Call for Applications for Scholarships to Young Nigerians attending the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) December 2013
The Population Council is an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources. The Council works in three thematic areas – HIV and AIDS, poverty, gender, and youth, and reproductive health. Established in 1952, the Council is governed by an international board of trustees with headquarters in New York, USA. Population Council operates in Nigeria under a cooperation agreement with the Federal Government.
Through the Ford Foundation funded Towards More Informed Responses to the HIV/AIDS Vulnerabilities of Nigeria’s Youth Project, there is available funding for the sponsorship of young Nigerians who volunteer/work on youth and HIV-related projects to attend and present abstracts at the upcoming ICASA which will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from December 7th – 11th, 2013. For more information about abstract submission at ICASA 2013, go to http://www.icasa2013southafrica.org/abstracts/submission-guidelines.html
Eligibility Criteria:
? Applicants should be young Nigerian citizens
? Applicants must have experience working or volunteering in HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health projects
? Applicants must have a youth and HIV focused abstract accepted for presentation at the ICASA in December 2013
? Applicants must be willing to participate in an experience sharing workshop to be held in Abuja upon their return to Nigeria.
How to Apply:
Interested applicants should please send the following documents to nigeria@popcouncil.org by October 31st, 2013:
1. Completed application form
2. Proof of age (preferably a copy of applicant’s international passport bio-data page)
3. Proof of abstract acceptance
4. Current CV
5. Two letters of recommendation.
Download the application form here
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Great opportunities like this is what young hearts with humanitarian and volunteer services needs.
Cudos to the organizers, thanks and keep it up!
Thanks to the organizers for such a rare opportunity. This will help our Country Nigeria in her strife for an HIV-free Generation.
I am optimistic that with the efforts of organisation like the Population Council the solution to the scourge of HIV/AIDS can be achieved.
This is a wonderful opportunity for young Nigerians who are into social developmental work. Moreover, the forum will bring young Nigerians together to celebrate on issues that is facing the HIV/AIDS and STIs response in our society
With this development organisation can curb and reduce the wide spread HIV and AIDS in our society