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Welcome
to the Youth Hub
The
Youth Hub is a place for youth to become
informed about dynamic opportunities,
internships, conferences and resources
that promote youth leadership, community
engagement, service learning and life
changing experiences.
Youth
Leadership Opportunities
Here
are several great Canadian-based organizations
to get involved with. They offer service
and experiential oriented national and
global opportunities for youth to develop
leadership skills and a more socio-ecological
consciousness.
- Canada
World Youth
Canada
World Youth designs and delivers
international educational programs
for youth (aged 17-29) with a focus
on volunteer work and community development
in a cross-cultural setting.
www.cwy-jcm.org
- Youth
Challenge International
YCI
combines community development, health
promotion and conservation work in
dynamic projects carried out by teams
of volunteers aged 18-35.
www.yci.org
- Free
the Children
The
largest network of children helping
children through education in the
world, Free the Children is a unique
youth-driven charity with innovative
programs and an established track
record of success in school-building,
health care provision and alternative
income projects internationally.
www.freethechildren.com
- Leaders
Today
Leaders
Today is the top youth leadership
training organization in the world.
The organization delivers innovative
local and international training
experiences, reaching 100,000 youth
every year through passionate peer
educators with unique curriculum.
www.leaderstoday.com
- Otesha
Project
The
Otesha Project, through theatre-based
school presentations and youth action
workshops, promotes an agenda for
youth to see the need for sustainable
practices and to lead by example.
www.oteshaproject.ca
- Right
To Play
Right
to Play programs were developed around
the simple premise that we could
translate this love of sport into
an opportunity to promote health
and well-being throughout the world.
www.righttoplay.com
- Students
on Ice
Students
on Ice offers unique environmental
education expeditions to Antarctica
and the Arctic to high school and
university aged students from around
the world, in hopes of fostering
a greater understanding and respect
for our planet.
www.studentsonice.com
- Canadian
Crossroads International
Canadian
Crossroads International is a volunteer
organization that actively contributes
to creating a sustainable and equitable
world by working in partnership,
facilitating learning and exchange
across cultures, and raising awareness
of global issues.
www.cciorg.ca
- Katimavik
Katimavik
is a national program in which those
17 to 21 years of age spend 9 months
helping in community service projects
in the areas of leadership, cultural
discovery and environment.
www.katimavik.org
- Dream
Now
Dream
Now works internationally in over
25 countries to guide young individuals
through the process of starting their
own community projects by providing
action guides and support.
www.dreamnow.ca
- Sierra
Youth Coalition
Sierra
Youth Coalition is a national, youth
driven, and diverse non-profit organization
working in Canada. Through grassroots
action, SYC aims to address globalization,
consumption, and climate change through
a solutions based approach of promoting
education for sustainability, bioregionalism,
sustainable communities, and lifestyle
simplicity.
www.syc-cjs.org
- Pearson
Seminars on Youth Leadership
Pearson
Seminars bring together a 100 young
people from across North America
and around the world to debate and
consider issues affecting the world
today, and to practice those critical
skills needed to be a leader in your
school.
http://www.pearsoncollege.ca/outreach/summer/psyl/index.html
- Outward
Bound Integrated Semester Program
Outward
Bound offers a one semester program
open to grade 11 and 12 students
that focuses on synthesizing a challenging
academic curriculum with outdoor
expeditions, fostering self-management,
leadership, and outdoor skill training.
www.outwardbound.ca
- Sea
to Sky Leadership Schools
Sea
to Sky offers a creative opportunity
for 15-18 year olds who are seeking
to increase their effectiveness as
a change agent within their school.
Sea2sky@sunshine.net
Youth
Internship Opportunities
- CIDA
International Youth Internship
Program
Global
Youth Ambassador Program offers Canadian
youth the chance of a lifetime to
gain international development work
experience. The program is part of
the Career Focus stream of the Government
of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy
(YES), which gives young people the
tools and experience they need to
launch successful careers.
www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/internships
- Aga
Khan Foundation Canada
The
Youth Professional Programs are aimed
at young Canadians with a clear commitment
to international development who
seek an additional "stepping-stone" as
they build their professional careers.
www.akfc.ca
- Young
Canadian Leaders for a Sustainable
Future Program (YCLSF)
The
goal of the YCLSF program is to provide
young professionals with the substantive
knowledge, communications skills,
resources and practical experience
necessary to develop international
sustainable development policies
and to become effective agents of
change.
www.iisd.org/interns
Other
Youth Zones to Visit on the Web
www.takingitglobal.org
www.iearn-canada.org/guideontheside.html
www.green-street.ca/youth_action_center
www.yen-rej.org
www.co2zilla.ca/bring_it_on.htm
www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/youthzone.htm
www.skyfishproject.org
www.ec.gc.ca/envirozone
www.youthlink.org/gyan
www.co2zilla.ca/bring_it_on.htm
www.slothclub.org
www.obviously.ca
www.ourclimate.ca -
Canadian Youth Climate Coalition
www.treehugger.com
Youth
Conferences
Change
Your World Conference, York University,
Toronto, ON
www.yorku.ca/fes/changeyourworld/conference
Making Waves: Youth for Change Gathering
www.sierraclub.ca/bc/youth/Waves/index.html
Great
Resources for Youth Committed to Change
Books/Guides
Me
To We: Turning Self-Help on its Head
www.freethechildren.com
Take Action: A Guide to Active Citizenship
www.freethechildren.com
Otesha Book: From Junk to Funk!
www.otesha.ca
Guide to Action: Simple Steps Toward
Change
www.jointakingitglobal.org
The Guide-2-Action
www.dreamnow.ca
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way
we Make Things
www.mcdonough.com/cradle_to_cradle.htm
The Better World Handbook
www.betterworldhandbookfestival.org
Magazines
New
Inernationalist
The People, the ideas, the action
in the fight for global justice
www.newint.org
Alternatives Journal
Environmental thought, policy and
action
www.alternativesjournal.ca
Utne Magazine
A Different Read on Life
www.utne.com
Verge Magazine
Travel with Purpose
www.vergemagazine.ca
Checkerspot Magazine
www.checkerspotmagazine.ca
Documentaries
Being
Caribou
An NFB documentary about a young
husband-and-wife team's 1,500km walk
across the rugged Arctic tundra to
follow a herd of 120,000 caribou to
their breeding ground and in doing
so, raise awareness of current threats
to the caribou's survival.
To order: www.beingcaribou.com
Long Live a Free Magpie
A whitewater kayaking adventure of discovery and hope, as a small group
of the world's best kayakers, bring national attention to the possible damning
and thus endangerment of the Magpie River of Northern Quebec.
To order: www.helipress.com
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