Youth Advisory Board Member of AU-EU Youth Voices Lab 2024| Becoming a Youth Advisory Board Member of the AU-EU Youth Voices Lab is a highly impactful and rewarding experience. It offers young people the opportunity to engage in meaningful policy discussions, advocate for youth-centric issues, and drive change across two continents. Register now
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About Youth Advisory Board Member of AU-EU Youth Voices Lab
Are you passionate about the power of youth to take on global challenges? Do you want to join other young people from across Africa and Europe to build a better future and make a real difference? If you do, this is the opportunity for you!
One of the key initiatives facilitating this is the AU-EU Youth Voices Lab, a platform that fosters youth engagement and promotes meaningful dialogue between young people and policymakers across Africa and Europe.
A prominent part of this initiative is the Youth Advisory Board (YAB), which comprises members committed to ensuring youth voices are heard, amplified, and translated into actionable policies.
As a Youth Advisory Board Member of the AU-EU Youth Voices Lab, one plays a pivotal role in shaping discussions around youth empowerment, development, and cross-continental cooperation.
What is the Opportunity?
AU-EU Youth Voices Lab – Power of the Collective is an initiative co-funded by the European Union implemented by Oxfam, Restless Development, Search for Common Ground, Youthmakers Hub, and  ComDev Africa. AU-EU Youth Voices Lab – Power of the Collective (AU-EU Youth Voices Lab – PoC from herein) is a four-year project that seeks to create a more youth responsive and inclusive society.
The initiative is driven by five partners that combine expertise on youth-led and youth-informed work, and track record on tackling key issues of the Agenda 2063, the SDGs, and the AU-EU partnerships from a youth perspective.
AU-EU Youth Voices Lab – PoCÂ focuses on youth – ages 15 to 35, from different backgrounds, including young people living in hard-to-reach areas, and Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) – 8,000 youth civil society groups (Africa, Europe and African Diaspora in Europe), and enablers/decision-makers (AU and EU, governments, CSOs, Corporates, other).
Eligibility to becoming Youth Advisory Board Member of AU-EU Youth Voices Lab
They are looking to recruit the Members of the Youth Advisory Board and also giving power to young people from marginalised and vulnerable communities, young people who often experience barriers to accessing power and resources.
- Applicants are to Collaborate with Action-led activities organised during continental influencing spaces (e.g. if attending a key summit or conference related to the AU, EU, or the AU-EU partnership, to attend their parallel meetings or join their coalition work).
- Applicants must have the intention to commit to being part of the Youth Advisory Board for the full project period (3.5 years).
- As an active young advocate, part of a youth-led organisation, collective, group or movement (formal or informal).
- Applicants  must respect others in all their diverse identities, you place trust in the knowledge and capabilities of others and you have an open attitude towards their views and opinions.
- Applicants can build on your own knowledge and experience as a young leader in creating social change in one or more of the following areas: youth-led development, governance, education, gender, environment, climate justice, employment, health, rights-based initiatives, community development and advocacy.
- Applicant experience in working with grants or budget management is an asset.
- Applicants age must be between 15 and 35 years old.
- Â Have a working proficiency in English and/or French.
- Must current resident in one of the project’s implementing countries: Burundi, Burkina Faso, Ghana, South Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Tunisia and Belgium.
Step by Step Guide to Register and becoming Youth Advisory Board Member of AU-EU Youth Voices Lab
- You will need to fill out a short application to be considered for the Youth Advisory Board.
- Share a short video (maximum 5 minutes), responding to the questions in the application form
- Got more questions? Want to learn more about the Youth Advisory Board? Check out our Terms of Reference or get in touch by emailing infotanzania@restlessdevelopment.org
Applications Deadline: 12:00 midnight, EAT, 20th September 2024
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YAB members have a unique opportunity to ensure that youth voices are not only heard but are integral to shaping the future of Africa and Europe.
By fostering collaboration, advocating for inclusive policies, and amplifying the concerns of young people, Youth Advisory Board Members play a crucial role in bridging the gap between generations and geographies.
