Round III - Youth & the MDG's E-Cource -Free Online Grant-giving Short Course

Free Online Grant-giving Short Course on “Youth and the MDGs” ROUND 3
Brought to you by Youth Action for Change, UNFPA & Youth Dividend

Register Now (SEE BELOW)!

Course Dates: 
1st Session: 2nd May, 2011 to 31st May, 2011
2nd Session: August 2011
(Please choose one session to participate when applying)

Course Description:

This course is designed for young people aged 18-30 who are actively involved in making a difference in their communities. The course aims to help its participants learn about the UN’s 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), their specific targets, and their importance as a framework for global development. The course will then focus on how young people can work towards contributing to the MDGs, what can be done locally, and the potential for young people to make a difference. The course will be led by young professionals from UNDP and UNFPA and will also draw on local experts from UNDP and other UN organizations and will combine theoretical and practical knowledge. The course will be restricted to 40 participants chosen by application – preference is given to participants who are active in their communities and who intend to use the course material to help them make a difference in their communities. Participants must be able to attend all sessions of thecourse and complete homework tasks in order to obtain a certificate of completion. Participants must also have regular internet access (at least 5 hours per week) to join course sessions. Students who may also be disadvantaged are also encouraged to apply.

About the course sponsors:

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and youth to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity.

Youth Action for Change is a global, youth-led organization inspiring and empowering young people worldwide to become active agents of change in their own communities, so as to be able to tackle the issues affecting them and the world at large.

Youth Dividend is a dynamic youth led organization in Pakistan working to develop, inform, inspire and mobilize young people through leadership training, peer education, awareness raising, skill building, policy and  advocacy.

Application (HOW TO APPLY):

Register your interest in participating in this online course by reading the YAC student guide attached and completing the online application form at [ http://kwiksurveys.com?u=MDGCOURSE ]  by the 24th April 2011. Successful participants will be notified by the30th April, 2011.

Our student guide can also be downloaded here [ http://tinyurl.com/2brn6dm ]

Call for Nominations: Orientation workshop on PRSPs, UNFPA Pakistan

UNFPA Pakistan is pleased to announce an orientation workshop on Pakistan Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) . The workshop is being organized to familiarize relevant stakeholders with the PRSP of Pakistan and draw attention of policy makers towards poverty issues faced by young people, given that youth development a priority in the national development plans and goals. Youth Dividend & UNFPA will be launching an e-course for young people in Pakistan on PRSPs Deadline 10th April, 2011

Nominations are invited from
·         Young people (age 18-25) from youth organizations/networks across Pakistan
·         Officials from Govt. departments and ministries (Grade17-19)
·         Members of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and INGOs personnel working at  
          managerial   level on policy advocacy.

A copy of CV along with a short letter of intent explaining interest in the workshop is required along with the nominations by 10th April, 2011. Kindly send your application to Ms. Sadia Atta Mehmood, National Programme Officer at mehmood@unfpa.org. For details regarding the workshop please contact Ms. Hira Hafeez ur Rehman, Coordinator, Youth Advisory Panel, UNFPA at hirahur@gmail.com.

Workshop details can be found in the announcement below, please circulate widely.


http://youthdividend.weebly.com/announcements.html

Youth Dividend’s Volunteer Programme 2011 - Pakistan

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Youth Dividend is non-commercial and non-political youth-led organization in Pakistan established in 2010. Youth Dividend is committed to empower and enable youth & adolescent to influence international and national policy frameworks and be positive agents of change. Our organization is working to develop, inform, inspire and mobilize young people through leadership trainings, peer education, awareness raising, skill building, policy and advocacy. By providing young people with the platform to implement initiatives that target social, cultural, economic, legal and environmental issues they are committed to, we have created a space that is committed to developing the expression of young people.

Youth Dividend is committed to undertake the projects on youth, gender, health, poverty reduction and education through leadership trainings, life skills based education, advocacy, awareness campaigns and social media, to equip them with skills, knowledge, and attitudes to be able to exercise informed decision-making.

Purpose and objectives of the volunteer programme:

Currently Youth Dividend is running a global project on Millennium Development Goals in partnership with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Youth Action for Change (YAC). Youth Dividend is also in a process of developing a new program on Poverty Reduction and Strategy Papers (PRSP) with UNFPA Pakistan. In order to support the organizational objective, the volunteer under the supervision of Youth Dividend team will be required to undertake the key milestones and deliverables:

1)       Support development of new projects and ongoing interventions with its partners.
2)       Assist in developing training materials for its ongoing projects for the organization.
3)       Assist in development of training reports, proposals, and database.
4)       Maintaining Youth Dividend’s websites (blogs, social network sites) on a regular basis.
5)       Share resources and new project developments with MDGs advocates.

Conditions and incentives:

Youth Dividend values the opportunity for volunteers to be a part of its operations. The goal of Youth Dividends volunteer program is to provide young people with successful and meaningful opportunities to learn about our mission and projects, contribute to the work of the organization during a limited time period, and gain meaningful volunteer experience. Youth Dividend is now offering a limited number of paid volunteer positions (payments will start after a 1 month probation period). Volunteers will also have an opportunity to attend trainings, capacity building workshops and conferences. All applicants must hold a bachelors degree and be based in Pakistan. Applicants are also required to have internet availability at least 15 hours a week.

Application Procedure: If you are interested in applying for volunteer positions, please send a resume and letter of interest (one page or less) to the email contact listed below. We will contact you if your application is chosen for an interview. Application Deadline: 20th March 2011. For further details, please visit our website:http://youthdividend.weebly.com

Youth Dividend is a partner NGO of UNFPA Pakistan

Address all application to Ms. Hira Hafeez-ur-Rehman at youth.dividend@gmail.com