National Youth Council Recruiting Youth Ambassadors

(The Valley, Anguilla) - The Anguilla National Youth Council in collaboration with the Department of Youth and Culture  is in the process of recruiting young people between the ages of 18‐29 years for membership in  the  National  Youth  Ambassador  Corps.  The  National  Youth  Ambassador  Corps  (NYAC)  is  a  component of the National Youth Council’s Youth Empowerment programme. The programme seeks  to  create  an  enabling  environment  for  youth  participation  within  national  and  international decision‐making processes.
 
Youth Ambassadors are trained and organised to support the development and implementation  of  national  development  policy  and  to  increase  the  capacity  of  young  people  for  effective  leadership and advocacy. To achieve this, youth ambassadors carry out the following functions:

1. Represent  the  interests  of  young  people  in  various  public  boards,  committees, consultations and fora
2. Research and document youth perspectives on  development issues
3. Educate young people about development issues 
4. Serve as a consultation mechanism for policy makers and development agencies
5. Train young people to be leaders and advocates for youth development

In  2008  ‐  2010  Youth  Ambassadors  planned  and  implemented  the  National  Conference  on Youth and Development, the Open Mic discussion on constitutional reform, and the Election Youth Rally 2010; they worked on teams developing a Child Protection Action Plan for Anguilla, conducting the review of Comprehensive Education in Anguilla, developing a Culture policy for Anguilla among others; and they represented the perspectives of Anguilla’s young people in Trinidad at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, in Suriname at the CARICOM heads of Government meeting, in the Commonwealth Regional Youth Caucus and the CARICOM `1`Youth Ambassador Programme.
 
Young person who are interested should meet the following criteria:

1. Be 18‐29 years old on entry to the programme 
2. Have  a  history  of  active  involvement  and  leadership  in  youth  or  community organisations 
3. Have a good academic and/or professional record 
4. Be able to commit for at least one year of service 
5. Be a belonger of Anguilla 
6. Be  motivated  and  flexible  to  attend  a  range  of  activities  locally, regionally/internationally(as required by assignment) 
7. Possess the ability to work independently and as a team 

Persons desirous of being a member of the National Youth Ambassador Corps should contact the President of the Anguilla National Youth Council, Mr. Kasseem Forde at telephone 584‐6353 or Ms. Hyacinth Augustine, Programme Officer‐ Youth Development at telephone 498‐3792 or email nationalyouthcouncil.anguilla@gmail.com  or hyacinth.augustine@gov.ai for an application form and further information. The deadline date for application is 19th February, 2010.