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International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education

  • Type: INGO
  • Field: Education
  • Region: Europe
  • Location: Geneva, Switzerland
  • Internship Title: International Intern
  • Duration: 3 months
  • Number of Interns: 1
  • Special Requirement: N/A
  • Application Status: Unavailable
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
About Us
International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education (OIDEL) is a non-profit organization that promotes the right to education and educational freedoms as fundamental rights for the development of the individual in the main international organizations. OIDEL was founded in 1985 by forty politicians, education experts and parents of students. OIDEL has consultative status with the United Nations, UNESCO and the Council of Europe. It also collaborates with the European Union and with numerous international non-governmental organizations.

Objectives
OIDEL’s objective is the promotion of the right to education, a fundamental human right for the development of the person. This right requires the provision of public services and the protection of the freedoms of the stakeholders in education (freedom of education). 
To achieve its goal, OIDEL collaborates with many experts and intervenes with international organizations and governments to promote the right to education and freedom of education. It works to:
– STUDY educational policies from a human rights-based approach.
– INFORM public opinion about progress and violations of the right to education and freedom of education.
– PROVIDE training and information on the right to education and freedom of education to stakeholders in the field of education.
– INTERVENE with international organizations and human rights bodies to defend and promote the right to education and educational freedom.
The interns might be involved in the following work:

1. ADVOCACY 
● Follow meetings of international mechanisms (panels, IDs, resolutions, etc.)
● Draft interventions
● Organize of Side-Events during HRC sessions
● Participate in NGO meetings on the Right to Education and HR Education
● Write reports and blog posts

2. RESEARCH
● Collaborate in the current research project (Usual research fields: Right to Education, Cultural Rights, Minority Rights)

3. TRAINING 
● Organize courses: program, speakers, photos, publications on social networks
● Manage participants: visas, room reservations, accreditations

Requirements：
● Bachelor’s degree (Law, International Relations, Policy Making or Communication) 
● Professional English required, French and Spanish preferred
● Strong interpersonal and English communicative skills
● Proficiency in MS software (e.g. Word, Excel, Power point)
2020-07-07 | Geneva, Switzerland – A common good approach to COVID-19
2019-11-19 | Geneva, Switzerland – The right to education – Towards a Renewed Commitment to Education
2019-05-09 | Paris, France – Education as a Cultural Right
2018-06-20 | Geneva, Switzerland – Right to Education and New Technologies – A Necessary Dialogue
2017 | Switzerland – Presentation of “Essential content on the right to education” and ” International code on the right to education”
2014 | Geneva, Switzerland – Congress
2013 | Yvoire, France – Congress
2012 | Brussels, Belgium – Congress
2011 | Madrid, Spain – Congress
2010 | Brussels, Belgium – Congress
2009 | Ferney-Voltaire, France – Congress
2008 | Geneva, Switzerland – Congress
2007 | Lisbon, Portugal – Symposium / Congress
2006 | Logroño, Spain – Congress
2005-09-09 | Santiago de Compostela, Spain – Symposium
2004 | Geneva, Switzerland – Congress
2003 | Lyon, France – Congress
2002 | Paris, France – Congress
2001 | Geneva, Switzerland – Congress
2000 | Geneva, Switzerland – Symposium / Congress
1999 | Geneva, Switzerland – Congress
1997 | Geneva, Switzerland – Congress
1996 | Geneva, Switzerland – Congress
1996 | Paris, France – Congress
1994 | Bari, Italy – Congress
1993 | Divonne-les-Bains, France – Symposium
1992-12-05 | Geneva, Switzerland – Meeting / Congress
1991 | Santiago de Compostela, Spain – Congress
1990 | Geneva, Switzerland – Symposium
1989-09-30 | Geneva, Switzerland – What changes are necessary for higher quality in education ?
1989 | Brussels, Belgium – Symposium
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Relevant treaties: T-XT6618 – International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR); T-XT4399 – Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Accredited by: E-XE7552 – United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV). Links with: E-XE2442 – European Commission (EC); E-XE1427 – International Bureau of Education (IBE); E-XE0199 – United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR).

Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Member of: F-XM8823 – Forum of Catholic Inspired NGOs. Links with:

D-XM6244 – Association Européenne des Facultés Libres (AEFLib);
B-XB0216 – Caritas Internationalis (CI);
E-XM3892 – Collège universitaire Henry Dunant (CUHD);
Education et Liberté;
G-XG6827 – Europe – Third World Centre;
U-XF2062 – Fundación pro Derechos de la Familia – Secretariado Internacional (PRODEFA);
C-XC6735 – International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (EAFORD);
C-XC3560 – Make Mothers Matter;
G-XN8456 – Mandat International;
New Humanity;
NGO WG on Human Rights Education and Learning;
F-XB3085 – Pax Romana, International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs (ICMICA);
Plateforme Droit à l’Education;
F-XF0086 – Soka Gakkai International (SGI);
E-XE3539 – World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA);
F-XF0854 – World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT).

Members

Individual and corporate in 53 countries and territories:

Member Countries & Regions
Angola, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Congo DR, Congo Brazzaville, Switzerland, Côte d’Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Czech Rep, Germany, Ecuador, Spain, Finland, France, UK, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Ireland, India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Nigeria, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, El Salvador, USA, Uruguay, Venezuela, Türkiye