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The iLEAP International Fellowship program brings leaders from civil society organizations working for positive social change in Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, to Seattle, Washington for a 3 month intensive program in skills-based seminars, field applications and experiential learning, and social networking and partnership building. The Fellowship program is organized around the central themes of: social innovation and enterprise, collaborative leadership, digital literacy, and social and ecological sustainability. It is designed to leverage the remarkable human resource base in the Seattle area working on these issues. iLEAP Fellows engage in an three-part, integrated, interdisciplinary curriculum that has them both learning in the classroom and in the community. Each week, Fellows: Participate in academic seminars led by experts in the four central themes of the program. These seminars range in their content and application—from discourses in critical social theory to the practical application of online communication techniques. Collaborate with Seattle-based organizations who are engaged in activities related to the Fellow’s interests. This regular interaction happens 2-3 days a week. Listen to and share stories with people in the Seattle area who have worked, served and led social enterprises. Taken together, this integrated curriculum offers Fellows a unique and rare opportunity to inspire their creativity and to sharpen their thinking; while at the same time, building meaningful relationships with people in the Seattle area who share a common vision to affect positive social change in communities around the world.
Taking the LEAP
Taking the LEAP (TTL) is a global, three phased program that balances personal growth, collaboration, critical thinking and academic theory with a pragmatic training in project design, development and implementation. The first phase of the TTL program is spent in Seattle, Washington working closely with iLEAP staff and faculty in seminar coursework while also working closely with iLEAP International Fellows and Faculty. Each student is, from the beginning, in contact with their iLEAP International Faculty member through the connection with the iLEAP International Fellowship program. The second phase of TTL takes each student overseas to live and work in a different rural community in Asia, Africa or Latin America to work with iLEAP International Faculty. During this period, students are challenged to extend and apply concepts learned in the first phase of the program. Students live with a local family and experience day-to-day rural life while they work with and learn from iLEAP faculty. In the third, and final, phase, students return to the Seattle area for a time of reflection, sharing and preparations for the future. Seminal to this phase is to explore the question: how will I bring home and integrate my overseas experience with my next steps in life?
Social Innovation in Seattle
Social Innovation in Seattle is an experiential program open to participants ages 18+, and is designed to deepen your knowledge about the basic tenets of social innovation and enterprise and how it is being applied in Seattle and around the world. You will gain significant international work experience through professional site placements in and diverse site visits to innovative for-profit businesses and not-for-profit organizations the Seattle area. You will also hone your knowledge through academic seminars and discussions that are intended to connect directly and inform your placements and site visits.
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