Yimy Daniel Chirinos arrived in Eugene in late September for a ten-week ELAW Fellowship.  Back home, he explores the Mesoamerican Reef, off Roatán, Honduras, with a colleague from the Mesoamerican Reef Leadership Program.

Rizwana Hasan

Strengthening leadership around the globe

ELAW Fellows are doing great work!  In February, we welcomed Francis Colee from Liberia, Kwesi Instiful from Ghana, and Merab Barbakadze from Georgia.  In March, we welcomed Mariana Méndez from Panama and Jean André Victor from Haiti.  ELAW Fellows dedicate their lives to seeking justice for the world’s most impoverished communities.  Before returning to Tblisi, Merab shared a common sentiment: “I feel myself charged with new positive energy, skills, and knowledge!” Read more about our recent Fellows in the following.

Volunteers and interns contributed hundreds of hours in 2009 to make ELAW’s work possible. They conducted scientific and legal research, translated communications, fixed computers, helped manage data, helped put on the 2009 ELAW Annual Meeting, and much more. Many many thanks to all of our volunteers. We couldn’t do it without you!

She hikes, she ice skates, she blogs — but most importantly, Agnes Gajdics works long hours to protect the people and environment in her native Hungary.

Many grassroots advocates work in isolation, without access to the legal and scientific tools they need to protect communities and the environment.  ELAW Fellowships provide ELAW partners with critical skills and resources, and enhance international collaboration so they no longer feel so alone.  More than 100 grassroots advocates have traveled to Eugene to work with ELAW as Fellows.