The Roosevelt Summer Academy combines a full-time internship with a training curriculum and weekly networking events as part of an integrated program of leadership development. Our objective is to bring new, diverse, and progressive voices into the political process. The program runs for ten weeks, from June 3rd to August 12th, 2010.
EXTENDED DEADLINE: NOW 5PM PST MARCH 5
Recommendations due to academy@rooseveltinstitute.org by 5PM March 8
To apply to the Academy, click here.
During the summer of 2009, Roosevelt ran two concurrent programs: The Washington Academy and The Chicago Academy. Placements included: People for the American Way, Center for Community Change, Economic Policy Institute, The National Security Network, Progressive Caucus Policy Foundation and many others. The Chicago Academy will place ten students with different Chicago City Agencies to work on energy and environmental policy in an urban setting. Last year’s placements included: Buisness Affairs and Consumer Protection, Aviation (Green Airport Initiative), Public Building Commission and Community Development.
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February 19th, 2010
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25-28 October 2010
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
(Library of Alexandria)
Alexandria, Egypt
The IANYS Global Conference on National Youth Service is an exciting opportunity for professionals in the field of youth development to come together to share information and current developments in the field, nurture connections for developing future projects, and discuss the potential for scaling up national youth service for greater impact on community and youth development.
The 9th Global Conference will have tremendous benefits for youth civic engagement in the region and worldwide by providing a great platform for increased networking and collaboration and the opportunity to learn from other policymakers, practitioners and researchers from around the world.
Early registration will start in March and regular registration will open in April. More information will be available soon, including the preliminary conference agenda and online registration, at www.icicp.org/ianys
For more information on the Global Conferences and IANYS, please contact Jean Manney at Innovations in Civic Participation, the IANYS secretariat, at ianys@icicp.org and visit the IANYS website at www.icicp.org/ianys
February 17th, 2010
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The UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights at the University of Connecticut invites applications for the sixth annual International Leadership Programme: A Global Intergenerational Forum.
August 6-14, 2010, Connecticut
Deadline: 26/02/2010
The main objectives of the Forum are to: involve young leaders in finding solutions to emerging human rights problems; nurture individuals to be effective leaders in the field of human rights; provide an impetus for, and the empowerment of, youth leaders that will enable them to play a crucial and constructive role in the development of human rights in their communities; build a network of solidarity among future leaders in the field of human rights etc.
Participants at the forum will be individuals from all over the world who have been involved in some capacity in human rights work in their communities. Selected young people will engage through dialogue with experienced and older human rights practitioners to gain management skills and techniques and a greater understanding of human rights issues on a global level.
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February 15th, 2010
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12 – 17 April 2010, Zambia
The Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with partners are organizing an international training workshop on “International Perspectives in Youth Entrepreneurship Training”. The workshop will take place from 12 – 17 April 2010, in Zambia and is intended to bring together youth development practitioners from government, employers organizations, workers organizations, the private sector, academia, and civil society. It is designed as an intensive trainer-of-trainers programme in youth entrepreneurship training. The workshop is expected to share experiences in youth entrepreneurship training in countries and introduce participants to contemporary materials, techniques and approaches developed in the field.
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*/Brought to you by Youth Action for Change/*
*Course Dates: Session 1, 15th March – 16th April. Session 2, June &
July.*
*Course Description:*
Learn how you can write effective grant applications for your community
projects or local and international non-profit organizations. This
course is designed for young people aged 18-30 who are actively involved
in making a difference in their communities and who have ideas for
projects they would like to undertake. The course aims to help its
participants improve their grant writing skills and thus undertake
community development initiatives.
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World Urban Youth Assembly and World Urban Forum 2010
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
March 19-20, and 22-26, 2010
Deadline for Applications: February 10, 2010
UN-HABITAT is looking for young people aged 15–32, from all over the world, to help capture
the youth perspective on issues of urbanization at the upcoming World Urban Youth
Assembly and World Urban Forum in Brazil.
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Are you under 30 years old?
Are you concerned about HIV, human rights and equality?
Do you want to learn more about making a lasting positive impact in your community?
Are you from a population that is most affected by HIV, or are you living
with HIV?
Do you have regular internet access?
If so, please apply for an e-course on “Towards Universal Access: Young
People in Action”, conducted by the World AIDS Campaign, Y-Peer and the
Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA)!
You will have an opportunity to connect with young leaders from around the world and build an action plan to mobilise universal access campaigns.
More information can be found on the World AIDS Campaign’s website at
http://www.worldaidscampaign.org/en/Constituencies/Youth/Youth-ecourse#app,
Please send your application to Liping Mian at
mainl@worldaidscampaign.org by 15 February 2010. Application after 15 February will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidate will be informed.
The UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights at the University of Connecticut invites applications for the sixth annual International Leadership Programme: A Global Intergenerational Forum.
The Forum seeks to empower young leaders by involving them in finding solutions to emerging human rights problems, and nurturing individuals to be effective leaders in the field of human rights. To this end, the Forum will:
- Introduce participants to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Build a network of solidarity among human rights leaders
- Expand the knowledge relevant to human rights practice
- Provide tools and a platform for open debates
- Provide programmes, activities and processes necessary for human rights leadership
- Promote the sharing of experiences and understanding
- Showcase speakers on such topics as: health and human rights, education, the environment, the plight of child soldiers, the use of media, fundraising, conflict resolution and transformation; litigation and advocacy
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http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/02/unesco-international-leadership.html
The Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) will be funding the participation of 2 youth representatives to the Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD)-18, taking place in May 2010. The nominations will be submitted by the CSD Youth Caucus by 15 February 2010.
For more information please visit the CSD Youth Caucus at: www.youen.org/
Germany will also be funding 2 African Youth. Applications need to be submitted by 15 February 2010.
For more information and instructions on how to apply, please visit: www.un.org/esa/dsd/dsd_aofw_mg/mg_index.shtml
Through Voices of Youth (VOY), UNICEF’s website for children and young people, UNICEF would like to welcome you to an online discussion on Girls and Gender Equality. The discussion is part of a series of United Nations online discussions dedicated to the fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (1995) and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000), and will be a contribution to the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on March 1-12, 2010.
Voices of Youth would like to extend an open invitation to children and young people who would like to discuss the questions posted on the forum.
For more information, please visit: www.unicef.org/voy