Young Ambassador Program
The Young Ambassadors Program is a leadership development program for senior or graduating high school seniors. The goal of the program is to create a team of young champions in the field of service learning via the YES Network Pakistan organization and its resources. This program will provide new experiences and resources to young people and prepares them for a lifetime of leadership and community service.
Students with a passion and commitment to the promotion of service learning will be selected to participate in the program. The Young Ambassador program is designed to seek, groom and raise exceptional talent from all over the country for the promotion of service learning program. Central to the Young Ambassador program is the principle that young people drive opportunity, engagement and change for other young people.
Eligibility
Admission is competitive.To be eligible for the program you must:
- I. Be nominated by the Principal of the School
- II. Be fluent in both Urdu and English Languages
- III. Be available for 15 hours per month
- IV. Be passionate to give something back to the society
Benefits of Participating in the Young Ambassadors Program
- Trainings to deliver the message effectively
- Nominal Stipends for conducting sessions
- Local and International Traveling for sharing of experiences
- Public Speaking Opportunities to motivate and encourage other young people and institutions
- Partnership Building Opportunities with Leading International Institutions for starting and scaling-up service learning programs
- Interest and Inflation Free Seed Funding (for higher education and setting-up of micro social enterprise)
Structure
The Young Ambassadors will meet with various stakeholders for the promotion of service learning program. They will also give talks to students of different schools to motivate and encourage them to start service learning projects. The will be provided trainings and exposure to interact with the renowned leaders of the world.
Application Contents
The Young Ambassadors Program application includes:
A complete application form. The application includes short statement (300 words) about the need of service learning program in Pakistan and your experience of participating in the service learning program.
All application materials are due no later than 5 pm on March 5, 2011.
