank's external
website at www.worldbank.org/ida. From this page you can also access all of
the background documents which have been prepared for the IDA13
replenishment.

Comments received by 3 December, 2001will be submitted to Deputies for
consideration during their next meeting on 6-7 December, at which time they
will discuss the drafting of the final report. In addition, comments will be
collected and posted on this site in advance of the December meeting.

For further information visit: www.worldbank.org/ngos

PERPETRATORS AND VICTIMS: THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE CHALLENGES OF TERRORISM
[Carnegie e-News]
19 November, 2001

In a Carnegie Endowment briefing, three prominent analysts from the area,
Mamoun Fandy, Nawaf Obaid, and Shibley Telhami, examined the roots of
terrorism and the response to it in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the West Bank.
Carnegie Senior Associate Marina Ottaway moderated the event. Audio from the
event is available online.

INTERNET: www.ceip.org/files/events/events.asp?EventID=409

TAC APPEALS FOR GLOBAL SOLIDARITY IN MOTHER-TO-CHILD-TRANSMISSION (MTCT)
COURT CASE
19 November, 2001

On the 26-27 November, 2001, South Africa (SA) will witness a court case
that can help to alter the course of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country.
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) calls on support and solidarity to save
people from unnecessary death and suffering. TAC asks all to encourage the
South African government to change its tragic course in the HIV/AIDS
epidemic as the court case in question is about giving women a choice and
children a chance.

Across SA nearly 300 000 women with HIV will give birth this year. The
majority do not know their HIV status and are not given information or
medicine that can reduce the risk of HIV transmission to their children. As
a consequence, at least 70 000 children will be infected with HIV during
labour and through breastfeeding.

The government has the resources and the opportunity to give women a
choice to look after their own health and a chance to prevent their infants
from becoming infected with HIV. But, it has dithered and reacted
unscientifically to calls for the implementation of MTCT prevention
programmes.

For more than five years civil society, initially led by the AIDS Law
Project and the AIDS Consortium, have lobbied government to implement MTCT
programmes to reduce HIV transmission to infants. Since December 1998, TAC
has led the call for government to take action.

TAC has petitioned, negotiated, written appeals, organised workshops and
conferences, publicised the need for government action - all to no avail.

Despite TAC's unshakeable support for the government during its court
battle with drug companies, TAC has had no option but to defend the rights
of poor women with HIV and children against the government. For TAC, legal
proceedings were the last resort - they give people who have lost faith in
the government's commitment to address all aspects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
a legitimate and legal avenue to defend their constitutional rights to
healthcare access, life, dignity and equality. TAC is not not opposed to the
SA government. TAC is opposed to the misguided and unconstitutional actions
(or lack of them) on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.

In August, TAC appealed publicly to the SA Government to abandon its
opposition to the orders TAC is seeking from the court: access to Nevirapine
for women and children who need it (under proper medical supervision), and a
clear national programme to prevent mother to child HIV transmission. The
Minister of Health spurned this appeal.

TAC therefore appeals to every person in South Africa and across the globe
to support TAC's court action. TAC urges all to write letters of support to
the following address:
TAC National Office, Town One Properties, Sulani Drive, Site B,
Khayelitsha, SOUTH AFRICA
E-MAIL: [email protected]

For more information visit: www.tac.org.za

ITEMS FOR DEMOCRACYNEWS

The next issue of DemocracyNews will go out on 5 December, 2001. In order
to make DemocracyNews as useful to you as possible, we ask you to send us
any items related to democracy work that you would like us to include.

We welcome items on your collaborative efforts with other groups to
advance democracy; democracy-related activities particularly in countries
that are struggling to democratize; upcoming events (conferences, training
programs, and workshops); and new publication announcements (case studies,
training manuals, and conference reports).

The next deadline for submissions is 30 November, 2001.

Send contributions to:
World Movement for Democracy
E-MAIL: [email protected]
INTERNET: www.wmd.org

C. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS, FAIRS, EXHIBITIONS
(Conferences marked with an asterisk (*) are appearing in this newsletter
for the first time)

GLOBALIZATIONS: CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, DEMOCRATIC (*)

The conference, like it's theme, will be interdisciplinary and
international in character and we hope to have as many different
perspectives presented as possible. This includes persons both on the
academic and activists fronts.

