THE EAST AFRICAN YOUNG AGENTS OF CHANGE CAMP 2012
“Young East Africans: Unleashing the Power Within, United, Positively Changing Our Communities.”
VENUE: KENYA
DATE: 19TH – 25TH FEBRUARY 2012
Call for Applications
Background
Akiba Uhaki Foundation, in conjunction with Peak Performance International, is pleased to announce a call for applications to attend the exciting East African Young Agents of Change Camp set to be held in Kenya from 19th-25th February 2012. The Camp is organized as part of a series of actions aimed at nurturing young leaders and change agents who are aware of human rights and social justice and who can actively assert their rights in society including playing leading roles in development and in reform-related activities in East Africa. The theme of the Camp is “Young East Africans: Unleashing the Power Within, United, Positively Changing Our Communities.”
The Camp will make use of the concept of informal and experiential learning as a vibrant new way to encourage youth participation with training and peer-sharing being done in an informal, relaxed atmosphere to enable better out-of-box reflection by the participants as well as having innovative role play sessions and simulation exercises to deeply inculcate the relevant advocacy values on the next generation of community, national and regional leaders. Facilitation of the sessions will be done by a mix of both practitioners/activists and academicians in human rights, social justice and personal development work so that participants will gain useful insights of the need and strategies for both evidence-driven advocacy and effective “street-activism” advocacy. Use will also be made of youth-friendly language for easy grasp by the youth. In addition, a variety of fun activities will be organized to enable social interaction and relaxation by the participants including: “Walking on Fire,” team and board games, screening of movies/documentaries, camp fire, variety shows, sight-seeing and power jogs. At the end, we hope to see a close-knit family of young East African change agents willing to work with other young people from all the 5 countries in the region towards bettering our communities.
Criteria for Selection of Participants
The camp will attract 30 young people from across East Africa i.e. 15 young women and 15 young men who shall be selected based on the following criteria:
a)Candidates must be citizens of Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda or Tanzania
b)Must be aged between 18 years and 25 years and have either cleared Secondary school or in or cleared tertiary institutions (college or university) or working in human rights organizations in the region
c)Completion of the provided application form.
d)Possession of valid travel documents (for applicants from Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda or Tanzania)
N.B: Please note that applications from Kenya and Uganda shall be restricted to only those who attended the Kenya Youth Human Rights Camp 2010 organized by Akiba Uhaki Foundation and the Uganda Youth Human Rights Camp 2010 organized by the Uganda Youth Plus Network.
In the spirit of human rights and equity for all, all youth within the stipulated age bracket are encouraged to apply, regardless of gender, disability, religious affiliations, etc.
How to apply to attend the East African Young Agents of Change Camp 2012:
In order to apply, candidates will have to fill out an application form which is available on www.akibauhaki.org/youthcamp2012 and submit via email to humanrightscamp@akibauhaki.org. The deadline for applications will be Saturday, February 4, 2012.
Please Note:
Participation is free: The organizers will meet all the travel and accommodation expenses for all participants. Participants from Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi must have the required travel documents. Successful candidates will be expected to arrive at the Camp venue on Sunday February 19th, 2012 and depart on Saturday 25th February 2012. Transport will be provided from Nairobi to the venue. The venue for the Camp will be communicated to all the successful applicants by February 13th, 2012.
Contact Details:
For further information, please contact:
Name: Sarah Nkuchia
E-mail: humanrightscamp@akibauhaki.org
Phone: (254) 0722 659 364/0731465660
Tel: (254) (020) 2441204/2441196
About Akiba Uhaki Foundation
Akiba Uhaki Foundation (AUF) is a proactive and innovative regional grant-making organization dedicated to supporting and accompanying human rights and social justice related organizations in East Africa (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda). At AUF, we envision a just world in which all people enjoy human rights and live in dignity. Our work aims to enhance the capacities of human rights and social justice actors and to support initiatives of marginalized, dispossessed and disenfranchised groups. One of the key components of our society which has remained historically marginalized in societal discourse is the youth and hence it remains a core part of our work. For more information visit www.akibauhaki.org.
