ICPD Global Youth Forum 2012

Deadline: September 15, 2012

Forty-three percent of the world’s population is currently under 25 - and the number of young people is rising fastest in those parts of the world with the lowest economic growth.  The ICPD Programme of Action made the needs of youth a priority and yet in all countries of the world, progress on youth issues is lagging.Today’s youth are more connected and tuned in to the world than any generation before. They are growing up fast, in a world that is changing even faster. Fortunately for all of us, young people see the challenges before them in fresh ways and are responding with enthusiasm and imagination. Young people have the potential to transform the social and economic fortunes of their communities, particularly in least developed countries.With the right investments, today’s young people can reach their full potential as individuals, leaders and agents of progress.  And the world clearly needs their energy, their participation and their skills. But delivering that transformation takes partnership action on health, education, employment, sexual and reproductive health and a commitment to real civic engagement.Depsite their enormous stake in the future, youth voices have not been part of the mainstrean development debate. The ICPD Beyond 2014 Global Youth Forum, in Bali from Dec 4-6 2012 aims to address this. Through a partnership of UN agencies, young people, civil society and the private sector the Forum aims to translate the participatory goals of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development into a sustainable youth advocacy movement.Led by young people for young people and contributing directly to the process of defining future development goals, the Global Youth Forum will give young people a stronger voice.  Over 900 delegates will agree on global recommendations for action on five crucial issues:

• Staying healthy

• Comprehensive education

• Transitions to decent employment for youth

• Sexuality, families and rights

• Fully inclusive civic participation

Applications to attend the Global Youth Forum in Bali are now openThe ICPD Beyond 2014 Global Youth Forum will take place at the Bali Nusa Dual Convention Center, Bali, Indonesia from 4-6th December. 

• ICPD Beyond 2014 Global Youth Forum - Apply here

• CIPD mas alla 2014: Foro Global de Juventud - Aplique aqui

• CIPD au dela de 2014: Forum Mondial de la Jeunesse- Inscris toi ici

If you are between 18-30 years of age with a track record of successful advocacy in support issues addressed in the ICPD Programme of Action we want to hear from you. Closing date for applications is 15th September. Places at the Global Youth Forum are limited. Candidates will be selected based on criteria set out in the application. Due to the high volume of applications only successful candidates will be notified and we cannot respond to e-mails requesting confirmation of receipt of application.Can't join us in Bali? You can be part of the Forum wherever you are.If you can't get to the Forum in Bali, you will still have the chance to fully participate as a Global Youth Forum virtual delegate. Applications for virtual delegates will open on 16th September. Virtual delegates can be younger - registrations are open to young people aged 14-30.You will be able to join the online conversation on Forum themes immediately and from 4-6th December you can follow and contribute to discussions online. Your online contributions will feed directly into the Forum and moderators will ensure the views of virtual delegates are represented in the plenary discussions and recommendations. As an official delegate, your name and the country you are from will be included in a Report to the Secretary General of the United Nations.Prefer talking to typing? Join an event closer to home.UNFPA country offices and a number of youth agencies will hold their own national and local events on Global Youth Forum topics. Contact your national UNFPA office to find out if an event has been planned in your country and keep looking our events page for details of national events.
Further information: http://icpdbeyond2014.org/key-events/view/13-icpd-global-youth-forum

ASEAN – Korea Multimedia Competition 2012

Deadline: September 24, 2012

ASEAN – KOREA Centre will hold the 2012 ASEAN – Korea Multimedia Competition for young artists including university/graduate students of ASEAN and Korea. The competition is organized to provide a channel for cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between the young generation of ASEAN an Korea through new media. The theme ” SHOW YOURSELF: ASEAN Self-Potrait, Korean Self-Potrait” will illustrate the diverse interests of youth through contemporary mixed-media arts [including photography, UCC, video,animation,etc)

Entry Submission

9 July – 24 September 2012

Eligibility

Open to nationals of ASEAN and Korea who are currently enrolled in a university/graduate school and/or young artists under the age 30 (up to 5 pieces per 1 person)

Announced Winners

28 September 2012 to be posted on www.aseankorea.org and www.aseankoreammc.com

Exhibition

2 – 11 November 2012 at Seoul Museum of History

Awards

- USD 300

- Winners residing in ASEAN countries will be invited to Korea for Opening Ceremony and Exhibition

Further information: http://www.aseankoreammc.com/

G2012 Mexico Financial Inclusion

Deadline: September 12, 2012

Enabling underserved and excluded communities to participate in the formal financial sector has tremendous potential to create social and economic gains for individuals, private enterprises, and societies as a whole.

Today, 2.7 billion adults, more than half of the world’s working-age population, do not have access to financial services that would allow them to save money securely, borrow money affordably, make payments knowledgeably, and insure themselves against potential hardships or risk.

The leaders of the G20 nations recognize the importance of advancing full financial inclusion—providing every household with access to valuable, affordable, secure, and comprehensive financial services.

Access to credit, savings, and insurance would allow poor households to raise their standards of living, capitalize on opportunities, and weather tough times. On a larger scale, financial inclusion stimulates economic growth and contributes to the creation of more vibrant and stable financial systems.

