Youth with a Purpose Scholarship in Colombia

Deadline: 19-Jul-22

The One Young World will collaborate with Confama to launch the Youth with a Purpose Scholarship to make people responsible for their own development.

Comfama strives to work with purpose and therefore supports young people to connect with their talents and life purposes. In this way, they guarantee that young people grow and contribute to collective social and economic development.

To do this, Comfama seeks to work based on three lines of work:

Promote gender equality within the business sector and society itself to enrich the discourse, obtain new perspectives and empower women. It is everyone’s commitment to work for a diverse environment, where opportunities do not distinguish between genders.
Foster a regenerative culture and environmental sustainability. Take care of natural resources and implement strategies that reduce pollution. They firmly believe that this must be a permanent behavior of companies, mediated by the interest of contributing to the construction of a better habitat for all.
Develop training processes in conflict mediation and transformation techniques, promotion of conversations and use of new methodologies and experiential formats, to address peacebuilding issues.

What does the scholarship provide?

Includes

Entrance to the One Young World 2022 summit in Manchester;
Lodging in private rooms from September 5 to 8, 2022;
International transportation to and from Manchester (economy class);
National transportation to the airport for the international flight (economy class);
Visa expenses, if applicable;
Public transport between the accommodation and the Summit venue in Manchester;
Meals during the days of the event (breakfast, lunch and dinner);
Translation from English to Spanish in the plenary sessions, welcoming ceremony and closing ceremony.

Note: this is a partial scholarship, which implies that the young scholarship recipient must pay the remaining £1,000 to the organization, by means of a credit card payment or by another scholarship that another entity wishes to contribute for their participation, it should be noted that this payment it is the youth’s freedom and does not generate a direct relationship with Comfama, since they are only responsible for the value generated from the scholarship.

Scholar’s commitment to Comfama

As a way to guarantee that the selected youths will increase productivity in the aforementioned capacities, a survey will be applied at the beginning and at the end where the percentage of increase in said capacities is evidenced as an indicator of the process and result of the summit; Additionally, you must submit:
- A network of alliances built at the summit and that may be of interest to the causes of Comfama and it is desired to have contact after the summit.
- Report with the main findings, reflections and methodologies learned according to the proposed topics of the scholarship.
- Design a strategy for socializing learning and findings for the Departmental Youth Council, the Youth Council of Comfama, and the Youth and Entrepreneurs Roundtable.
- Present a project aimed at youth that collects learning and findings that can be led by the fellow and accompanied by Comfama, which can be replicated in the Southwest, Urabá and Valle de Aburrá subregions.
- Commit to the revitalization and sustainability of the Youth and Entrepreneurs Roundtable for one year, supporting the actions designed there and encouraging it to have a regional scope.

Training

Participate in an eternal with other young leaders and experts from different sectors in an environment that fosters inspiration to shape your vision and reinforce your work and impact.
Build the skills and abilities necessary to be young leaders.
Develop the ability to seek solutions to major social challenges and apply learning in their communities.
Strengthen your network of contacts and alliances with other young people and organizations through panels, sessions, training workshops and mentoring.
Raise the recognition and visibility of young people through valuable networks and new connections.

Eligibility Criteria

Participation Requirements
- Person between 18 – 30 years old.
- Live in some subregion of Antioquia.
- Have a valid passport.
- Being an active worker, beneficiary or member of the Compensation Fund.
- Lead a project or initiative on the issues of gender equity, regenerative culture and peacebuilding that can be replicated in other municipalities of Antioquia.
Candidates will also be evaluated for the following:
- Commitment and potential benefit for the communities or territories to which it belongs.
- Relevance of the initiatives that you lead or in which you have participated.
- Demonstrate leadership ability.
- Address local and/or global problems in your community or territory.
- Have a track record of generating impactful and innovative ideas.
- Motivation to participate in One Young World.