Events

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs is sponsoring an international youth summit in Prague. Apply now for your chance to receive an educational, career-oriented, all-expense paid trip to discuss world issues with other youth leaders!

"Youth should be given a chance to take an active part in the decision-making of local, national and global levels."
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

In an effort to harness the energy, imagination and initiative of the world’s youth in overcoming the challenges facing humankind, from enhancing peace to boosting economic development, the United Nations proclaimed an International Year of Youth starting on 12 August 2010.

America's Next Inspiration:

50 Young Champions for women

White Ribbon Alliance is calling for America's next generation of powerful and inspiring young women to be part of The Women: Inspiration & Enterprise (W.I.E.) Symposium and we need your help. We have reserved fifty seats for young women between the ages of 18-25 and are asking you to encourage young women who you believe are America’s Next Inspiration to apply.

Wondering how you can help in the effort to curb climate change? 350.org, an international organization dedicated to finding global solutions to the climate crisis, is offering a number of ways in which kids, students and adults alike can get involved.

Recipient of over 24 international awards including Best Documentary at the Hollywood Film Festival, Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys and a dream. Situated on the outskirts of Cairo, in a village literally made of trash, the boys belong to a group of 60,000 people called the 'Zabbaleen', or 'Garbage People', who survive by recycling over 80% of the garbage they collect.

Are you a teen who cares about the environment? Or a teen who supports human rights?  There are summer camps for teens who like volleyball or theater or want to lose weight. But what about for youth like you who want to make a difference in addressing issues that are important to you and your community?

Global Citizen Corps Indonesia is recruiting leaders right now and we’re calling young people from Indonesia to apply!

Click HERE to fill out the online application!

This year the GCC is supporting three Take One Action film screenings in Edinburgh.  To do this we need help! Get in touch and get involved.

The International Labor Organization (ILO) will host the Summer Academy on Sustainable Enterprise Development with a special focus on youth entrepreneurship June 21 – July 2 in Turin, Italy.