The Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF) announced the “ICYF Young Volunteers Camp” program to provide young people with practical knowledge and guidance to help and support communities during epidemics, natural disasters, and humanitarian crises.
As the world is undergoing unprecedented change, everyone needs to join forces to act collectively and support each other during these difficult times. Volunteering is the crucial and important solution at this very moment to bring people together and mobilize them accordingly where help is most needed.
Camp Objectives
The ICYF Youth Volunteer Camps have the following specific goals:
• Designing the right framework for a voluntary training program during any type of crisis as a long-term solution
• Create an effective partnership network and community to build the capacity of volunteers
• Empowering leading youth organizations to manage to volunteer
• Strengthening the capabilities of young volunteers through interactive training
• Promote the human rights of volunteers during humanitarian crises through civic education and human rights.
• Creating a network between youth organizations for effective cooperation to find sustainable solutions during the pandemic and humanitarian crises in the world.
• Raising youth awareness of the universal values of volunteerism
• Providing a platform for exchanging experiences, lessons learned, and ideas about youth volunteering and its impact.
• Share best examples of successful youth volunteering initiatives
• To enable participants to improve themselves in project preparation for various funding sources and project cycle management
Location and date
Location: Antalya, Turkey
Date: 5-10 July for young women
July 12-17 for youth
Requirements
Eligibility and selection of participants
The final selection will be made by the organizing committee. The applicant must meet the following criteria:
● A citizen of a country that is a member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation or a representative of a Muslim community in a country that is not a member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
● Ability to communicate in English.
● Age between 18-30
● Previous experience in humanitarian and volunteer work
● Ability to work in teams.
● Volunteer background (article, project, photo, video, etc.).
● Participation in/or coordinating the project related to volunteering.
● Influential leaders in his community
● Passionate and responsible to attend the full camp training program.
Important note: Only selected participants will be informed of the eligibility of their applications.
Selection announcement:
Selected participants will receive an email confirmation with logistics and program details. Due to the limited time, there will be no opportunity to inform those who were not selected. Public information on the selection results will be published in ICYF and social media accounts
costs
Camp Will Cover Travel, Accommodation, and Other Costs: As part of the ICYF Youth Volunteer Camp, ICYF will provide participants with two options to cover travel costs. Applications will be evaluated in two ways. The costs of meals, accommodation, internal transportation, and city tours will be covered by the host organization.
Certification: Fully attended participants will be awarded a certificate issued by ICYF and program partners.
Note: The location of the camp is being arranged to take into account the measures of COVID 19 and the date of the camp is planned in line with the international travel regulations for Turkey as a host country. Due to COVID 19 precautions, please be aware that the camp format may be changed from face to face to online. Please follow ICYF's social media accounts for the latest updates on this.
CONTACT
For more questions
Email: volunteer@icyforum.org
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