WINTER 2010/2011 PROGRAM: RWANDA

RWANDA HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION

Location: Rwanda

Dates: Dec 28, 2010 – Jan 16, 2011

Program Tuition: $2200

Early Application Deadline: September 15, 2010 5pm EST (maximum 5 of 15 slots filled)

Final Application Deadline: September 27, 2010 5pm EST (all remaining slots filled, considering all applications

This GYC delegation will join a Learning and Action Community (LAC) with Rwandan peers to explore the human rights situation in Rwanda today and to take concrete action steps together to support current and future efforts for human rights protection and promotion, both in Rwanda and abroad. In this LAC, we will focus on the relationship between human rights and development, the relationship between the arts and human rights, and the role of grassroots organizations in the realization of human rights. In advance of and during the delegation, we will study the roots of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and see how its legacy has impacted the country and its people, particularly Rwandan youth, and also how the country is attempting to rebuild today. We will examine how local institutions and programs are promoting a culture of respect for human rights in this country and beyond, including but not limited to several key issues: children’s rights, LGBTI rights, public health, juvenile justice, rights of historically marginalized groups.