International Youth Day is held each year on the 12th August to celebrate the youth-led organizations, Governments, young people, and others who are working to transform education and uplift young people worldwide.
This day raises awareness about the challenges and problems faced by the youth and to celebrate the role of young women and men as essential partners in change across the world. This day establishes the qualities of young people and also recognizes the cultural and legal issues encompassing the youth.
The theme of International Youth Day 2020, “Youth Engagement for Global Action” aims to highlight the ways in which young people at the local, national and global levels are enriching national and multilateral institutions and processes and draw lessons on how their representation and engagement in formal institutional politics can be significantly enhanced to achieve global action.
IYD 2020 spotlights on youth engagement through three interconnected streams, namely:
- Youth engagement at the local/community level
- Youth engagement at the national level like formulation of laws, policies, and their implementation
- Youth engagement at the global level
Therefore, fundsforNGOs is celebrating International Youth Day 2020, to bring youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrate the potential of youth as partners in today’s global society. We have compiled Open Funding Opportunities to guide NGOs better!
USAID announces YouthPower 2 (YP2) Annual Program Statement ($120,000,000 in funding)
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment (E3) and supporting Bureaus are issuing YouthPower 2 (YP2) Annual Program Statement (APS) to provide a vehicle for engaging with youthled and youth-serving organizations, among others, and systems to generate cross-sectoral, positive youth development outcomes….[more]
COVID-19 Young Leaders Fund 2020: Applications are open now ($2,500 – $10,000 USD)
One Young World has launched the first global fund for young leaders working on the front lines of COVID-19. The fund is the first of its kind for young leaders who are addressing the impacts of COVID-19 and is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and United Way…[more]
World Summit Awards 2020: Promoting Local Digital Innovation with High Impact on improving Society
The World Summit Awards are a unique awards system, selecting and promoting local digital innovation with high impact on improving society. Is a non-monetary award system with a focus on sustainable knowledge transfer through a worldwide network. Winners benefit not from a one-time financial reward, but a lifelong partnership and integration….[more]
Youth Network seeking Applications for Replication Project 2020 (EUR 10,000 per project)
The Youth Network has launched a call for applications for the Replication Project with the goal of having young people come together to start new cooperative projects and improve already-existing youth coops….[more]
2020 Joke Waller-Hunter Initiative Grant Program
The Joke Waller-Hunter Initiative is seeking applications for its Grant Program to promote lasting change towards a more sustainable world the environmental movement is in constant need of inspirational and skillful leadership….[more]
Dhaka OIC Youth Capital 2020: Showcasing creativity of Young Minds
Bangladesh has announced the call for applications from the prospective participants in the Art Exhibition as part of its yearlong festivities of “Dhaka, OIC Youth Capital 2020”…[more]
Dhaka OIC Youth Capital 2020: Scout Conference on Sustainable Environment
Bangladesh has announced the call for applications from the prospective participants in the “Scout Conference for Sustainable Environment” as part of its yearlong festivities of “Dhaka, OIC Youth Capital 2020”…[more]
UN Women’s Beijing+25 Youth Task Force || Advancing Youth Participation to achieve Gender Equality
UN Women has announced the “Beijing+25 Youth Task Force”, comprising 30 young leaders from different youth-led and youth-serving organizations, with diverse areas of expertise and across all regions of the world. They represent young people in all their diversity and across intersectional complexities…[more]
Dhaka – OIC Youth Capital 2020: Entrepreneurship, Skill & Employment Camp
Youth from all over the world often come up with innovative business ideas but fail to execute it for two key reasons – Proper Guidance & The Lack of Funding. By this camp Dhaka – OIC Youth Capital 2020 is planning to eliminate both of these problems and provide the deserving youth with the opportunity to execute their dream business idea…[more]
Meet and Code inviting Local Nonprofits across Europe (Grant of up to 500 euros)
Meet and Code invites local nonprofits across Europe to apply for micro-grants to organize events that foster interest in and access to digital skills among young Europeans….[more]
Call for Participants: Training Course “Gender Equality in Youth Work”
The Council of Europe has launched the call for participants for Training Course in “Gender Equality in Youth Work”. The training course will build capacities of multipliers, notably youth workers and youth leaders, to introduce gender equality standards and practices in…[more]
Young Pacific Leaders Civic Leadership Workshop: Grants of up to $200,000 USD