Innovations and collaborative solutions are needed to make comprehensive financial services available to all. To spotlight and support these critical solutions, the G2012 Mexico and Ashoka Changemakers have partnered to launch the G2012 Mexico Financial Inclusion: Innovative Solutions for Unlocking Accesscompetition.

This competition seeks innovations that address barriers to financial inclusion, including but not limited to:

• Physical or other accessibility barriers that prevent communities from reaching financial services,
• The shortage of affordable financial products tailored to the needs of underserved and excluded communities, and
• The lack of incentives for financial service providers to continue serving low-income, poor, or marginalized communities.

Do you have an innovative solution? For example, are you using mobile technology to provide comprehensive banking services to rural communities? Are you using an innovative business model at a retail establishment that gives remote communities access to savings and cashless payments? Or, are you connecting entrepreneurs to microloans and insurance? Then we want to hear from you!

The top solution will win the grand prize of US $ 100,000.

It’s time to make full financial inclusion a reality. Submit your solution or nominate an initiative today!

Further information: http://www.changemakers.com/financialinclusion

World Food Day Poster Contest 2012

Deadline: September 30, 2012

Rules and prizes

About the contest:

• The poster contest is co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Women’s Guild in Rome, Italy. 
• Entries are accepted until 30 September 2012.

Eligibility:

• The contest is open to children and youth between the ages of 5 and 17, living in any country of the world.
• Winners will be selected in three categories: ages 5 to 8, ages 9 to 12 and ages 13 to 17. 
• Only one entry per person. Submitting multiple entries under the same artist’s name will result in disqualification. 
• Multiple designs may be submitted using the same contact email address, but the artist’s name should not be duplicated. This means that teachers or parents can upload multiple files using the same email, but only one file per child is allowed.
• Poster entries may be drawn, painted or sketched using pens, pencils, crayons or charcoal, or using oil, acrylic or watercolor paint. Digitally created artwork is also permitted.
• Poster entries may or may not include text. If text is used, any language is permitted.
• All artworks must be original and should not include photographic images of the contestant or other personal information. 

Entering the contest:

• All participants are encouraged to watch the short contest video, and read about the World Food Day theme. Younger children may want to learn together with a parent or teacher. 
• Complete all fields in the contest entry form, upload your poster design, and click SUBMIT. Younger children may need help from an adult in making their online submission. 
• Working on an A4 sheet is recommended, to make it easier for you to scan and upload your poster design. If your poster is larger, you may have to take a digital photo of the work and upload the photo file. 
• Only digital files in JPG can be accepted and submissions must be made online – please do not send in physical posters. 

Contest prizes:

• Three winning poster designs will be selected in each category.
• The winners will be announced on 16 October 2012 – World Food Day.
• The top three poster designs in all three categories will be published on World Food Day website, and shared through the Facebook accounts of FAO and the EndingHunger movement.  
• Certificates of Recognition, signed by a United Nations official, will be sent to all the winners. First-place winners in each category will receive the popular EndingHunger T-shirt and a second surprise gift!

Copyright, privacy and other conditions:

• FAO retains the copyright on all artwork submitted. 
• When winning posters are published, only the first initial, full family name and country of origin will be published. No other personal information about the contestants will be published or shared.

Further information: http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/wfd-poster-contest/contest-rules/en/

IPB Business Plan Competition 2012

Deadline: September 10, 2012



IPB Business Plan Competition
PERSYARATAN LOMBA

• Peserta IBC adalah Mahasiswa Perguruan Tinggi  aktif.

• Satu tim harus terdiri dari 3 orang mahasiswa (D1, D2, D3 hingga S1).

• Anggota tim berasal dari satu universitas, boleh dari fakultas yang berbeda.

• Satu universitas bisa mengirimkan lebih dari satu tim.

• Anggota tim yang sudah terdaftar tidak dapat digantikan dengan alasan apapun.

• Proposal business plan sesuai dengan kategori yang telah ditentukan dan harus sesuai dengan aturan yang telah ditetapkan panitia

• 10 Tim terbaik yang lolos ke babak final diundang ke IPB untuk mengikuti serangkaian perlombaan.

• Keputusan Juri bersifat mutlak dan tidak bisa diganggu gugat.

PENDAFTARAN LOMBA

1. Mendownload formulir pendaftaran  dalam bentuk soft copy kemudian melengkapinya serta

1. membaca ketentuan.

1. Mengisi form registrasi online di sini. Pengisian terakhir tanggal 10 September 2012.Membayar biaya pendaftaran sebesar Rp 150.000,00 ke nomor rekening :

Pendaftaran registrasi online dan pembayaran terakhir paling lambat 10 September 2012Peserta WAJIB konfirmasi bukti transfer berupa nama, tanggal  transfer dan judul proposal ke Contact Person : Yuliana Mafiroh (08999255802)

‘Be a Saviour For Your Country as a Creativepreneur’

Inovasi dalam berbisnis merupakan latar belakang diadakannya IPB Business Plan Competition untuk meningkatkan minat dan bakat dalam berbisnis dengan menciptakan ide bisnis yang kreatif dan inovatif. IPB Business Plan Competition diperuntukkan untuk mahasiswa perguruan tinggi se-Indonesia. Setiap tim akan berinovasi untuk menciptakan bisnis yang dapat diimplementasikan ke dunia nyata.

