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Senior Fellow Helps Coordinate COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in Ghana
Senior Fellow Owusu Akoto was on hand to help receive and distribute the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines in Accra, Ghana.
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How this Model Activist from Burkina Faso is responding to the new Coronavirus Pandemic
In this article for TRUE Africa, Senior Fellow and Humanity in Action Trustee Claude Grunitzky interviews model and activist Georgie Badiel Liberty on her work improving health and sanitation in Burkina Faso during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Comprehensive Approach to Protecting Political Campaigns from Cyberattacks
Senior Fellow Amy Larsen authors an article for New York University's Journal of Legislation & Public Policy, discussing potential cybersecurity threats the U.S. could face during the current election cycle amidst the COVID-19 public health crisis.
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Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Podcast: Gender, Rights & Resistance
Senior Fellow Meredith Blake discusses gender, rights, resistance and the gendered dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic in this podcast from the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
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Senior Fellow interviewed about domestic violence during the pandemic
We recommend an interview for Gazeta Wyborcza daily with Aleksandra Mosiołek, Senior Fellow, HIA Poland activist network member and Managing Director of Women’s Rights Centre in Gdańsk.
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This crisis is a stage for patriarchy
"The man as scientist, the woman as child carer: The crisis reveals that patriarchal patterns of everyday life continue to shape people's thoughts and actions," writes Senior Fellow and Humanity in Action Germany Board Member Dr. Carolin Wiedemann.
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Humanity in Action Senior Fellow and Board Member Claude Grunitzky featured on Home with Isha Sesay
Humanity in Action Senior Fellow and Board Member Claude Grunitzky joins former CNN anchor Isha Sesay to discuss COVID-19 in Africa in her new show "Home with Isha Sesay."
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President Trump’s immigration suspension has nothing to do with coronavirus
Senior Fellow Carly Goodmann recently published the article "President Trump’s immigration suspension has nothing to do with coronavirus." in The Washington Post. Carly critically examines US President Donald Trump's guidance through the pandemic arguing that his idea about who can be American has little to do with keeping Americans safe from the coronavirus.
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Senior Fellow Francis Seeck will publish "With Solidarity against Classism" book
Classism describes discrimination based on social origin. Classism is directed against people from the poor or working* class, it affects life expectancy and limits access to housing, education, health care and recognition. With "Solidarisch gegen Klassismus" (With Solidarity against Classism), Senior Fellow Francis Seeck and Brigitte Theißl will make the first German-language anthology on anti-classicism available.
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Humanity in Action selected as a Top Summer Fellowship of 2020
ProFellow has selected the Humanity in Action Fellowship as one of its Top 10 Summer Fellowships of 2020.
Humanity in Action Fellowship Named Among 10 Fellowships for Human Rights
Humanity in Action was named by Human Rights Careers among 10 of the top Fellowships for human rights.
Humanity in Action Fellowship Named among 5 Fellowships to Keep an Eye on
The Humanity in Action Fellowship has been named by College Magazine among five Fellowships to keep an eye on, joining the ranks of Fulbright, the Watson Fellowship and Princeton.