Humanity In Action Inc

HUMANITY IN ACTION, INC. ("HIA OR "THE ORGANIZATION") IS A TRANSATLANTIC ORGANIZATION THAT EDUCATES, INSPIRES AND CONNECTS A NETWORK OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS, PLURALISM, LIBERAL DEMOCRACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. HIA SEEKS TO PROMOTE THESE VALUES THROUGH DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON AND SHAPED BY THE SPECIFIC HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS IN WHICH HIA OPERATES.* - HIA EDUCATES TO ENCOURAGE CRITICAL EXPLORATION OF LIBERAL DEMOCRACY, PLURALISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS, WITHIN THE SPECIFIC NATIONAL HISTORICAL AND PRESENT CONTEXTS OF ITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.* - HIA CONNECTS AN EVER-GROWING TRANSATLANTIC COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE CONTINUAL LEARNING AND COLLABORATIONS.* - HIA INSPIRES ACTION FOR ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY.HIA IS A NON-PARTISAN, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN DELAWARE, GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM BOTH THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS IN BOSNIA A

THE FIRST ANNUAL PROGRAMS FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS BEGAN IN DENMARK AND THE NETHERLANDS IN 1999. A PROGRAM IN GERMANY WAS ADDED IN 2002. IN 2006, HIA LAUNCHED A PROGRAM IN FRANCE AND POLAND. A UNITED STATES PROGRAM WAS ADDED IN 2006 AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RELAUNCHED IN 2015. IN 2015, HIA LAUNCHED A PROGRAM IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. WORKING IN TRANSNATIONAL TEAMS, STUDENTS STUDY THE CAUSES OF INTOLERANCE, HISTORICAL EXAMPLES OF RESISTANCE, AND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO ADVOCATE MORE INCLUSIVE AND PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACIES IN THESE COUNTRIES.PROGRAM EXPENSES GENERALLY INCLUDE LECTURERS, STIPENDS FOR STUDENTS' FOOD AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION TO EUROPE FOR U.S. APPLICANTS WHO REQUIRE NEED-BASED SUPPORT, PROJECT DIRECTORS' FEES, AND COSTS OF PUBLISHING THE STUDENTS' REPORTS. ADDITIONALLY, HIA PROVIDES DIRECT CASH SUPPORT TO ITS AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, DENMARK, THE NETHERLANDS, GERMANY AND POLAND.IN 2021 AND 2020, HIA SPONSORED PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS IN DETROIT AND LAUNCHED A GRANT COMPETITION FOR PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED THERE. HIA ALSO LAUNCHED THE RACIAL EQUITY GRANT TO SUPPPORT SELECT PROJECTS OF FELLOWS WHO ARE WORKING TO INCREASE RACIAL EQUITY AND ANTI-RACIST WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. FOR THOSE PROGRAMS, PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS RECEIVE MONTHLY STIPENDS, AND THE COMPETITION WINNERS ALSO RECEIVE A ONE-TIME GRANT.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALFRED LANDECKER FOUNDATION, HIA LAUNCHED THE LANDECKER DEMOCRACY FELLOWSHIP IN 2020. EACH YEAR, THE FELLOWSHIP BRINGS TOGETHER 30 DIVERSE LEADERS FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES WHO SPEND ONE YEAR ON CREATING PROJECTS THAT REINVENT DEMOCRATIC SPACES, STRENGTHEN SOCIAL COHESION AND BUILD CONNECTIONS ACROSS COMMUNITIES. WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM HIA IN THE FORM OF FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS AND PROJECT STIPENDS, THE COHORT OF THE LANDECKER FELLOWS WORK ON IMPLEMENTING THEIR PROJECTS. HIA OFFERS PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FELLOWS.HIA AND ITS AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS HOST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, GRANT COMPETITIONS AND, IN SOME YEARS, ADDITIONAL STUDY TRIPS AND OTHER PROGRAMMING.