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2023W: SAR Scholars in Prison Engagementship
Application Deadline: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 at 11:59pm. Students will engage in research and scholarly informed activism in support of SAR’s Scholars in Prison Project–…
(De)Mystifying Gender+ in Research: A Workshop Series and Conversation Space
Feb-Mar 2023. Gender+ Collective 7-week program intends to introduce and encourage conversation around gender+ research ideas and practices.
UBC HRC & DCOE-PS’s Exploring Gaming Education in the Military for Cultural Heritage Protection Research Engagementship Cohort 3
Jan-Apr 2023. Focusing on the role of gaming in cultural heritage protection education and advancing the work of the previous cohorts.
Livelihoods, climate change, and pastoralist communities: A baseline analysis and comparative study
Oct 2022-Apr 2023. Students engage in research on a sustainable livelihood analysis to document the impacts of climate change on Pastoralist communities in Wajir, Kenya.
SAR Scholars in Prison Engagementship
Sep 2021-Apr 2022. Research in support of wrongfully imprisoned scholars and students in India, China, Iran, Belarus and Egypt.
Food Stash Research Engagementship (Cohort #2)
Project Dates: Sept-Dec 2022. Students will conduct participatory action research through dialogue with food market users to better understand the user demographics and needs.
EIESL Engagementship (Cohort #3)
Project Dates: Jan-April 2023. Students will explore the ways that international engagement has changed over time and consider how our ethical framework should adapt.
HRC & DCOE Research Engagementship (Cohort #1)
Project Dates: June-Aug 2022. Students will engage in research & analysis of Canadian cultural heritage as to the effects of Canadian Armed Forces’ military actions.
Food Stash Research Engagementship (Cohort #1)
Project Dates: June-Aug 2022. Students will conduct participatory action research through dialogue with food market users to better understand the user demographics and needs.
EIESL Engagementship (Cohort #2)
Project Dates: June-Aug 2022. Students will explore the ways that international engagement has changed over time and consider how our ethical framework should adapt.
Gender+ Research Engagementship: Data Justice Guide (Cohort #6)
Project Dates: Jan-April, 2022. This project will work with community organizations/partners to distribute this guide amongst pre-existing networks of trust.
Gender+ Research Engagementship: Data Justice Guide (Cohort #5)
Project Dates: Sept-Dec, 2021. This project will work with community organizations/partners to distribute this guide amongst pre-existing networks of trust.
Storytelling & Advocacy Engagementship
Project Dates: Sep-Dec 2021. Students are working on the conceptualization and the production of a five-part podcast series podcast, launched in the 21/22 academic year.
Ethics of International Engagement and Service-Learning Engagementship Opportunity: Updating the Guidebook 10 years later
Jan-Apr 2022. Exploring the EIESL resources created over 10 years ago, and bring attention to areas where changes need to be made.
Scholars At Risk & Human Rights Collective: Academic Freedom and Human Rights Research Engagementship
Sep-Dec 2021. Research on how the Canadian Higher Education is responding to threats to Academic Freedom in Canada related to SAR-Canada.
Social Justice and Human Rights Engagementship: India Context
May-Jun 2021. Designing content on different topics with further placement in India.
Gender+ in Research Collective Engagementship: Designing a Guide for Data Justice in Community-Based Data Collection Projects (Cohort #4)
May-Aug 2021. Developing the delivery assessment of a guide mobilizing citizen science in work of community organizations.
Social Justice and Human Rights Engagementship: North America Context
May-Aug 2021. Designing an on-line non-credit course with ORICE with further placement in North America.
COVID-19, Academic Freedom and Human Rights Research Project (Cohort #2)
Jan-Apr 2021. Understanding the intersection of COVID-19 and the protection of academic freedom, and engaging others through awareness and advocacy.
Gender+ in Research Collective Engagementship: Data Justice in Community-Based Citizen Science Projects (Cohort #3)
Jan-Apr 2021. Critiquing, further researching and understanding, and embedding principles of data justice in community-based research projects.
BIPOC Creatives Community Research Project (Cohort #2)
Jan-Apr 2021. Approaching the Critical Participatory Action Research project through a decolonizing lens of an ethical framework that foregrounds BIPOC ways of knowing.
BIPOC Creatives Community Research Project - Cohort 1
Dec 2020-Apr 2021. Exploring the interconnection and lived experience of physical and psychological safety for BIPOC Creatives in COVID-19 paradigm.
Social Justice and Human Rights - Curriculum Development and Facilitation Opportunity
Sep-Nov 2020. Designing a course on social justice with experiential learning activities for high school students.
Gender+ in Research Collective Engagementship: Data Justice in Community-Based Citizen Science Projects (Cohort #2)
Oct-Nov 2020. Research on citizen science, data justice, community-based participatory research and their engagement with intersectional frameworks.
COVID-19, Academic Freedom and Human Rights Research Project
Oct-Dec 2020. Research on global instances of scholars facing professional retaliation for their academic or other expression related to COVID-19.
Gender+ in Research Collective Engagementship: Citizen Science and Community-Based Research (Cohort #1)
Jul-Aug 2020. Research on intersectionality, race as a social construct, and anti-racism engaged in citizen science and public policy initiatives related to COVID-19.
SDG Praxis Institute 2020: Shock, System Change and Agency
Jul-Aug 2020. Participating in the Praxis Institute 2020 with focus on transformational potential of the Sustainable Development Goals.
