INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT YOUTH FORUM 2015

Description

Since 2013 the International Development Youth Forum is held annually and youth with high ambition for international development get together from all over the world. Last year approximately 38 youth chosen from approximately 900 youth from 100 different countries and regions attended the Forum. Under the slogan “Design our future” the Forum seeks to achieve 3 main aims:

   - Building continuous network among youth who are interested in International Development;
   - Providing opportunity that one can broaden one’s value, knowledge, and way of thinking;
   - Creating outcome that produces new change to society.

In 2015 the IDYF will be held in Tokyo, Japan from 1st of March to 8th of March. The theme of the Forum is “Hunger x Win-Win”, aiming to figure out cutting-edge solutions for both hunger in developing countries and social problems in developed countries.


Eligibility

The International Development Youth Forum is open to young people between 18 and 28 years old from around the world.


Costs

Financial support to attend the conference will be available for young participants from developing countries. The organizers will decide the type of scholarship based on your application:

   - Fully-funded scholarship (including airplane ticket)
   - Exemption of participation fee (not including airplane ticket)

Participants who are not eligible for a scholarship are required to pay a participation fee of JPY 30,000 (approx. €200).


Deadline: 09 December 2014

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