Details
The applications for the CIVICUS Youth Action Lab 2020 have opened. Interested candidates can apply until February 5, 2020.
The Youth Action Lab is a one-year co-creation lab for grassroots youth activists based in the global south. It works to support their movements to become more resilient and sustainable in their pursuit of a better world. The Lab is an innovative, safe, active, inclusive, collective, representative and connected space, online and physical for grassroots activists. It thoughtfully considers diverse contexts and ecosystems to resource them to flourish with their communities.
Young people are facing increasing barriers and threats to their activism. Youth-led movements are unable to access sustainable resourcing, lack the technical capacity and networks to engage with political systems, and continue to work in silos, separated from other movements and activists across geographies, movements, and causes. Therefore, the Lab will act as a hub for testing new ways of working within civil society and mobilizing learnings from across
sectors in support of youth-led movements.
Awards
The short-listed participants will receive the following benefits from the CIVICUS Youth Action Lab
1)Accessing Resources
2) Developing Strategy
3) Building Alliances
Eligibility Criteria
- They must be aged 18 to 22 during the program.
- Moreover, they must be able to commit to a one year program.
- Also, the participants should be based in either Latin America, The Caribbean. They can also be based on the Middle East, and North Africa, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.
- Additionally, they must be an activist with at least two years of experience working at the grassroots level mobilizing for change around key economic, environmental, social, cultural, and civil rights issues. This includes artivism, journalism, social entrepreneurship, and community work.
- Furthermore, they should be a member of a broader coalition, network, or movement working to advocate for change in the local or national context who can represent that movement within the Lab.
For additional information about the program, visit the official website.
Specifications
| Type of Opportunity | Internships |
|---|---|
| Deadline | 05 February,2020 |
| Field | Internship |
| Country | USA |
| City | Minneapolis |
| Open to | Youth From Global South |
| Organizer | CIVICUS |
| Contact the organizer | https://www.civicus.org/ |