Opportunities For Youth

*/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.

The course will be restricted to 10-15 participants chosen by application. Participants must be able to
attend both sessions of the course and complete homework tasks in order
to obtain a certificate of completion. Participants must also have
regular internet access (at least 5 hours per week) to join course
sessions. The course will be run by experienced community worker Ratiu
Luminita. Students who may also be disadvantaged are also encouraged to
apply.

*About Youth Action for Change:*

Youth Action for Change (YAC) is an innovative international youth run
organization which equips young people with knowledge and skills that
enable them to directly get involved in improving their communities.
With a mission of “Education in Action”, YAC offers free, online,
youth-led educational courses and opportunities in a vast array of
subjects providing young people with the knowledge & tools they need to
make change happen, supporting and empowering them to realize their
vision of a fairer, safer and more equitable world

*Application (HOW TO APPLY):*

Register your interest in participating in this online course by reading
the YAC student guide attached and sending your completed application
form to yaccourses@gmail.com by the 23rd
of February 2010. Successful participants will be notified by the 27th
of February. When submitting your application by email, please included
the subject line APPLICATION – COURSE – GRANT WRITING.