Apply for UNITAR SDGs and Digital Futures Programme

By the end of the programme, the participants will know how to use basic AI tools, understand the role of AI and technology in digital storytelling, and have created a digital story of their own in a multimedia format. The participants will also have an opportunity to showcase their work at a large, hybrid international event in October or November 2025 (date to be determined).

Benefits

• Participants will receive a UNITAR certificate of completion at the end.

Costs Covered

• For participants from outside Hiroshima:
  • UNITAR will provide and arrange:
    • Round-trip airfare
    • Meals
    • Accommodation
    • Local transportation in Hiroshima
    • Visa support
    • Travel insurance
  • Participants will be responsible for:
    • Passport and any expenses relating to obtaining a passport
    • Domestic travel to and from international departures in your home country
    • All related costs prior to your international travel
• For participants from Hiroshima:
  • UNITAR will provide and arrange:
    • Meals
  • Participants will be responsible for:
    • Travel to UNITAR Hiroshima Office
    • Lodging during the length of the programme

Eligibility Criteria

• Live either in Hiroshima or in other parts of Asia (sorry, youth living in other parts of Japan are not eligible)
• Aged 18-24
• Passionate about creating positive change within your community
• Can participate using English
• Willing to commit 2-3.5 hours per week to the course
• Able to participate in all the dates listed above
• Have a reliable internet connection
• Have access to a smartphone, tablet or PC
• Committed to completing the programme
• Approximately 10 youth based in Hiroshima Prefecture and 5 youth from all over Asia will be accepted to the free programme. It will combine both online and in-person activities and be delivered in English.

For more information, visit UNITAR.