CERTIFICATE COURSES
OVERVIEW:
This is a pre-recorded virtual video series, designed to lecture at your own pace; you can follow the videos in succession daily, over one week's time, or you are welcome to intensely challenge yourself to accomplish them over the weekend! It's your choice. Either way, they are programmed to take you to the next level of understanding and truth within your Social Work, Social Service, Community Health and Public Health practice. These are all National and Internationally registered programs within UN/UN Women, the African Union and ECOWAS as well as the US, Canada, the UK and the East African Alliance of Women in Health. These courses comply with local Continuing Education Units (CEU) and the protocols for Internships and Externship requirements. Successful completion or either of these courses comes with an imprinted digital certificate that can be printed out or shared over social media.
Offering dates:
The 1st and 15th of each Calendar Month
Investment:
All courses are market rate at $150USD. Courses offered internationally and those run or owned by Youth or their representatives are offered at a discounted rate; courses can be offered complementary if the FIGHR course offered is for an accredited academic program.
Application process:
Each and every applicant must adhere to these procedures or will have their emailed application deleted.
This is because we have well over 200-300 applicants daily for these courses so we cannot decipher (or assume) the course you are asking about, the dates or the offerings you want, with an email that is unclear!
To apply for ANY of these fellowships you MUST:
1. Email: FIGHRinfo@gmail.com
Subject line: (the title of the fellowship you are wanting; you MUST send a seperate email for each course you are asking for.)
Email Body: (Small introduction of yourself and why you want this course)
2. Attach: updated professional résumé or academic CV to the email.
Résumé/CV must be updated with your current:
- FULL LEGAL NAME (no 'pet' names, nicknames or tribal names that cannot be validated by a Local, State or National ID/Passport)
- The Country you are from or currently representing
- A Current, updated and WORKING WhatsApp/Telegram Number
- Your Gender
- Your work, education, volunteer or social interest in Civil, Human and/or Gender Rights.
- The Dates/Sessions you would like to attend. (First come/First Served)
This is a pre-recorded virtual video series, designed to lecture at your own pace; you can follow the videos in succession daily, over one week's time, or you are welcome to intensely challenge yourself to accomplish them over the weekend! It's your choice. Either way, they are programmed to take you to the next level of understanding and truth within your Social Work, Social Service, Community Health and Public Health practice. These are all National and Internationally registered programs within UN/UN Women, the African Union and ECOWAS as well as the US, Canada, the UK and the East African Alliance of Women in Health. These courses comply with local Continuing Education Units (CEU) and the protocols for Internships and Externship requirements. Successful completion or either of these courses comes with an imprinted digital certificate that can be printed out or shared over social media.
Offering dates:
The 1st and 15th of each Calendar Month
Investment:
All courses are market rate at $150USD. Courses offered internationally and those run or owned by Youth or their representatives are offered at a discounted rate; courses can be offered complementary if the FIGHR course offered is for an accredited academic program.
Application process:
Each and every applicant must adhere to these procedures or will have their emailed application deleted.
This is because we have well over 200-300 applicants daily for these courses so we cannot decipher (or assume) the course you are asking about, the dates or the offerings you want, with an email that is unclear!
To apply for ANY of these fellowships you MUST:
1. Email: FIGHRinfo@gmail.com
Subject line: (the title of the fellowship you are wanting; you MUST send a seperate email for each course you are asking for.)
Email Body: (Small introduction of yourself and why you want this course)
2. Attach: updated professional résumé or academic CV to the email.
Résumé/CV must be updated with your current:
- FULL LEGAL NAME (no 'pet' names, nicknames or tribal names that cannot be validated by a Local, State or National ID/Passport)
- The Country you are from or currently representing
- A Current, updated and WORKING WhatsApp/Telegram Number
- Your Gender
- Your work, education, volunteer or social interest in Civil, Human and/or Gender Rights.
