Career Paths

Career Paths

Peace and Human Rights Education is a diverse field that has many possible avenues for future careers. Below are listed some of the most common career paths people in the field have taken, but the possibilities do not end with this list.

Brief Description:

Graduates work in a variety of K-12 formal education settings to provide peace and human rights education to students or trainings for teachers and school staff. Universities also host global, human rights, and peace centers to promote inclusion, equality and emancipatory learning in higher education teaching and research.


Example Organizations:

International Baccalaureate Schools

Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University

Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice, Harvard University

 

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Cody Freeman
Foreign Expert at Faculty of Learning Sciences and Education, Thammasat University (Thailand)

“Create freedom through education for LGBTI+ youth globally.”

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Amber Webb
Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland, International Education Policy Program

“I teach and research on peace education, education in conflict/post-conflict societies, and education for sustainable development."

Brief Description:

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are private, non-profit entities that can engage in programming to promote equality, inclusion and social justice. NGOs exist at local, national and trans-national levels and carry out a variety of programs, including educating and training for peace and human rights.  


Example Organizations:

Facing History and Ourselves

Amnesty International

Sesame Workshop

CARE

Save the Children

Oxfam International

 

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Deputy Director at Anti-Defamation League
Melissa Mott
Deputy Director at Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

“Design content and experiential learning, lead national partnership development around genocide education and historical memory.”

Change Management Specialist at Catholic Relief Services
Ben Steiner
Change Management Specialist at Catholic Relief Services

“Designs, implements, and provides technical oversight for global, agency-wide trainings."

Brief Description:

Many inter-governmental organizations (IGOs) operate in the education sector or are engaged in programming to promote peacebuilding and human rights. They are established by a treaty that acts as a charter creating the group and categorized as involving two or more nations working together on issues of common interest.


Example Organizations:

UNESCO

UNICEF

UNDP

UN Women

 

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Yujia Fu
Head of Development and Research Team at UNESCO-ICUA

"Leads knowledge management & research, partnership & resource mobilization, executive strategy, consulting & capacity building, and advocacy & community building."

 

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