Reference: EU0010000326
International Youth Foundation - Youth Action Net

YouthActionNet Laureate Global Fellowship Programme

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Each year YouthActionNet is giving support to exceptional young social entrepreneurs who, through their emerging projects promote social change and connect youth with local communities, or who lead a team of dedicated young people to protect and promote the rights of children in your country.
YouthActionNet supports youth leadership development through its global and national Fellowship programs throughout the world.
The YouthActionNet’s Global Fellowship Programme targets exceptional young social entrepreneurs anywhere in the world who have developed innovative approaches to addressing issues of international relevance.

The yearlong Global Fellowship programme includes:

Skill-building:
A seven-day leadership retreat for twenty selected fellows which offers dynamic peer-to-peer learning, collaboration, and sharing among young visionaries. This learning is focused on six dimensions of leadership: personal, visionary, political, collaborative, organizational, and societal.

Networking:
- Networking with international and national aid agencies, NGOs, and corporate partners.
- Peer-to-peer networking throughout the year
- Access to potential resources to support Fellows and their projects, including volunteers, mentors, and grant opportunities

Advocacy:
- Training in communications and media outreach; public relations technical assistance.
- Access to global advocacy platforms and media coverage. Global Fellows also have access to potential funding opportunities.

Eligibility:

open to all young people aged 18-29 as of 1st October 2013.

applicants should be founders of existing projects/organisations, or leading a project within an organisation, with a demonstrated one year track record of leading societal change

proficiency in English is required; applications must be submitted in English

must be available to attend full retreat, in the second week of October 2013 in Brazil.

Deadline: was 17 March 2013 at 11.59 PM EST.

Applicants needed to register and apply online:
http://youthactionnet.org/index.php?fuse=registration

View a list of previous winners here .

We will keep you informed when a new call is published.

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> Key documents

• YouthActionNet Global Fellowship Programme - Application form

  internet:  https://www.box.com/s/mwasdqtgkzuo5la5dpng

• YouthActionNet Global Fellowship Programme

  internet:  http://youthactionnet.org/index.php?fuse=apply

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> Contacts

• YouthActionNet

  International Youth Foundation

  32 South Street,

  Baltimore, MD 21202 USA

  phone: +1 410 951 1500

  fax: +1 410 347 1188

  email:  yan-info@youthactionnet.org

  internet:  http://www.youthactionnet.org