Oxfam International Youth Partnership

Are you a young person who cares about what is happening in your community? Are you committed to working with others to overcome injustices? Do you want to learn from other young people working with their communities all around the world? If you answered YES to these questions, would you consider applying to be a member of the OIYP?

The Oxfam International Youth Partnership (OIYP), “a global network of young people who share a vision of a just world and are committed to working for peaceful, equitable and sustainable social change with their communities” is inviting applications for its 2010-2013 program.

OIYP is open to young people from 18 to 25 years old speaking fluent English or Spanish, of all nationalities, indigenous and ethnic groups. It is open to young people with any level of education and who live in rural or urban areas. We aim to recruit equal numbers of young men and women. We have a strong focus on the participation of Indigenous young people and those marginalized in their communities.

Between 2010 and 2013, you will have opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding and to talk and exchange with other young people from around the world. You will be able to use these opportunities to support your work with your community. This will be launched with 8-day Kaleidoscope event to be held in New Delhi, India in November 2010 where young people from different parts of the world will be able to interact with each other. Selected candidates for the program should ensure that they are available to attend this event.

You can apply by sending your application form with your letter(s) of support from community members or organisations before February 12th 2010 by email, fax or mail.

Your participation in OIYP will start in March 2010. If selected, you must be available to attend an event in November 2010 in New Delhi, India.

E-mail: oiyp2010applications@oxfam.org.au.

Read more here.

Economic Talk 2010

Students from G4 countries - Chinese, German, Japanese and US students plus participants from other countries have the opportunity to participate in a 6-day workshop with well-known representatives from the car industry, within the program "Economic Talk 2010", from 22 to 27 March in Tokyo, Japan. 

Participants: About 60 students from China, Germany, Japan and the US, basically between 18 and 30 years of age. Students from other countries may be included as representatives of their country. Representatives from car industry (Daimler, Honda, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Volkswagen, etc.).

Goals of the event:

1. To understand not only the present situation but also the future
2. To identify economic issues and needs for action for the future

3. To create economic opportunities for our future

4. To develop our responsibility for the future

5. To provide students with a milestone for their future

6. To enable students whose major is not relevant to develop economic sense.

Participants will need to create their future both personally and professionally. First, they need to understand the present (2009/2010) and the future (2020) through 1-year and 10-year forecasts, respectively. Second, economic issues and needs for action will be identified through ET topics and subsequent discussion. Third, participants create career or business opportunities for our future by talking about industries (2010: workshop on car industry). Fourth, participants develop personal and professional sense for responsibility through the discussions, talks and presentations in the program. Fifth, through the program experience including real and virtual networking among participants, students are provided with a milestone for their future both personally and professionally. Sixth, student participants irrespective of major will be enabled to develop economic sense.

Working language: English.

Participation fee: 30000 Yen (about 330 USD). Reimbursement of travel costs may be provided if organizers obtain program funding.

Apply online on "first come, first selected" basis until 14 February 2010 at http://www.iuventum.org/.

Any questions? Just email to application@iuventum.org!

International Novruz Festival

AEGEE-Baki – European Students' Forum Baku Public Union - invites you to apply for the International Novruz Festival, which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on March 15-22, 2010. 

Novruz is the most favourable Holiday in Azerbaijan which is dedicated to the early spring. International Novruz Festival in Azerbaijan (INFA) is the annual celebration of Novruz with the guests from all around the world. 

This project will give you a unique chance to experience different parts of Novruz holiday, such as jumping over bonfires and running through the streets, banging on pots and pans with spoons and knocking on doors with your hats and bags to ask for little presents (sweets and candies) and tasting national cookeries, such as shekerbura, pakhlava, goghal that you have never had before! Another essential part of this festival is a chance to visit the capital of Azerbaijan Baku – the city of centuries – old history, ancient traditions and modern reality became known as “Paris of the East”. And this is not all; lots of surprises are waiting for you...

Aims:

- To create a culturally diverse and open environment where all of the participants will be able to express their own culture and appreciate the others, discuss different global issues (e.g. 'tolerance', 'local traditions and globalization', 'culture in the modern world', 'music as a way of expression' etc.).
- Gain mutual respect for the different cultures in the world and promote peace in our big home - Earth.

- To explore ancient traditions and habits of Azerbaijan culture, to celebrate the antique holiday of Novruz - the beginning of spring in Azerbaijan.

Working language: English.

Profile of participants: this event aims to bring together 60 motivated participants in the age of 18-30, who are interested in culture and ancient traditions.

Financial conditions: there is a participation fee of 50 Euros. This fee covers the following costs:

- Accommodation and food throughout the whole week;
- Local transportation;

- Free entrance to the parties and other events.

Travel expenses: participants will be required to cover their travel expenses by themselves. Only limited funds are available to provide reimbursement of the travel expenses of some qualified participants. The financial assistance requests for travel expenses will be considered individually.

Deadline for the application: 15 February 2010.

For further information please visit: http://www.aegee-infa.com/ 

In case you have any questions, feel free to contact at: aegeeinfa@gmail.com.