Action for Nature seeks Nominations for International Young Eco Hero Awards

AFN is currently inviting nominations for International Young Eco Hero Awards. . . . → Read More: Action for Nature seeks Nominations for International Young Eco Hero Awards

Entries invited from Young People in EU Member States for the European Charlemagne Youth Prize

Entries are being invited for the European Charlemagne Youth Prize that is awarded jointly and annually by the European Parliament and the Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen. . . . → Read More: Entries invited from Young People in EU Member States for the European Charlemagne Youth Prize

Technology Academy Finland and the Finnish Science Education Centre LUMA invite applications for participation in 2012 Millennium Youth Camp in Helsinki

Technology Academy Finland and the Finnish Science Education Centre LUMA are going to organize the 2012 Millennium Youth Camp to be held in Helsinki Metropolitan Region, Finland in June 2012. . . . → Read More: Technology Academy Finland and the Finnish Science Education Centre LUMA invite applications for participation in 2012 Millennium Youth Camp in Helsinki

Youth Fundraising Guide

The GYC Fundraising Guide developed by Jesse Hawkes, Executive Director, Global Youth Connect (GYC) aims at helping young people raise funds . . . → Read More: Youth Fundraising Guide

UN Women Request for Proposal in East and Southeast Asia

UN Women in East and Southeast Asia has announced a request for proposal to contract a research institute or similar professional services organization . . . → Read More: UN Women Request for Proposal in East and Southeast Asia

Women’s Refugee Comission Calling Nominations for Voices of Courage Awards 2012 “Displaced Adolescent Girls”

The Women’s Refugee Commission is accepting nominations to honor individual refugee, internally displaced, asylum-seeking and resettled women and young people who are developing or leading programs that benefit displaced or asylum-seeking adolescent girls at the Voices of Courage Awards luncheon on 1 May 2012. . . . → Read More: Women’s Refugee Comission Calling Nominations for Voices of Courage Awards 2012 “Displaced Adolescent Girls”

Starbucks Foundation Funding Opportunity for Youth Focused Organizations

The Starbucks Foundation is interested in supporting organizations that provide young people a continuum of services in developing creative approaches to address pressing concerns in their communities. . . . → Read More: Starbucks Foundation Funding Opportunity for Youth Focused Organizations

Call to participate in ‘My Declaration’ – A UNESCO Short Video Contest for the Youth

Applications are invited for participation in a YouTube and Youku-run video contest launched by UNESCO. The contest is open to young people aged 18 to 24. . . . → Read More: Call to participate in ‘My Declaration’ – A UNESCO Short Video Contest for the Youth

Facts about Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

The Fund was established with an aim to offer financial support to countries to fight with diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. . . . → Read More: Facts about Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada Seeks Applications for Youth Ambassadors for the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada is inviting applications from young people in the age group of 15 – 24 years. . . . → Read More: The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada Seeks Applications for Youth Ambassadors for the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

Government of the Republic of Korea Invites Entries for 2011 HLF-4 International Essay Contest

The Government of the Republic of Korea will host the 2011 HLF-4 International Essay Contest to share young people’s inspiration. . . . → Read More: Government of the Republic of Korea Invites Entries for 2011 HLF-4 International Essay Contest

United Nations Foundation Launches Smart Phone Application

The United Nations (UN) Foundation has launched its first smart phone application for the users to get quick information about the latest happening at the UN system and the Foundation. The new application will offer updated news content to users daily. The news content will include information about UN, images and pictures, videos . . . → Read More: United Nations Foundation Launches Smart Phone Application

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation Invites Blogs for YoBloCo Awards from the nationals of ACP countries

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) is inviting entries for Youth in Agriculture Blog Competition (YoBloCo Awards). The competition is being organized in association with FARA, Yam-Pukri, CAFAN, AYF, ANAFE, SPC/PAFPNET and within the framework of the ARDYIS initiative. The main purpose of the competition is to highlight various . . . → Read More: The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation Invites Blogs for YoBloCo Awards from the nationals of ACP countries

FHI 360 Seeks Case Studies about Best Practices in HIV Interventions for Young People

FHI 360 is currently inviting case studies about best practices in HIV interventions for young people. These case studies are being invited on behalf of the UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on HIV and Young People. Interventions being discussed in the case studies can represent different types of HIV programming including counselling and . . . → Read More: FHI 360 Seeks Case Studies about Best Practices in HIV Interventions for Young People

Youth from all over the world invited for Essay Competition themed “Visions of Youth on Effective Aid & Development”

Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-4) is going to be held at the Bexco convention centre in Busan, Korea, from 29 November to 1 December 2011. The forum will be attended by ministers from across the globe, from both developing and donor countries, government representatives, parliamentarians, civil society organizations and private sector . . . → Read More: Youth from all over the world invited for Essay Competition themed “Visions of Youth on Effective Aid & Development”

Urban Youth Fund awards grants to urban youth-led projects in 43 countries

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UN-HABITAT’s Urban Youth Fund has announced the winners of 59 small grants to projects being implemented in 43 countries.

Founded by UN-HABITAT, the Urban Youth Fund is now in its third year. The financial support for the fund is offered by the Government of Norway. Thousands of young people . . . → Read More: Urban Youth Fund awards grants to urban youth-led projects in 43 countries

Future Agricultures Consortium issues general call for papers for the international conference ‘Young People, Farming & Food: The Future of the Agrifood Sector in Africa’

Future Agricultures Consortium in partnership with the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) is organizing an international conference entitled ‘Young People, Farming & Food: The Future of the Agrifood Sector in Africa’ that will be held on 19-21 March 2012 in Accra Ghana.

