Deadline: 30 April 2015
The Global Youth Peace Fest (GYPF) is currently inviting young leaders across the globe to participate and present their projects on the specified themes (stated below) in the Global Youth Peace Fest Conference 2015 on Promoting Culture of Peace & Nonviolence. GYPF aims to bring capable young leaders in every global community, who can become catalyst or ‘Agents of Change’ to Inspire Change towards Inclusive Citizenship for Nurturing a Culture of Peace & non-violence. The Theme for the project is- Volunteering for Peace-cities & Sustainable Habitats.
Global Youth Peace Forum (GYPF) is an initiative of main organizers of Global Youth Peace Fest – Yuvsatta (youth for peace) a non-profit organization with a vision to promote globally a culture of peace and nonviolence. Yuvsatta’s work to promote the spirit of volunteering amongst the generation next is timely, as the chasm and barriers of race, religions, nationalities, gender and economic divides are growing Yuvsatta organizes an annual Global Youth Peace Fest (GYPF), to work towards creating a more just world by empowering young change makers.
The Conference includes a combination of cross cultural learning workshops, volunteer service and youth activism, which is aligned with grassroots NGOs, policy makers, and other stakeholders. 50 selected projects will be presented at the conference and will be given a chance to present a poster (or PowerPoint) presentation of their projects to be exhibited during the conference.
Venue & Date
29 September- 2 October 2015 in Chandigarh, India
Sub Themes
- Youth Activism & Volunteering
- Empower Women Empower the World
- Sustainable Cities for People & Planet
- Creating Disabled Friendly Cities
Benefits
- Delegates can choose to attend various challenging workshops that will reflect on the conference theme.
- Recommendation groups will reflect on the field trips and delegates will have the opportunity to share their findings in groups.
- Certificate of participation will be given to all the participants.
- GYPF 2015 Team will assist with preparation of project presentation (poster/PowerPoint).
Conference Requirements
- GYPF Delegate’s projects should actively reflect the conference theme mentioned above.
- Participants must express the theme in a way that young people will understand and associate/connect with.
- GYPF 2015 Team encourages collaboration and information-sharing between young delegates of different countries.
- Selected delegates are required to prepare a poster (or PowerPoint) presentation of their projects to be exhibited during the conference.
- All the project presentations are required to be in English.
How to Register?
Interested applicants can register for the conference through online form available on the website.
For more information and to register online, please visit Conference 2015.
