{"id":2475,"date":"2023-10-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/news\/application-open-for-the-community-solutions-program\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T08:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T07:13:07","slug":"application-open-for-the-community-solutions-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/archive\/application-open-for-the-community-solutions-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Open for the Community Solutions Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;\"><span data-ogsc=\"\">A thrilling opportunity for young and aspiring professionals is now being offered by <a title=\"IREX\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irex.org\/\" target=\"_top\">IREX:&nbsp;A global development &amp; education organization<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\"><b data-ogsc=\"\"><span lang=\"en-US\" data-ogsb=\"white\" data-ogsc=\"black\">Application Open for the Community Solutions Program<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\"><span lang=\"aa\" data-ogsb=\"white\" data-ogsc=\"black\">The Community Solutions Program (CSP) is a year-long professional leadership development program for established community leaders working to improve their communities by addressing issues related to the democracy and human rights, environment, peace and conflict resolution, and women and gender.<\/span><span lang=\"aa\" data-ogsb=\"white\" data-ogsc=\"black\">&nbsp;<\/span><span lang=\"aa\" data-ogsb=\"white\" data-ogsc=\"black\">CSP includes a four-month hands-on U.S. practicum, personalized leadership coaching and training through a graduate level leadership curriculum, and a six-month follow-on community project fellows implement in their home country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\"><span lang=\"aa\" data-ogsb=\"white\" data-ogsc=\"black\">Within Europe, the program is available for participants from:&nbsp;<\/span>Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia,&nbsp;Turkey, and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">The benefits and opportunities of this program include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">4-month fellowship in the United States<\/li>\n<li data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">Personalized leadership coaching &amp; training<\/li>\n<li data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">6-month follow-on community project<\/li>\n<li data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">Visa support<\/li>\n<li data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">Travel costs covered<\/li>\n<li data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">Monthly allowance for housing, meals, living expenses<\/li>\n<li data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">Accident &amp; sickness health coverage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The deadline to submit your application is November 1, 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See the complete information and apply by <a title=\"IREX Opportunity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irex.org\/program\/community-solutions-program-application-information\" target=\"_top\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The application for the 2024 Community Solutions Program is now open! 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