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Invitation to Niger
Delta Youth Development Roundtable
Development Partnership International in
collaboration with Centre for Creative Arts Education (CCAE) and Centre for
Development Support Initiative and with support from the Commonwealth
Innovative Initiative Award is organising a one-day Niger Delta Youth
Development Roundtable which will bring together youth activists, development
experts and workers, and adult allies to discuss the Niger Delta development
challenges as it relates to youth.
The Niger-delta challenge is a youth development
challenge! The youth are the ones in the creeks. They are the worst hit by
unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor health care, inadequate
portable water supply and abject poverty. The youth are both the worst victims
and the leaders of the struggle; their voices must be brought to the mainstream
of policy-making. The young people are in agreement about what the most
important challenges are in the Niger-delta. They want good access roads,
effective transportation systems, electricity supply, good schools, jobs, food
on their tables, portable drinking water, safe and secure communities, an
environment free of pollution, support for self actualisation and participation
in the formulation of decisions on issues that affect them.
Niger-Delta
Youth Development Roundtable, scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt Rivers State,
is a one day dialogue which
seeks to provide a platform for the articulation of these concerns, as well as raising
the profile of the youth in the developmental processes of the Niger-delta
region by ensuring that youth issues are integrated into the development
processes of the region and that young people have a chance to be involved in
the ongoing efforts at developing an effective framework for the development of
the region. This session will also bring to the fore the positive contributions
of youth to the development of their various communities and will promote peace
as the most viable means to resolve the development crisis in the Niger-delta
region.
Date: Tuesday February 17th 2009
Due to limited space, participation at this meeting is
strictly by invitation. To participate, send a bio-data of yourself (not more
than one page) to adebayo (at) developmentpartnership.org latest by Thursday 12th
February 2009 and an official invitation would be sent to you in due course.
Adebayo Samuel
Strategy Coordinator,
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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From: Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima
Subject: Fw: International Leadership Forum Announcement - Call for Applications
some of you may be interested
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--- On Tue, 2/3/09, Scholarship and Job wrote:
From: Scholarship and Job
Subject: International Leadership Forum Announcement - Call for Applications
To:
Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 12:39 AM
International Leadership Forum Announcement - Call for Applications
The UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights at the University of Connecticut invites applications for the fifth annual International Leadership Programme: A Global Intergenerational Forum, to be held August 1 - 9, 2009 in Storrs, Connecticut. Applications must be received by February 27,
2009.
The Forum seeks to empower young leaders by involving them in finding solutions to emerging human rights problems, and nurturing individuals to be effective leaders in the field of human rights.
To this end, the Forum will:
â?¢ Introduce participants to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
â?¢ Build a network of solidarity among human rights leaders
â?¢ Expand the knowledge relevant to human rights practice
â?¢ Provide tools and a platform for open debates
â?¢ Provide programmes, activities and processes necessary for human rights leadership
â?¢ Promote the sharing of experiences and understanding
â?¢ Showcase speakers on such topics as: health and human rights, education, the environment, the plight of child soldiers, the use of media, fundraising, conflict resolution and transformation; litigation and advocacy
The UNESCO Chair will provide all conference participants with dormitory housing, meals, ground transportation in Connecticut, resource materials and a certificate of participation.
Young people between the ages of 18-30, with community service experience, and with demonstrated ability to work on solutions to human rights problems, should apply. Relevant issues include, but are not limited to, human trafficking, the plight of children, refugees, hunger, HIV/AIDs, gender discrimination, racism, classism, the environment and peace education.
Conference will be held in English only. Fluency in English is required. Applicants will be selected based on the strength of their application essay, demonstrated commitment to human rights (practical/hands-on experience), potential impact on the individual and their potential contribution to the Forum, regional and gender representation.
Programme details and application materials can be accessed by linking to www.unescochair.uconn.edu or http://www.unescochair.uconn.edu/upspecialevents.htm Â
Nana Amos
Program Manager
University of Connecticut
UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights
UConn-ANC Partnership
233 Glenbrook Road, Unit 4124
Storrs, CT 06269-4124
860.486.3054 Phone
860.486.2545 Fax
www.unescochair.uconn.edu
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