YOUTH ACTION NET AWARD
Win a US award from YouthActionNet to help fund your social change project!
Are you the founding member of a youth organization that coordinates volunteer efforts in your local community? Do you lead a team of dedicated young people to protect and promote the rights of children in your country? Are you spearheading a web-based initiative aimed at connecting underprivileged youth in your region? Do you work with peers and local officials to raise AIDS awareness and promote public health initiatives in your area? If you're a young person working to bring positive social change in your community, YouthActionNet can help.
YouthActionNet is now giving awards to youth leaders and their emerging projects that promote social change and connect youth with local communities. These youth-led projects should have clearly defined goals and have potential for growth or further replication. Final selections are made following a peer review process in which previous award winners select the next round of awardees. Award recipients will receive US and are eligible to participate in an international capacity-building workshop.
Partners
YouthActionNet is proud to bring you the 2004 YouthActionNet Awards with the support of the following organizations:
World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Young Women's Christian Association
World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts
Global Youth Connect
International Award Association
Mandate the Future
Do Something
Global Kids
Idealist.org
World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Young Women's Christian Association
World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts
Global Youth Connect
International Award Association
Mandate the Future
Do Something
Global Kids
Idealist.org
Eligibility
- Open to all young people aged 18 - 29
- Individuals applying must have a leadership role in a youth-led initiative that works to create positive change in their community
- Applications must be written in English
2004 Awards Schedule
First selection (10 winners)
Only applicants who have been selected to receive an award will be notified through email. We are unable to provide all the applicants with the response.
- Deadline: October 1, 2003
- Winners announced: December 16, 2003
- Deadline: April 18, 2004
- Winners announced: June 15, 2004
Only applicants who have been selected to receive an award will be notified through email. We are unable to provide all the applicants with the response.
Application
Online Application
Downloadable Application (PDF)
Downloadable Application (MS Word/RTF)
*See application for complete terms and conditions
For questions and comments, contact [email protected].
The YouthActionNet Awards are supported by Make a Connection, a global initiative of the International Youth Foundation and Nokia.
Downloadable Application (PDF)
Downloadable Application (MS Word/RTF)
*See application for complete terms and conditions
For questions and comments, contact [email protected].
The YouthActionNet Awards are supported by Make a Connection, a global initiative of the International Youth Foundation and Nokia.
Meet the Winner
POCHOLO GONZALES
Project: Tinig Kabataan (Voice of The Youth) Empowerment Program
Age: 25
Country: Philippines
Runs the only youth radio programs in Philippines to promote youth participation and development.
more info.
Age: 25
Country: Philippines
Runs the only youth radio programs in Philippines to promote youth participation and development.
more info.
About POCHOLO D. GONZALES
POCHOLO GONZALES
Project: Tinig Kabataan (Voice of The Youth) Empowerment Program
Age: 25
Short Bio: Runs the only youth radio programs in Philippines to promote youth participation and development.
Long Bio: For more than a decade, Pocholo D. Gonzales has advocated for children’s issues. He now serves as Project Coordinator of the Tinig Kabataan (Voice of the Youth) Empowerment Program (VOTY), a program he helped launch based on his personal experience as a voice talent, writer, and director. The program is dedicated to developing the talents, capabilities, and leadership skills of young people, ages 15 to 25. From 1997-1999, VOTY had its own youth radio program, Radyo-Radyo and Awit-Tawanan, the only youth program of its kind in the Philippines. Its goal was to promote youth participation through radio broadcasting. More recently, VOTY members have been invited to present at local, national, and international conferences, and have been featured on national television and radio programs, in newspapers, and at school and community events. Currently a student at the University of the Philippines, Pocholo has participated in numerous international youth conferences.
Project: Tinig Kabataan (Voice of The Youth) Empowerment Program
Age: 25
Short Bio: Runs the only youth radio programs in Philippines to promote youth participation and development.
Long Bio: For more than a decade, Pocholo D. Gonzales has advocated for children’s issues. He now serves as Project Coordinator of the Tinig Kabataan (Voice of the Youth) Empowerment Program (VOTY), a program he helped launch based on his personal experience as a voice talent, writer, and director. The program is dedicated to developing the talents, capabilities, and leadership skills of young people, ages 15 to 25. From 1997-1999, VOTY had its own youth radio program, Radyo-Radyo and Awit-Tawanan, the only youth program of its kind in the Philippines. Its goal was to promote youth participation through radio broadcasting. More recently, VOTY members have been invited to present at local, national, and international conferences, and have been featured on national television and radio programs, in newspapers, and at school and community events. Currently a student at the University of the Philippines, Pocholo has participated in numerous international youth conferences.