CFK fellowships give students and recent graduates the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment alongside our Kibera staff.
James and Florence Peacock Fellowship (for University of North Carolina-CH students)
Applications for the 2012 Fellowship are now OPEN. Application deadline is Friday November 4, 2011 at 5:00 pm EST.
Fellowship Information Session: Wednesday, October 26th from 7-8pm in the Global Education Center, Room 3009.
The Carolina for Kibera Fellowship allows
UNC-CH undergraduate and graduate students to apply their skills and talents while engaging in grassroots participatory development in Nairobi, Kenya.
The yearlong fellowship begins in the spring semester with orientation, campus activity involvement and project formulation with CFK staff. In the summer, fellows travel to Nairobi, Kenya and spend a minimum of eight weeks implementing their project in Kibera. They will complete their project and help tell the story of Kibera on campus upon return to UNC. The fellowship includes a small stipend and other scholarship/grant opportunities are available through the Center for Global Initiatives.
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