Current Interns

Ama Ayeh, 16 Days Campaign Intern
Ama is a junior majoring in Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University. This year she is an intern at the Center for Women’s Global Leadership for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, where she is working on campaign communications, social media, and outreach. She is part of Douglass Residential College, where she was a member of the Human Rights House during the 2011/2012 academic year. These experiences have inspired her to be an advocate for human rights and work in the field of law in order to advocate for women and children.

Samantha Dugan, Student Assistant
Samantha is currently a fourth-year student at Rutgers University double-majoring in Criminal Justice and Sociology with a minor in Women's and Gender Studies. She has been with CWGL for the last four years working on a wide array of projects including organizing CWGL's media archives and assisting with the Center's website. She participates in a number of volunteer projects at Rutgers University and looks forward to continuing her service work in the criminal justice field, reintegrating juvenile delinquents into society.

Zarin Hamid, Researcher
Zarin has several years of experience working with national and international NGOs, including the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders. She has also served as a program and research coordinator with the Afghan Woman's Network in Kabul, working in support of women’s rights through a variety of advocacy and capacity building projects. Zarin has worked on UN SCR 1325 monitoring and advocacy and has written several articles and papers related to gender issues. She is interested in continuing to explore issues related to gender-based violence, in particular, and women’s rights more generally. Zarin is an alumna of Douglass College, and American University, where she earned a Masters in International Peace and Conflict Resolution with a focus on gender and human rights in conflict situations. Zarin speaks English and Persian.

Dina Mansour, 16 Days Campaign Intern
Dina Mansour is a third-year Rutgers student pursuing a double major in Political Science and Women's Studies with a minor in Social Justice. At CWGL she currently works on the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign. As a recent transfer to the University, she has been involving herself in activities surrounding social justice throughout the vibrant Rutgers community. Dina aspires to lead an active life of advocacy addressing global challenges. She strives to promote international policies protecting human rights and achieving social justice.

Karima Munem, Economic and Social Rights Intern
Karimah is currently a sophomore at Rutgers University majoring in Political Science with minors in Spanish and Middle Eastern Studies.  A student at Douglass Residential College, she is a member of the Human Rights House (HRH).  She supports the work of CWGL as an Economic and Social Rights Intern, analyzing the parallels between social and economic rights and violence against women. Having always been interested in attending law school, these experiences have inspired Karimah to pursue her legal career prosecuting on behalf of victims of gender-based violence through the criminal justice system.

Shaheena Shahid, 16 Days Campaign Intern
Shaheena is a current sophomore residing in the Human Rights House, a living-learning community that is part of Douglass Residential College at Rutgers University. She is majoring in AMESALL (African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures), Middle Eastern Studies and minoring in South Asian Studies. Her goal is to incorporate her love of languages, human rights and education into the empowerment of women and children.

Emily Westcott, Economic and Social Rights Intern
Emily has just graduated with a BA (hons) in French and German from Durham University in England and joined CWGL in October 2012. With future plans to develop a career as an international civil servant or within the non-government sector she in gaining experience with CWGL, particularly in the area of Economic and Social Rights and UN Advocacy. Within this field of CWGL’s work Emily is working on the development of CWGL's Economic Justice Training modules through research and evaluation. She is helping to organize the spring 2013 course on Women's Rights and Policy Making through the UN whilst building information sources on the UN advocacy work of CWGL. Emily is also working with the 16 Days team and translated parts of the Take Action Kit in to German for the 2012 campaign, additionally, she contributed to the 16 Days blog in French.

Past Interns (2012)

Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, IWL Scholar

Akanksha Ayra, IWL Scholar

Jay Chopra, Violence Against Women/Social Media Intern

Jenna Frisch, Economic and Social Rights Intern

Puja Jani, Student Assistant

Neha Kagal, Graduate Intern

Kara McCloskey, IWL Scholar

Melissa Moskowitz, Intern

Bridget O’Halloran, Intern

Sulekha Prasad, Economic and Social Rights Graduate Intern

Sarah Weirich, Graduate Assistant

Adriana Williams, Student Assistant

Sara West, Intern