08/11/2023
🥳Central Asia Youth Talks
⏳December 18-22, 2023
📍Istanbul, Turkiye
The World Bank and the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe are pleased to announce a call for applications for the Central Asia Youth Talks to be held December 18-22, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkiye.
The Central Asia Youth Talks is an exchange and learning event that will convene 25 young people from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The event will provide a regional discussion platform for young activists to share their views, ideas, and achievements and foster mutual learning and development in their communities.
The participants of the event will discuss topics of regional significance in Central Asia, such as climate change mitigation; water-energy nexus; building human capital and jobs of the future; integrating gender in development work, as well as strengthening the youth dialogue and development of networking platforms for the future development of the region.
Profile of participants:
We look forward to your application if you are:
•18-25 years old and are from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan;
•an active and engaged member of your community and have an interest in Central Asian (youth) regional co-operation;
•have experience or can prove high level of interest in the areas of climate change, jobs of the future and gender development;
•are an active and engaged member of your local communities and have interest in promoting youth regional co-operation within Central Asia;
•fluent in English and Russian;
•eager to share your experience in promoting the role of young people at different levels and learn from others.
Application procedure and deadlines:
If you are interested and eligible, please submit the application form and your curriculum vitae via the following link by November 17, 2023 at: https://shorturl.at/mnCFQ
Only short-listed candidates will be notified by November 30, 2023.
Practical and financial conditions:
•The Central Asian Youth Talks will take place in Turkiye;
•Accommodation, meals, and transport will be covered by the organizers;
• International travel will be covered by the organizers, however, travel to and from departing cities in their countries is the participants’ own responsibility;
•Participants should be available for the whole period of the event.
Working Language:
The working language of the event will be English.
Further information:
For further information please call: +992985170145 or send an email to: [email protected]
Deadline for applications:
November 19, 2023, 14:00 CET.
Note:
Gender and geographic balance criteria will be applied in the selection process;
Candidates from smaller communities outside of regional centres and capitals are encouraged to apply.
As we anticipate a large volume of applications, the organizers reserve the right to contact only candidates who have passed the competitive selection.