Our emphasis will be on the interactions between various kinds of
globalizations: cultural, economic and democratic. There has been much
academic research and public discussion on the global economy, but we know
much less about the emerging culture that accompanies it. The goal of this
conference is to bring clarity to this and other issues. Some of the
questions to be addressed are, but not limited to:

- What are the implications of postmodern culture and global capitalism
for each other and for a democratic life?
- What are relations between emerging cultural hybrids and postindustrial
economies, between post-Fordism and post-Freudianism, between flexible
accumulation and flexible identities?
- What is the global and social distribution of such different cultural,
economic, and political forms?
- How do various social and cultural theories alternately address the
complex transformations, questions and problems of the present?

For a more complete list, or fo information on the location of the
conference, registration material, on organizing a session, "things to do"
while in the DC metropolitan area, how to submit papers for presentation, or
more general information on the conference itself, please visit
Globalizations' webpage at www.bsos.umd.edu/socy/conference.

DATE: 11-14 April, 2002
VENUE: University of Maryland in College Park, USA
ORGANISER: Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, USA
CONTACT: Dr. Richard Brown
E-MAIL: [email protected].
INTERNET: www.bsos.umd.edu/socy/conference

CARAVAN 2002 (*)
International Youth Camp Mongolia

The Mongolian Youth Development Centre (MYDC) was established in 1997 and
is an NGO that works to provide opportunities for youth to develop
themselves through social, educational, cultural and physical activities.
Each year MYDC holds an international youth camp for youth aged 14-25. The
camp is a wonderful opportunity for international participants to interact
with each other and with the volunteers who help in the organisation and
Mongolian youth who participate. It is an enriching cultural and social
experience. Next year’s camp, Caravan 2002 will be held in the exotic
setting of the south Gobi Desert. The week-long format offers activities
such as camel riding and traditional bone games.

DATE: 24 July - 5 August, 2002
VENUE: Goby Desert, MONGOLIA
ORGANISER: MYDC
E-MAIL: [email protected]
INTERNET: www.mydc.org.mn

D. TRAINING COURSES

TRAINING COURSE IN COSTA RICA

The International Center for Human Rights in Media (ICHRM) and Radio for
Peace International (RFPI) based in Costa Rica announce a ten-week program
beginning on 6 January, 2002 to service students from around the world.

The program focuses on various subjects including social justice, human
rights, ethics in journalism, racism and xenophobia in the media. The
courses are held in the facilities of RFPI and ICHRM. In addition to peace
related studies, language training is also available in both English and
Spanish.

In addition to peace studies and the multicultural experience: a series of
field trips are offered to various points of interest around Costa Rica,
including the rainforest, volcanoes and the beach, every second weekend.
The cost of the program is $3850 USD, excluding airfare and pocket money.

For additional information and registration form

CONTACT: Gilbert Carmichael
TEL.: (11-506) 249-1821
E-MAIL: [email protected]
INTERNET: www.rfpi.org/ipc.html

COURSE AT SIT

The School for International Training (SIT)’s Center for Social Policy and
Institutional Development will organise a practical, hands-on course for
experienced NGO staff who wish to learn key advocacy concepts and skills.
Training and experiential workshops are combined with expansive visits in
New York City and Washington, DC, USA followed by a final synthesis on the
SIT campus in Vermont, USA.

THEME: International Policy Advocacy
DATE: 30 May ­ 28 June, 2002
TEL.: (1-802) 258-3433
E-MAIL: [email protected]
INTERNET: www.sit.edu/ipa

E. RELEVANT POSITION LISTINGS

INTERNATIONAL NGO TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE (INTRAC) SEEKS RESEARCH
DIRECTOR

INTRAC, involved in training, consultancy and research within the
international development sector, wishes to recruit a new Research Director
to replace Dr. Peter Oakley who sadly died earlier this year. The Director
will lead the growing INTRAC Research Team. Our key areas of interest are:
Civil Society, Organisational Capacity Building and Participatory
Development.

Further details are on our website or available from INTRAC. The
successful candidate should have an established international reputation,
experience in international development and applied research. The Research
Director is a member of INTRAC’s senior management team.

