Deadline: 15 December 2024
The UNICEF Canada with its Youth Advocacy Program is giving an opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills and learn how to become powerful advocates and activists on the issues that you are passionate about.
UNICEF Canada’s Youth Advocacy Program is a 10-month online program that helps young people learn the skills and knowledge needed to become powerful advocates and activists in Canada.
It is for young people who want to learn more about the step-by-step process of creating an advocacy plan, their legal rights as advocates, and how to influence decision-makers.
Themes
- The curriculum will explore the following themes:
- Self-care
- Advocacy 101
- Your rights
- How to Develop an Advocacy Plan in 9 steps:
- Deciding what you want to advocate for and who you need to influence
- How governments work (role of Ministers, role of the House of Commons and the Senate/Legislature, mandate letters, the legislative process)
- How to engage people who can influence decision-makers
- How to talk to people in government about the issues you are passionate about
- Communicating about an advocacy issue and raising awareness
- Other topics identified by youth participants
Benefits
- The program provides:
- Opportunity to learn more about advocacy, your rights, the government decision-making process, and how to become powerful advocates and activists to improve the lives of young people across Canada
- Opportunity to connect with diverse young people from across Canada
- Opportunity to learn from youth and adults who have successfully advocated for change in their communities
- Opportunity to be involved in UNICEF Canada advocacy initiatives
- Develop your own advocacy plan based on your advocacy interests
- Connect directly with decision-makers about the issues you are passionate about
- A participatory learning environment where you can collaborate and learn with/from, others
Eligibility Criteria
- They welcome applications from young people who are:
- Ages 13-24
- Living in Canada
- Passionate about learning or further developing your advocacy knowledge and skills
- Able to commit 2-5 hours per month from February to December.
For more information, visit UNICEF.
