YCI opportunity in Costa Rica: December 2012 to January 2013

Deadline: 26/12/2012

Youth Challenge International (YCI) is recruiting a team of eight Youth Discovery volunteers between the ages of 18 and 30 with diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds for a two-week focused environmental conservation project in Falconiana from December 26th, 2012 – January 9th, 2013.

Web Link: http://www.yci.org/html/who/full_story.asp?item=3595

United Nations Young Professionals Programme 2012

Deadline: December 12, 2012

Young professionals programme

The United Nations is looking for highly qualified candidates who are ready to launch a professional career as an international civil servant. The young professionals programme (YPP) is a recruitment initiative that brings new talent to the United Nations through an annual entrance examination. For young, high-calibre professionals across the globe, the examination is a platform for launching a career at the United Nations. This programme builds upon the national competitive recruitment examination (NCRE) which was held for the last time in 2010.

Are you eligible to participate in the young professionals programme examination?

• Do you hold at least a first-level university degree?
• Are you 32 or younger by the end of this year?
• Do you speak either English and/or French fluently?
• Are you a national of a participating country?

The examination is held worldwide and is open to nationals of countries participating in the annual recruitment exercise - the list of participating countries is published annually and varies from year to year.

This examination is also held for staff members of the United Nations Secretariat who work within the General Service and other related categories and aspire to a career within the Professional and higher categories. For more information about staff members participating in the young professionals programme, click here.

The examination tests your substantive knowledge, analytical thinking, drafting abilities, as well as your awareness of international affairs.

Initially you will be appointed for two years and then be reviewed for a continuing appointment. The Organization promotes mobility within and across duty stations and job families. As a new recruit you are expected to work in at least two different functions and duty stations within your first five years of service. You will be offered orientation and mobility training as well as career support. This will help you adapt and accelerate the learning period leading to productive work and job satisfaction as an international civil servant.

Further information: https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=NCE

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

The Millenium Campus Conference 2012

Deadline: August 20, 2012

1000 Students — 40+ World-Renowned Speakers — 8 Goals — 1 Movement

The Millennium Campus Conference is presented by The Millennium Campus Network. MCC is a conference focused on student organizing around the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. The weekend is designed to provide attendees with the knowledge, skills, inspiration and space for critical self-reflection they need as student leaders to effectively execute their on-campus and overseas projects in the coming year. MCC is also a place for those interested in becoming part of the student movement to end global poverty to learn how they can get involved. MCC 2012 will be held at Northeastern University, September 14-15, 2012. You can learn more about past MCC’s in our history section.

It’s Personal

The main focus of MCC is you, your experiences, your challenges and your ideas. Our Pre-Conference Networking Program puts you directly in touch with MCC staff and fellow attendees before the conference begins. Interactive panels and small breakout sessions during the conference give you the chance to have your questions answered. Numerous networking and afterhours events provide you with the opportunity to connect one on one with MCC staff, presenters, and fellow attendees. We are interested in hearing your stories and providing you with the support and motivation you need to kick off the school year.

It’s Unique

MCC is the only conference in North America that brings together over 1,000 college students and dozens of leading advocates, professionals and celebrities to discuss the Millennium Development Goals. No other conference gives students the opportunity to learn tangible skills, connect in meaningful ways with their peers and engage directly with global leaders all in one weekend

2012 MCN Conference Financial Aid Application

The Millennium Campus Network is excited to offer 100 grants to
outstanding student leaders for reduced admission costs to the 
Millennium Campus Conference. Grant applications will be reviewed
on a rolling basis up until the deadline of August 20 or until all grants have
been allocated. Not all students who apply are guaranteed a grant.

Further information: http://www.mcc2012.org/register/financial-aid/

GLOBAL UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2012

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2012

GLOBAL UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM

The Office of Academic Exchange Programs in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U. S. Department of State is pleased to announce an exchange program for undergraduate students - The 2013 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD).                         

