Carl Wilkens Fellowship

Our Program

United to End Genocide believes that ordinary individuals can make an extraordinary difference when they choose to get involved. That is the theme of the Carl Wilkens Fellowship, a selective 12-month program that supports emerging leaders in the United States in the fight to end and stop genocide.

The program is named in honor of Carl Wilkens the only American who chose to remain in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide, saving hundreds of lives as a result. 

Community Leaders Making an Impact

The Carl Wilkens Fellowship network is a group of remarkable individuals who share a commitment to the anti-genocide movement, to developing their own leadership within the movement, and to creating political will in their communities to end genocide.

Our 2011 Carl Wilkens Fellows represent diverse communities from across the United States, including: Woodbury, Yonkers and New York, New York; Des Moines, Iowa; Shaker Heights, Ohio; Claremont and Santa Clara, California; New Haven and Trumbull/Fairfield, Connecticut; Asheville, North Carolina; Mobile, Alabama; Prosper and Austin, Texas; Louisville, Kentucky; New Brunswick, New Jersey; Scottsdale, Arizona; and South Boston, Massachusetts.

Carl Wilkens Fellows come from a diverse range of professional backgrounds and skill sets. Previous Fellows have been filmmakers, retired corporate lawyers, high school teachers and university professors, IT specialists and website developers, practicing nurses, graduate students, public relations professionals, social justice organizers, artists, actors, and therapists. Learn more about the program.