[Mdabs] FW: [nabs-l] Youth in International Development & Affairs (YIDA) Internship Program

[Chris Nusbaum]

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Internship Program


Third Call for Applicants!

 Youth in International Development & Affairs (YIDA) Internship Program

The summer 2014 Youth in International Development and Affairs (YIDA)
internship program is aimed at students and recent graduates with
disabilities who aspire to careers in international development or
international affairs.  We are open for applications until January 29, 2014.

The YIDA program will bring a group of talented graduate students, recent
graduates, and rising college juniors and seniors with disabilities to
Washington, DC, for nine weeks. This will include a one-week training and
orientation program followed by an eight-week internship at an international
organization in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. USICD will cover the
cost of fully-accessible housing during the YIDA program, reimburse travel
expenses to and from DC, and provide a limited stipend. It is anticipated
that the program will run from May 25 to July 25, 2014. These dates may be
subject to change.

The United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD) launched the
YIDA internship program in 2013 with funding support from the Mitsubishi
Electric America Foundation.  The project follows from a vision, core to
USICD's mission, to increase disability inclusion in U.S. foreign affairs by
supporting future generations of Americans with disabilities to invest their
skills and talents in this field.

To  learn more about the YIDA program, eligibility criteria, and the
application process, please visit http://usicd.org/template/page.cfm?id=257.
This website answers Frequently Asked Questions for applicants.

Please disseminate this email among students and recent graduates who may be
interested.  If you are an international organization in the Washington, DC,
metropolitan area interested in hosting a YIDA intern, please communicate
with yid at usicd.org.

Application deadline for the summer 2014 YIDA program is January 29, 2014.

P.S. In addition to coordinating the YIDA program, USICD also leads the
campaign for U.S. ratification of the "Disability Treaty" (Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD).  This is the first international
treaty to protect the human rights of people with disabilities: 140 other
countries have ratified it, but the U.S. is behind.  The next national
teleconference call on CRPD action for student and campus leaders will be on
January 28 at 4 pm EST (3 pm Central Time, 1 pm Pacific Time).

We are interested in hearing from campus and student leaders who want to
help mobilize others to take action in support of the Disability Treaty.
Please communicate with Andrea Shettle at ashettle at usicd.org for details on
future national teleconference calls for student/campus leaders on the CRPD.
No time to be involved?  Then you may want to simply sign and disseminate a
petition at http://bit.ly/Youth4CRPD.








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