Are you a motivated social impact champion aged 18 - 30 years, an undergraduate or a graduate aspiring to make a difference in your community, country or globally?

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Do you believe in the transformative power of human rights in achieving sustainable development in all its dimensions – economic, environmental or social?

Do you want to contribute to accelerate the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?

 

Then join LEEG-Net’s Global Youth Ambassadors Program 2024 – 2025!

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About LEEG-Net

 

LEEG-Net (Legal and Economic Empowerment Global Network – https://www.leeg-net.org/) is a global pro bono partnership for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - #SDGAction40617. Having launched in January 2017 by a multidisciplinary expert team representing the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific and Oceania, LEEG-Net collaborates with UN Member States, especially developing countries, to help accelerate the SDGs through a human rights-based approach.

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At a time when the global economy continues to recover from the COVID pandemic, disrupted energy and food markets and the cost-of-living crisis, human rights-based economic recovery and development have become more important than ever before.

In this context, LEEG-net has developed a human rights-based blueprint to help advance the SDGs and several projects that are beginning to make a positive impact on SDG-related policymaking and civil society actions at national and global levels. More information at: https://www.leeg-net.org/what-we-do

 

Global Youth Ambassadors Program (GYAP)

 

Goals

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1) To inspire young leaders to gain knowledge and experience in the cross-disciplinary application of human rights focused on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a case in point;

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2) To unite like-minded youth from around the world to act as advocates for advancing “sustainability through human rights” and thereby to help accelerate the SDGs; and

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3) To empower youth to lead community, national and/or global projects to address multiple crises like climate change, environmental pollution, biodiversity degradation, the rising levels of poverty and inequality, etc while striking the right balance between sustainability and human rights.

 

 

Eligibility

 

All candidates are expected to fulfill the following criteria:

 

• Have a passion for volunteering in projects promoting sustainability and human rights

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• Awareness of national and global issues

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• Have a strong sense of responsibility

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• Be an undergraduate or graduate interested in multidisciplinary learning

 

• Age between 18 - 30 years at the time of sending the application

 

• Be a resident in one of the UN Member States

 

• Be available to devote at least two (02) hours a day for forty (40) days (negotiable).

 

• Have a good command of English and the official language of their country of residence (if not English)

 

• Access to a computer or mobile device with a stable internet connection for active participation in all aspects of the program

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How to participate

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Remote participation by using online learning resources provided by LEEG-Net. All candidates will gain knowledge and understanding of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, its interlinkages with human rights and the relevance of applying a human rights-based approach to implement the SDGs.

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During this program, all candidates are expected to familiarize themselves with the national action plans of SDG implementation in their states/countries, and collaborate with at least one institution implementing the SDGs in their community, state or country. Each candidate will carefully observe how SDGs are implemented by the selected institution(s) and s/he will engage in a productive dialogue with relevant officers of such institution(s) about the importance of adopting a human rights-based approach to advancing the SDGs, and how best to do so.

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Leadership development is a key objective of this Program that would enable the participating youths to play a dynamic role in their present or future occupations or professions for the greater good of humanity.

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Benefits

• Be an advocate for achieving "sustainability through human rights"

• Be a part of a global network of social change makers

• Certificate of Participation

• Opportunity to serve your community, country and the world

• A group of candidates selected on the basis of geographical and gender balance will get financial support to organize an awareness raising event in their community / country.

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Timeline

Call for applications opened on April 01, 2024. Apply on or before July 15, 2024 to join the first batch  running from August 01, 2024 through September 30, 2024.

 

Enrolments are done on a rolling basis for eight (08) week terms which can be adjusted to suit university internship programs, if necessary. So reach out to get involved and be informed first for the next batch of Youth Ambassadors!

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How to apply

Send an email to info@lexecongroup.com with your recent CV/resume, typed “GYAP” in the subject line.

For any queries, please fill-out and submit the following form, or send a message to the above-mentioned email address.

 

Thank you for your interest in LEEG-Net’s Global Youth Ambassadors Program!

 

  Apply Now!