Youth Impact Workshop 2013

Call for Applications: Youth Impact Workshop 2013

Deadline: 30th September 2013.

Are you a young person living in Ghana between the ages of 15 and 20?  Are you passionate about effecting social change? This opportunity is for you. Application form.

Passion for Change is accepting applications to attend Youth Impact Workshop. YIW is an entrepreneurial leadership program for young people aged 15-20 years. The workshop is dedicated to equipping Ghanaian youth with skills which will enable them create and develop solutions to address community challenges, plan for their implementation and learn how to communicate these ideas effectively. Follow for details: www.facebook.com/youthimpactworkshop   or call +233 (0) 248439620.

Venue: West Africa Civil Society Institute Secretariat, East Legon, Accra.

Date: 31st October – 2nd November 2013.

Cost: Free (interested applicants must apply)

Eligibility

• Be between the ages of 15 and 20 as at the start date for the workshop.
• Be living in Ghana.
• Be able to cover their own cost of transport to and from the venue.
• Be able to communicate in English with reasonable fluency, as this will be the primary language for communication during the workshop.
• Be able to avail themselves at the venue for the entire duration of the workshop.
• Apply: YIW is free for all young people and applying will enable the selection panel select best candidates.

Some Objectives

• Participants will learn to believe in themselves through an increase in confidence and motivation.
• Young Ghanaian entrepreneurs will be linked with mentors.
• Participants will understand the BUILD model (African Leadership Academy entrepreneurship model) and take action to start a project.
• Participants will develop a set of skills and change their mindsets and behaviour after attending workshop. They will learn more about team building, conflict resolution, leadership, public service, entrepreneurship, and public speaking.