Youth Champions Initiative for Young Professionals 2017 (Fully Funded to Los Altos, California, USA)

DEADLINE: January 15 2017

 

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the Public Health Institute have partnered to launch a second cohort of the youth champions initiative- an exciting initiative to advance innovation and quality in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights globally. The youth champions initiative (YCI) invests in visionary young champions who lead the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) movement now and for the next generation. Following a competitive selection process, YCI will select 18 visionary young people working in Packard foundation priority geographies

WORTH

• In the spring of 2017, the youth Champions will participate in the YCI incubator in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA. This intensive Incubator workshop will integrate hands on capacity building in the area of sexual and reproductive health and right leadership, innovation, advocacy, and project development.
• The incubator will provide Youth Champions with the opportunity to strengthen their skills and leadership, learn from internationally-recognized SRHR experts, develop their own SRHR projects, and share their vision for SRHR.
• YCI will also pair each youth champion with mentor to work with them to strengthen their leadership and impact.
• YCI will cover all cost related to program participation, including passport and visa application fees, round-trip travel cost, food, and lodging during the week-long incubator workshop in Los Altos, California, USA.

ELIGIBILITY

In order to apply, applicant must:

• Be young persons between the ages of 18-29
• Personally dedicate to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights
• Be committed to social change and experience in one or more of the following area- youth development, education, sexual and reproductive health and rights, innovation and/ or related fields
• Support of the applicant’s host organization and ability to participate in a workshop in Los Altos, California, USA in the Spring of 2017
• Be proficient in oral and written English

To apply and for more information visit here