From 13-19 November 2011, 60 Global Changemakers from 45 countries met in the UK for a week of networking, training and project planning.
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The fifth Global Youth Summit (High Wycombe, UK) took place in November 2010, bringing together 60 young social entrepreneurs, community activists and volunteers from around the world.
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In August 2010, the first regional summit for Latin America and the Caribbean took place in Teresopolis, Brazil. Bringing together 60 young social entrepreneurs, community activists and volunteers from the region, the summit resulted in seven Regional Action Projects (RAPs) being launched.
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Several regional workshops took place throughout 2010. In addition, 15 Changemakers participated in the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa in Marrakesh, Morocco where they were featured in a BBC debate on the topic of “Peace in the Middle East: Are the right people talking?”
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5 Changemakers attended the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos in January 2010
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The fourth Global Youth Summit, taking place in High Wycombe, UK, moved from its previous slot in January to November 2009. The summit brought 60 Changemakers from around the world together for a week of training, workshops and planning sessions, helping them develop their Community Action Projects. Six of the participants went on to represent the Global Changemakers at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010 and were featured in 28 private and public sessions.
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Several regional workshops took place throughout 2009, including a youth summit in Doha, Qatar.
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In June 2009, Global Changemakers convened 83 young community activists and social entrepreneurs in Cape Town, South Africa. Five of the African Changemakers represented the network at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2009 in Cape Town.
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In April 2009, 20 Changemakers met in Greenwich, UK during the G20 London Summit. During the week, they met with Rt Hon Gordon Brown and Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling. Together with school children from around the UK, they composed a youth declaration on economic crisis, which was presented to Foreign Secretary David Milliband.
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Six participants represented the network at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009, sharing the panel “Shaping the Post-Crisis World: Views from the Next Generation” with President Mary Robinson.
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The third Global Youth Summit took place in January 2009, featuring 60 community activists and social entrepreneurs. The summit introduced the Community Action Projects (CAPs).
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In March 2008, the first regional event for North Africa as well as the Near and Middle East took place in Dubai, convening 120 young leaders. Several of them went on to represent the growing network at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2008 in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. More regional events took place throughout the year.
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Six representatives of the group took part in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 in Davos, Switzerland, speaking in the session “Future Shifts” with co-panelists Emma Thompson and Sadako Ogata.
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In January 2008, 60 community activists from around the world, aged 16-19, came together in Guildford, UK for the second Global Youth Summit.
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Five Changemakers attended the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2007 in Davos, Switzerland, taking part in the “Wisdom of Youth” panel together with Rt Hon Gordon Brown and HMQ Rania of Jordan.
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The first Global Youth Summit took place in Greenwich, UK in January 2007. The event featured 60 global participants aged 20-25, five of whom went on to represent the group at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2007 in Davos, Switzerland, taking part in the “Wisdom of Youth” panel together with Rt Hon Gordon Brown and HMQ Rania of Jordan.
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how can i attend a summit?
We hold public calls for applications for our summits. Watch the website for updates – there will definitely be an application process for this year’s Global Youth Summit starting this summer.
We then select the sixty most suitable candidates from the pool of applications, and these get to attend a summit.
I dnt mind to be part of the coming one……..
okey thanks. I am real waiting for it in this year,i won’tlose any updates.
As i read the application Process and i saw that for application applicant should be 24 year old. But the question rises that what is the criteria for above then 24. now i am 27. can i apply.?
Satisfied answer is required in this regard.
Thanks
My question also same about age relaxation in this regard.
@Farrukh and adeel: applicants must be 18-24 on the first day of the summit (17 July). If you’re older or younger than that, you’re not eligible.
Goodevening Sir,i would like to know about the application and its process.
Hi Thulasiraman, Im not to sure what you would like to know specifically. Can you clarify?
i want to send you the action picture of my event tagged Dream Fest an event to mark GSYD 2011 in port harcourt, Nigeria with the kids of LIFE TIME CARING HOME.
Thank U
how does one qualify for the world economic forums.
thanks
Does anyone can join the global youth summit ? Please help me.
@Kevin-Guite: You’ll find all the relevant information here: http://www.global-changemakers.net/uncategorized/global-youth-summit-2011-call-for-applications.
@GITAU-THABANJA: For WEF events we submit a list of candidates fitting the profile to the organisers; they are the ones who make the final selection.