Recruitment is still taking place for Ecumenical Accompaniers (human rights monitors) to serve in Palestine and Israel in 2021, in the hope that the current coronavirus crisis will have passed by then.
Recruitment timetable
Due to coronavirus public health measures, the closing date has been extended and applications are being accepted on a rolling basis; a final deadline will be announced on the Quakers in Britain website in due course.
Interviews, originally planned for summer 2020, will be rescheduled for autumn 2020 or early 2021.
About the programme
The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine & Israel (EAPPI) is recruiting a total of 20 EAs to serve in 2021 for three months each.
There is a rigorous selection process and people are recruited well in advance of their service to give time for several months of preparation and training. EAs are expected to be flexible, hard-working, physically and emotionally robust, open to hearing from different perspectives, and able to represent the programme in a professional manner.
EAPPI is an international programme coordinated by the World Council of Churches (WCC). EAPPI in the UK and Ireland is coordinated by Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) on behalf of a number of UK and Irish churches and church-related organisations.
See the Quakers in Britain website for full details and how to apply to be an Ecumenical Accompanier.
