Details
Your Big Year is challenging young leaders across the world through a ‘Global Citizens Challenge’. Your Big Year highly encourages youths like you to participate in this challenge if you want to make a mark on the world, create long-lasting friendships, learn new skills and make a real impact.
The Global Citizens Challenge will run for four days. The challenge is an online, dynamic program designed to bridge cultural divides, increase engagement with the travel and tourism industry, as well as provide young people with a transformative, hands-on and collaborative way to meet and work with peers from around the world. By participating you will learn skills in digital collaboration, social impact as well as cultural understanding. In addition, you will learn about future career-building opportunities in tourism, hospitality directly from industry professionals.
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Program Overview
You will build cultural awareness as a global citizen along with your peers. Skills gained will include how to work collaboratively with others from diverse backgrounds, leadership and communication, as well as learning more about travel, tourism concerning sustainability, inequality and technology.
The Global Citizens Challenge will consist of interactive Zoom hangout calls with other participants, team-based group work, presentations and panel discussions from amazing speakers from the travel and tourism industry. It will also include immersive brainstorming and collaborative work through an interactive virtual space. In addition, participants will have access for 3-months to a self-directed ‘Make an Impact’ course which teaches you about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and how you can make an impact in your life and your world.
The event has been designed with flexibility as participants will be joining from different time zones. Participants join at all hours between school, work, and other commitments. With the fun activities, you can stay on for 24 hours.
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Eligibility
should be between the ages of 16-20 years old
- have permission from the legal guardian if you are an under 18 participant.
Who Should Apply?
Your BIg Year will select up to 100 youth (50 based in North America, 50 based worldwide). They seek self-motivated, diverse participants who bring to their work passion, energy and a desire to learn. Any participants who align the following values are welcome to participate:
- value the power of travel (even if you haven’t had the opportunity to travel yet!)
- passionate about making a change
- eager to learn about different cultures directly from peers with different backgrounds
- want to work with like-minded people
- wish to grow as a young professional in an online experience
- also wish to grow personally through this opportunity
- In addition, want to make an impact in your life and your world!
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Application Process
There are three different ways to apply for this challenge:
- Previous YBY participants
- New participants
- Teacher nomination
Please visit the official website to learn which application you are eligible to fill.
Specifications
| Type of Opportunity | Conferences |
|---|---|
| Event Date | 10 February,2022 to 13 February,2022 |
| Deadline | 10 January,2022 |
| Open to | all nationalities |
| Organizer | Your Big Year |
| Contact the organizer | [email protected] |