IHRAM International Fellowship

The IHRAM International Fellowship program identifies outstanding international creative activists somewhere in the world, and works with them over the course of a year to highlight their work. They write essays about human rights and justice issues — keeping in mind our governing philosophy of beauty, sincerity, vulnerability and engagement. Additionally, the International Fellow develops one program to highlight the passion, commitment and talent of creative voices around an issue of their concern. Any creative ideas for digital platforms are welcomed. International Fellows may not live in the USA.

2024 Fellows

Amira Satpanova

Kazakhstan

My name is Amira Satpanova. I’m 18 years old, Asian, and a high school student in Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics in Almaty, 12th grade. A winner of Orken scholarship. My hobbies are drawing, writing, and reading. I love studying economics and created the project work about the impact of FDI on GDP in Kazakhstan. I can fluently talk in three languages: Kazakh, Russian, and English.
3. I’m a painter inspired by the beauty of humans and humanity. My artworks take a critical view of social issues. Often referencing Kazakh culture, my paintings explore the role of women in society.

Karlo Sevilla

Philippines

Karlo Sevilla of Quezon City, Philippines is the author of five poetry collections; among them are the full-length "Metro Manila Mammal" (Soma Publishing, 2018) and the chapbook “Recumbent” (8Letters Bookstore and Publishing, 2023). Nominated three times for the Best of the Net and shortlisted for the 2021 Oxford Brookes International Poetry Competition and the 2023 Creators of Justice Literary Award, his poems appear in Philippines Graphic, Philippines Free Press, Revolt Magazine, Protean, Matter, Radius, Unlikely Stories Mark V, I am not a silent poet, and elsewhere. He currently teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) online.