Fwd: FW: Launching the Youth Champions Initiative with the Packard Foundation

[Namrata Jha]

Pls apply, circulate ( see notification below) - great opportunity by The Packard Foundation.

 

Dear all,

 

We are thrilled to officially launch the Youth Champions Initiative. Thank you all for your hard work and invaluable inputs into the creation of this exciting new initiative!

 

The website is live (www.youthchampionsinitiative.org), and our e-blast went out on Saturday (forwarded below for your reference). We have also begun sharing YCI on social media and I’ll promote during the PMNCH youth pre-conference. On Monday, Josie and Claudia will send out widely to listserves, contacts, and organizations we’ve identified (as per the dissemination plan I sent last week).

 

Please use the attached final documents in sending out your own communications, and also post, share, and tweet from your own channels.

 

Please let me know of any questions.

 

Many thanks,

Denise

 

 

From: Denise Dunning, Executive Director [mailto:ddun...@phi.org]
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 5:01 PM
To: Denise Dunning
Subject: Launching the Youth Champions Initiative with the Packard Foundation

 

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Dear Colleagues,   We are thrilled to share that The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the Public Health Institute (PHI) have partnered to launch the Youth Champions Initiative - a new initiative to advance innovation and quality in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights globally.   The Youth Champions Initiative (YCI) will leverage the experience and lessons learned from PHI's Let Girls Lead and Champions for Change initiatives, building an entirely new and innovative initiative in honor of the Packard Foundation's 50th anniversary. The YCI will build upon the Foundation's longstanding commitment to reproductive health and the engagement of youth leaders by investing in visionary young champions who will lead the sexual and reproductive health and rights movement for the next generation.   The Youth Champions Initiative will select 18 visionary young leaders (ages 18-29) from India, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and the US to attend YCI's innovative Incubator workshop, which will be held from December 4-12, 2014 in Los Altos, California, USA. The Incubator will integrate capacity building in sexual and reproductive health and rights, leadership, innovation, advocacy and project development. YCI will competitively award grants (in the range of $8,000 - $12,000) to participating Youth Champions and their organizations to launch innovative sexual and reproductive health and rights projects they develop during the Incubator.       The deadline to submit applications is July 25, 2014. Please share this information with young leaders who fulfill the attached selection criteria and also disseminate this information to other organizations that may have potential candidates. Click here to download the YCI factsheet, selection criteria, and application to share with prospective candidates. If you would like us to follow up with qualified candidates, please send their name, organization, phone number, and email to YCI Coordinator Claudia Romeu (clr...@phi.org, with copy to jra...@ihp.org).   We truly appreciate your support for the Youth Champions Initiative as we work together to invest in the next generation of sexual and reproductive health and rights leaders globally. Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter!   Many thanks, Denise Dunning, PhD Executive Director     YCI is currently accepting applications through July 25, 2014. For more information and to apply today, visit www.youthchampionsinitiative.org     STAY CONNECTED

 

 

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