             Bank BNI Cabang Bogor, Kampus IPB Dramaga :No. Rek: 0228677348 a.n. Yuliana Mafiroh     atau

             Bank Mandiri Cabang Bogor, Kampus IPB Dramaga : No. Rek : 1330010639300 a.n. Yuliana Mafiroh

Further information: http://extravaganzaipb.co.cc/ 

Indonesian International Student Exchange Program 2012

A Year by Ashoka

Deadline: This Fall (September 2012)

WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH A*Year?
Curious? Collaborative? Creative? Then come work with us.


A*Year is a new program for recent university graduates (at both the Bachelors and Masters level), or for courageous students eager to take time away from school. For 13 months, you’ll be matched with an Ashoka team in our DC office and work with them full-time, immersed in Ashoka’s unique and collaborative work environment. You will learn with, and from, other A*Year Associates and Ashoka’s senior leaders. If you’re creative, entrepreneurial, and crave the opportunity to contribute to something big, then A*year is for you.

We are currently accepting applications on a rolling basis for candidates ready to start between now and the Fall of 2012. Apply at www.ashoka.org/staff-app. We are looking forward to getting to know you.




Further information: http://www.ashoka.org/a-year

ISFIT 2013

Deadline: September 30, 2012

ISFiT - The International Student Festival in Trondheim, Norway is the world’s largest student festival with a thematic focus. About 450 students from all over the world attend the festival. The themes have changed over the years, but have always been related to social and political topics with international relevance.

World figures often attend ISFiT and past speakers include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, former Director-General of WHO Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland and Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Dr José Ramos-Horta, Professor Wangari Maathai and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr Desmond Tutu. Using modern technology, former US president Bill Clinton has relayed his thoughts about the global significance of ISFiT to plenum ceremonies at the festival.

As students are the future leaders of the world we believe that their voices should be heard and international networks established. Thus, the purpose of ISFiT is to be a meeting place for discussion and debate, an arena where ideas are born, friendships are made and valuable lessons are learned. The festival aims at fostering inspiration and being a starting point for international cooperation amongst students. ISFiT is a non-profit festival.

The ISFiT participants take part in different workshops, which highlight the festival theme in various ways. Several lectures and thematic meetings will be arranged, where well-known international speakers share their views with the participants and others. The ISFiT audience is also welcome to join a vast cultural programme of concerts, art exhibitions and performing arts.

In order to organize ISFiT, more than 350 students in Trondheim work voluntarily, making sure every detail goes as planned. ISFiT has been arranged in Trondheim, Norway every second year since 1990.

Further information: http://www.isfit.org/about/pages/7

XL Future Leaders 2012

Deadline: September 7, 2012

XL Future Leaders merupakan program yang bertujuan untuk
mengembangkan potensi generasi muda agar dapat menjadi pemimpin
masa depan Indonesia yang mampung bersaing di tingkat dunia.


Pelatihan ini juga dilakukan untuk mendukung tujuan pemerintah Indonesia
untuk menjadikan Indonesia sebagai salah satu dari 5 kekuatan utama
dunia ekonomi pada tahun 2030, dengan memberdayakan sosok – sosok
muda terbaik Indonesia.


Program ini dirancang sangat khusus dan penuh pertimbangan agar
mereka yang terpilih dalam program ini menjadi lebih percaya diri tampil
sebagai pemimpin Indonesia di masa depan. Program XL Future Leaders
memfokuskan pada lima area kompetensi yang diperoleh dari studi khusus,
yakni Berpikir Kritis, Kepimimpinan, Komunikasi, Kreativitas, dan Perilaku.


Kami percaya bahwa edukasi ini dapat menjadikan peserta berkembang
menjadi individu yang luar biasa dan warga negara yang sukses, serta pada
akhirnya dapat berkontribusi bagi bangsa karena XL Future Leaders program
pelatihan terpadu yang memfokuskan pada 5 area kompetensi yang
diperlukan pemimpin masa depan untuk mampu bersaing secara global!


XL Future Leaders terbuka bagi generasi muda terbaik Indonesia yang telah
lulus proses seleksi oleh PT XL Axiata. Untuk dapat mengikuti program ini,
Anda harus memenuhi persyaratan sebagai berikut:

• Mahasiswa Indonesia
• Saat ini duduk di tahun ke-2 atau ke-3 di perguruan tinggi / universitas

(program sarjana)

• Maksimal berusia 21 tahun
• Jurusan: Telekomunikasi, IT, Industri / Teknik Elektro,

Matematika / Statistik, Bisnis & Ekonomi, Pemasaran dan sebagainya

• IPK minimal 2,8

Further information: http://ad-positive.com/indonesiaberprestasi/futureleader/