Applications Invited for MAP Catalyst for Change Fellowship 2020

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About the Organization:

Migration & Asylum Project (M.A.P) formerly known as Ara Legal Initiative, was started as The Ara Trust’s pilot programme on February 20, 2013. It was set up primarily to introduce the concept of legal representation in UNHCR’s asylum process and to ensure that every refugee in India was able to realise their right to legal assistance. The idea was to make the system more transparent and accountable and thereby bring them in line with India’s democratic ethos. Their mission is to use innovative methods to strengthen the protection landscape and fuel systemic change for forced migrants and refugees, particularly women and children, and to operate as a centre for law and policy.

Catalyst for Change Fellowship

The Programme seeks to identify and train a community of rights-defenders and justice leaders to advance access to justice for one of the most vulnerable communities in our society – migrants and refugees. The Programme designed to provide a dynamic learning experience and a transformative career opportunity for early-career lawyers who are passionate about social justice issues.

What does the Programme Offer?

• The Fellows will have an unparalleled opportunity to spend twelve to eighteen months gaining both academic and field experience working in the niche area of refugee law and forced migration, and being part of a movement to build an inclusive and responsive legal protection landscape through a rule of law-focused approach.
• The Fellows will work directly with migrant and refugee communities across India and will have the rare chance to use core human rights and international law principles to directly impact the lives of their clients.
• Over the course of the Programme, the Fellows will be trained to effectively leverage the law as a tool to protect the rights of displacement populations, contribute to ongoing advocacy and policymaking efforts and undertake pathbreaking research and work in the field. Fellows will also have exposure to the workings of MAP’s key partners and collaborators, which includes UN agencies, CSOs, state legal aid authorities etc.,

Who Should Apply?

• They are looking for applicants who are qualified lawyers, with 0-2 years of experience, with good academic qualifications, and a demonstrated commitment towards human rights and development issues.

Duration: 12 months, extendable by a maximum of 6 months

Monthly Stipend: INR 45000 (subject to applicable TDS)

Applications for the 2021-22 Programme are now open. Interested candidates should submit the ravi@aratrust.in with cc to shweta@aratrust.in before the November 6, 2020

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