Deadline: 15 April 2014
Developing Countries - India
The UN-HABITAT’s Urban Youth Fund provides funding support to young
people from developing
countries to work towards advancing the achievement of the
Millennium Development Goals and the Habitat
agenda.
The Urban
Youth Fund aims to assist youth-led organizations to
develop and implement projects that will contribute to sustainable urbanization
in the developing world. The fund further aims to document best practices from
successful youth-led projects, and create greater awareness of the need for
youth mainstreaming in development policies andstrategies. Its aims are
to:
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Mobilize
young people for better youth-related policy formulation;
§
Help
governments, non-governmental, civil society and
private sector organizations better understand and respond to youth concerns;
§
Support
youth information networks;
§
Pilot and
demonstrate new ideas on employment, governance,
adequate shelter and secure tenure;
§
Share and
exchange best practices;
§
Promote
vocational training and
credit mechanisms for entrepreneurship and
employment;
§
Promote gender mainstreaming
in all urban youth matters.
The Urban
Youth Fund has an annual budget of
USD 1 million allocated for grants to
youth-led projects in the developing world. Grassroots initiatives
and projects are eligible for grants up USD 25,000.
Applicant
organizations must be led by young people aged 15-32 years. However, adults
above the age of 32 years may still take part in the organization and
youth-adult partnerships are highly encouraged.
Support
is given to youth-led development projects involving young people actively
creating a better future for themselves and their communities. These projects
often take place at the grassroots level and are largely carried out by youth
volunteers. Initiatives address a broad range of community needs such
as employment, access to affordable housing and secure land tenure, safer
cities and participation in decision-making. Youth-led Development gives young
people valuable skills such
as project management and
teamwork, thus boosting their ability to acquirejobs and
participate actively in society.
To apply for
this funding opportunity, visit this link: http://www.unhabitatyouthfund.org/Default.aspx
