The Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development, led by the co-chairs, DESA and UNDP, is running an online campaign in the lead up to International Youth Day 12 August 2015. The campaign will open up a space for young people to share their stories and ideas on civic engagement activities. Young people will be able to share their message by submitting a photograph that relates to the theme, by tweeting ideas and opinions on the theme using #YouthDay, or by organizing an International Youth Day Event. Youth should contribute in the building and designing of their future!
ELIGIBILITY
- Tweets about the positive impact of youth participating in youth civic engagement activities
- Photos of young people portraying how they engage in and promote civic engagement activities for change
- Spread the word about International Youth Day – share our material via FB, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtags #YouthDay
- Organize an event to celebrate International Youth Day in your community, school, youth club, or workplace. You can get some ideas from our toolkit
WORTH
- You’ll help in spreading the word about the need of engaging youth in positive opportunities for youth civic engagement and participation.
- Selected photo entries will be chosen for the #YouthDay competition, to be selected by UN4Youth Facebook followers. The winning photo will be showcased at the International Youth Day event on 12 August in UN Headquarters, and online, via @UN4Youth and @undp4youth Social Media platforms, and may be used for the World Youth Report 2015
- Selected tweets will be showcased in the #YouthDay Postcard on social media
- If you organize an event, let us know about it, and we’ll Map it on our IYD activities map
DEADLINE: July 30, 2015
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