“Changemakers for the Planet”

[OFFICIO e Ambiente - Inovar]

"The “Changemakers for the Planet” programme is looking for young changemakers who tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, air, sea and land pollution. They welcome applications from changemakers from a variety of backgrounds working to address the planetary crisis, including social entrepreneurs and innovators, social change agents and activists, and civil society leaders.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. This programme is for Changemakers aged 18-35 from Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa with solutions to tackle the planetary crisis.

2. It will commence with a summit - from the 11th to the 15th of September 2023 in Latin America and from the 18th to the 22nd of September 2023 in Sub-Saharan Africa - followed by funding opportunities for collaboration among participants.

3. The Latin American summit will be hosted in Spanish. The team onsite will also speak English and Portuguese, to support any non-native speakers, but participants will need a strong level of Spanish to fully take part. 

4. Applications can be filled out in English, Spanish or Portuguese. 

5. You can apply for the summit in English or French. Attending a ChangemakerXchange summit is the first step into the programme and to joining the global community of 1000 changemakers from all over the world.

6. Applicants:

a) must have a clearly defined leadership position in their organizations;

b) should show an entrepreneurial and creative mindset;

c) should show motivation to co-create and collaborate;

d) must commit to the full duration of the summit. Also, we will only allow participants who have joined all sessions on all days into the ChangemakerXchange community;

e) must be responsible for the whole visa application process;

f) must cover their own transportation costs to Buenos Aires, Argentina - for the Latin America Summit.

ChangemakerXchange will cover ALL OTHER COSTS associated with the summit and programme, such as: accommodation, catering, local transportation, room hire, equipment & material, COVID-19 rapid tests, FFP2 masks, facilitation & hosting compensation, programme manager compensation, carbon emissions offsetting derived from the local hosting, post-summit capacity-building programme and post-summit community engagement activities.

The applications for the program in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 are open until 22nd May 2023.

Only candidates who are being considered for the final shortlist will be invited to a short online interview to ensure their suitability in the programme and their fit with the community."

For more information, please visit

https://changemakerxchange.org/changemakers-for-the-planet/#:~:text=Changemakers%20for%20the%20planet%20in%20Latin%20America%202023&text=It%20will%20commence%20with%20a,will%20be%20hosted%20in%20Spanish. 

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