Capacity Building
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Representatives of LWF member churches can hone skills for human rights and social and economic justice work through workshops or internships.
Human Rights Training Workshops
These regional workshops enable member church representatives to learn about human rights principles and practical methodologies of human rights work. Typically, the workshop includes:
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A presentation and discussion on the theological imperatives for human rights
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A presentation on human rights on the ecumenical agenda
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A presentation and discussion on a specific theme
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An in-depth presentation on human rights principles and international and regional instruments and mechanisms
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Group work on human rights case studies
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A site visit to local human rights practitioners
Fund for member church capacity-building initiatives
OIAHR maintains a small fund to support member churches' local capacity-building initiatives with a focus on international affairs and human rights issues.
For more information concerning the availability of this funding, please contact via e-mail Mr Ralston Deffenbaugh, Assistant General Secretary for International Affairs and Human Rights, or via fax no. +41/22-791 6630.
Annual human rights training internship
Each year the OIAHR enables at least one member church representative to take part in an intensive human rights training course provided by the International Service for Human Rights in Geneva in conjunction with the annual session of the United Nations Commission for Human Rights (March-April).
Interns are expected to share the knowledge and skills they acquire in order to equip others in their churches and communities for human rights work.
