Survivors Alliance Leadership Academy
Host a Placement/Internship
2022-2023
Survivor Alliance has launched the Leadership Academy with support from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the Sherwood Foundation. Grounded in the learnings from the pilot of the Survivors LEAD program in 2021, the Survivor Alliance Leadership Academy (the Academy) has 20 participants from the US. It is an 18-month leadership development initiative designed to fill the gap of survivor leadership in the anti-trafficking space and seed an overall system change within the sector by educating allies and empowering survivors of trafficking.
The content of the Academy is delivered through the implementation of three modules that build upon one another to prepare survivors for a role within the anti-trafficking sector. Participants are also invited to enroll in a placement/internship or a capstone project during this period. The phases of the program are:
Phase 1: Survivor Leadership Module 1
Phase 2: Thematic Module 2, optional focus area:
Community Building and Peer mentoring
Research and Research Practice
Civic Engagement or
Trauma Informed Direct Services
Phase 3: Placement and Capstone Projects
Phase 4: Module 3(Employability Skills), and Placement and Capstone Projects II
We would like to invite you to join us in this innovation considering the possibility of hosting a placement for our participants in any of the above four areas.
Your organization will benefit from exclusive training and support from the Academy Staff, as well as be pioneers in the journey of survivor inclusion. We hope that this partnership will enhance the impact of your work seeding the change that is the anti-trafficking movement .
We are requesting placement sites that will provide remote work experience to our participants for 7 hours a week, for 10 to 12 weeks from October to January.
BENEFITS FOR HOSTING A PLACEMENT:
Be a part of the inaugural cohort for a pioneering initiative focused on meaningful inclusion of survivors of human trafficking
Contribute to developing employability skills for survivor leaders
Give the first step in the journey to becoming a survivor-informed organization
Access exclusive, internationally recognised, training and support from Survivor Alliance on implementing survivor-inclusive practices
COMMITMENTS TO HOST A PLACEMENT:
Provide a remote work experience to Academy Participants for 7 hours a week for 10-12 weeks
Define roles and responsibilities for the placement and provide tailored induction to Academy Participants about your organisation and its role in anti-slavery
Participate in three (3) Survivor Alliance workshops and trainings
Work collaboratively with SA to assess progress for program improvement
Key dates
Informative sessions
June 27th at 8 am PT/11 am ET/4 pm BST
July 5th at 10 am PT/1 pm ET/6 pm BST
Registration deadline July 21st (no guarantee applicants)
Agency’s Selection July 27th
First week of placement October 3rd
First workshop August 28th
Second workshop October 28th
Final workshop January 9th
EXAMPLES OF PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY AREA OF WORK
Community Building and Peer mentoring
Type 1: Helping to build survivor engagement opportunities
Type 2: Leading a alumni group of service users
Type 3: Create trainings to offer to NGOs
Type 4: Coaching fellow survivors
Research and Research Practice
Type 1: Review research documents (e.g. ethics documents, briefings, etc.)
Type 2: Contribute to discussing research methods
Type 3: Serve on an Advisory Committee
Type 4: Review research grant applications
Civic Engagement
Type 1: Research about a specific policy
Type 2:Developing campaign materials
Type 3:Outreaching to volunteers or supporters
Trauma-Informed Direct Service
Type 1: Provide peer mentoring or befriending
Type 2: Identify gaps in services at your organisation
Type 3: Host wellbeing activities (group walks, art, etc.)
Type 4: Support initial conversations with victims being referred
Type 5: Develop list of resources for service users
Type 6: Support life skills development (taking the bus with someone, teaching how to use zoom, etc.)
Type7: Develop training materials for your staff/volunteers
