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Commonwealth Youth Conference

Fully Funded Commonwealth Youth Conference 2019 in Malaysia

Fully Funded
Country: Malaysia
City: Kuala Lumpur
Apr 01 - Apr 04, 2019
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The Commonwealth Secretariat and the Royal Commonwealth Society will host a four-day Commonwealth Youth Dialogue Conference:Youth Workshop on International Peace and Security and Building Community Resilience from the Ground Upin Kuala Lumpur from 1-4 April. Moreover, the conference aims to build the capacity of emerging young leaders to bridge communities, lead action as well as prevent violent extremism through dialogue.

Furthermore, young people at the conference will take part in interactive workshops on community cohesion, active citizenship, leadership, digital literacy and preventing violent extremism. In addition, the event also includes a day-long simulation of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) where debates will focus on international peace and security. Also, the programme will enable young people to better understand social change through democratic institutions and appreciate the views of others locally as well as globally.

Moreover, participants will gain a better understanding of their role as actors to prevent and counter violent extremism through informal and creative means. Following the summit, they will be expected to deliver future youth-led activities for their peers to help counter violent radicalization.

Benefits

  • All expenses will be paid including travel as well as accommodation.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Must be 18-22 years old;
  • Also, must a citizen and resident of Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Singapore;
  • Must have an interest in peacebuilding and have some prior experience of participating in social action projects;
  • Also, This programme is to build the capacity of would-be young advocates and is not suitable for experts in the field.

Application Deadline

If applicants would like to be considered as an applicant, please submit it before 25 February 2019 5 pm GMT.

Specifications

Type of Opportunity Conferences
Event Date01 April,2019 to 04 April,2019
Deadline25 February,2019
CountryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Open toSpecific Countries
OrganizerThe Commonwealth
Contact the organizer[email protected]

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