The Human Rights Clinic (HRC) is the U.S. program of HealthRight International, currently serving the New York metro area. The HRC recruits, trains, and deploys licensed health care professionals (e.g., physicians, psychologists, clinical social workers) to provide expert forensic evaluations, affidavits, and testimony on behalf of immigrant survivors of torture and other human rights abuses in their applications for immigration relief. The HRC project model also includes a follow-up case management component to connect survivors with needed resources in their communities. The HRC is seeking a Program Assistant intern who will serve as a critical member of its team in…
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Last Mile Populations Lab
For the past 25 years, aspiring public health professionals have contributed to HealthRight’s work through engaging and experiential internship labs. We believe that offering meaningful internships is an investment that can have a substantive impact on HealthRight, the communities we serve, and the broader field of global health. With support and guidance from staff, HealthRight interns design programs, analyze project data, present at conferences, write and submit proposals, develop monitoring and evaluation systems, fund raise, publish in peer-reviewed journals, attend events, meet public health superstars, and much more. We are no longer accepting applications for the summer 2018 internship program….
Associate Programs Director (APD), Kenya
HealthRight International and its local affiliate HealthRight Kenya empower marginalized communities to live healthy lives, with particular focus on four marginalized populations: mothers and infants; migrant populations, adolescents and sexual minorities. Reporting to the Country Director and working closely with leadership and technical teams at HQ, the Director of Programs provide technical guidance and leadership and oversee the overall design, planning, implementation, management and evaluation of HealthRight’s projects in Kenya. The APD will be dedicated to ensuring country projects are strengthening local health systems and empowering marginalized communities. This position reports directly to the HealthRight Kenya’s Country Director (Nairobi), is…