Elizabeth Neuffer Fund
The Elizabeth Neuffer IWMF Fund is named for a Boston Globe correspondent and 1998 Courage in Journalism Award winner who was killed in Iraq in May 2003. The fund was established by Elizabeth Neuffer's family and friends and the IWMF to perpetuate her memory and advance her life's mission of promoting international understanding of human rights and social justice.
Elizabeth spent 13 years as a foreign correspondent for The Boston Globe, a career which gave her a unique vantage point on some of the world's most shattering events. Whether writing about rape victims in Bosnia or survivors of genocide in Rwanda, she brought the harsh reality of conflict to life with searing portraits of the innocent victims of war. Drawing on her reporting experiences in those countries, she wrote a book, The Key to My Neighbor's House: Seeking Justice in Bosnia and Rwanda.
The Elizabeth Neuffer IWMF Fund combines two of Neuffer's interests, reporting and research, to include: a nine-month fellowship and al forum, both of which focus on human rights and social justice.
The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship: The nine-month fellowship provides the opportunity for a woman journalist to focus exclusively on human rights journalism. The fellow will have opportunities to pursue academic research as well as hone her journalistic skills.
The Elizabeth Neuffer Forum on Human Rights and Journalism: The forum will offer an opportunity for journalists, academics, policy-makers and researchers to discuss current human rights issues.
The Elizabeth Neuffer IWMF Fund is generously supported by The Boston Globe Foundation, The Boston Globe, Peter Canellos, The Correspondents Fund, Carolyn Lee, MIT Center for International Studies, Mark Neuffer, the United Nations Foundation, The Rose Foundation, The Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation, Boston Scientific and numerous friends of Elizabeth Neuffer.
Questions
Contact us at neuffer@iwmf.org.
