21/09/2022
OPEN CALL FOR AFRICAN YOUTH VOLUNTEERS AT THE 17TH GLOBAL INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM (ECA-FUNDED)
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In July 2022, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) formed and launched the African Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Task Force (TF). A key objective of the African IGF Task Force is to ensure African youth are effectively, inclusively, and actively involved in the 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 28 November to 2 December 2022 under the theme "A Resilient Internet for a Sustainable Future."
As part of this initiative, ECA will train 80 African youth from five African regions about the IGF process and provide them with the necessary capacity to support the 17th IGF. The selected volunteers will be placed in various services, including Rapporteur, Technical, Conference, Media and Communication, Webcast and Zoom Meeting moderation and Side Events to support the 17th IGF.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Applicants are invited to submit applications according to the following criteria:
Age eligibility: Youth from all five regions of the continent between 18 and 30 are eligible to apply. Applicants accepted to volunteer must arrive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by the recommended travel date and have the required documentation.
100% attendance is mandatory. The selected youth must commit to four days online training on Internet Governance between October 10th and 14th, through the Policy and Regulation Initiative for Digital Africa (PRIDA) Moodle platform, along with various orientations and onboarding sessions.
Self-nominations are accepted. As part of the UNECA IGF TF 2022 mandate, UNECA invites all stakeholders to nominate volunteers. Recommendations from the following institutions would be given special consideration: the African IGF Secretariat; the National, Regional, and Youth focal points/coordinators of registered NRIs (at the national and regional levels); The Ministry of Innovation and Technology Ethiopia; the African IGF Media; the Africa Cyber Security Expert Group and the AU ECOSOCC.
Applicants who have already been selected and funded by GIZ, ISOC, and the UK government are NOT eligible to apply.
Application Deadline: FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2022 11:59 EAT.