Call of Participants for Youth Dialogue on

‘We are One’

 

World Youth Foundation will organize the Asia Europe Youth Dialogue with the theme "We Are One" in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia, Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia, the State Government of Melaka, and various other agencies. The Dialogue also has the support of the Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) and will be held from June 30 to 4 July 2007 in Melaka, Malaysia.

 

This Dialogue will contribute to the forthcoming ASEM Meeting of Ministers on Cultures to be held in 16^th – 17^th July 2007 in Kuala Lumpur.  Malaysia is the host of this important event and supporting this Dialogue seems an important step in cooperating cultural understanding among youth in the ASEM region.

 

This Dialogue will contribute to forge partnership between Asia (ASEM Region) and Europe that is based in equal partnership, mutual respect and mutual understanding – all part of the ASEM process.

 

“We are One" will also provide a unique opportunity for young people from ASEM and Europe to discuss and understand the different cultural and social priorities and beliefs in their regions thus cultivating a culture of peace and dialogue.

 

The objectives of this Dialogue are:

 

Ø        To create awareness of cultural differences at local, national and international level, as well as to identify existing common ground.

Ø        To increase inter-cultural dialogue and build bridges between those of different faith and ethnicity especially between young people of Asia and Europe.

Ø        To encourage initiatives aimed at promoting understanding of the diverse cultures of countries in Asia and Europe particularly among the younger generation.

 

Application Criteria :

• Be a national of an ASEM country
• 2 participants per country
• 18 – 30  years of age

• Youth representatives from various national youth coordination councils or a civil society organization, including those working in institutions promoting cultural dialogue, think tanks or those in accomplishments like education, arts, media from Asia and Europe.

Please not that ‘No travel assistance’ available.

 

Application Procedure :

Please fill the attached application form and send by either email or fax to the Foundation latest by 31^st May 2007. Please include in not more than 20 lines a brief biographical note of yourself on a separate sheet of paper.

 

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