Salary range £30,000 - 35,000. Full terms and conditions are available.
Closing date: 1 February, 2002, interviews: on or around 25 February,
2002 in Oxford.

For a copy of the job description and application form please write to:

ADDRESS: Personnel, INTRAC, PO Box 563, Oxford OX2 6RZ, UK.
FAX: (44-1865) 201-852
E-MAIL: [email protected]
INTERNET: www.intrac.org

F. NEW PUBLICATIONS

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF PHILANTHROPY IN ISLAM

Principles and Practices of Philanthropy in Islam: Potentials for the
Third Sector
by Samiul Hasan, Coordinator, Asian Third Sector Research Unit, University
of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Published by Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management
(CACOM). Working Paper Series No. 53.

The primary purpose of this monograph is to identify the basic principles
of philanthropy in Islam and their practices in different Islamic polities.
It discusses different aspects of Islamic philanthropy and their influences
and possible relationship with the third sector in Islamic societies, and
argues that the Islamic principles of philanthropy can be practised in and
benefit third sector organisations, and suggests, with arguments, the need
for governmental intervention to that effect.

The publication can be ordered by contacting The Administrator, CACOM by
fax: (61-2) 951-45583.

2ND EDITION OF NGO-CENTRES AND GOVERNMENTS STUDY

The study is the answer to a request from Slovenia where a new NGO-owned
NGO-centre has been established in the year 2001 at the initiative and with
support from the Government through the Government Office for European
Affairs (GOEA).

The Government of Slovenia is interested to learn from experiences
elsewhere. In particular about the way the relationships between the
government and governmental offices have been organised with individual NGOs
and the organised NGO-world elsewhere.

The study is implemented and the report is written by the volunteer
consultant made available through the Netherlands Management Consultancy
Programme (NMCP, a senior citizen organisation), dr. Michel van Hulten.

The desk study began with the study of accessible documentation available
on the various websites of the Centres chosen for the analysis. This was
followed by a series of letters with additional questions addressed per
Centre. Answers received came from the NGO-centres in Latvia (Raymond
Stephens on behalf of Kaija Gertnere), Lithuania (Ilgius Vaidotas), Czech
Republic (Jana Zahradnickova), Croatia (Cvjatana Plavsa-Matic), and Slovenia
(Primoz Sporar) and in the Netherlands from NIZW (Floris Barnhoorn) and NCDO
(several staff). These answers and other respondents also provided new
documents which appeared useful for the purpose of the study, also coming
from Igor Vidacak of the Institute of International Relations (IMO) in
Zagreb, Agnieszka Sawczuk of ORPHEUS, and from ICNL (see footnote 7 for
justification).

For the full report contact: [email protected]

G. INTERNET NEWS AND WEBSITES

ASHOKA WEBSITE IN SPANISH

Ashoka: Innovators for the Public's - a non-profit organization that
identifies and supports social entrepreneurs worldwide - Spanish language
website is available at: www.espanol.ashoka.org. The site features the
latest information about social entrepreneurs in Latin America, as well as a
library of online resources aimed at strengthening citizen sector
initiatives in the region and beyond.

For more information contact: [email protected]

H. SCHOLARLY SUPPORT AND AWARDS

FELLOWSHIPS TO MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS
[PAHO]

The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs
will be awarding three fellowships to mid-career professionals from Eastern
Europe, Russia, the former Soviet Republics, South Asia, Latin America and
Africa to pursue the Master of International Policy and Practice program
during the 2002-2003 academic year.

The fellowships, made possible by a grant from the Starr Foundation, will
cover tuition, fees, and a living stipend (for a total value of
approximately USD 35,000).

Applications for the Starr Fellows program are due by 15 January, 2002

Additional information is available at:
www.gwu.edu/~elliott/academicprograms/mipp/

For details
CONTACT: Office of Graduate Admissions of The George Washington
University, Elliott School of International Affairs
ADDRESS: 2013 G Street, NW, Rm. 102, Washington, DC 20052, UNITED STATES
Tel.: (1-202) 994-7050
Fax (1-202) 994-9537
E-mail: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH IN ACTION AWARD
Deadline: 21 March, 2002

Youth In Action and the Global Youth Action Network are offering USD 1,000
awards to young people (under 25) who have started a project anywhere in the
world that has positively impacted their community. UNESCO's InfoYOUTH
Network and select corporations have offered funds for these awards, which
aim to provide greater recognition for young people's positive
contributions.

