The speedy erosion of human rights in India + Fellowship with the International Innovation Corps!
Policy Post #138
Editor’s Note ✍️
Hello there,
Hope you’re well! For furthering our goal of democratising the policy and social impact space, we’ve started policy chapters across 15 cities in India! The idea is to facilitate exchanges and learning via conversations on WhatsApp (and beyond!) while also facilitating interactions, meet-ups and career opportunities outside of New Delhi. Join the chapter for your city today and we’re also onboarding leaders for these communities as well :)
In this edition of The Policy Post, we cover:
🔹 A detailed conversation with Aniket Doegar, CEO and co-founder of Haqdarshak, an organisation bringing welfare schemes and services to millions of citizens!
🔹 A look into the disturbing takeaways from Amnesty International’s report on the state of human rights in India.
🔹An interesting op-ed on the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s advisory to intermediaries and its possible repercussions.
🔹Exciting opportunities with the International Innovation Corps, Internet Freedom Foundation and Teach for India!
🔹Volunteer to be a policy community coordinator in your city!
🔹Our weekly curation of some of the best essays, podcasts, career resources etc. from the world of Policy in the week gone by.
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- Team PPI
This Week’s Policy Focus 🔎
Link below for a refresher on several (but not all) instances that undermined or hollowed the basis of human rights protection in India in 2023 alone.
Policy Charcha 💬
The best Podcasts, Videos, Essays and Fellowships from the world of Policy and Governance for this past week!
🎙️Policy Panchayat Podcast: A detailed conversation with Aniket Doegar, CEO and co-founder of Haqdarshak!
🎥 Video: How to fight climate change with parking lots.
📝 Op-Ed: MeitY advisory on social media safety can backfire. It must be revisited.
🔔 Weekly Opportunity Highlight: Freedom Innovation Fellowship by the Internet Freedom Foundation
🔎 Databases and Guides: Click Here!
Fellowship Spotlight✨
The International Innovation Corps 2024-25
👉🏽 An exciting opportunity to broaden your horizons and contribute to positive change in one of the world's most vibrant and diverse countries.
👉🏽 Candidates have to submit an innovation proposal and showcase their creativity and problem-solving skills. The prompts for the innovation proposal can be found on the application form, guiding you to articulate your vision for a more inclusive and sustainable future.
👉🏽 3 years of work experience/ Master's degree with at least 1 year of work experience
🕰️ Apply by 4th Feb, 2024
Teach for India Fellowship 2024
👉🏽 An exciting opportunity to foster lifelong connections and collaborations, gain unique perspectives and create a lasting impact on education in India.
👉🏽 As a Fellow, you gain invaluable teaching and leadership skills and join a vast network of like-minded educators, mentors, and alumni who become influential change agents and advocates for educational equity, and social progress.
🕰️ Apply by 4th Feb, 2024
📢Introducing Policy Communities!
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