The Global UGRAD Program provides scholarships for one semester or one academic year of U.S. Study in a NON-DEGREE Program. The goals of the program are to provide a diverse group of emerging student leaders, from non-elite and underrepresented groups in Indonesia and East Asia.

All global UGRAD Program participants will be enrolled full-time in undergraduate course work chosen from the institution’s (US) existing curriculum to allow students ample opportunity for ongoing interaction with U.S. Faculty and student peers, and for exposure to U.S. academic and classroom culture.

To ensure that students succeed in their new academic environments, host institutions will offer tailored instruction on topics including academic research and writing, critical thinking, time management, note taking, and studying for and taking tests. Participants will live on campus with American peers.

Students will also be provided with opportunities to participate in up to ten hours of community service per semester. Additionally, an internship component will be offered to all academic-year participants during the academic component of the program. Internships will be related to each participant’s field of study and/or career plans.

Participants may be eligible for up to 4 weeks of intensive English Language instruction in the United States prior to the start of academic portion of their program.

Eligibility:

1. Scholarships will be granted to students who are currently enrolled in S-1 degree programs only, and have completed their first and up to the fifth semester of undergraduate study at an Indonesian university, by November 1, 2012. Please note that those who are in the sixth semester and above are not eligible to apply.
2. Applicants should demonstrate leadership potential through academic work, community involvement, and extracurricular activities.
3. Applicants must have a valid minimum ITP TOEFL score of 500 or IELTS 5.0 or IBT TOEFL score of 60/61. (TOEFL prediction or TOEFL-like score cannot be accepted).
4. Preference will be given to those who have had little or NO experience in the U.S. or outside of their home countries.
5. Applications can be for either for one semester or two semester based on nominee’s availability. No applications should be submitted for both one semester and two semester programs.
6. Applicants are required to return to Indonesia after the completion of the program.

Submission of Applications

Please note that we do not accept emailed applications. An original application and two complete copies should be submitted or delivered to the address below by November 1, 2012:

AMINEF

CIMB Niaga Plaza Lt. 3

Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 25

Jakarta 12920

Contact Information
Specific questions regarding the application process may be addressed via e-mail to the following address:infofulbright_ind@aminef.or.id.

The form can be downloaded here

Further information: http://www.aminef.or.id/index.php/news/42-global-undergraduate-exchange-program

COMMUNITY COLLEGE INITIATIVE PROGRAM 2012

Deadline: november 1, 2012

COMMUNITY COLLEGE INITIATIVE PROGRAM

This international educational exchange program enables individuals to study at a community college in the United States to develop professional skills.

Eligible fields are Business Management and Administration; Tourism and Hospitality Management; Health Professions, including Nursing; Media; Information Technology; Agriculture; and Engineering Science. (Specific fields of interest can be found on the last page of the CCIP application form).   

ELIGIBILITY
To apply to the program, candidates must:

1. Have completed a secondary school education or D1/D2/D3 or S1
2. Preference will be given to high school graduates
3. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree are eligible, if they are applying in a field different from the field of their degree and have relevant work experience in the field for which they are applying.
4. Applicants with MA or PhD degrees are not eligible to participate.
5. Have relevant work experience in the field in which they are applying;
6. Have English language skills that provide a basis for enrolling in academic coursework;
7. Submit a complete application form;
8. Minimum Institutional ITP TOEFL score 500 or TOEIC score 650 or IELTS 5.0 or IBT TOEFL 60/61. Please note that TOEFL prediction or TOEFL-like score cannot be accepted.

U.S. PROGRAM
The Community College Initiative Program will provide funding for round-trip airfare to the U.S.; a living allowance during English language, academic, and practical training program components; tuition costs; health insurance; and cultural enhancement activities. Students will be hosted in groups by community colleges competitively selected to participate in the program. Students are required to return home at the end of their program and may not transfer to a four-year U.S. academic institution. 

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
Please return to AMINEF your complete application package by the application deadline that includes:

1. Completed application form without a reference letter, as it is not required. 
2. Copy of your most recent, less than two year old, TOEFL/TOEIC/IELTS score report.
3. Copy of high school diploma and transcript (English translation).
4. Copy of associate (D1/D2/D3) or bachelor’s degree transcript. Bachelor’s or Associate degree graduates should enclose this document. (English translation)
5. Copy of identity document (KTP or passport). 

