Third Euro-Arab Coordination Meeting for Youth Organizations "EACMYO"
Nonprofit: JORDAN Youth Innovation Forum
Location: Amman, Jordan
Opportunity Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010
Posted On: Fri, 30 Sep 2011
Number Of Days: 10 Days
Number Of Hours:
Age Range: 18 - 35
Number of volunteers: Not Specified
Description:
Project Summary
Call for Participation
First Euro-Arab Youth Conference
Third Euro-Arab Coordination Meeting for Youth Organizations "EACMYO"
(Conference across the Mediterranean)
Tunisia, 22nd - 24th July and Sicily- Italy 25th - 30th July 2010
The Social Sector / League of Arab States (LAS) in collaboration with the Council of Europe, European Youth Forum, Italian Youth Council and the Tunisian Union for Youth Organizations, organizing the First Euro-Arab Youth Conference and the Third Euro-Arab Coordination Meeting for Youth Organization EACMYO.
The Conference represents a unique event as it will be held between two countries on the shores of the Mediterranean. The Conference will start with the Third Euro-Arab Coordination Meeting for Youth Organizations EACMYO in Tunisia from 22nd-24th July 2010. Then all participants will travel by boat to Sicily - Italy to start the First Euro-Arab Youth Conference during the period 25th- 30th July, 2010. The conference is going to express a symbolism image of Cultural Continuity between the two shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
Agenda: - Tunisia (22nd-24th July 2010): The Third Euro-Arab Coordination Meeting for Youth Organization EACMYO;- 24th July 2010: All Participants Travel to Sicily - Italy (by boat);- Sicily- Italy (25th- 30th July 2010): The First Euro-Arab Youth Conference.
Objectives:
- To promote dialogue and partnership between Europe and the Arab world
- To further develop the EACMYO structure toward a better institutional cooperation in the Euro-Arab context.
- To activate the dialogue between youth policy makers, youth leaders, and representatives of regional and international organizations concerned on youth issues.
- To support and sustain youth cooperation projects in Euro-Arab context.
- To promote and activate the role of youth organizations in migration and intercultural dialogue.
- To strength the capacity of youth organizations through developing joint capacity building programs in the Euro-Arab context.
- To introduce best practices for National Youth Councils for Youth Organizations.
- To follow-up on the outcomes of the Third League of Arab States Youth Forum in Assilah - Morocco.
- To develop follow-up projects within the framework of the EACMYO.
Deadline to Apply is Friday June 11, 2010
Skills & Interests
Participants must:
- Representative of active Youth Organization (Kindly attach a letter of support from your organization).
- Has leadership role in his organization.
- Have awareness and commitment to develop the youth cooperation in the Euro-Arab region.
- Have experience in the field of youth policies and in the regional and international youth work, with a special focus in migration and intercultural dialogue issues.
- Be able to attend the whole duration of the conference 21st-30th July 2010.
- Be able to work in Arabic and English
- Age between (18-35) years.
- You must submit a supporting letter from your organization with the application form.
