ALLY Young Researchers Program on Peacebuilding 2020

The European Union-funded project Amplifying Leadership of Local Youth in Preventing Violent Extremism in South Asia (ALLY)  has an announcement of  a Young Researchers Program on Peacebuilding and Preventing Violent Extremism. Candidates can check the details of ALLY Young Researchers Program on Peacebuilding 2020 and can apply through the official website or the below provided link.

1. Open to young researchers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

2. Be motivated and have at least one practical example of being involved in research or analysis on PVE/ peacebuilding and/or youth.

3. Ability to reach and mobilize other young people in peacebuilding and PVE spaces, especially in hard to reach areas and areas affected by multiple forms of violence.

4. Experience in interfaith engagements or rights-based action or development initiatives across religious denominations/ communities.

5. Familiarity with the human-rights approach, gender mainstreaming, and Do No Harm principle.

6. Prior experience to work on peacebuilding/ PVE with youth and demonstrated the ability to motivate peers/ other youth at the community level.

7. Aged preferably between 18 and 30, due to the nature of the project youth will be given a priority.

Direct Link to Apply Online for ALLY Young Researchers Program on Peacebuilding 2020

The last date to apply is August 3, 2020.

1. The Young Researcher will be paid a fee of 700 EUR in total for successfully completing data collection and research work. For this, the Young Researcher will enter into a consultancy/ service contract with the in-country partner in each country.

2. The Young Researcher participates in the three capacity building training programs focusing on competencies for youth-led action research free of charge.

3. Further, accommodation, flight costs, and catering related to the one in-person workshop will be covered by the project and the in-country partner will reimburse the Young Researchers’ in-country research costs related to conducting data collection, as agreed in advance.

1. Participate in the 3 workshops on the Participatory Action Research (two online training components on youth-led peer-to-peer research and one in-person training component on data-analysis planned to take place in Sri Lanka if COVID situation allows).

2. Conduct in-country data collection through individual peer-to-peer and focus group discussions with youth, and interview other relevant stakeholders.

3. Analyze data and contribute to writing 1 analytical report and 2 policy briefs (1 per each country and 1 regional) highlighting key findings
Disseminate research results with different stakeholders.

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