Deadline: 31-Jul-24
The U.S. Embassy New Zealand Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is seeking applications to carry out a program to develop and implement a Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Conference to provide emerging Pacific leaders with the skills and knowledge they need to become leaders.
The State Department has convened a diverse Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Conference each year since 2013, taking place in American Samoa, Samoa, New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Guam. Each conference shared the goal of building leadership capacity and creating ties among emerging leaders from across the Pacific region. This year, the conference should bring together a group of emerging leaders, ages 25-40, with the goal of providing them with practical leadership skills and a deeper knowledge of regional issues related to the four pillars of the YPL program: civic engagement, environment/resource management, education, and economic and social development.
The conference should also help participants grow their networks and enable them to work with their peers on issues that affect the region. The conference should emphasize experiential learning and capacity building in order to equip diverse participants with the tools they need for success. They encourage pre- and post conference programming that will reinforce the learnings from the conference.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: Up to 36 months
- Number of awards anticipated: One
- Award amounts: Up to $350,000 USD
- Total available funding: Up to $350,000 USD
Participants and Audiences
- Participants will be emerging leaders ages 25-40 from Pacific nations. Participants should also be registered YPL members who have demonstrable interest in issues relating to the YPL pillars (education, environmental and resource management, civic engagement, social and economic development) whether through paid employment, volunteer work, unpaid internships or coursework, and who show promise in becoming socially active in effecting positive change and have firm plans to champion their communities. They may have attended YPL events and some may be familiar with collaboration on projects across borders.
Priority Region
- Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Islands of French Polynesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Rapa Nui, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, and U.S. partners from the American-affiliated Pacific including American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Hawaii.
Eligibility Criteria
- U.S. Embassy New Zealand welcomes applications from non-profit organizations/non government organizations (NGOs) and private, public, or state institutions of higher education.
Ineligibility Criteria
- For-profit entities are not eligible to apply.
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