Please help promote two funded places for African Youth to go to Rio+20

Hello All,

We were wondering if you could help the UNCSD Major Group of Children and Youth to publicise two funded places for African youth representation at Rio+20 on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

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Selected youth representatives will receive full funding to cover return ticket to Rio de Janeiro, accommodation and daily subsistence from 10 June until 22 June 2012 in order to take part in the following Rio+20 events:

§  Youth Blast: 10-12 June 2012

§  3rd Preparatory Committee: 13-15 June 2012

§  Four Days of Dialogue on Sustainable Development: 16-19 June 2012

§  Rio+ 20 Conference: 20-22 June 2012

Please find the the detailed Call for Applications including an applicationhere German funding youth-application_Rio+20 and German funding youth-application_Rio+20_final. Deadline for applications is Monday, 20 February 2012, 16.00 GMT. Please submit applications, using the attachedform, to africanyouth.rio20@googlemail.com.

If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact Germany's Official Youth Delegates: Lena Mäckelburg (lmm.wdst@yahoo.com) or Felix Beck (felix@rioplus20s.org) or the Organising Partners–Ivana (ivana.savich@gmail.com), Kiara (Kiara.youth@gmail.com) or Ben (ben@rioplus20s.org)

Please note that applications that are not complete (that means including the application form and all requested details) or by those over 26 years of age will not be considered.