Name of the Event: Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) Youth Fellowship Program 2024
Date: 22 June 2024
Working language: English
Last Date of Application: 13 May 2024
Link to Apply:
The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) Youth Fellowship Program is a seven-month capacity-building program designed to help youth leaders in CVF countries become active players in decision-making and policy discussions.
Championed and spearheaded by the Youth Climate Reality Leaders in the Philippines, the program aims to support the CVF by empowering a new generation of climate negotiators, policymakers, and lobbyists with the skills and knowledge to influence climate policy discussions across all levels.
Who can apply?
This program is for you if you:
are a citizen of a CVF member country (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jordan*, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine**, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, and Yemen)
can secure an endorsement from your country's UNFCCC Focal Point/ Head of Delegation for a UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) accreditation Party Badge
are currently working or volunteering with a youth-led or youth-serving climate organization
can attend the entire COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan from 08 to 25 November 2024
have excellent written and verbal skills in English
hold a passport valid until November 2025
DEI Commitment: The selection committee is dedicated to impartially evaluating all applicants, without any discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or ability.
How do I apply?
Interested applicants are required to complete the online application form by 13 May 2024.
The following are the documents required from the applicants:
CV highlighting your experience in climate work (PDF format)
Endorsement letter from the head of your climate organization (PDF format)
Endorsement letter from your UNFCCC Focal Point/Head of Delegation (PDF format)
Passport information page (PNG or JPG format)
What's the selection process and timeline?
Twenty (20) applicants will be chosen to take part in the program. The selection committee will be composed of individuals from the CVF Secretariat and The Climate Reality Project Philippines.
The timeline for the application process will be:
22 April - 13 May 2024: Open Call for Applications
13 - 18 May 2024: Shortlisting of Applicants
20 - 25 May 2024: Panel Interviews
05 June 2024: Announcement of CVF Youth Fellows
22 June 2024: Orientation
We are not the official organisers of the fellowship. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - keith.ancheta.ph@climatereality.com
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