ECA’s Community Engagement Exchange (CEE) Program will now be accepting applications from young community leaders in India for the first time!  

ECA’s Community Engagement Exchange (CEE) Program will now be accepting applications from young community leaders in India for the first time!  

 

Applications must be submitted online at https://cee.irex.org/ by Wednesday, November 30 at 11:59 p.m. EDT please feel free to share this link with eligible candidates.

Community Engagement Exchange (CEE) Program –  Sponsored by ECA (https://eca.state.gov/) and supported in its implementation by IREX, the CEE Program supports emerging community leaders, ages 21-28, from around the world working at the nexus of public, private, and non-profit sectors to address issues of public concern and improve the quality of community. CEE fellows participate in a three-month exchange in the United States where they work with a host organization. During their practicum experience, CEE fellows work directly with U.S. community-based organizations focused on addressing similar civil society issues. Fellows strengthen their own capacity and share their own knowledge and experience with their host community. They will also participate in a comprehensive civic engagement and leadership curriculum and learn values-based approaches to problem-solving rooted in collaborative and inclusive decision-making, discourse, and democratic principles. Following their time in the United States, fellows will implement a results-oriented project in their home communities over six months, specifically focused on issues related to one of the five CEE program themes: civic dialogue and peacebuilding, open and participatory government, women and gender, resilience and sustainable development, and youth engagement.

 

The application period closes on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.