Only youth-initiated projects that are on-going or completed and have
created a measurable and positive result are eligible.

For further information contact: [email protected]

ANNOUNCING A NEW HIGH SCHOOL CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE

The Pew Charitable Trusts recently made a grant to Providence College to
create a network of public high schools in the United States with the aim of
advancing youth civic engagement. The project, under the direction of Rick
Battistoni, will involve establishing 200-250 participating high schools in
10 sites (either single school districts or consortia of districts). In each
site, a small group of students, with the assistance of teachers and
administrators, would conduct "civic audits" of their schools, assessing
what their schools do well to provide opportunities for them to engage in
the public life of their communities, and what areas could be improved.

Providence College will develop the audit instrument, a resource guide to
accompany it, and the deliberative process guidelines for the training of
teachers and students. These audits would be the starting point for a
deliberative conversation schoolwide, facilitated by the group of "lead
students", about
1) what issues students are passionate about and what would cause them to
get engaged civically, and
2) what opportunities their high school currently provides and might
provide in the future for civic engagement.
These deliberations would culminate in the development of action plans in
each school to implement one or two new strategies or enhancements for civic
education and civic engagement. In addition to the "demonstration projects"
in each school, the process would culminate nationally in a set of findings
that would then be used to suggest a national strategy for using high
schools as sites for enhancing youth civic engagement.

In order to select the 10 participating sites, Providence College will be
developing an RFP process, but obviously we want to encourage interested
districts or already existing consortia to get involved in potentially
pulling together 20-25 high schools for a site application. The RFP will be
developed by mid-November 2001, and applications will be due by mid-February
2002. Sites would be selected in March 2002, and schools would begin
projects in September 2002. The "applicant" can be a school district, a
consortium of districts, or a CBO or higher educational institution working
in conjunction with school district(s).

Each site chosen to participate will receive USD 100,000, to fund the
hiring of a site coordinator and related expenses necessary to carry out the
grant's objectives. In addition, the lead teacher in each participating
school will receive a small stipend for his/her participation and training.

Questions regarding the high school civic engagement project can be
directed to:

Eric Goldman, Field Director, National High School Civic Engagement
Initiative
TEL.: (1-703) 243-7707
E-MAIL: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL PHILANTHROPY FELLOWS PROGRAM AT THE JOHN HOPKINS INSTITUTE

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies, Center for Civil Society
Studies is pleased to announce a call for applications for the International
Fellows in Philanthropy Program for the 2002-2003 academic year. This
program based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, affords an opportunity for
advanced study, research, and training for up to eight participants each
year who are involved in studying or managing private nonprofit, or
philanthropic organizations outside of the United States, or working as NGO
liaisons in the public or commercial sectors. Fellowships, which can be an
academic year or semester, are available at both the Junior and Senior
level.

Eligibility:

We are soliciting candidates who: 1) have demonstrated a high degree of
interest, experience, and professional competence in research, management,
or general leadership related to the voluntary, nongovernmental, nonprofit,
or philanthropic sector; or 2) nonprofit liaison officers established by
governments and multinational organizations who play a role in linking with
nonprofit organizations through project partnerships, legal reform
initiatives, and a variety of other activities.

Candidates are expected to have attained a university diploma equivalent
to the American Bachelors of Arts or Science degree and be capable of
carrying out independent research and inquiry. A high degree of English
fluency is required as demonstrated by a score of 600 or higher on the TOEFL
exam.

There are no restrictions as to nationality (except that US citizens are
excluded from eligibility). Fellows are required to attend the annual
International Fellows in Philanthropy Conference prior to their fellowship
year and are strongly encouraged to participate in subsequent annual
conferences.

Deadline for submission of applications is February 25, 2002.

For more information, or to download an application, visit:
www.jhu.edu/~philfellow or contact Program Manager Carol Wessner at
[email protected].

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