- The Dates/Sessions you would like to attend. (First come/First Served)
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Cross-Cultural Diversity, Inclusion and Sensitivity
One (1) Week Course This course will take you from your private thoughts to how you live as a public person and the ethics that are carried with it. We will expose what we thought was true, the lessons we learned as a child and how they differ as adults, define, outline and describe terms like "Race" , "Creed", "Expatriates" and the difference between "Tradition and Culture". We will speak to how how and why you have been thinking the way you have been thinking and to rediscover a new way to approach humans in society in an equality that benefits EVERYONE! PREREQUISITE: Successful registration and completion of application to FIGHR Fellowship or External Course offering though higher education of professional training.. |
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Human Rights Advocacy Course
One (1) Week Course Human Rights Advocacy generally involves documentation of rights violations and propagating recommendations for remedying those violations. In this course, you will take a walk through the United Nations, to understand the different ways people need advocacy; from the Differently Abled, the "Returning Citizens" (fka formerly incarcerated) the visually/audibly impaired to the refugee child that is needing to settle in an IDP camp, and the many ways that you are called to serve then in this manner. PREREQUISITE: Completion of the Cross-Cultural Diversity, Inclusion and Sensitivity Course or as an External Course offering though higher education of professional training. |
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A Course In Dignity
One (1) Week Course - Coming February 2021 Dignity is the right of a person to be valued and respected for their own sake, and to be treated ethically. The term may also be used to describe personal conduct, as in "behaving with dignity". In this course you will be speaking to the demographics that deal with rampant sexism, ageism, "end-of-life" care and our role and responsibility in the care for our Life-Positive Elders (LPE) and those in vulnerable populations in society. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of the Human Rights Advocacy Course or as an External Course offering though higher education of professional training. |
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Implicit Bias Training
One (1) Week Course - Coming April 2021 In social identity theory, an implicit bias or implicit stereotype, is the pre-reflective attribution of particular qualities by an individual to a member of some social out group. For example, an unconscious racial stereotypes are a major example of implicit bias. In other words, having an automatic preference for one race over another without even being aware of this bias. In this course, it is the complete intention to speak to this behavior, our unconscious prejudices and the many ways we live with bias and how it affects our service work in Human Rights and Gender Rights. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of "A Course in Dignity" Program or as an External Course offering though higher education of professional training. |
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A Course in Cultural Competency in Human Rights
One (1) Week Course - Coming May 2021 The "Part 2" of Implicit Bias, Cultural Competence is the ability to understand, communicate with and effectively interact with people across cultures. Cultural Competence encompasses being aware of our own world view to begin to develop a multicultural appreciation that eliminates stigma, "single stories", racial fragility and dismantles ignorances of the "unknown" in people.. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of the Implicit Bias Training Course or as an External Course offering though higher education of professional training. |
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Relationship Building in Human Rights Leadership
One (1) Week Course - Coming March 2021 This course builds towards an integrated practice agenda for understanding humanity, supporting human rights leadership and those that are currently advocates and those new leaders called to the forefront of this cause. It also aims to serve as reference point on leadership for human rights organizations, global ethical movements, Human and Gender-based practitioners and academic scholars in the field. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of "A Course in Cultural Competency in Human Rights" or as an External Course offering though higher education of professional training. |
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Capacity Building in Human Rights Advocacy
One (1) Week Course - Coming in April 2021 Capacity building is the process by which individuals and organizations obtain, improve, and retain the skills, knowledge, tools, equipment, and other resources needed to do their jobs competently; It allows individuals and organizations to perform at a an optimum level, consistently. In this course the leader will look at their strengths, their "room for improvement" and the competency of the resources in their professional tool box that will allow them to be strengthened at the core level of their planning and implementation.
PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of Relationship Building in Human Rights Leadership or as an External Course offering though higher education of professional training. |
DIPLOMATIC FELLOWSHIPS
These fellowships are based on a strict and competent selection process. Successful candidates will have met the criteria and CURRENTLY work in these fields or are currently being educated to enter these fields of expertise. Upon successful completion of these course, Fellows go on to teach the curriculum in their communities and regions. These Fellowships are for those seeking to begin a practice in the respective fields or upgrade their current talents in their established organizations. Upon Completion of these cohorts will allow Fellows to properly register their business, certify their practice or add fiduciary value to their grant funding and requests.
Application process:
Each and every applicant must adhere to these procedures or will have their emailed application deleted. This is because we have well over 200-300 applicants for a 75-slot Fellowship so we cannot decipher the fellowship, the dates or the offerings you want with an email that is unclear!
Investment:
Courses offered internationally and those run or owned by Youth or their representatives are offered at a discounted rate; courses can be offered complementary if the FIGHR course offered is for an accredited academic program.
To apply for ANY of these fellowships you MUST:
1. Email: FIGHRinfo@gmail.com
Subject line: (the title of the fellowship you are wanting; you MUST send a seperate email for each course you are asking for.)
Email Body: (Small introduction of yourself and why you want this course)
2. Attach: updated professional résumé or academic CV to the email.
Résumé/CV must be updated with your current:
- FULL LEGAL NAME (no pet names, nicknames or tribal names that cannot be validated by a Local, State or National ID/Passport)
- The Country you are from or currently representing
- A Current, updated and WORKING WhatsApp/Telegram Number
- Your Gender
- Your work, education, volunteer or social interest in Civil, Human and/or Gender Rights.
