Fwd: Fw: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - 1st EASTERN AFRICA TRAINING SCHOOL ON HUMAN RIGHTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES

[Grace Bomu]

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Date: 22 July 2010 09:04
Subject: Fw: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - 1st EASTERN AFRICA TRAINING SCHOOL ON HUMAN RIGHTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES
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Hi,
If you are interested try this. The deadline is tomorrow.

regards
Felix


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>  Subject: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - 1st EASTERN AFRICA TRAINING SCHOOL ON HUMAN RIGHTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES
>  Sent: Jul 21 '10 16:13
>
>  Dear all,
>
>  See below - with apologies  for cross posting.
>
>  bk
>
>  -----------------------
>
>  The Human Rights and Peace Centre (HURIPEC) of Makerere University, Uganda
>  is organizing the first Eastern African Training School on Human Rights,
>  Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines (EASHRIPATM) that will run
>  from 16 August to 27 August, 2010 in Kampala, Uganda.
>
>  Funded by the Open Society Initiative for East Africa (OSIEA), the two-week
>  training school seeks to build the capacity of civil society activists,
>  policy makers, lawyers, media practitioners and other key stakeholders in
>  the technical and juridical aspects of Human Rights, Intellectual Property
>  and Access to Medicines and to introduce selected participants to the
>  various salient issues that have arisen in the Eastern African region around
>  these areas. Ultimately, the objective of the program is to create a
>  critical mass of individuals from varied backgrounds fully equipped with
>  knowledge of the crucial interlinkages between Human Rights, Intellectual
>  Property and Access to Medicines and who are able critically engage with the
>  contemporary obstacles to access to essential medicines in the Eastern
>  African region.
>
>  The school will be conducted by a distinguished panel of regional and
>  international experts working in the fields of Human Rights, Intellectual
>  Property and Access to Medicines. It will combine both in-class lecture
>  sessions with field visits and practical assignments to enrich the learning
>  experience of participants.
>
>  HURIPEC now invites participants from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and
>  Burundi to apply for this seminar. Under the programme, selected
>  participants’ tuition fees, travel, accommodation, seminar materials and
>  lunch/tea breaks during the training days will be covered.
>
>  Eligibility
>
>  Participants in this programme will be civil society activists, policy
>  makers, lawyers, media practitioners and other key stakeholders from Uganda,
>  Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda or Burundi with demonstrable experience and/or
>  interest in Human Rights, Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines and
>  with a sound knowledge of the English language. Women, persons with
>  disabilities and persons living with HIV are highly encouraged to apply.
>
>
>  Application Process
>
>  Applications should include:
>
>  1. Application/Cover Letter
>  2. Detailed CV (including e-mail address for correspondence)
>  3. One reference letter
>  4. Copy of Academic Certificates
>  5. Essay of not more than three (3) pages outlining their interest in Human
>  Rights, Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines and showing how the
>  programme would contribute to their current or future responsibilities.
>
>  To be sent electronically or by postal mail, no later than Friday, July 23,
>  2010, to the following address:
>
>  The Human Rights and Peace Center (HURIPEC)
>  Faculty of Law
>  Makerere University
>  P.O. Box 7062,
>  Kampala
>  Uganda
>  Tel: +256-77-7792399
>  Fax: +256-41-543110
>  E-mail: bkab...@huripec.mak.ac.ug
>  Website: www.huripec.mak.ac.ug
>
>
>  Selected participants will be informed by Friday, July 30, 2010. If you have
>  not heard from us by that date, please consider your application
>  unsuccessful.
>
>  Applications received out of time will NOT be considered.
>

--
Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu)
 Kenya