Deadline: 1 October 2017
Are you between 18 and 30 years old and an advocate for sport as a development tool? Do you run a sports-based social enterprise? Are you a leader in your community? If yes, then apply for the first ever UNESCO Sport and the SDGs Youth “Funshop”.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Philippine Sports Commission are inviting young leaders from the ASEAN Member States and Timor-Leste to participate in a Sport & the SDGs ‘funshop’ specially designed to enhance meaningful youth participation in sport policy design, foster cooperation across the region and make the case for sport as an important development tool.
The 3 day “FUNSHOP” (a workshop designed to emphasize positive thoughts and interactions inherent to sport), will be both learning and action-based, complete with obstacle courses, interaction with local youth and field trips to visit and participate actively in local grass-roots sport for development programmes.
The event, “Sport and the SDGs” has been designed as a follow-up to MINEPS VI and contributes directly to Actions 1 and 2 of the Kazan Action Plan, an innovative, action-based sports policy framework designed to convert policy declarations into measurable action. Integrated with the United Nations Agenda 2030 / Sustainable Development Goals, of the three policy areas reflected in the Document, theme II is dedicated to ‘maximizing the contribution of sport to sustainable development and peace’.
Eligibility Criteria
- Two young leaders will be selected from the ASEAN Member States and Timor-Leste to participate in the Sport & the SDGs Youth Funshop.
- Aged between 18 – 30 years
- Community leader with a proven history of engaging diverse segments of society through sport
- Leading or taking a managerial role in a sports-based social enterprise
- A resident in one of the below mentioned countries
How to Apply
Interested applicants must download the application form via given website and submit the required documents:
- Full CV
- A link to their sports-based social enterprise (website, social media platform)
- Passport or other government or UN recognized ID (such as driver’s license)
- Proof of resident status (non-citizens are invited to submit, applicants just need to prove the living in one of the below mentioned countries)
Eligible Countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam.
For more information, please visit Call for Applications.