Deadline: 23 June 2017
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Mission to ASEAN (USASEAN) is seeking applications for an competition to implement a two-day “TechCamp” workshop during the week of August 21st in Jakarta, Indonesia, and to support follow-on activities after the workshop.
The objective of this TechCamp “A Generation of Advocates – Developing Issues-based Campaigns” is to give young leaders and civil society organizations from the ten ASEAN countries the tools to be engaged as advocates and to make an impact in the areas of transnational crime and security.
The workshop will focus on the issues of transnational crime and security. During the workshop, participants will advance their digital literacy and communication skills and gain the technical/digital tools necessary to advance their advocacy on the core issues.
Funding Information
Estimated Total Program Funding: $100,000
Eligibility Criteria
Participants:
- 40 emerging young leaders and/or civil society members who are currently engaged on issues of transnational crime (preferably in but not limited to: human trafficking, wildlife trafficking, emerging humanitarian crises) or security (preferably in but not limited to: countering violent extremism) in their communities.
- All participants must be YSEALI members aged 20-35, proficient in written and spoken English, and citizens of ASEAN.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.