Conference Highlights

The conference will critically examine, from . . . → Read More: Future Agricultures Consortium issues general call for papers for the international conference ‘Young People, Farming & Food: The Future of the Agrifood Sector in Africa’

Dekeyser & Friends Foundation seeks applications from young people worldwide for the Sports Coaching Project to be held in Hamburg, Germany

Dekeyser & Friends Foundation seeks applications from young people who are of legal age in the project country for the Sports Coaching Project to be held in Hamburg, Germany for two months starting April 2012 to learn how you can use sports to engage and empower young people, followed by a ten-months period, . . . → Read More: Dekeyser & Friends Foundation seeks applications from young people worldwide for the Sports Coaching Project to be held in Hamburg, Germany

Dekeyser & Friends Foundation seeks applications from young people around the world to attend the Engage in Conservation Project in Hamburg, Germany

The Dekeyser & Friends Foundation invites applications by young people from different countries, cultures and social strata to attend the Engage in Conservation Project. The project will be held in Hamburg where the young people would learn how to engage and empower young people to take action for biodiversity for two months starting . . . → Read More: Dekeyser & Friends Foundation seeks applications from young people around the world to attend the Engage in Conservation Project in Hamburg, Germany

“Young people: Implementing a sexual and reproductive health and rights approach”- Resource Pack launched by IPPF and GTZ collaboration

In line with the strategic direction of the International Planned Parenthood Federations (IPPF) which is based on the importance of upholding sexual and reproductive rights, IPPF developed in collaboration and with the support of GT, a two week intensive course on implementing a rights based approach to adolescent sexual and reproductive health. More . . . → Read More: “Young people: Implementing a sexual and reproductive health and rights approach”- Resource Pack launched by IPPF and GTZ collaboration

King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement for Young Arabs -2

To apply for the King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement, individuals should be between the ages of 18 and 30 years; they should be citizens of an Arab country; and they should be the founders of an existing project that has 6 months of 3 years of demonstrated social impact . . . → Read More: King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement for Young Arabs -2

Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 1

Main Page: UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund

Small NGOs for whom UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund best suits may still find it challenging enough to write a competitive proposal to secure this funding for their projects. The application guidelines of the Fund itself provide sufficient information on how best the proposal can be presented. However, . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 1

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Main Page: UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund

The A7. Youth-led development is a very important section of the application form as it will define the relevance of your organization for youth-focused work. UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund prefers to fund organizations led by young people between 15-32 years. But this can also mean that if . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 2

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Main Page: UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund

The Part C section of the application form seeks information about the project that is being proposed for funding support. The C1 – C3 sections of the project seek basic information such as the project title, project location and the project duration. The location of the . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 3

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Main Page: UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund

The D1. Project summary under the Part D. Project Description will have a concise but clear description of your project. Within 250 words, you need to explain what the project is. Ideally, you can summarize your project goal, objectives, location, duration in months, beneficiaries, activities and . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 4

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Main Page: UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund

D5. Outputs will list out the results achieved after implementing the activities. Please note that this section is different from D3. Outcomes and it could include the training manuals produced, reports documented, constructive activities undertaken by youths such as businesses set up by youths in a . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 5

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Main Page: UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund

Logical Framework

The application guidelines of UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund have given an example to help applicants develop the logical framework.

“The logical framework should provide an overview of the project’s goal, outcomes and key activities, the outputs of each activity, the timeframe . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 6

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Main Page: UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund

Budget

UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund application guidelines have given an example that can be referred to while developing the project budget:

“The project budget should provide a detailed description in USD of how you plan to spend the grant for the proposed project. . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 7

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Main Page: UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund

Once the application form is complete and ready for submission, make sure that you have put in all the documents and completed all requirements as mentioned below:

“Compulsory attachments

Before submitting your application to the Urban Youth Fund, please make sure that the following documents are attached to . . . → Read More: Applying for the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs – 8

UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs

UN-HABITAT adopted a resolution in 2007 to establish the UN-HABITAT Youth Fund to mobilize young people for advocating for youth-related policy formulation; support governmental and non-governmental agencies to respond to youth concerns; support youth information networks; implement new ideas on employment, governance, adequate shelter and secure tenure; share best practices; promote vocation training . . . → Read More: UN-HABITAT’s Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs

Youth Forum 2010: Join the Entry Competition

“Climate change is a global challenge that concerns young people as much as it concerns the older generation. Climate change already has an impact on the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, destroying livelihoods, exacerbating conflict and claiming lives.

Nowadays, we can no longer solve the climate challenge . . . → Read More: Youth Forum 2010: Join the Entry Competition

UNAIDS Special Youth Programme has Remunerated Fellowship for Young People from Developing Countries

UNAIDS Special Youth Programme in Geneva, Switzerland is presently accepting applications from young people between 20 and 24 years from developing countries. The programme will offer a nine-month remunerated fellowship expected to be held from May 2010 to February 2011. The fellowship will involve two sections: during the first section, the it will . . . → Read More: UNAIDS Special Youth Programme has Remunerated Fellowship for Young People from Developing Countries

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