Williams in
Dr Mitchell Besser '76 (Founder and Director of the
Mothers Programs, in
and other parts of the world) has recently established The Williams in
(WiA) Program. There will be a Q&A session for
all interested students about
WiA at the MCC in February.
WiA will support the following 3
distinct opportunities for Williams students
and graduates:
1. The WiA One Year Post-Graduate Fellowship
(Applications for this fellowship for 2006-2007 are being considered now.
Information provided below).
A one year fellowship will be provided to the successful post-graduate
candidate
to work for a year for The Mothers' Programme in
cover all travel and living expenses as well as provide a moderate stipend.
"The Mothers' Programme"
was founded 6 years ago by Dr Mitchell Besser '76. It
encompasses a continuity of five programs that include:
Mothers 2 Mothers 2 BeSM (M2M2B), a peer mentoring
program providing
educational, emotional and social support services to pregnant women living
with HIV;
Mothers 2 MothersSM (M2M), to address the special
needs of post-partum women,
living with HIV and caring for new babies; Mothers' Creations (MC), an income
generating program for women living with HIV; and Mothers 2 Communities (M2C),
a house-to-house, community education and outreach program that promotes
prevention, adherence to therapy and destigmatization
of the HIV infection.
Fathers 2 Fathers (F2F) recognizes that in order to make healthy choices, women
need the support of their partners. F2F encourages male testing as well as
education for men on prevention of mother to child transmission.
The Mothers' Programme at present runs over 40
clinics in all 9 provinces in
2. The WiA
Study Abroad Program
Students in their junior year will have the opportunity to study at the
course credit per semester will be an Independent Study, working for a Non
Government Organization in
there are needs to be met.
3. The WiA
Summer Internship
Two internships will be available for undergraduate students wishing to spend
the summer in
by March 1st to Professor David Eppel in the
Multicultural Centre.
deppel@williams.edu
In addition, students interested in pursuing a project over
the summer in
Africa
Fellowships. WiA can then
assist students in making contact and setting up a
productive relationship with an NGO to match the student's interests. Students
must commit to between 10 and 12 weeks.
WiA is identifying various
NGO', who would have a position in which the
successful candidate would work.
In addition to The Mothers' Programme described
above, they include:
Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) founded by Zachie Achmat. TAC lobbies for ARV
treatment from government and from pharmaceutical companies worldwide.
Ikamva LaBantu
An organization which works with everybody doing everything.
Wolanani
An income-generating program founded by HIV infected women in Khayalitsha,
OIL
Founded by senior high school students, OIL works with adolescents in the
townships around HIV/AIDS prevention.
There are many other organizations needing workers. WiA will gather the
information and place the successful candidate where there is most need.
Many of the organizations in
information.
APPLICATION FOR POST-GRADUATE ONE-YEAR
FELLOWSHIP WITH
THE MOTHERS' PRROGRAMME.
Applications from the class of 2006 and recent graduates of
being considered. The program will begin in July 2006 and run to the end of
June 2007. Applicants should include a CV and a brief 1-2 page essay explaining
your interest in participating in this program
Graduates who are interested should email their applications
by
2006
Professor David Eppel
Academic Director of the
deppel@williams.edu
If there are any questions, email David Eppel at deppel@williams.edu