Deadline: 17 February 2019
Applications are open for “ChangemakerXchange on Empathy and Social-Emotional skills 2019”.
They are looking for 20 of the most creative young Changemakers from across Europe, whose mission is to cultivate empathy and social emotional skills in children and young people.
Applicants might be:
- A Social entrepreneur who has founded their own social start-up
- A Young teacher who has an idea which is spreading beyond their own school walls
- A Storyteller who is raising awareness about the need for a more empathic society
- A Young ‘intrapreneur’ who is pioneering an empathy-focused initiative from within a bigger public or private sector organisation.
They will bring this group together in a unique collaborative summit format close to Cologne from April 24th-28th, after which they will get the chance to become part of a vibrant global community of social innovators. The summit will be followed by an accelerator program for this group to advance their impact to the next level, diving deeper into issues like systemic change, fundraising, holistic well-being and stakeholder engagement.
Benefits
ChangemakerXchange covers their travel costs to/from the venue as well as all of the conference costs for all four nights and five days (including hotel accommodation, inner city travel, food, entrance fees, etc.). However they expect applicant to cover their own visas, local travel to airport in their own country and from the airport to the venue in the host country (in very limited cases they may be able to support with some of these costs, please reach out to us).
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for ChangemakerXchange:
- Must be between 18-35 y/o.
- Should lead, co-lead, have founded or co-founded their own social venture / initiative which is up and running and at the core of its mission, is about cultivating empathy & social emotional-skills in children and / or young people.
- Must have a good level of English that enables them to understand, present, and collaborate throughout the summit.
- Should have the skills and know-how to be part of a special community of collaborative young social entrepreneurs and be willing to play an active role within this community.
- Must be a fit with the values of the CXC community
- Must be from an eligible country (for this particular summit, this includes all countries in Europe).
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
Eligible Countries: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Holy See (Vatican City State), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia And Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
For more information, please visit https://www.tfaforms.com/4717485