Fully Funded G(irls)20 Summit 2019 in Tokyo, Japan has opened the application. 20+ young women from around the world will arrive in Tokyo for a week of leadership training, social enterprise development and mentoring by female leaders in the business and public sectors. Delegates contribute the economic and social issues facing girls & women in their countries to a Communiqué delivered to world leaders in advance of the G20 Summit and leave the Summit with increased confidence, new skills, and a global network that will allow them to make the change as a community and global advocates!

The G(irls)20 Summit is modeled after the G20 Summit and includes in a one-day symposium with local and international panelists, keynotes, and experts on economic and social issues facing girls and women.

During the Summit, delegates attend skills building workshops (entrepreneurship, financial preparedness, communications, digital literacy, leadership, etc.) participate in panel discussion with local and global experts, and then produce a communique with tangible, scalable solutions towards increase FLFP.

The week-long summit for delegates will include:

• Workshops building valuable leadership skills — from Emotional Intelligence to Strategic Planning
• Panels and speeches on the key issues facing girls and women globally — with an emphasis on digital inclusion and financial inclusion
• Developing a Communiqué to G20 leaders, with recommendations based on the delegates unique experience and expertise
• Networking receptions with movers and shakers in the public and private sectors
• Building a network of female mentors from the across the public and private sectors
• The opportunity to build lifelong friendships with 20+ young female leaders from around the

Benefits

• Flights to and from Tokyo from their nearest major city
• Transportation to and from the airport in Tokyo
• Accommodation in a shared room with one other female delegate
• All meals during the week
• Costs associated with travel visas

Eligibility

• Must be 18 years old to apply, and must not be older than 23 years old in May 2019. Date of birth must be between May 30, 1995 – January 1, 2001.
• Holds or can obtain a valid passport
• Holds citizenship in any of the participating countries or regions (see eligible region)
• Every applicant submits one idea for a policy recommendation to be incorporated into the Communiqué + one idea for a community development project to launch at home. Successful delegates will be expected to:
  • Spend approximately 5 hours per week from January – May 2019 doing pre-summit work online
  • Collaborate with an online Working Group of delegates to develop policy recommendations
  • Participate in 1-2 phone calls per month with policy experts, leadership coaches, and media training experts
  • Participate fully in the week-long Summit, including attending all sessions, making new connections, asking questions, and bringing an open mind
  • Contribute to the development of a Communiqué. View the 2018 Summit Communiqué.
  • Post-summit, launch a community development project at home. View past Social Impact Initiatives.
  • Monthly check-ins with a mentor following Summit

G20 Members:

• Argentina • Australia • Brazil • Canada • China • France • Germany • India • Indonesia • Italy • Japan • Republic of Korea • Mexico • Russia • South Africa • Turkey • United Kingdom • United States • European Union

*Please note G(irls)20 will not accept applications for the Saudi Arabia position in 2019.

Participating Regions:
• Pakistan • African Union • MENA (Includes: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen) • Indigenous*

*Please note the Indigenous delegate position is open to any young woman from around the world who belongs to a self-identified Indigenous group. Indigenous peoples, as defined by the United Nations: “are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to people and the environment. They have retained social, cultural, economic and political characteristics that are distinct from those of the dominant societies in which they live. Despite their cultural differences, indigenous peoples from around the world share common problems related to the protection of their rights as distinct peoples”.