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Go on a River Journey and Let it Change Your Life!!
Are you open to other cultures, up for a challenge, and willing to spend three months of your life going from reflection to action.
Uncover your potential to be a change maker! Join an international group of young people who want to make a difference by joining the Youth Yatra project for Reflection and Action for Change.
Youth Yatra brings together 24 young change makers from Finland, India, Sri Lanka and United Kingdom to go through a practical, professional, personal, reflective and active journey over 10 months on issues of sustainable development. The Yatra is an innovative vehicle for inter-cultural exchange of best practice and experience.
The Youth Yatra Project:
- Will orientate and train all chosen change makers in Sri Lanka and India
- The change makers will be taken on a yatra on the Yamuna river (India) which will include workshops, discussions and an exchange of experiences on the issues of the river.
- The change makers will reflect on the knowledge that they will have gained, the ways forward and develop materials for dissemination purposes.
- The change makers will participate in dissemination events that will be held in the UK to inform others of the experience and knowledge gained from undertaking the Youth Yatra.
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For more information visit www.youthyatra.in
If you are interested in becoming a Change Maker and you:
- are interested in issues of sustainability, culture and dialogue
- have a passion for making a difference in society
- have community experience
- have good written and spoken English language skills
- have experience of writing, fund raising, networking, or working in sustainable development initiatives (desirable)
- want to improve your skills to make a change, influence your peers and also meet other young people from different countries and cultures
- are between 18-30 years old
- are available for a phone interview on 14th February 2007
- are available to travel to London on 19th February 2007
- are able to travel to India and Sri Lanka from mid March until mid April 07 as well as being available for dissemination and evaluation events between mid April 07 – September 07
- This is an opportunity you can not miss!!!!
To apply:
Send a short CV (no more than 2 pages)
Write your personal perspective on “Is it important to create a culture of sustainability through multiculturalism? Why/Why not?” (in not more than 1000 words)
CVs and essays can be emailed, faxed or posted for the attention of Mamta Dave, Youth Yatra project by the 9th February 2007.
Mamta Dave, Youth Yatra Project, 123 Whitecross St, Islington, London EC1Y 8JJ
email: mamtadave@unltd.org.uk fax: 020 7566 1101