Wednesday, 8 April 2009 | posted by Katherine_BC
In June, Global Changemakers from across the African continent will come together for a 4-day meeting in Cape Town immediately preceding their presence at the World Economic Forum on Africa. We also invite Changemakers from the rest of the world who have an interest in Africa to apply.
The participants who will attend the African Youth Forum June 3-12, 2009 have been chosen. They will have a chance to participate in the World Economic Forum on the Africa where you will interact with the leaders who are shaping our world. Read more about this on the events page.
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8 April 2009
Being a Global Changemaker is truly an honor. We are so frequently given decent chances to promote our activism and make our voice heard. Thank you, British Council!
8 April 2009
Terrific opportunity!
8 April 2009
If we applied to Middle-East Youth forum can we also apply to the African one. If we have to choose I’d like to transfer my application from middle-east to Africa. How can I do that? Also what’s the maximum age for participants
Thanks!
9 April 2009
do we need to upload an video entry as we did for the global changemakers?i’m so thrilled
))) hope to see you all again soon!!
kisses from Italy
9 April 2009
This is a great opportunity and i will love to be there.
9 April 2009
Will love to enjoy from this opportunity.
10 April 2009
This seems like a great opportunity, I will definitely apply for it!!!!!!!!!!
13 April 2009
There’s not a space on the online application form for one to select Gender, and it doesn’t allow you to proceed without entering your Gender. I think your IT person should take a look at it asap. Thanks!
13 April 2009
The world is only as strong as its weakest link, and as weak as its strongest link. Collective activism is human dynamism. So come on, let’s do this!
13 April 2009
I tried to fill the form online but, is give me a bit problem on my birthday with is 10/5/89. I really need your advice on this direction.
Many thanks
13 April 2009
I would like to thanks Global Changemakers and British Council who take up such initiatives and and create opportunities worldwide for today’s youth!
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14 April 2009
it wil be great to see everyone and host you guys in my home country I will be there too. So all you guys prepare yourselves to embrace the Dumela spirit….and you Chiara Palieri, my superstar turn Batgirl cat wait to see you again. You awesome.
14 April 2009
aaaaahhhh i hope to hug you again happy!!i really hope we’ll make our voice heard in the forum,in Africa.The motherland!
14 April 2009
Thanks to British Council for this rare opportunity for youths to take action on global issues.
14 April 2009
This is really a great opportunity for some of us. Congrats British Council. Keep it up.
16 April 2009
TAKE IT FROM ME AM ON BOARD. KEEP IT UP
16 April 2009
I’m so sorry I’ll be busy that time with studying for my entrance exams but wish U guys great time . . . Chiara hug them from me if you see them . . .:D
16 April 2009
Hi everyone! I’d love to take part in the Africa youth group and hope to get listed.
18 April 2009
My quest to better the lives of youths in Nigeria earned me the “5th Annual Nigerian Youth Leadership Award” in November 2008. I believe the forth-coming Africa Youth Forum is an opportunity for me to participate in the quest to better the lives of every African youth. I have applied for the forum and I wish to be considered. It will serve as a golden opportunity for the true changemakers to air our voices.
18 April 2009
Owsome idea! it’s a great oppourtunity for us,the youth ,to be heard. It’s going to be great like it was in Guildford.Thank you GCM team and Brithish Council. And i an looking forward to embrace the Dumella sprit.
18 April 2009
i am a Nigerian living in egypt for so long now i have reading about british council projects on changemaker ,i am very please with it for only and one of the way a change can turn the terrorost organisation and drug caltel off fro our wider societies.
I would like to joing this great project communuty .
Thanks
Smith
20 April 2009
Mintwab Abebe…Dumela my dear. hope to see you in Cape Town
20 April 2009
NELSON MANDELA once said - “there is no easy walk to freedom anywhere”. Implicit to his statement is my quest to ensure that my participation in the forth-coming African Youth Forum, will serve as a platform for us to discuss issues concerning the establishment of efficient Youth Parliaments in our respective African countries, in order to ensure the rights of every African youth is taken into consideration by our policy makers.
21 April 2009
my own perspective is that when we meet with the Africa Leaders it will prepare we the leader on how we too can manage this when we too get there i believe if we have been opportune to meet with we will know how to take care of something when we are also in power
21 April 2009
It will be nice meeting youth of Africa to discuss issues. Really we are the leaders of tomorrow.
21 April 2009
Great comment Ibrahim! You couldn’t of said it better! I think that goes for every developing country, youth participation is such an important measure to allow young peoples voices to be heard and listened to by decision makers, that is exactly what the British Council does best by gracing us as young people with these fantastic opportunities!
21 April 2009
HAPPY… DUMELAAA!
22 April 2009
community awareness with young people at the forefront of advocacy should not only encouraged for what it stands for and the ripple effects it generates, but should also be encouraged for the added value it brings to the enrichment of African communities. thank you guys for this forum.
22 April 2009
This is the oppoturnity that we need to work with it.
23 April 2009
Hi
The forum would be a very good oppoturnity for we young people to air our voice on issues that concern us.
I have applied for the programme and i only hope i am selected to attend.
Hope to see you guys in Cape town.
23 April 2009
Hi
on the profile of Global Change Maker it was state that Global Changemakers will create and support a large global network of future young activists and social entrepreneurs aged between 16 and 25 and develop them into Changemakers.
But on the application it is request for applicant within the age bracket of 16 - 23, i think there is a contracdition about the Age.
I also think it would be fair for youth in africa within the age bracket of 16 - 25 to apply for the programme rather that restricting it to 16-23 years old youth.
I think we should also consider other young people from africa that would want to be a part of this forum but dont have access cam coder, or phones with camaera to make 2 minute video.
