BOB HEPPLE MEMORIAL FUND
The Equal Rights Trust is raising £10k to support paid placements for
its interns and fellows. This will allow those without the financial means to
work for free to pursue their ambition and career in human rights, working with
us to promote equal rights for all.
ABOUT US
We are an independent international organisation whose purpose is to
combat discrimination and advance equality worldwide. We work in over 40
countries, pursuing our objectives through advocacy, litigation, development of
resources and supporting equality movements.
MORE ON THE FUND
The human rights NGO sector is notoriously competitive and initial
experience in the form of an internship or fellowship is a necessity. We place
high value on our interns and fellows and with our mission to promote equal
rights for all, we practice what we preach, ensuring equal opportunity for all
those who work with us.
We established the Fund to continue the legacy and vision of our former
Chair and Honorary President, Professor Sir Bob Hepple QC. He was a leading
equality activist, having a great impact on the anti-apartheid movement and on
legislation in the UK and worldwide.
The Fund is a "win-win". It’s not just interns and fellows who
benefit - we do too! The talented and dedicated people who work with us make a
huge difference to our mission - they support our busy team at crucial times
across a wide range of activities.
WHERE YOUR MONEY WILL GO?
During the first week of the campaign we hit our minimum
pledge of £1k allowing us to support one intern for around six weeks.
Amazingly, at the beginning of April, Doughty Street
Chambers agreed to match fund up to £5,000 of our donations raised helping us
to get much closer to our desired pledge of £10k. With this money we will be
able to support three interns and two fellows for around three months.
If we raise more than our target - amazing! We could extend
the period our interns work with us - furthering their experience and the
impact on our work.
To put it another way:
- One intern for three months: £2000*
- One intern for six months: £4000*
- One fellow for 24 months: £16,000
*Interns apply for needs-based grants for
anything up to these amounts
REWARDS
If you donate to us, we'll send you regular updates on our work,
stories from our interns and fellows, and, depending on your donation, we can
send you our latest publications and other materials. we'll also keep you
updated with news and progress on our campaign (unless you'd prefer us not to!)
Where you can find us
We'll be adding updates on the campaign to this page as well as
on:
www.equalrightstrust.org / @EqualRights / www.facebook.com/EqualRightsTrust
So follow us if you can to stay informed!
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