Fernanda Ribeiro is the first YouthLead Ambassador from Brazil.

Brave Enough to Demand Change

For women like Fernanda Ribeiro, building just, peaceful, and inclusive societies is dangerous. While it’s common for changemakers to encounter resistance, women paving new ground in Brazil are at risk of losing their lives.

Femicide, the killing of a woman or girl on account of her gender, increased by seven percent in Brazil from 2018 to 2019. While Brazil was the first country to pilot a new law that criminalizes femicide and introduced tougher penalties for those responsible for such crimes, the March 2018 murder of outspoken politician and LGBTQ advocate Marielle Franco threw femicide back into international conversation.

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Join Our New Communities of Practice!
As part of the Learning Network Launch, YouthPower2: Learning and Evaluation kicked off three Communities of Practice (CoPs) last month. These communities are spaces to engage with like-minded individuals invested in applying Positive Youth Development approaches to particular topics.

Feel free to join one of the following upcoming meetings:

Business, Entrepreneurship, and Private-Sector Engagement (BEPSE) CoP
Monthly Meeting: Monday, February 8, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. EST
The BEPSE CoP is a community space focused on building skills in entrepreneurship and on collaboration with the private sector. Open to all sectors, the CoP will focus on agriculture initially, adding other sectors (e.g., health, education, or transport) based on member interest. Join the BEPSE Discussion Group to connect with others in the community and register for upcoming events!

Youth Engagement CoP
Monthly Meeting: Thursday, February 11, 9:00 am - 10:00 a.m. EST
The Youth Engagement CoP will be a community space focused on approaches to fostering, participating in, and building support and evidence for meaningful youth engagement. Join the Youth Engagement CoP Discussion Group to connect with others in the community and register for upcoming events!

GenderCoP
Monthly Meeting: Thursday, February 18, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. EST.

The Gender CoP will be a community space focused on fostering, engaging in, and building support and evidence for integrated youth-centered and gender transformative programming through positive youth development. Join the Gender CoP Discussion Group to connect with others in the community and register for upcoming events!

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An Opportunity for Young Changemakers to Receive Lifelong Support

YouthLead, Schmidt Futures, and The Rhodes Trust co-hosted an informational webinar about Rise, an exciting new opportunity for talented young people around the world on January 5.

Recognizing that the world’s most important problems will be solved by tomorrow’s leaders, Rise is on a mission to find extraordinary 15 to 17-year-olds who need an opportunity and who will receive lifelong support from Rise as they use their talents to serve others.

This informational webinar will provide YouthLead members with a unique opportunity to meet the Rise team and learn more about the potential scholarships, mentorship, and lifelong opportunities that make Rise different from other programs. They'll also learn how to apply to Rise, and what they can expect from the program. YouthLead welcomes all young people interested in applying to Rise and/or those who support peer networks of young people who would benefit from the opportunity. Watch the webinar.

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You may also be interested in:

• Youth in Peace and Security: Starter Kit
• CYP Competency Standards in Youth Development Work
• Call for applications – JASIRI Talent investor program

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UPCOMING EVENTS 

• How to use Digital Tools for Digital Activism
• Leadership and Financial Education Conference
• Startup Grind Global Conference
• Covid CreateAthon of EPortfolio Assessment
• International Conference on Family Planning 2021
• One Young World Summit 2021 in Munich, Germany

NEW OPPORTUNITIES

• UN Environment Program 2021
• East Africa Emerging Public Interest Advocates
• African Civic Engagement Academy
• Call for Nominations, Goldberg Prize for Peace
• Higher Ground Labs’ 2021 Accelerator
• New America National Fellows Program

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