23 April 2009
I am counting my application as my yearning opportunity to be in british council ‘s programme and this will serve as a very good chance to enable meet with great minds of same ideas to focus on developmental project.
Still trying to upload my video application and thanks for the great/educative programme that you provide.
24 April 2009
its so nice
24 April 2009
im tanzanian living in a region called shinyanga i have read about british council project on change maker.pleaz i would like to join this project
25 April 2009
hello world. My name is yeabsera and I am from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I have read this informations and i am very happy that youths from every corner of the world are applying to become a global changemaker, and i also found my self having a deep interest to be an influential global change maker. I am aslo under a project in the british council in AddisAbaba .
In Ethiopia, I would really like to see changes specially on the youth education process and many many things which needs to get in form, so I would really love to be a participant in your project and contribute by best as a global-changemaker, thank you.
Yeabsera From AddisAbaba
25 April 2009
I THANK GOD FOR A OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS WHERE THE YOUTH COULD BE AN EMBASSEDOR TO THEIR FUTURE AND THE WORLD AT LARGE. THE YOUTH COULD VOICE THEIR OPINION ABOUT ISSUES CONCERNING THEM. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY. THE YOUTH FOR THE FUTURE.
25 April 2009
It is such a nice opportunity for youth to share their potentials and experience
27 April 2009
The opportunity is such a great one.
I however request that the deadline is postponed because the application process involves ICT for which most Youths in Africa dont have easy access to or are not very versed with.thanks
27 April 2009
hello everyone;
Can anyone tell me that when is the last day for uploading the video on youtube ??
27 April 2009
Great opportunity for the Oped and wide minded Youth.
Sure I have applied through British a Great service Provider and Informatio Informer.
Hope to Be there then and discuss Africa.
29 April 2009
The foundation of
United Actions is vision
united with pragmatism.
Practical solutions are the
principal force to bring
change to humanity and to
the world at large. It is critical
that we transform ideals, ideas
and words into concerted
global action.
Change starts within ourselves.
By doing and by acting, we
shall ‘be the change’, we shall
lead change and we shall
create positive change and
development on a global scale.
Anything is possible as long
as you are totally committed,
give your best and never give
up.
Don’t wait for solutions; create
them.”
Thank to the British Council to give me this opportunity to participate at the African Youth Forum and World Economic Forum.
Rock Power
Volunteer United Actions Ambassador in the Democratic Republic of Congo
29 April 2009
Hey moses Ssenyonyi,are you Uganda?
If so,i hoope you qualify.
Was delayed due to video uploading issues and the application is noe closed.So am definately out
I hope you represent our issues.
30 April 2009
I remain the WORLD Renowed,Vibrant and Eloquent Public Speaker and Writer.
Change as i always say is Inevictable. The Only thing that can not be change by change is CHANGE. For this reason ... Change must come.
There is a cry for Change in Africa ... there s a yearinig for a performing generation to arise.
And as my MENTOR LES BROWN says ... If you want to think hard enough to go out and fight for it, to work day and night for it,to give up your time,peace and sleep for it. If all that you dream and scream is about it and Life seems useless and worthless without it and if you gladly sweat for it, fetch for it ,plan for it and loose all your terror of the opposition for it and if you simply go after those things that you want with all of your capacity,strenght and sagacity,faith,hope and confidence and stand when there is adversity with the help of God you’ll get it.
CHANGE IS POSSIBLE IN AFRICA !!!
3 May 2009
hello there everyone,being just a national changemaker has brought infinite changes to my life as an individual and my community as a whole.I am who i am thanks to the british council and the terrific opportununities offered.Hope i become a global change maker as such my ideas can be shared with the greater community.see you guys in Cape town
3 May 2009
It is a great opportunity for African Young Leaders to met one place and debate. I am from the Horn of Africa,Ethiopia and who participating in different youth activities also Young Director of short documetary films. I hope to see you in South Africa, Cape town.
cheers
4 May 2009
For CHANGE to be there, there should be innovation hey! get it from me, i never follow a used path because I believe it only leads to where everyone else has been. i believe for me to b an active tool of CHANGE, i should embark on xCHANGE because it enlightens me on areas i have never thot about, hence leading to CHANGE of doing things, “innovation”. so, i believe being part of international forums like the AYF is such a gr8 opportunity for xCHANGE leading to INNOVATION then CHANGE…. INTERESTING HUH!
4 May 2009
I can see that all the youths around the world are ready for Change. Can we stand up to make the change real. Hope to meet you all @ SA.
4 May 2009
I can see all of us here are really ready for the Change. I think we can start from somewhere and we see the change in our community.
Hope to meet u all @ SA.
Have a nice time.
5 May 2009
hello, would love to attend the African youth Forum to express my passionate beliefs and views on how Africa can be the continent we truly deserve
5 May 2009
Hi there every one, Intellectual exchange is one of the most important resources in the industry of global change, which for so long has been ignored, forgotten or simply relegated to the bachground. If Africa should change then, the rythm of the socio-economic and political tune of the day must be a blend of the ideas of the young and the old, the rich and the poor, the previledge and underpreviledge. All opinoins count, small wonder, to get pure gold, one must be ready to get soiled with mud. If only we can be able to come together, to weave a fine fabric of properly sieved ideas from around the globe, then we can start thinking of becomming “GLOBALCHANGEMAKERS”. if we have to enjoy good music from a piano, we certainly, must make good use of the white and the black keys.” come to think of this ” together we stand, divided we crumble”
Thanks to the BC for giving us such an opportunity. Hope We Meet in Z A soon
6 May 2009
There is no greater achievement than making a positive impact on our world…Together let’s change the world for good, the youth forum is Cape Town is a starting point…Can’t wait to see you guys in SA.