The Worldwide Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) Fellowship Program is a prestigious initiative designed to support and amplify the efforts of individuals dedicated to combating transnational organized crime. This fellowship provides a platform for scholars, practitioners, journalists, and activists to engage in critical research and advocacy aimed at addressing the complex challenges posed by organized crime networks globally. By fostering a community of experts, the GI-TOC Fellowship Program aims to enhance understanding, generate innovative solutions, and promote effective strategies to counter transnational organized crime.
One of the primary objectives of the GI-TOC Fellowship Program is to facilitate high-impact research and knowledge dissemination. Fellows are selected based on their expertise and potential to contribute significantly to the field of organized crime studies. Throughout the fellowship, they conduct in-depth research on various aspects of transnational organized crime, including human trafficking, drug smuggling, illegal arms trade, and financial crimes. The program supports these research efforts by providing access to resources, data, and networks, enabling fellows to produce comprehensive reports, policy briefs, and scholarly articles that inform both academic and policy-making circles.
In addition to research, the fellowship places a strong emphasis on advocacy and public engagement. Fellows are encouraged to engage with policymakers, law enforcement agencies, civil society organizations, and the general public to raise awareness about the impacts of organized crime and advocate for effective countermeasures. This involves participating in conferences, workshops, and public forums, as well as leveraging media platforms to disseminate their findings and recommendations. By bridging the gap between research and practice, the GI-TOC Fellowship Program seeks to drive tangible change in how transnational organized crime is understood and addressed.
The fellowship also fosters a collaborative and supportive environment among its participants. Fellows benefit from mentorship and guidance from seasoned experts in the field, as well as opportunities to collaborate with peers from diverse backgrounds. This interdisciplinary approach enriches the fellows’ perspectives and enhances the overall impact of their work. The program’s network of alumni and partners further extends the reach and influence of the fellows’ contributions, creating a global community committed to tackling organized crime.
The Worldwide GI-TOC Fellowship Program is part of the GI-TOC’s flagship Resilience Fund, which provides grants and support to civil society individuals and organizations working to counter the impacts of criminal governance and violence across the world.
The organization is pleased to announce the launch of a new fellowship aimed at empowering women leaders to enhance community resilience to environmental crime. The initiative, titled “Strengthening Women’s Resilience to Organized Environmental Crime,” seeks to address the critical intersection of gender and environmental crime by championing the voices of women working to protect the environment.
Benefits
Five individual proposals that address different contexts of environmental crime will be selected and supported through the following mechanisms:
Grants: This Fellowship aims to directly address the lack of financial support for initiatives targeting gender-inclusive projects that address environmental crime by providing grants of £12 000 to women leaders actively working to reduce environmental crime by empowering local women.
Capacity building: The grantees will have access to tailored capacity-building sessions. The Resilience Fund will provide each grantee with a mentor to support them in navigating the challenges unique to their context and projects and to help them with opportunities to raise the profile of their work.
Networking and collaboration: In October 2024, the Resilience Fund will invite grantees to Vienna, Austria, to participate in global policy-making forums and attend the 12th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. The Fund will facilitate dialogues and meetings with grantees to identify ways to work together to prioritize gender issues and develop innovative strategies to protect their environments. They will also be invited to join the Resilience Fund Community Platform, which will give them access to funding opportunities, global dialogues and multilateral engagement after the grant ends.
Requirements For The Worldwide GI-TOC Fellowship Program
Applicants should have a background in one of the following fields: journalism and media; activism, advocacy and community mobilization; creative arts; community leadership; academia; or community-based human rights.
The Resilience Fund invites applications from women of all ethnic backgrounds, ages, religions or other defining characteristics who are actively working in communities affected by environmental crime. Applicants must have full or professional working proficiency in English.
Applicants will be shortlisted for interviews on the basis of the following four criteria.
- Contextual relevance
- Problem identification
- Solution feasibility
- Capacity to build community resilience
Method of Application
Visit The Official Website to Apply
Interested parties must submit an application through the online form available at the end of this section. This form includes questions for applicants to showcase their background and experience in addressing different contexts of environmental crime.
Please make sure that your responses are clear, succinct and do not exceed the maximum of words stablished.
You will not be able to attach any documents to your application. Please make sure that you have included all relevant information in the online form. It will not be possible to edit it once it has been submitted.
Applications will not be received by email. They must all be submitted via the online form.
If you have technical issues uploading your application or if you have any questions, please contact: [email protected]
Application Deadline: June 14, 2024.
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