EAP YIF WINNERS - Round 2 Y2Y and EAP VP are pleased to announce the winners of the second round of the EAP Youth Innovation Fund Y2Y and EAPVP would like to thank all of those who applied for submitting excellent proposals. The Selection Committee has chosen the following four proposals to be funded with US $10,000 (in alphabetical order, by title) Cambodian Youth Business Skills Training and water Health in Cambodia - Geoff Revell Addressing the Transport Needs of the Youth by the Youth in China - Mariana Torres Nurturing Change: High Schools as "Innocation Incubators" for Environmentally Sustainable Business Development in Indonesia - Marieke Van der Zon and Gerardo Sanchez Martinez Blended Learning program on Mother and Child Health Education for Mongolian Youth in Mongolia - Yuka Yabashi CONGRATULATIONS!!

  The Youth 2 Youth Community (Y2Y) & The East Asia and the Pacific Region (EAP)  Announce a Call for Proposals for  The Youth Innovation Fund for East Asia and the Pacific  Y2Y and the EAP Region launched the first round of the EAP Youth Innovation Fund to create opportunities for young professionals at the Bank to (a) actively channel the collective ideas, knowledge and energy of young people inside and outside the World Bank Group into the institution as stakeholders in development, and (b) build partnerships between these two groups to empower youth as catalysts for change.  In coordination with the EAP Vice Presidency, this Fund will be applicable to projects in EAP countries. The total corpus for the Fund is USD 40,000. Y2Y and EAP encourage applications from all young staff (32 years of age or younger), including YPs, JPAs, ACS and consultants.  Extended Deadline: November 14, 2007  For more details, contact Erika Lorenzanaor Raj Raina.  CLICK FOR APPLICATION FORM and APPLICATION GUIDELINES.  Please stand-by for a more user-friendly application portal, which is currently being updated. In the meantime, please refer to the application guidelines and application form above and submit applications to Erika or Raj, copied to youthcommunity@worldbank.org. Thank you.  |