Community Solutions Program 2022 in the USA |Fully Funded|
The
Community Solutions Program (CSP) is a year-long professional leadership
development program for people who are working to improve their communities by
addressing issues related to the environment, peace and conflict resolution,
transparency and accountability, and women and gender. Community leaders will
be selected to participate in the program that includes:
Ø Four-month fellowship in the United
States: Community
Solutions fellows are matched with host organizations throughout the U.S. where
they complete a four-month, hands-on professional experience
Ø Community Leadership Institute: Community Solutions fellows
participate in the Community Leadership Institute, a leadership training
program designed to strengthen their leadership and management skills. The
Institute includes face-to-face trainings, online courses, professional
coaching, and networking
Ø
Community-based initiatives: While in the U.S. and with the
support of their U.S. host organization, Community Solutions fellows design and
plan a community development initiative or project to carry out after they
return home. Once the fellows depart the U.S., they put these projects into
action in their home communities
Eligible countries by region Community Solutions Program
Ø Africa: Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique,
Namibia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia,
and Zimbabwe
Ø East Asia and the Pacific: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,
Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia,
Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Singapore,
Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam
Ø Europe: Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia,
Slovakia, Turkey, and Ukraine
Ø
Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq,
Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank/Palestinian Territories
Ø South and Central Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan
Ø Western Hemisphere: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago,
Uruguay, and Venezuela
Benefitsof the Community Solutions Program 2022-2023:
The program
covers the cost of most expenses associated with:
Ø J-1 visa support
Ø Round-trip travel from participants’
home city to the U.S.
Ø Monthly allowance to cover housing,
meals, and other living expenses while in the U.S. and
Ø Accident and sickness insurance
Eligibility
Criteria Community Solutions Program 2022-2023:
To be
eligible for the Community Solutions Program, applicants must meet the
requirements listed below. Applications that do not meet these eligibility
requirements will be disqualified and will not be reviewed by the selection
committee.
Ø You are between the ages of 25 and 38
as of January 1, 2022
Ø You are a citizen of one of the
eligible countries listed
Ø You are living and working in your
home country
ü Individuals with refugee status
working on behalf of their home community may be given special consideration
Ø You have at least two years of
experience working on community development, either as a full-time or part-time
employee or volunteer
Ø You are not currently
participating in an academic, training, or research program in the U.S.
Ø You have a high level of proficiency
in spoken and written English at the time of application
ü Semifinalists will be required to
take or submit recent scores for a TOEFL or IELTS English language test
Ø You are available to travel to the
U.S. for four months from August to December 2022
Ø You are not a
citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. and have not applied
for U.S. permanent residency within the past three years
Ø You are eligible to receive a U.S.
J-1 visa
ü Applicants who have participated in
an exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Government must have fulfilled their
two-year home residency requirement
Ø You are committed to returning to
your home country for a minimum of two years after completing the
program and
Ø You are not a
current IREX employee or consultant, or their immediate family member
How to
Apply for the IREX Community Solutions Program 2022?
Ø The candidates have to apply online
through IREX online application system.
Ø Make sure to answer all the questions
especially the questions with a red sign. If you have no relevant answer simply
write N/A. Don’t leave blanks. Write your answers in English except for the
names and places (the names and places are not need to be translated into
English, just write them in the English alphabet).
Ø An individual can submit only one
application. If an individual applies from different email accounts for more
than one time, he/she will be disqualified.
Application
Deadline:
Ø The application deadline for the IREX
Community Solutions Program in the USA 2022 is October 27, 2021.