Changemakerxchange Portugal | Empowering Children & Youth
Changemakerxchange Portugal | Empowering Children & Youth
The summit will take place from Wednesday August 31st evening until Sunday 4th of September morning and participants must be able to attend all days.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 13th July at midnight GMT.
The application process for this special edition of Changemakerxchange on "Empowering Children and Youth" in #Lisbon
This special edition of Changemakerxchange summit focuses on young social entrepreneurs and changemakers who are running projects and ventures that empower children and youth, by catalysing other young people to take positive social action, hack the education system, build 'changemaker skills' like empathy, creative problem solving, teamwork and leadership or empower stakeholders who work directly with children / youth (teachers / parents / caregivers).
Selection Criteria:
Applicants for Changemakerxchange:
** must be between 18-30 years old (a limited number of 3 places is available for 29 and 30 year old applicants)** should lead, co-lead, have founded or co-founded their own social venture which is up and running and addresses a relevant social problem (an idea or volunteering for an organization is unfortunately not enough)
** have to speak English well enough to understand and make presentations in English and participate in discussions
** should have the skills and know-how to be part of a special community of collaborative young social entrepreneurs and be willing to play an active role in this community
** come from Europe, Turkey, the South Caucasus, the Middle East and North Africa
** special criterion: need to run a venture that empowers children and youth
For the full details of our selection process please visit: http://changemakerxchange.com
Logistics and Costs:
ChangemakerXchange covers 100% of travel costs and the majority of the conference costs for all 4 nights and 5 days (incl. hotel accommodation, inner city travel, food, entrance fees and more). However a modest participation fee of 100 EURO / 120 USD to cover part of the costs will be charged. (A limited number of stipends in special cases are available upon request - If you really do require a stipend please let us know in the application form).
Please note: You may want to draft your application in a Word file before filling out the form as it does unfortunately not allow you to save your progress.
Best wishes and good luck!
Your Changemakerxchange Team
Source: http://changemakerxchange.com/