- The Dates/Sessions you would like to attend. (First come/First Served) You are only allowed to sign up for two (2) Fellowships at a time, Max!
Application process:
Each and every applicant must adhere to these procedures or will have their emailed application deleted. This is because we have well over 200-300 applicants for a 75-slot Fellowship so we cannot decipher the fellowship, the dates or the offerings you want with an email that is unclear!
Investment:
Courses offered internationally and those run or owned by Youth or their representatives are offered at a discounted rate; courses can be offered complementary if the FIGHR course offered is for an accredited academic program.
- Eight (8) Week Course - $500USD
- Ten (10) week Course - $800USD
- Twelve (12) week course - $1,000USD
To apply for ANY of these fellowships you MUST:
1. Email: FIGHRinfo@gmail.com
Subject line: (the title of the fellowship you are wanting; you MUST send a seperate email for each course you are asking for.)
Email Body: (Small introduction of yourself and why you want this course)
2. Attach: updated professional résumé or academic CV to the email.
Résumé/CV must be updated with your current:
- FULL LEGAL NAME (no pet names, nicknames or tribal names that cannot be validated by a Local, State or National ID/Passport)
- The Country you are from or currently representing
- A Current, updated and WORKING WhatsApp/Telegram Number
- Your Gender
- Your work, education, volunteer or social interest in Civil, Human and/or Gender Rights.
- The Dates/Sessions you would like to attend. (First come/First Served) You are only allowed to sign up for two (2) Fellowships at a time, Max!
Rural Maternal Care Crisis Preparedness and Readiness
Twelve (12) Weeks Cohort 1, 2 and 3 COURSES ARE CLOSED Each of the three-month offerings, speaks to advocacy and formulation of Protocol, Law and access to Maternal Care services in Rural, undeveloped and unserved areas of foreign and domestic lands! We service pregnant and newly birthed women that IDP's Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Stateless, Undocumented and women in recovery from DV/IPV, Substance Abuse, HIV, Birthing through Incest and as a Child Bride and FGM.
Human Rights in Crisis
Ten (10) Weeks - Thursdays 2021 OFFERINGS: April 15 - June 17 May 27 - July 29 September 23 - November 11 In this Cohort, Fellows will be introduced to the concepts of "What happens if the program fails?". They will discover problem solving techniques, the concepts of forming "Think Tanks", Ethical Standards in care in crisis, Dealing with Pandemics and the social constructs of Emotional Intelligence (EI), a "Social Intelligentsia" (SI), and dismantling the resources we have to formulate a "Plan B" to continue our work.
Certificate Courses offered: 1. A Course in Dignity 2. Implicit Bias |
I.S.L.A.M - I.C. Advocacy
(Islamic Sister-Leaders And Mentors - Intensive Cohort) Eight (8) Weeks - Fridays 2021 OFFERINGS: January 1- February 19 March 12 - April 30 May 21 - July 9 September 3 - October 22 This Fellowship offers Muslim Women, led by their faith to serve their communities, the opportunity to advance their talent skills and abilities to access, apply for and attain the subsidy resources, venture capital and communal support to the needed funding, to continue their benevolence to humanity.
Certificate Courses offered: This Fellowship offers any two (2) Certificate Courses of the Fellow's choosing. 
Effective Social Recruitment in Human Rights Work
Ten (10) Weeks - Mondays 2021 OFFERINGS: May 3 - July 5 September 13 - November 22 Successful cohorts will begin to unpack the structure of recruitment for your very own Human Rights Agency. No matter the genre or the mission, Human Rights Work has very different, specific and unique predilections to the service you offer with a foundation in compassion and fairness to all. Fellows will learn "What is Human Rights Recruitment? (instead of the term "hiring"), The Need for "leaders" in Human Rights Work (the autonomy of the work), Finding the unique talent for YOUR industry, the Power of a Mentor an evaluating and rewarding talent...and more
Certificate Courses Offered: 1. Cultural Competency in Human Rights 2. |
Community Peer Mental Health Advocacy
Twelve (12) Weeks - Wednesday 2021 OFFERINGS: January 20 - April 7 March 17 - June 2 September 1 - November 17 This Fellowship allows the leader to challenge themselves and the environment to which they belong. They will be tasked in understanding the triggers, traumas and triumphs of basic Mental Health matters while in crisis as well as the warning signs of grooming, vetting and trafficking in IDP, vulnerable and young demographics.
Certificate Courses offered: This Fellowship offers any two (2) Certificate Courses of the Fellow's choosing. 