We do not accept email applications. Hard copies must be sent or delivered to the address below:

AMINEF Office 
CIMB NIAGA Plaza, 3^rd Floor
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 25
Jakarta 12920.

CONTACT INFORMATION AND DEADLINE

The deadline for the submission of application materials is November 1, 2012. For additional information, please contact  infofulbright_ind@aminef.or.id.

To download form click here


Further information: http://www.aminef.or.id/index.php/news/40-community-college-initiative-program

Rhodes Youth Forum 2012

Deadline: August 1, 2012


From September 28^th to October 1^st, 2012 the Rhodes Island will host the Youth Forum for the third time. More than 100 young people interested in active participation in public life, concerned about the current challenges to humanity, tended to fulfillment by implementing social projects and their personal intellectual efforts.

Holding this event we, all the participants of the International Youth Time Movement, want to focus your attention on the problems which are threatening to prosperity of the present civilization and to the coming generations. They are:

1. Education. Educational system requires new approaches able to preserve and multiply human capital which is one of the key resources for development of the present and future society.
2. Employment barriers. It is necessary to elaborate mechanisms for the effective integration of the youth into the labour market. We are seeking ways for full integration of the young people in life and the most important international projects.
3. Loss of traditional values, especially the family ones, together with spirituality and heritage of the past generations.
4. Obstacles which youth faces on their way to active participation in public life. We need effective mechanisms of youth participation. Young people need to assume responsibility for their future, for their parents, friends, intimate community, country and civilization. Obstacles on the way of youth formation as self-sufficient and independent social force are preventing from successful social development.
5. Obstacle in the intercultural communication. Developed infrastructure and communication technologies have made this world small. We are standing on the stage of global thinking formation and new type intellect, which is not limited by the stereotypes of the country or culture.
6. Hurdles in the intertemporal interaction and dealing with future. Modern fast changing world with its complexity requires new approaches in dealing with future. Taking actions today we should realize how it corresponds to what will happen in 5, 10 or 20 years. This is the way to develop modern and competitive thinking.

International Youth Time Movement unites young leaders tended to proactive behavior (not just in word but in deed). Therefore development and presentation of the project is the key condition for participation. Young leaders will get the opportunity for support from the Rhodes Youth Forum partners. Youth Time Intellectual Сlub will provide most viable projects with professional and expert consulting.

Fields of projects:

1. Infrastructure (as formation of new possibilities and improving quality of life)
2. Intercultural social projects
3. Education, social, volunteering initiatives
4. Media projects

We are inviting talented young social project coordinators, young intellectuals, researchers and experts in the relevant fields to join us.

If you are interested, please follow the next steps:

First step
Submit your CV, application form and brief of the project (with video or presentation) before August, 1^st 2012 to our e-mail:info@rhodesyouthforum.org.
We will publish them on our website. Comments from the Youth Time community and wider audience will be collected through our e-mail:info@rhodesyouthforum.org.
Detailed description of the project should be sent before August, 15 2012.

Second step
Results of the selection process is expected to be published before August, 15^th 2012. Most prominent and interesting projects will be published on our website. Participants will be able to join the work team of one of the projects. Throughout the selection process, personal and professional qualities will be taken into consideration.

Third step
Presentation of your project on the 3^rd Rhodes Youth Forum which will take place on the Rhodes island (Greece) from September 28^th to October 1^st. Conference fee for the participants - 20 euros. Please, follow the news on our website and on our facebook group as well.

Accommodation costs are covered by the organizers. Travel scholarships are available for selected participants.

Download candidacies selection criteria

Set of documents for candidacies:

1. Application form (with motivation letter included)
2. CV or resume
3. Project Brief Form
4. Detailed Project Description Requirements
5. Visa form

NB. Please note that full set of documents should be sent to info@rhodesyouthforum.org before August,1^st 2012. The subject of your letter should be as following: Application for the RYF 2012_Surname_Name. All the attached documents should be named the same way, e.g. CV_Surname_name. 

