The Carter Center

We offer our immense thanks to the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation for supporting a powerful mix of strategic planning and connection with The Carter Center’s mental health program and our partners in Georgia and Montana. Together, at the beautiful West Creek Ranch, we outlined strategies for how to advance access to mental health care and strengthen national policies. #mentalhealth #healthcare 

Congratulations to our new class of Rosalynn Carter Fellows for Mental Health Journalism! These 9 Carter Fellows will report on a wide range of mental health topics to help reduce stigma and drive change in their communities. Learn more about them here: bit.ly/3W1udAF #MentalHealthJournalism

Congrats to the 21 graduates of our training of trainers course on Human Rights from a Gender Perspective in the Police Forces, done in partnership with the Ministry of Public Security in #CostaRica. The grads will train 120 recruits at the National Police Academy, the first to take a mandatory gender-sensitivity course. #GenderEquity #contruyamosequidad

The Carter Center is hiring! Check out 2 of our new job postings below. ·     Program Assistant, Office of Vice President, Peace Program ·     Program Associate, Senior, Rule of Law Program   Find these positions and a full list of job postings, here: https://lnkd.in/gZsMpTz3 You’ll see jobs in Atlanta and our global offices in these departments: peace, health, development, and finance.

Congratulations to our team in the DRC for an eventful mining week, including the launch of their new Climate and Environmental Justice Initiative. For 15 years, Congo Mines has been advancing transparency and accountability in the extractive sector through strong partnerships with the government and civil society organizations. We are excited to see the next phase of their work in advocating for the rights of the Congolese people! #DRCMiningWeek #ClimateJustice

Our fall internship deadline is quickly approaching! Interns have been a valued part of our team for 40 years and work in peace, health, and operations. Learn more and submit your application here: bit.ly/3aqbGtH

Our U.S. Ambassador Kristina Rodriguez attended the recent Human Rights Defenders Forum at The Carter Center, where crucial discussions around the theme “Unchanging Principles for a Changing Time” challenged attendees to reflect on the evolution of human rights amidst ongoing climate action efforts. Kristina shares her takeaways in an insightful article. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dFw5VY4m Pictured: Susan Marx, Director of the Human Rights Program at The Carter Center | 📸 by Michael A. Schwartz

We were honored to host HE Madam Boakai, First Lady of Liberia, and local Liberian advocates at The Carter Center to discuss our mutual efforts to advance mental health and empower women, girls and youth across the nation.  

Today The Carter Center launched a new Climate and Environmental Justice Initiative in Democratic Republic of Congo. DRC’s mineral wealth is vital to building a low-carbon and resilient world, and the Congolese people should fully share in its prosperity. More: bit.ly/4aRAwMB

The Carter Center is hiring! Check out 3 of our new job postings below.   ·     Associate Director, Trachoma Control Program ·     Program Assistant, Guinea Worm Eradication Program ·     Associate Director, Rule of Law Program Find these positions and a full list of job postings, here:  https://lnkd.in/gZsMpTz3 You’ll see jobs in Atlanta and our global offices in these departments: peace, health, development, and finance.