To take part in our Young Leaders in Action workshop, complete the online form by Sunday 16 January 2022. Participation is free.

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Are you aged 18–35 and interested in developing and implementing your project ideas on women and youth inclusion in an intercommunal context? Are you also interested in receiving a small grant to realise your ideas? Then this opportunity is for you!

About our Young Leaders in Action: Inclusion of Women and Youth in Peacebuilding workshop

Young Leaders in Action: Inclusion of Women and Youth in Peacebuilding is an action within the ‘Peacebuilding in Divided Societies’ programme implemented by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, in collaboration with the British Council and the British High Commission in Nicosia.

Τhe programme aims to strengthen women and young people’s input to discussions on peace and security, with a focus on peacebuilding, social action, leadership, negotiation and mediation processes. It includes an immersive workshop that aims to empower the next generation of young leaders and peacebuilders across Cyprus to take action on issues related to the inclusion of women and youth.

The workshop will be facilitated by us and will take place online. COVID-19 permitting, the workshop sessions will be delivered face-to-face in Nicosia (subject to national COVID-19 regulations), with the option for accommodation for people living outside of Nicosia.

Young Leaders in Action will focus on equipping participants with the tools and strategies needed to support them to develop their own intercommunal social action projects. Small grants will be provided for the implementation of their ideas. Details of the application process for the small grants will be announced in January 2022.

Workshop

Session 1: Introduction to youth leadership and the social inclusion of women and youth, and planning social actions in teams
Dates: Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 January 2022
Time: 10.00–16.00 EET (both dates)
Location: Online with the possibility of face-to-face at a venue in the Ledra Palace buffer zone in Nicosia (subject to national COVID-19 regulations and if the situation allows).*

Session 2: Examples of good social actions practice from the UK and Ireland
Date: Thursday 3 February 2022
Time: 18.00–19.30 EET
Location: Online

Session 3: Finalisation of social actions planning
Date: Saturday 5 February 2022
Time: 10.00–13.00 EET
Location: Online with the possibility of face-to-face at a venue in the Ledra Palace buffer zone in Nicosia (subject to national COVID-19 regulations and if the situation allows).*

* Option for accommodation for people living outside of Nicosia. If face-to-face, all COVID-19 protocols will be followed to ensure everyone’s safety.

Implementation period of small grants for social actions: 9 February to 31 March 2022

Please note: Only participants in the workshops organised as part of the ‘Peacebuilding in Divided Societies’ programme (Young Leaders in Action: Inclusion of Women and Youth in Peacebuilding, Introduction to peacebuilding in divided societies, Inclusion of women and youth voices in peace processes, Fundamentals of negotiation and peacebuilding) will have access to the small grants scheme.

Eligibility criteria

Participants must:

• be aged 18–35 from any community living in Cyprus
• preferably be located in Cyprus for the duration of the programme (29 January to 31 March 2022) as sessions may take place face-to-face
• be committed to taking action and leading on issues related to the inclusion of women and youth
• demonstrate commitment and motivation to actively participate throughout the programme and implement social actions in groups
• demonstrate good communication skills and teamwork in an intercultural environment
• be able to speak and write confidently in English (a formal qualification is not required, just the ability to speak and write at this level)
• have a wish to develop interpersonal relations with participants from all communities in Cyprus.
• Applications from participants in previous workshops organised as part of the ‘Peacebuilding in Divided Societies’ programme (Introduction to peacebuilding in divided societies, Inclusion of women and youth voices in peace processes, Fundamentals of negotiation and peacebuilding) will be prioritised.

We strive for gender diversity and equal representation among youth from all communities living in Cyprus.

Information

For further information, please contact Mustafa Öngün at mustafa.ongun@un.org or Marilena Kyriakou at Marilena.Kyriakou@cy.britishcouncil.org.