Good luck!

Julia Kinash, President of the International Movement Youth Time
Youth Time Team

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: NWP Water Workshop and Loss and Damage Workshop in Mexico City 2012

Deadline: June 25, 2012

Dear Friends,

YOUNGO has been invited to send representatives to two different workshops held in Mexico.  We are only able to nominate ONE (1) representative PER workshop.  

1. NWP Water workshop: 18-20 July 2012, Mexico City, Mexico

2. Loss and Damage workshop: 23-25 July 2012, Mexico City, Mexico

Please see the end of the e-mail for more information regarding each Workshop.  Note that more details about the venue and logistics will be provided closer to the Workshop.

We are calling on self-nominations to be submitted to info@youthclimate.org by Midnight GMT Monday 25 June 2012.  The information for each workshop is contained in the 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SELF NOMINATION

IMPORTANT: Before applying please note that there is no funding available to cover the travels, accommodation and visa costs. Participants are responsible for making their own travel and visa arrangements.  Also note that the nominee will have to fill in and sign in a registration form to be submitted to the UNFCCC Secretariat by 29 June 2012 to enable her/his official registration.

If nominated you will receive a registration form to fill in, sign, and send back to us so that we can officially register you.  Please make sure to read your email regularly to check if you have been nominated.   The agenda of the Workshop, detail information on the venue and logistical arrangements will be communicated to our nominee later on. 

If you would like to nominate yourself, please send your self-nomination as an attached file (word.doc, Pdf) to:info@youthclimate.org by 25 June 2012 at 12 (midnight) GMT.

SELF-NOMINATION APPLICATION
1) Full name and age.

2) Current address (including email) and country.

3) What is the name of your organization, institution, university or other ?

4) Which workshop are you nominating yourself for (NWP Water Workshop OR Loss and Damage Workshop)?

5) Are you available to participate in full in the Workshop as YOUNGO representative and write a report afterwards?  (You MUST commit to writing a report if nominated)

6) Are you able to confirm by 29 June 2012  that you have funding to cover your full travel and will secure the necessary visa if needed?

7) Have you ever represented YOUNGO at a UNFCCC event or any other related event ? If yes, please describe.

8) Do you possess specific knowledge on the topic of the Workshop to which you are nominating yourself? If yes, please describe in detail.

 9) What is your interest in attending this Workshop and what knowledge do you think you can provide on the topic on behalf of YOUNGO ?

10) Is there any other information that you think positively affects your candidacy for this position ? If yes please describe.

Best regards and looking forward to receive your application,

Avi and MJ

1. NWP Water workshop: 18-20 July 2012, Mexico
The UNFCCC secretariat is convening this workshop in accordance with the decisions of the Conference of the Parties (COP) at its seventeenth session, under the guidance of the Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA).

The objective of the Nairobi work programme is to assist all Parties, in particular developing countries, including the least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states (SIDS), to improve their understanding and assessment of impacts, vulnerability and adaptation, and to make informed decisions on practical adaptation actions and measures to respond to climate change on a sound scientific, technical and socio-economic basis, taking into account current and future climate change and variability.

As part of the activities under the Nairobi work programme, the COP requested the secretariat to organize a technical workshop on water, climate change impacts and adaptation strategies, in collaboration with Nairobi work programme partner organizations and other relevant organizations.  The workshop will be informed by the information contained in Annex I to the report of the SBSTA on its thirty-fourth session and subsequent views of Parties, and will include indigenous and traditional knowledge and practices for adaptation and gender-sensitive tools and approaches as cross-cutting issues. 

It is particularly desirable that nominated participants have good technical knowledge of and/or practical experience in areas related to water resources, for example knowledge sharing and management; governance and institutional capacity building; enhancing resilience; and cross-sectoral approaches.

