Education & Youth

Call for Applications: Think Tank Internships for MA and PhD Graduates
Deadline: November 10, 2011
Internships are available for recent graduates of MA and PhD programs in social sciences and humanities who were recipients of fellowships from the Open Society Scholarship Programs or who graduated from the Central European University within the past three years.

Call for Applications: DAAD-OSI Scholarship Program
Deadline: October 31, 2011
The German Academic Exchange Service and Open Society Scholarship Programs sponsor a joint scholarship program for graduate students in the Balkans and graduate students and junior faculty in the Transcaucasian and Central Asian countries of the former Soviet Union.

Call for Applications: Social Work Fellowship Program
Deadline: November 11, 2011
Open to residents of Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, this fellowship is designed to provide training in social work to implement reform, create policy, and foster the development of social work in the participating countries.

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Film Screening: A Small Act
OSI-Washington, D.C.
September 21, 2011
 VIDEO  
This film depicts the inspiring story behind the work of the Hilde Back Education Fund, which provides school fees and other assistance to bright and needy Kenyan students in secondary school.

The Philanthropy of George Soros: Building Open Societies
May 12, 2011
 VIDEO    AUDIO
This conversation with George Soros covers topics including the roots of his philanthropic philosophy, lessons learned, and the future of the work of the Open Society Foundations.

Equal Education
OSI-New York
May 10, 2011
 AUDIO
This discussion is led by representatives of Open Society grantee Equal Education, a movement working for quality and equality in South African education, through analysis and activism.

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Kenya's Invisible Women
Umra Omar
October 13, 2011
 BLOG  
In the small town of Malindi, Kenya, women who use drugs will never receive the services they deserve until the community listens to their needs.

Youth Voices Resound at Latin American Drug Policy Conference
Chelsea Brown
October 6, 2011
 BLOG  
When it comes to drug policy reform, youth activism has helped challenge cultures of bigotry and social exclusion, and spurred dialogue on HIV and harm reduction—topics that are taboo in many countries.

Juvenile Incarceration: The Need for Reform
Liz Ryan
October 6, 2011
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New York is poised to take further steps to remove young people from the lifelong negative consequences of prosecution and incarceration in the adult criminal justice system.

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