The WHIS Youth Ambassador programme is a flagship initiative. This initiative seeks to place young people within ongoing conversations around the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as enhance the active role and capacity of young people to respond to challenges around the world.
The role of the Youth Ambassadors will be as follows:
- To enhance knowledge building and promote understanding among young people on health and wellbeing issues, global and continental frameworks, policies, programs, and cross-sectional thematic interlinkages with the UN sustainable Development Goals
- To assist in providing platforms for participation and engagement of young people on health issues to incorporate their valuable perspective and insight into the policy making process.
- To amplify the voices of youth across the world through dialogue, advocacy, and representation, underscoring health and wellbeing as accelerators for sustainable development.
- To contribute to knowledge base including through innovative research, development of policy papers, and creative content on global health issues around the world. To become a WHIS Ambassador:
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You must be between the age of 18 and 35
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Demonstrate strong interest in Global Health and SDGs
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Be a member of a vibrant youth group and have the ability to impact young people across communities
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Be willing to commit to become a WHIS Youth Ambassador for 12 months
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Be fluent in English
Benefits of becoming a WHIS Ambassador
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Recognition as a positive change maker and influencer, particularly in promoting global health and sustainable development
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Trainings and development on global health
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Opportunities to speak at WHIS (Minimum of one global virtual event per year)
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Recognition and listing as a contributor to global health change
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Letter of commendation from WHIS and certification on completion Expression of interest closes 7th September 2023 Programme will start October 2024 and run until October 2025