2. Loss and Damage workshop: 23-25 July 2012, Mexico
Recognizing the need to strengthen international cooperation and expertise in order to understand and reduce loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including impacts related to extreme weather events and slow onset events, the COP established, under the Cancun Adaptation Framework, a work programme in order to consider approaches to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change (hereinafter referred to as the work programme).

As part of the activities under the work programme, the SBI requested the secretariat to organize an expert meeting with experts nominated by Parties, relevant organizations and other stakeholders in order to address issues related to the thematic area on a range of approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including impacts related to extreme weather events and slow onset events, taking into consideration experience at all levels.

In accordance with the mandate, discussion at the meeting will take into account the following questions:

·         What is the full range of approaches and tools that can be used to address the risk of loss and damage, at all levels and for a broad range of sectors and ecosystems, considering both extreme weather events and slow onset events?  Such approaches and tools include, inter alia, conventional, non-conventional and innovative instruments to address specific types of loss and damage in the context of this thematic area, especially those driven by the multiplying, magnifying and intensifying effects of climate change at the national, subnational and local levels.  What is known about the relative cost-effectiveness of these tools?


·         What are the foundational resource requirements (e.g. budget, infrastructure, and technical capacity for implementation) in order for different strategies and tools to be effectively applied?

·         What are the lessons learned from existing efforts within both the public and private sectors, considering elements of design, limitations, challenges and best practices?

·         What are the links and synergies between risk reduction and other instruments such as risk transfer? How can comprehensive risk management portfolios or toolkits be designed?

To achieve the objectives of the meeting, it is particularly desirable that nominated participants have good technical knowledge of and/or practical experiences in the issues referred to in the above mentioned questions.

11th Youth Assembly at the United Nations 2012

Deadline: 6 July 2012

Friendship Ambassadors Foundation "FAF"

Call for Participants

11th Youth Assembly at the United Nations

The UNWIRED Generation – Youth Leveraging Technology to Meet the MDGs

United Nations Headquarters "General Assembly Hall", New York, USA, 1 - 3 August 2012

Youth Assembly Overview

• Special Focus: Youth @ UNCSD (Rio+20) & Sustainability Issues Worldwide YOUTH AT RIO+20 Youth Leaders Leveraging Technology for the MDG's & BeyondUNWIRED GENERATION
• Focus: Youth Led Development toward the Success of the 8 U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGS)
• Theme: The MDGs and Beyond:  Youth Leaders Making a Difference, Today and Tomorrow
• Program:  Pre-Conference Course at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Followed by three days at the U.N. Headquarters in New York
• Platform: Plenary sessions, workshops, round table discussions, networking
• Leadership: Renowned speakers and expert workshop facilitators; U.N. Staff participation at all sessions; Young leaders like yourself from around the world
• Special Events: Tours of UN Headquarters and Evening receptions, MDG Campaign Night, YA Culture Night (Aboard a NYC cruise liner, circling Manhattan)

The goals of the Annual Youth Assembly are to…

1. Provide access to and information about the work, successes and current challenges of the United Nations;
2. Promote increased youth participation in UN programs, its agencies and NGO affiliates;
3. Strengthen commitment to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals;
4. Connect committed youth with opportunities, mentors, colleagues, and new associates;
5. Recognize the artistic and diplomatic efforts of young people already involved in development and humanitarian initiatives;
6. Promote renewal of a commitment to serve and respect this most important international institution.

Some background: At the Millennium General Assembly in 2000, all Heads of State created and unanimously agreed to work toward the accomplishment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). But it is the people of each country that must come together to take action to see that these goals are achieved and that we can finally live in a New Millennium that we are proud to bequeath to future generations of all nations. “A successful and engaging event … the initiative that your organization put forth was much appreciated. Please accept this as an expression of WFUNA’s wishes for even deeper and continued cooperation with FAF in the future.” Incia Zaffar, World Federation of United Nations Associations.

Why attend?

• To learn about the United Nations and how you can become involved in the success of the 8 UN MDGs
• To hear great speakers and workshop leaders
• To voice your opinions on the urgent issues of today and help make a permanent impact throughout the world
• To meet other dedicated young people from all over the world

Eligibility: Who should apply?

