7th International Women's Institute on Leadership and
Disability (WILD)
Revolutionizing
the status of women with disabilities around the world.
WILD will bring together approximately 30 women leaders with disabilities from
around the world to strengthen leadership capacity, create new visions, and
build international networks of support for inclusive international development
programming.
Program Details
When: August 3 - 24, 2013 (Tentative)
Where: Eugene, Oregon,
USA
Application Process
The application process is highly competitive, and eligible applicants are
strongly encouraged to apply early.
Eligibility
Applicants must be:
- A woman with a disability
- Citizen and/or resident of a country in Africa, Asia, Caribbean,
Latin America, Middle East or South Pacific
- At least 21 years of age
- Proficient in English, French, Spanish or Sign Language
with at least conversational American Sign Language (ASL)
- Note: MIUSA uses ASL interpreters who are
experienced and skilled at providing interpretation for individuals who
use different sign languages.
Qualifications
Applicants must demonstrate:
- Personal experience with disability, an understanding
of issues, and a commitment to working for the rights of women and girls
with disabilities
- Membership in an organization led by and for people
with disabilities, or by and for women, with particular attention to
issues of women and girls with disabilities; or civil society or other
organizations committed to the inclusion of women and girls with
disabilities
- Commitment to and capacity for increasing leadership
opportunities of women with disabilities in the community and/or country
- Commitment to and capacity for increasing the
participation of women and girls with disabilities in international
development programs
Apply Now!
Deadline to Apply: January 13, 2013
Download the Application:
- English
- Spanish (Coming soon)
- French (Coming soon)
- Application available in alternative formats upon
request
Applications must be submitted to:
Mobility International USA
(MIUSA)
Attention: WILD 2013
Email: womenleaders@miusa.org
Fax: +1-541-343-6812
Program Overview
The WILD program will include interactive workshops, site visits and practical
activities on priority issues for women and girls with disabilities which may
include:
- Strategies for implementing national and international
policies and legislation, including the UN Convention of the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) Disability Policy
- Educational rights and opportunities including higher
education, specialized and inclusive schools, policy and legal rights,
services and accommodations for accessibility
- Health and family issues including parenting, women’s
health, HIV/AIDS, reproductive health and violence prevention
- Using the media
- Strategies for leadership, including networking and
coalition building
- Organizational development and sustainability,
including funding resources and strategies, and fostering partnerships
with community organizations and businesses
- Inclusive international development, including
exchanging strategies for inclusion with representatives from U.S-based
international development organizations and/or human rights organizations
- Cultural and team-building experiences, including
living with a local host family
- Goals and action planning sessions, including plans for
the transfer of information from WILD to other women and girls with disabilities
Lodging, meals
and transportation
- Delegates will live with a local host family for the
majority of the program
- Simple and shared lodging at a modest hotel, and three
nights at a beautiful rustic outdoor retreat center will also be provided.
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided each day.
All supplemental meals, snacks, or personal incidentals will be at the
expense of each delegate.
- Accessible public transportation will be provided.
- Note: Please do not expect “luxury” accommodations,
meals, or transportation.
Language
- The official languages of the WILD program are American
Sign Language (ASL), English, French and Spanish.
- Spoken and sign language interpretation will be
provided during formal program activities, workshops, discussions and site
visits only.
- MIUSA uses ASL interpreters who are experienced
and skilled at providing interpretation for individuals who use different
sign languages.
Program Cost & Scholarships
Accepted participants will be responsible for:
- $250 USD program fee
- NOTE: Scholarships are available based on applicant’s
demonstrated financial need. Accepted participants will be provided
with a scholarship application AFTER they have been accepted to the WILD
program.
- Costs related to obtaining a current, valid passport
and U.S.
visa, including travel costs to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in the home
country
- Personal incidentals
- Supplemental meals, snacks and beverages
MIUSA will provide:
- Documentation to support applications for a B1/B2 U.S.
visa
- Roundtrip airplane tickets in economy class for
participants to travel from home countries to Eugene,
Oregon, USA
- Travel health insurance during the WILD program
- All main meals, lodging, program activities and
accessible transportation during the WILD program
- Spoken and sign language interpretation during formal
program activities, workshops, discussion and site visits
- Disability-related accommodations, including sign
language interpreters, travel costs for personal assistants, etc
Program Sponsor
The WILD program is made possible by the generous support of the American
people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),
with technical support provided by the USAID-funded Leadership, Management, and
Governance project. WILD is also supported in part by Mobility International
USA and the generous sponsorship of local businesses and families in Eugene
and Springfield, Oregon,
USA.