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Announcement for third Nigerian Youth Leadership Summit
We are pleased to announce the third Nigerian Youth Leadership Summit holding in Yenagoa, September 4-5, 2006. The NYLS is an annual capacity building meeting and intergenerational dialogue to which brings together young leaders from across Nigeria, the international community and the Diaspora to discuss key national development issues, in order to evolve solutions and make commitments for affirmative community action. The theme of this year's summit is: Youth Leadership in HIV/AIDS Research for Development.
Key features of the 2007 Summit:
Regional Institutional Research and Development Seminars:
These will be a series of mobilization seminars to underscore the need for young leaders and students to be involved in HIV/AIDS research and to build a network of students working on HIV/AIDS research in their respective institutions. To host an institutional seminar at your institution, please email Adebayo Samuel adebayo (at) developmentpartnership.org.
Community sharing space:
is an initiative to provide space for young researchers in ASRH/HIV/AIDS issues and youth organizations to showcase their work and best practices. All registered delegates will have an opportunity to exhibit their work at the community sharing space, which will attract a wide variety audience from civil society, government and the donor community.
Special intergenerational dialogue on the national response to date:
this session will provide an opportunity for young people to interact with leaders in the field on HIV/AIDS particularly policy makers to share knowledge, experience and lessons learned in the national response till date.
Knowledge sharing symposium:
the first ever knowledge sharing symposium was held at the Enugu summit in 2006. The 2007 summit promises to be most exciting, as leaders from major stakeholder sectors will be able to share experiences, breakthroughs, research findings and lessons learned from working with young people.
Capacity/Skills building workshops:
these sessions will be used to build the capacities of participants in various aspects of HIV/AIDS research. We invite individuals and organizations to submit workshop proposals in the areas of: operations research, project monitoring and evaluation, research methodology, and other aspects of health development research, particularly innovative models in e-health. Workshop proposals should be emailed to nyls (at) developmentpartnership.org and should not exceed two pages.
Call for abstracts:
we invite abstracts from research papers and youth-led community actions. Selected abstracts will either be presented at the community sharing space as a poster or as an oral presentation during the knowledge sharing symposium. Please email 300 word abstracts to: nyls (at) developmentpartnership.org.
Registration fees:
The registration is N3, 000 for Nigerian participants and US $20 for international participants. Registration is open until July 31, 2006. We encourage that you register as soon as possible as only 100 spaces are open and registration will be considered on a first come first served basis. Please fill the attached registration and email to nyls (at) developmentpartnership.org or fax to (234) 084 751 002 or send by mail to:#4 Eleme Road off Eleme Junction Port Harcourt 500001.
The Registration fee covers only summit materials and launch on the opening and closing days, participants will be responsible for their own transportation and accommodation, a list of hotels in Yenagoa will be posted on our website soon. DPI will provide 15 registration waivers to young people between ages 15-25 whose abstracts are accepted for presentation and request for such waivers. We will also help with fundraising tips for individuals who may require such.
Please visit
www.developmentpartnership.org
for more information and please feel free to contact Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima at
dabesaki (at) developmentpartnership.org
if you need additional information. I look forward to welcoming you personally at the third Nigerian Youth Leadership Summit this September!
Adebayo Samuel
Director Strategy,
Development Partnership International
4 Eleme Road (LTCM Premises) by Eleme Junction, Port Harcourt 500001
NIGERIA
http://www.developmentpartnership.org
adebayo (at) developmentpartnership.org
Phone/Fax: +234 84 751 002
Mobile:+234 803 552 7743
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