Human Rights & Gender-based Grant Funding
EIght (8) Weeks - Saturdays 2021 OFFERINGS June 5 - July 24 September 11 - October 30 VC's and Grants and Funding...O' My! Fellows will be offered breakdown of Grants, loans, subsidies, liquid resources, financial endorsements, hosting and more and the best way to market your product, to be able to sell your digital and personal services in Human Rights. Fellows will get insider tricks to getting a feasibility statement done, knowing the power of your Brand, getting Board Members of a Board of Trustees and how funders to look at your organization. Cohorts will even learn how to write your first resource manual, extended project overview or your first eBook for profit.
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Sexual/Gender Based Violence Advocacy
Twelve (12) Weeks - Tuesdays 2021 OFFERINGS: January 19 - April 6 March 16 - June 1 May 11 - July 27 September 7 - November 23 This Cohort opens the Fellow to the knowledge, understanding and the capacity to offer solutions in their community, to end Sexual and gender-based Violence. We deal with Stranger and Incestral Rape, Date Rape/Sexual Assault, DV/Intimate partner Violence (IPV), Child Brides/Child Dowry, Female Genital Mutilation/Birthing through Fistula and much more.
Certificate Courses offered: 1. Cross-Cultural Diversity Inclusion and Sensitivity 2. Human Rights Advocacy 
Self Care and the Selfless Humanitarian
Eight (8) Weeks - Sundays 2021 OFFERINGS September 12 - October 31 October 3 - November 21 For those that give and keep on giving all year, here is the best solution to learning how to "receive". This Fellowship is all about YOU, the servant! From learning your Why, to unpacking years of frustration at where you are in life, to learning a new way to destress, this is designed to allow YOU to be seen, respected and dignified with a "YES" to loving you!
This course is open as a "Train the Trainer" modality in its offering; successful Fellows will be able to teach this at the peer level to be able to offer this work within their Human Rights Practice. |
FIGHR DIPLOMATIC AMBASSADOR
NOTE: Applications are accepted year-round but MUST meet every and all qualifications for consideration; any application that is not sent correctly, adding all of criteria needed and asked for, will be deleted without further reply or response. Thank you!
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The Federation of International Gender and Human Rights (FIGHR) offers an assignment as a FIGHR Diplomatic Ambassador.
This tenure begins with the work; there are no free rides or "empty" appointments here at FIGHR! When you begin with FIGHR, you are opened to Certificate Courses and Fellowships; you will equally be tasked to do the work in the community you serve with these offerings. With this, you can be rewarded with the FIGHR Human Rights Cooperative Citation, (offered in June) to those registered Human Rights Programs that offer the most to the communities they serve. Then, of course our end-of-the-year award, The FIGHR Prize of Peace Award, held annually in December, for those individuals that go to the end of world to give, offer, do and serve, selflessly, without a need for notoriety, publicity, income or recompense. BUT... For those that rise above the offering of care, discipline and tenacious aptitude for learning how to serve, can be branded with the title of FIGHR Diplomatic Ambassador. This lifelong tenure is offered to those Fellows that demonstrate tenacity, a high ethical standard, empathy and compassion to service and those that are able to meet and exceed the standard of the educational requirements for the position. If selected, you will be offered this position yearly, renewable with the continuing academic and social requirements for the position. Once certified for three years, you will be offered a small honorarium each year to help to continue your work with FIGHR or the needs of your own registered Non-Profit, NGO, CSO or Charity. Successful candidates will have successfully: 1. Emailed a submitted and updated resume of CV, listing your Human Rights Work, (with dates of employment or schooling, the country you represent or the country you are from, a working WhatsApp/Telegram number and your Gender) as well as your Application Report answering the questions: (A) Why you are in Human Rights work? (B) What do you hope to do with this this position in your community and (C) Why should FIGHR choose you? (Please do not list a host of awards and certificates, this report is to outline who YOU ARE not what you have accomplished). Email Subject line: Application for Diplomatic Ambassadorship Body of email: Give us a bit of a personal introduction and state how you heard about this opportunity (Someone from FIGHR, the website, a fellow Ambassador, etc) Attachments: Updated Resume and Application Report 2. Have a registered NP, CSO NGO, Charity or Human Service Project that is CURRENT and ACTIVE at the time of application (International Verification is needed). 3. Graduated from THREE (3) or more FIGHR FELLOWSHIPS (not Certificate Courses) within 2 calendar years and have received your verified Digital Certificate of Completion. And 4. Able to complete the requirements of being an Diplomatic Ambassador each year they are assigned the position. (Attend Speaking engagements, appear at events as a FIGHR Diplomat, represent the FIGHR Integrity, Mission and Brand in all actions both personally and professionally and both foreign and domestically. (A lengthy and signed Statement of Ethics will follow all appointments). |