The U.S. Embassy in Australia has announced an open competition for organizations and individuals to submit applications to carry out a sub-regional workshop on civic leadership designed to provide emerging Pacific leaders with the skills and knowledge they need to become leaders in the region’s civic development….[more]
IDB launches Call for Proposals for Innovations promoting 21st Century Skills
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and HundrED.org , a global education nonprofit, have launched the Spotlight project with an aim to identify effective models for cultivating 21st century skills, also called transversal skills, in students by looking for innovations in learning from Latin America and the Caribbean….[more]
Stevens Initiative’s 2020 Virtual Exchange Grant Competition
The Stevens Initiative’s 2020 Virtual Exchange Grant Competition will award up to $10 million in funding to schools, higher education institutions, and non-profit organizations to design and implement virtual exchange programs that connect young people in the US and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region…[more]
ASEAN Energy Youth Award 2020
The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) is pleased to announce the 1st ASEAN Energy Youth Award in recognition of young educators’ valuable contribution to nation-building, sustainable development, and energy transition…[more]
The Eastern Partnership Youth Conference “Youth for Environment”
The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum invites you to apply for the online Eastern Partnership Youth Conference “Youth for Environment” taking place 24-26 September 2020. Through your participation in the Eastern Partnership Youth Conference “Youth for Environment”…[more]
ARLEM Prize 2021: Local Youth Entrepreneurship in the Mediterranean
For the third edition of the ARLEM Prize 2021, the Euro-Mediterranean Local and Regional Assembly (ARLEM), in which the Congress participates as an observer, is launching a call for applications to support local youth entrepreneurship in the countries on the three shores of the Mediterranean…[more]
2020-21 Youth InterACT Grant Program
The Inclusion and Participation Division within the Community Services Directorate (CSD) has announced the availability of the 2020-21 ACT Youth InterACT Grant Program. This grant program is a component of the ACT Government Youth InterACT initiative. The Youth InterACT Grant are based on youth participation and encouraging young people to develop, implement and facilitate youth focused projects in the ACT community…[more]
Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) Youth Innovation Component
The Government of Canada is seeking applications for Engaging youth leaders to encourage organizations to apply for funding under the Youth Innovation Component of the Enabling Accessibility Fund…[more]
Youthtown Funding for Sports Organisations
Youthtown is seeking applications to provide funding to empower young New Zealanders to be the best they can be…[more]
Department of Public Safety Canada seeking Applications for Pilot Projects for At-Risk Youth
The Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime (CPCSOC), the Department of Public Safety Canada is seeking proposals from eligible organizations for projects and/or initiatives starting in fiscal year 2020-21 that support and advance efforts to prevent and combat human trafficking, with a specific focus on raising awareness of human trafficking among at-risk youth…[more]
This Foundation launches 2020 Youth Grant Program
The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation has launched a call for applications for the 2020 Youth Grant Program. The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council awards grants annually to support local programs and projects that work to expand programming and opportunities for the young people in their community…[more]
UNESCO Program on Youth Innovative Idea for an Ocean without Plastic
To promote the key role of youth in the sustainable development of Viet Nam, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in cooperation with the Cu Lao Cham – Hoi An World Biosphere Reserve, officially launched a call for Youth Innovative Ideas for an Ocean without Plastic, under the framework of the Youth and Innovation 4 Ocean Initiative implemented by UNESCO in partnership with the Coca Cola Foundation…[more]
CFYE launches Call for Solutions for Digital Jobs or Skilled Craft Work for Youth
The Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE) has announced a call for proposals that specifically applies to digital jobs or skilled craft work for youth. They are inviting all private companies with ideas for projects that fit within the two windows detailed below to present proposals for co-funding from CFYE. All projects should result in decent employment for at least 500 young people (aged 15 to 35), especially young women…[more]
Call for Applications: Mary B. Grogan Fund for Youth
The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has launched a call for applications for the Mary B. Grogan Fund for Youth. The Mary B. Grogan Fund for Youth is a permanent charitable resource to benefit young residents of Millbury, Massachusetts…[more]
