Calling All Youth Advocates: International Opportunity At Action Health Incorporated!

We are excited to announce a unique opportunity for youth advocates in Nigeria to participate in the upcoming 2014 3rd Global Youth Meet (GYM) in India. There will be a full scholarship (all expense-paid) for one youth advocate and two partial scholarships for two others.

To qualify:

Send a one-paragraph essay (not more than 150 words) on what you think is the most pressing need for young people in areas of health and development and what you are doing to address them. Email: admin@actionhealthinc.org and cc: a.abiola@actionhealthinc.org. The subject of your email should read: Scholarship for GYM 2014!

Short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Who can apply?
Nigerian youth advocates between the ages of 19-23 living in Lagos and environ.

Deadline

May 31st 2014

 

About the event:
The 3rd Global Youth Meeth (GYM) on Youth, Health and Development will take place between November 19 to 21 2014 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh India. Participants will meet to discuss changing youth health priorities in wake of the global sustainable development agenda. GYM 2014 aims to empower youth with leadership and advocacy skills which will enable them to identify and address global helth concerns like non-communicable diseases (NCDS) in the context of the post 2015 development agenda. The first GYM was hosted in 2006 in Delhi and Agra India. This year’s event, organized by HRIDAY India is expected to host over 300 youths from 35 countries and 15 states.

 

Don’t miss this opportunity to represent Nigeria at the event!

 

Image source: Nigeria Health News

 

 

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