Funding for Youth Inter-faith initiatives
April 16, 2008 by Roger Schmidt, Switzerland
It is a crucial topic: How can young people from different faith traditions and start to understand each other better. The United Nations - usually not very strong on religious issues - want to support this and have formed an “Alliance of Civilizations”. I am really glad that they have also a youth component. Currently, they call for applications for youth inter-faith projects. Deadline is already 30 June. So hurry and read more on the next page…
The deadline for submitting applications for the Alliance of Civilizations Youth Solidarity Fund is 30 April, 2008.
Contact for Application Pack: pavlyuchenko@un.org
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Alliance of Civilizations Mission Statement & Website
| Alliance of Civilizations Youth Solidarity Fund |
| To support youth-led initiatives that promote long-term constructive relationships between young people from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, the Alliance of Civilizations last month launched a Youth Solidarity Fund.
The Fund will provide seed funding in amounts up to 20,000 USD to a very small number of outstanding youth-led projects in the following areas:
The Alliance of Civilizations places great emphasis on funding projects that have long-term outcomes and that connect youth from previously unconnected communities with a view to overcoming perceived or real cultural and religious divides. 2008 constitutes the pilot phase of this initiative and we have limited funds available. Due to an extremely positive response to the call for applications, we advice organizations who consider applying for funds to carefully consider the criteria for applications and what ‘added value’ their project will have in terms of overcoming divides and creating spaces for dialogue where such dialogue is really needed to overcome conflict or tensions. The AoC will only fund projects that are entirely managed by youth for the benefit of youth. The age definition used by the AoC is persons between 18 and 30 years old. Youth organizations are subject to the same criteria as other partners of the UN system in that they must be accountable and transparent and refrain from all discriminatory practices. The following general eligibility criteria apply for all youth organizations that seek funding from the Youth Fund. (Upon request, organizations should be able to provide documentary evidence of how they fulfill these criteria).
The call for applications is now open! . The Alliance of Civilizations Secretariat is managing the Fund and is working with partners and a youth advisory committee to ensure youth participation in the selection of projects for funding. The AoC will strive to ensure a geographic and thematic balance among selected projects. The deadline for submitting applications is 30 April, 2008. Successful applicants will be notified in June 2008
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I would like to encourage my fellow Lutheran youth that this is a chance to live out our faith by doing some practical thing that is affecting poeple in our societies.
Think about the challenges of Climate change, now even becoming deadly as most poor poeple will experience extreme poverty due to the skyscrapping food price rises.
Children will be denied their chance into schools because they are malnourished, too weak to get there, have to join the adults club in search for daily bread.
The girlchild once again will be exploited as she will have no choice for survival making grave dangers for contracting HIV/AIDS. Projects like food gardening can be one thing people would try on as it might be helping teach some sustainable farming technics as well be a source of food especially to our local vulnerables. Just a suggestion but please unfold those golden energies that we make something for humanity with God’s help.
Rolita, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Hope all is well there with health and work? Please, we Requesting for partnership with your organisation.Below is some info about our organisation. Description of the organisation: Amboh Young Farmers Common Initiative Group (AMYOFACIG) is a civil society organisation which is Non-Governmental (NGO) apolitical, and non-discriminatory. It is a not for profit-making organisation with the vision of uplifting the living standards in rural areas and curbing rural exodus in the South West province of Cameroon by educating the rural population and empowering women groups. We emphasize the rational and sustainable use of natural resources to help increase living standards. A fight to achieve the millennium Development Goal - AMYOFACIG was formed in September 2005 with the aim of planning and realisation of rural development projects with youths and women concerned using a joint participatory approach. Our programmes could be in any of the following areas: Agro-veterinary, Human Rights and environmental Development: 1 Promotes tree planting for the protection of the environment 2 Sustainable farming systems 3 Rehabilitation and extension of tree crops farms. 4 Animal health and drugs. 5 Farm management in rural areas and marginal lands. 6 To rear both domestic animals and birds. 7 Safe use of agro-chemical especially pesticides. 8 Encourage the planting of useful local species of fruits trees in rural areas. 9 Supply information and generate public opinion on how the youth or rural groups can develop their skills. 10 We talk about their interest and what they can achieve by cooperating nationally, and internationally viable links. To meet up with our mission and vision, we have in the past, carried out the following activities. Waiting to hear from you. Regards
Tandong Calistus Jong
S.G.AMYOFACIG
BUEA-CAMEROON
00237 77497040
I realy need a financial support for our small seminary; to run the operational and fasilitation of the learning process. would you help me.
thanks. Gbu
I mean my fellow in Jakarta, STT Gratia is located in bekasi, up town jakarta. thaks