YouthLead News, October 2020
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We’ve reached 11,000 members!
Thanks to young changemakers around the globe, YouthLead has reached this incredible milestone.
What's New on YouthLead?
Camila Peña talks to students about positive communications.
How Camila Peña Responded to the Needs of her Community During COVID-19
Former YouthLead Ambassador Camila Peña, of Columbia, was in the process of working on a communications project for her neighborhood in Santa Marta when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and dismantled her priorities.
She was able to use the YouthLead online platform as an organization tool, giving her the ability to act fast and create crucial social media campaigns to help young Colombians understand safety measures and protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Find out how she used video to communicate with her community and fed 2,000 people with fellow youth leaders in our two-part feature and Changemakers Spotlight.
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In a time of uncertainty, youth interventions cannot ignore the potential of the growing virtual gig economy to offer new opportunities for self-employment. This session explores how virtual work can empower youth to circumvent barriers to employment in their geographies so that they can earn incomes and practice resilience amid limited economic opportunities (Kenya), conflict (Palestine), and disruption (COVID19). Virtual work has risks due to informality - lack of job security, low wages, and few or no benefits. IREX and KaziRemote share initial insights on a Skills for Virtual Gigs research initiative for youth in Kenya and Education for Employment share lessons learned from a model implemented in Palestine to equip youth with career support, skills, and networks for virtual work.
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Bambou Facile COO Olivier Alexandre Giscardi (left) and CEO Jupille Facile (right).
Jupille Facile is Inspiring Hope and Creating New Jobs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jupille Facile, founder of Bambou Facile, an innovative company working to create sustainable solutions using bamboo as a natural and versatile material for socio-economic and environmental development in Haiti, surviving and, even, thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic. As many business owners around the globe are struggling to keep their company’s afloat, Facile and his team are launching new products and actually hiring.
This month, Facile writes a guest essay on inspiring hope in others during these trying times and how he is using creativity to find new opportunities.
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This summer, YouthLead organized an online youth assembly to celebrate International Youth Day 2020. The event, titled, “Youth in the Lead: Youth Engagement for Global Action,” brought together youth leaders, advocates, and community organizers across various networks to explore topics such as the role of Positive Youth Development (PYD) in youth engagement, the power of networks, and organizational readiness for youth engagement from local to a global level. The virtual event featured talks by young changemakers, interactive discussion and breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. More than 150 participants attended the live event and around 15 speakers shared their wisdom.
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YouthLead Ambassadors Update
We received 3,134 applications, a record-breaking number! We are in the midst of reviewing applications and recruiting 22 Ambassadors and seven Peer Advisors. We will announce those who have been selected by November 30, 2020.
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You may also be interested in:
- Trauma-Informed Approaches to Development
- Why You Need to Build a Strong Brand for Your Nonprofit
- Top Five Communication Skills and How to Improve Them
- Ukraine National Identity Through Youth (UNITY)
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- Systems Mapping Training Session #2
- Systems Mapping Training Session #3
- IAAH 12th World Congress on Adolescent Health: Meeting the Challenge of Global Change
- 2020 Global Climate forum for College and University Students
- 4th Philippine EcoFestival
- Global Entrepreneurship Week
- SHE Entrepreneurs Leadership Program, Sweden
- African Volunteers Network and Leadership Institute
- World Cooperative Congress 2020
NEW OPPORTUNITIES
- The Synergy Entrepreneurship Program in Venezuela
- SVRI Research Grant 2021: Call for Proposals
- Call for Applications: The 25th Eco-generation Regional Ambassadors
- World Bank Group (WBG) Africa Fellowship Program 2021
- Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021
- African Future Leaders Fellowship 2020
- Community Solutions Program (2021–2022)
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