In this 5th edition of the Global Education Youth Award, the focus is on youth-led initiatives. What makes you do Global Education youth-led activities in a different way? What is the story behind your youth-led initiative?

Eligible youth-led initiatives are:

🟠 Thematically focused on Global Education, as defined in the European Declaration on Global Education to 2050 (for example global-local challenges, solidarity, sustainability, human rights, global citizenship and social justice through education, for full definition see link).

🟠 Non-formal education initiatives for and by young people.

🟠 Innovative, action-oriented initiatives working towards positive change through youth leadership and youth engagement.

Applicants are encouraged to tell the story of how their initiative contributes to transformative learning and change of perceptions among their audiences and explain in what ways their approach is innovative in their contexts.

• To offer recognition to ongoing or recently finalised youth-led Global Education initiatives in Europe that facilitate transformative learning.

• To collect examples of innovative practice and disseminate learning from youth-led Global Education initiatives to policymakers throughout Europe.

The award is open for applications from organisations that work towards the vision and aims of Global Education as elaborated in the Dublin Declaration, specifically:

🟠 legally constituted, youth-led organisations at local, national and international level in European countries (national and local youth councils, international youth organisations working at all levels).

🟠 legally constituted youth serving organisations (CSOs, LRGs, etc.) at local, national and international level in European countries, where at least 30% of the organisation’s leadership is made up of youth representatives (18-29 years old).

The initiatives need to be ongoing or recently finalised (in 2024).

Applicants will be asked to describe their initiative by submitting a short text (max 1000 words) and a short video (2-3 min). They will be encouraged to tell their story. Why this is a youth-led Global Education activity? How does your youth-led initiative contribute to transformative learning? In what ways does this learning happen? What aspects do you consider innovative?

Please note that a successful application process involves a peer assessment of your application by another applicant, as well as, your review of another application. For more, see the Selection Process section.

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