Deadline: 28-Feb-23
The CEI-Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES) is proud to announce the launch of the 3rd 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 Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
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.
Awards
- Three best ranked schools will be awarded with €15.000 each, for study visits to the UN Headquarters in New York or to UN Agencies in Europe. Namely, the idea of these awards is to encourage high school students to have a better knowledge and understanding of the most important International Organisations such as the United Nations that in fact launched the Agenda 2030. Therefore, study visits to the UN would add value to this initiative and to the work done by the students for the purpose of this Call.
- Alternatively, in agreement with the Organisers, the awards might be used to support the implementation of the awarded ideas or for some other initiatives that are directly linked to the Agenda 2030 (more information available in Terms of Reference).
- The Organisers reserve the right not to grant all or any envisaged awards, to cancel the Call for Ideas and Award Competition and reject all proposals at any time prior to the awarding of grants, without thereby incurring in any liability.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and private high schools (secondary education institutions) based and registered in CEI and AII Member States: Albania, 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. (Students’ age: 14- 19 years).
For more information, visit CEI.