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UN-HABITAT Opportunities Fund for Urban Youth-Led Development
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Mar 9th, 2009 - 09:31:45 |
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The Opportunities Fund for Urban Youth-Led Development: Turning Urban Challenges into Opportunities for Youth
The United Nations is supporting underprivileged young people’s initiatives to turn their cities into better places – and you can be part of that. Tell UN-HABITAT how you would tackle major challenges like poverty, HIV/AIDS, poor education and health, crime, and unemployment, and you could receive a grant under the Opportunities Fund for Urban Youth-Led Development.
We are entering an era in which the majority of the population now lives in cities. Many of the cities experiencing the most rapid growth are in developing countries; however, that growth has been accompanied by increasing poverty, youth unemployment, and environmental degradation.
UN-HABITAT helps the urban poor by transforming cities into friendlier, healthier and greener places and providing them with better opportunities. UN-HABITAT works with organizations at every level, including local governments and youth, to build, manage, plan and finance cities that are livable for all.
For the first time, the UN is dedicating funds specifically aimed at addressing the issue of urban youth unemployment.
By directly funding, engaging with and researching the results of innovative grassroots urban youth-led initiatives, UN-HABITAT will build the capacity of local and national governments to develop effective policies and practices.
In the first two years, the Fund will disburse 1 million USD in grants per annum, thanks to a generous contribution from the Government of Norway. Small, grassroots initiatives are eligible for funding up to (and including) 5,000 USD and larger projects are eligible for funding from over 5,000 to 25,000 USD.
The call for applications will be announced on March 23rd, 2009. Application documents will be available shortly at www.unhabitat.org/opfund. Please check back regularly.
For more information send your inforamtion and questions to opfund (at) unhabitat.org
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