Student Award for the Health and Dignity of Women
PRESENTED BY AMERICANS FOR UNFPA
The Student Award for the Health and Dignity of Women will recognize one student who demonstrates commitment to women’s health (i.e. safe motherhood, family planning, HIV prevention) and/or the promotion of rights of women (i.e. prevention of gender-based violence, promotion of education for women/girls).
AWARD
The winner will receive:
1. An expense-paid week long trip to a low-income country; the winner will travel with
Americans for UNFPA staff and other engaged Americans to increase your global
understanding of the health and rights of women. You will visit women’s income
generation projects, maternity hospital clinics where fistula treatment is provided, and innovative HIV prevention outreach.
2. Guest blog on MarieClaire.com and AmericansforUNFPA.org about your trip, and possible media interviews.
3. The opportunity to lobby your Representatives in Congress and the U.S. Senate about your trip and the need for U.S. support for UNFPA.
4. The winner will be the host of an on-campus awareness-building event about global women’s health and dignity in the year after you return from your trip. Americans for UNFPA staff will work with you to help prepare for this event and for your lobby visits to local elected officials.
5. The winner will receive a $1,000 stipend.
CRITERIA
The award winner must be a full-time, non-graduating, undergraduate student in the United States with a demonstrated interest and commitment to improving her contribution to the health and rights of women. The Awardee must be a citizen of the United States. Nominees should:
***** Hope to improve the ways that government agencies, non-profit organizations, or educational institutions support the health and dignity of women;
***** Have community service or extra curricular experiences that demonstrate an interest in collaboration, activism, leadership and/or global change;
***** Be a culturally sensitive, open-minded, team player with values consistent with UNFPA’s mission;
For more information, see:
http://student.americansforunfpa.org/
Good luck to all applicants!
