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The Defenders Coalition is the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya, a national membership organization established in 2007 and registered under Kenyan law as a Trust to champion the safety, security and wellbeing of human rights defenders (HRDs). The Defenders Coalition works primarily for the protection of HRDs in Kenya. Among others, the Coalition strengthens capacities of HRDs to work more effectively, besides advocating for favourable legal, policy and institutional environments in order to reduce their vulnerability to the risk of persecution and or harm. The membership of the Defenders Coalition includes Kenyan human rights organizations and individual HRDs. Defenders Coalition is on its part a member of various networks regionally and globally. These include among others Defend Defenders, formerly, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network, World in Action, and CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation. Further, the Defenders Coalition has observer status with the African Commission for Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR). Regionally, the Defenders Coalition has strategic partnerships with a broad array of civil society initiatives, movements and actors.
The Programmes Intern will be responsible for:
Qualifications
The Applicant should possess the following attributes:
Duration of internship:
The engagement shall be for a period of three (3) months with possibility of extension.
Remuneration:
Defenders Coalition will provide a stipend for the duration of the internship.
Application deadline:
The application deadline is 20th August 2023.
How to apply:
This is a great opportunity for learning. It will provide opportunities of delving deep into the human rights and civil society sector in Kenya and the region.
Interested candidates are required to submit an application for consideration by sending their resume including three (3) contacts of referees and a brief covering letter highlighting your key skills and your availability to info@defenderscoalition.org indicating on the subject line “APPLICATION FOR INTERNSHIP”
The Cover letter should be addressed to:
The Secretariat
National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders of Kenya (NCHRD-K)
P.O. Box 26309 – 00100 GPO, Nairobi.
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