We are currently seeking a Communications Team Leader to oversee our Communications Team, including all IYPF internal and external communications such as our monthly newsletter, website and other special projects. This is a voluntary position primarily email and internet based (from your desk anywhere in the world!) requiring approx. 5 -10 hours commitment per week.

This role would suit someone with Journalism or similar experience, who is looking to expand their skills and contribute to the global community. Experience leading a team and particularly online operations would be highly regarded.

Send your expression of interest to brittjacobsen [at] iypf [dot] org.

1. A youth workshop program training young social change and sustainability activists in the Australian Capital Territory, starting Wed Nov 29 2006

See here - http://www.tigblog.org/group/otherwise/post/69223


2. Bright Young Minds - apply by Nov 29 for the Summit in January 2007

See here - http://iypf-inform.tigblog.org/post/61037 - NOTE: applications extended until Nov 29

and also more below


3. Youth LEAD in various sites around Australia from now until April 2007

See below for more info


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Bright Young Minds Summit 2007

From: "David Price"

Brightest Young Minds In a nutshell BYM is a not for profit organisation that selects the 100 most likely future leaders of Australia in all areas (from science, to politics, to the arts). We gather these 100 at a summit (inaugural Australian summit 21-25 Jan 2007), which educates how social responsibility enhances their personal success. They also brainstorm solutions and launch initiatives (viable ones get corporate or government backing) to address pressing issues facing the country. Throughout the summit they are addressed by leading visionaries, such as Tim Costello, David Bussau etc (see www.bym.com.au for a complete list)

The programme has been running in South Africa for 7 years and has led to initiatives such as:

I. Two of the 2002 delegates led a team to launch Tsiba, which is a totally free university based in Cape Town, South Africa. Tsiba offers A-rated business degrees to previously disadvantaged South Africans who are unable to afford university fees (it currently admits 80 students per year). On its current growth path Tsiba will soon offer degrees to hundreds of students per year. (www.tsiba.org.za)

“The education offered is designed to make students relevant, truly empowered, integrated citizens and leaders that are skilled and equipped to build the South African economy and society.” ~South African President Thabo Mbeki talking in paliament about CIDA which is the Johannesburg campus in the same model as Tsiba.


II. A delegate along with 5 other individuals started a charity called The Mindset Network. The Mindset Network aims to assist the poverty-stricken on a mass scale with the issues of health, schooling, and livelihood. Within 2 years she helped grow the charity to ten times it original size. It is now endorsed by the Government’s Department of Health, Department of Education and Department of Communication. It currently employs a staff of over 60 people. (www.mindset.co.za)

“Mindset is the best comprehensive programme I have seen so far that addresses the key constraints to enhance the quality of education in South Africa.” ~Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, Managing Director, World Bank, April 2003


III. Three 2004 BYM delegates are setting up a Model United Nations for the entire African Union for the promotion of the ‘African Renaissance’


IV. A 2003 delegate set up an import business called Sapna (“dreams”) –this is considered a social venture as it provides many jobs in a country with 40% unemployment.


V. A 2003 delegate set up a community scholarship scheme – for the disadvantaged in Durban, South Africa


VI. A 2003 delegate set up the Learners' Lifeskills Centre at Manenberg High on the Cape Flats. This organization teaches necessary lifeskills to school children who do not have a stable home environment. This is a pilot programme and if successful will be replicated in other schools.


VII. A 2003 delegate is setting up an organization that inspires and assists adult female factory workers to finish their high schooling.


VIII. A 2002 delegate (with assistance from the The Shuttleworth Foundation) set up Twenty30 which is a volunteer consulting model. This organization gets young professionals to volunteer and mentor youths in Soweto – a township with shacks with little access to water and electricity. This model will be replicated in 2006 in other South African townships.


IX. A 2002 delegate initiated the Colloquium for Social Entrepreneurs which has the objectives to build a network of Social Entrepreneurs in Southern Africa, develop a body of knowledge on Social Entrepreneurship and support the effectiveness of Social Entrepreneurs in the NGO sector


The application period has been extended, and now closes on midnight Nov 29

Regards,

The BYM Team


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Oz GREEN’s Youth LEAD program

Inspiration - Action - Tools to Make a Difference !!!

An innovative eco-social action and leadership training program designed to give young people the skills, motivation and opportunities to lead the way to a sustainable future.

Northern Rivers NSW – 6-8 Oct 2006
South Sydney – 21-23 October 2006
Adelaide – 25-27 November 2006
Glasshouse Mountains, SE Qld – 9-11 December 2006
Melbourne – 9-11 December 2006
Alice Springs – 14-16 April 2007
Darwin – 20-22 April 2007

New adult program based on Youth LEAD:
‘Leading with the Heart’, Bucketty NSW (just north of Sydney) – 13-15 October 2006

http://www.ozgreen.org.au (follow the links from What’s New)

Innovation, Advancement, and Best Practices To Achieve Global Goals: Unite For Sight's Fourth Annual International Health Conference
http://uniteforsight.org/conference/2007/index.php

300+ Renowned Speakers From North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe - An Energizing Weekend of Ideas and Exchange of Best Practices to Achieve Global Goals and to Make a Difference

When: April 14-15, 2007

Where: Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA

Theme: "Innovation, Advancement, and Best Practices To Achieve Global Goals"

Who should attend? Anyone interested in eye care, international health, medicine, health education, health promotion, public health, international service, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits, or microenterprise

Conference Goal: To exchange ideas across disciplines about best practices in public health, medicine and research, and international health and development.

Join over 1,500 leaders, doctors, professionals, and students from 5 continents. More than 300 speakers about eye care, public health, international development, entrepreneurship, microfinance, policy and advocacy, bioethics, and medicine.

300 more young people are sought from all regions of the world who are currently working with others in their communities to achieve positive change. From 2007 until 2010, Oxfam will facilitate programs to build their skills and knowledge, facilitate exchange and support their action in their communities. Applications close on 31 January 2007.

For more information, and to apply, go to www.iyp.oxfam.org.

Staff Recruitment
www.iypf.org/employment.htm

The IYPF is looking for young professionals who want to develop their skills and interests through working with our global network. If you have time and energy to invest in the IYPF and helping us to achieve our vision and mission, we have a range of positions available and opening up over the coming months as we set ourselves up for 2007 and beyond. Opportunities range from short-term research tasks, to website editing and development, to creating new IYPF products for members, to supporting members to have impact on their local communities through projects and events, to helping organise our next international conference.

To express your interest, send an e-mail to our HR Officer, Britt Jacobsen via brittjacobsen@iypf.org and indicate what your interests and skills are, what contribution you are looking to make, and attach a recent CV.