Deadline: 30 April, 2022
The Oxford Forum for International Development (OxFID) has announced a call for participation in the 2022 Global Youth Challenge.
In partnership with the OHCHR, UNESCO, and the Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, OxFID aims to stimulate youth dialogue around international development, and challenge participants to come up with solutions in the realm of human rights education.
Participants are challenged to provide solutions to support or strengthen the implementation of the World Programme for Human Rights Education.
The focus of the challenge is how human rights education can be implemented and enhanced by, for, and with youth and young people.
Benefits
- The selected finalists will receive publicity from OxFID, while the top three winners will have their solutions highlighted and amplified by the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, UNESCO and OHCHR, together with other potential recognition to be confirmed
Eligibility
- In line with diversity and inclusion, the challenge is open to young people around the world (18–30 years old), regardless of nationality and background
- The challenge should be delivered by self-organised teams of three to five, with a designated team leader
- There are no restrictions set on the team composition aside from the age requirement
- Submission via English is preferred
- Alternatively, other official United Nations languages (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian) are welcome
To enter and for more information, click here.
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