Deadline: 28-Feb-22
The CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES) is seeking applications for the 2nd edition of the Call for Ideas and Award Competition “IMAGINE” Active Young Citizens for Sustainable Development in Central European Initiative and Adriatic Ionian Initiative Areas.
It is designed to stimulate the engagement of youth in the Central European Initiative (CEI) and the Adriatic Ionian Initiative (AII) regions in the framework of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Call is aimed at receiving ideas falling into one or more of the three UNA2030 dimensions: social sustainability, economic sustainability and environmental sustainability.
Objectives
The objective of the initiative is to raise awareness of the CEI and AII countries’ high school students on the UN Agenda 2030 (UNA2030) and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a learning process and the participation in a Call for Ideas and Award Competition (hereinafter “Call”). In particular, the initiative aims at:
- Encouraging the understanding of the principles and structure of UNA2030 and its 17 SDGs;
- Advocating the role of young and active citizens, as key actors for the achievement of SDGs in CEI and AII areas;
- Stimulating the elaboration of community-based ideas promoting the SDGs through participation in the Call.
Funding Information
Three best ranked schools will be awarded with €20.000 each, for study visits to the UN Headquarters in New York or to UN Agencies in Europe.
Geographical Areas
Public and private high schools (secondary education institutions) based and registered in CEI and AII Member States:
Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Republic of San Marino, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
Eligibility Criteria
The Competition is open only to public and private high schools (secondary education institutions) based and registered in a CEI / AII Member State (students from 14 to 19 years of age). The Applicant is to be a representative of the school (teacher, principal, dean).
For more information, visit https://www.cei.int/news/9124/2nd-edition-of-call-for-ideas-and-award-competition-imagine-active-young-citizens-for-sustainable