ORICE Design Research Project- Remote Placement with SHARP NGO, India
Jun-Aug 2020. Conducting a research on the challenges of depression and anxiety in school children during COVID-19 in Northern India.
Wicked Problems in Community Development
March-Oct 2020. Working on a community-development project alongside a community-based organization partner in Bangalore, India.
Education Technology and Innovation Placement with Meghshala - India
Aug-Dec 2019. Develop regionally contextualized materials to address pressing concerns in education in Bangalore, India.
Health and Community Development Placement with TASO - Uganda
Aug-Dec 2017. Developing the project focusing on the economic empowerment in adolescents and women in Uganda.
Business Plan Development with Environmental Conservation Organization in Costa Rica
March-Oct 2017. Designing and implementing a business plan for a turtle and sloth conservation organization in Matapalo, Costa Rica.
Strengthening Community-Based Business Models; Quelonios del Caribe
Oct-Nov 2017. Working on a business project for a financial well-being of a community partner located in Quelonios del Caribe, Costa Rica.
Sea Turtle and Sloth Conservation Project: Costa Rica
Oct 2017-May 2018. Assisting in training and participating in sea turtle and sloth conservation in Pacuare, Costa Rica.
Community-Level Environmental Impact Assessment: Costa Rica
Oct 2017-May 2018. Working with local farmers to assess land use and design a plan to implement environmentally conscious farming practices in Pacuare, Costa Rica.
Clean Community Water Systems - Analysis and Implementation: Costa Rica
Oct 2017-May 2018. Assessment of the community water system in Barra del Pacuare, Costa Rica.
Financial Resources for Quality Education - Analysis & Collection: Nairobi, Kenya
Oct 2017-May 2018. Assessing financial needs of the community partner providing health, education, and social support to children in Nairobi, Kenya.
Environmental Conservation and Design: Costa Rica
March-Oct 2017. Overseeing the project on sea turtle ecology and biological management in Quelonios del Caribe, Costa Rica.
Rural Water and Sanitation: Appropriate Technology Design and Implementation
March-Oct 2017. Improving drinking water quality and the developing solid waste management strategies in Sucre, Bolivia.
Narrative Documentation and Community Development: Uganda
March-Oct 2015. Collection and writing narratives of TASO clients to represent the impacts of the organization in Mbale, Uganda.
Organizational Planning and Development: South Africa
March-Oct 2015. Working with Education without Borders and community partners on the Library Project in Cape Town, South Africa.
Health and Community Development: Kenya
Jan-Oct 2015. In partnership with CFK organization, students are involved in Heath, Social, and Economic development through various programs in Nairobi, Kenya.
Social Programming & Community Development: Kenya
Oct 2014-Jun 2015. In partnership with CFK organization, students are involved in Heath, Social, and Economic development through various programs in Nairobi, Kenya.
Ecological Sustainability: Costa Rica
Jan-Jun 2015. Developing an eco-tourism business project and training program for the community members in Montezuma, Costa Rica.
Environmental Restoration and Community Development: Mexico (Reading Week)
Jan-March 2017. Working along local community partner to increase the infrastructure and promote eco-technologies in Chiapas, Mexico.
Sustainability and Conservation International Service Learning: Costa Rica (Reading Week)
Jan-March 2017. Helping in the construction of a greenhouse to increase the diversity of plant species for local consumption in Quelonios, Costa Rica.
Migration, Justice and Human Rights: Mexico (Reading Week)
Jan-March 2015. The program in partnering in the project to advance the safety and security of migrants staying at the migrant’s house in Comitan, Mexico.
Literacy and Community Development: Uganda
Nov 2016 - Oct 2017. Placed in rural Uganda, the program promotes a reading culture and provides reading materials in community schoolswithout access to it.
Health and Mobility (Programming and Assessment): Uganda
March-Oct 2015. The program introduces work in national HIV/AIDS NGO targeting highly mobile and/or remote populations in a specific region in Uganda.
Health and Community Development (Impact Assessment): Kenya
Oct 2014-Jun 2015. In partnership with CFK organization, students are involved in Heath, Social, and Economic development through various programs in Nairobi, Kenya.
Disability Advocacy Programs and Services: Swaziland
Oct 2014-Jun 2015. The program focuses on children disability care and social support in Swaziland.
Children’s Rights and Advocacy Programs and Services: Swaziland
Oct 2014-Jun 2015. Supporting communities in job search, helping families with HIV/AIDS, providing educational services, and developing regional advocacy programs in Swaziland.
Community Capacity Development through Education: Bolivia
Jan-Oct 2014. Designing Computer and English classes, as well as winter curriculum for rural communities in Marquina, Bolivia.
Environmental Education and Community-Based Natural Resource Management: Costa Rica
March-Oct 2015. The program focuses on environmental education and community natural resource management in Costa Rica's parks.
Natural Areas Management Planning: Costa Rica
March-Oct 2015. The program focuses on conservation projects in Costa Rica’s National Park system.
Environmental Education Internship: Chiapas, Mexico
Jan-Oct 2017. In collaboration with local organization, the program targets environmental learning, social justice, and community development in Mexico.
Conservation and Community Development: Costa Rica
Jan-Oct 2017. The internship offers aid to a Matapalo Sea Turtles Conservation organization.
Literacy and Community Development: Uganda
Oct 2017 - Apr 2018. Placed in rural Uganda, the program promotes a reading culture and provides reading materials in schools without access to it.