Young Professionals working in the field, Ages 22-26. Advanced Youth Leaders engaged in UN or MDG studies, Ages 16 – 21, are most welcome, and Prospective summer intern applicants for FAF’s YA Preparation Program are also urged to apply.

Delegation

If you are part of a group interested in attending the Youth Assembly, please apply together using the group application form. Note that you must have at least 12 members or more to apply as a group; if you have less than 12 members, please submit individual applications for each group member.

Key Dates

• April 15, 2012 YA Registration and YA Conference Package Reservation Opens
• July 1, 2012 YA Reservation Deadline for Conference Package
• July 6, 2012 YA Registration Deadline
• July 28, 2012 Arrival at Fairleigh Dickinson University for Emerging Global Leaders Seminar (EGLS)
• July 31, 2012 Orientation Night (Pace University, NYC)
• August 2012 11th Youth Assembly at the United Nations (DATES TO BE FINALIZED BY UN ON MARCH 26)
• August 2012 MDG Campaign Night Dinner
• August  2012 YA Culture Night Dinner and NYC Cruise
• August  2012 YA Closing Night Farewell, Networking Dinner

* Subject to change

Language

All events at the Annual Youth Assembly are carried out in English. Interpretation is available, at a cost to participant.

APPLY NOW

Contact Information:

Friendship Ambassadors Foundation

Email: friendlyam@faf.org

Website: 11th YA

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

World Summit Youth Award 2012

Deadline: July 16, 2012


Are you a young person up to 30 years of age? Are you involved in a youth initiative producing outstanding digital content? Then make sure to submit your project for the next edition of the World Summit Youth Award and European Youth Award!


The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) and European Youth Award (EYA) select and promote best practice in e-Content, demonstrate young people's potential to create outstanding digital contents and serve as a platform for people from all UN member states to work together in the efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).


In case you are not sure what kind of e-Content is eligible for the contest, make sure explore the last year´s winners to get inspired.  As each year, projects can be submitted within these 6 categories: Fight Poverty, Hunger and Disease;  Education for All;  Power 2 Women;  Create your Culture;  Go Green; and Pursue Truth.


Apply once, win twice!
Did you know that if you are coming from a European country, you have a chance to win twice? Since the European Youth Award is a regional award of the WSYA you only need to submit your application once, however your project will be evaluated twice - on both European as well worldwide level. That means, that your outstanding project can win two awards for a single project!


Does that sound good enough? We are looking forward your applications!
Any questions? Feel free to contact us at wsya@icnm.net.

Further information: http://youthaward.org/content/participation

Essay Writing Contest for University Students by UN Academic Impact 2012

Deadline: June 15, 2012

Summer Leadership Academy 2012

GenUp 2012 Summer Leadership Academy

July 15 - 22, 2012 | Seattle, Washington, USA

Learn more and apply at:

www.generationwakingup.org/2012summerleadership

Join a network of young changemakers from across North America and the planet to build a generation-wide movement to transform our world.

ABOUT THE TRAINING

This training will offer you skills and tools to:

• Facilitate the WakeUp – a powerful 2-3 hour interactive, multimedia workshop that ignites young people into inspired action

• Organize a Thrive Hub – a community organizing model for students & youth to build local models of a thriving, just, sustainable world

• Develop Thrive Leadership skills & capacities for creating personal, interpersonal, and systemic change

WHO

Young people ages 16 – 35 interested in bringing innovative social change skills & tools to your community, school, or organization. (We recommend you attend this training with 1 or 2 other people from your school or community if possible.)

WHEN

Sunday, July 15, at 5pm until Sunday, July 22 at 12pm

WHERE

The Whidbey Institute (On Whidbey Island near Seattle, Washington)

COST

$750 (camping rate)

$950 (bed rate)

Includes all meals and program materials. Does not include travel & ground transportation.

Scholarships and fundraising support are available. A scholarship application can be completed when you fill out the training application. 

More information: www.generationwakingup.org/wakeup