The Community Solutions Program is now accepting applications for 2012! Applicants are sought from Uganda working in the areas: Transparency & Accountability, Tolerance/Conflict Resolution, Environmental Issues and Women's Issues. WOUGNET's Moses Owiny is one of the 2011 Program Beneficiaries and is currently based at the YWCA in Batavia, New York.

The Community Solutions Program is a fully funded professional development program for the best and brightest global community leaders. Selected candidates will participate in: a four month U.S. fellowship with a local nonprofit organization or government agency; structured virtual learning and networking via IREX’s Online Community Leadership Institute; and, the design and implementation of follow-on projects in their home countries.

Please visit the program website for more information about the program and application requirements. Applications were due November 7, 2011, but applications now accepted until 11:59pm EST (GMT-5) Wednesday, November 9, 2011..