Fwd: [MGCY-Governance] [Call for participation] 5th AU-EU Summit - Youth Events

[Chibeze Ezekiel]

FYI

Dear colleagues and partners,

 

The 4th Africa-Europe Youth Summit, happening on 9-11 October in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, will bring together more than 120 youth leaders from both continents, including African Diaspora, to agree on a declaration on themes including education, peace & security, environment, business, democratic inclusion and culture. The overarching theme will be "Investing in Youth".

 

A follow-up group of 36 youth selected for the “EU-AU Youth Plug-In Initiative” will pursue the work between 30 October and 29 November, embedded in the AU in Addis Ababa and the EU in Brussels as two Euro-African groups. The EU-AU fellows will develop further ideas on Africa-EU cooperation relating to the six topics tackled by the Youth Summit.

 

The work of the Youth Summit and the Plug-In Initiative will be presented to and endorsed by the Heads of State from both continents at the AU-EU Summit on 29-30 November in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, which is itself focused on youth.

 

All travel and accommodation expenses are covered for chosen applicants. Participants selected for the Youth Plug-In Initiative are also allocated a stipend for the period of the Youth Plug-In Initiative.

 

A call for participation of young Africans, Europeans and Diaspora between 18-35 years for both events has been launched. Interested candidates can start their application to participate in the Summit under the following link. Participation in Youth Plug-in Initiative is optional in section 6. Note that for technical reasons there are three different application forms. However, the criteria for all participants both for the Youth Summit and the YPII – and irrespective of geographical origin – are the same.

 

The call for African applicants is available here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEuQXaMcZc_XI4tauPVYEY7AbADebESITAysywhxM-05GnDg/viewform

The call for Diaspora applicants is available here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-_aAUj-ZtEel0hH66HHMjoVZbBqp5Hsf4nscoSOl99uIk_A/viewform

The call for European applicants is available here: https://goo.gl/forms/k8RhxlEdLFu2s9tv2

 

Closing date for applications: 6 August 2017.

 

We need your help to disseminate the call through your networks and communication channels. We would be grateful if you could forward this message to interested individuals and youth organisations.

 

In case you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to Irene Hvass at Irene...@eeas.europa.eu

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Chibeze Ezekiel

Environmentalist

Blog: www.chibeze.blogspot.com