Author(s):
Chayer Amelie <amelie@icbl.org> .
Wednesday 11 August 2010
Youth Leaders Forum 2009 participants on stage at the Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World. Photo: Giovanni Diffidenti
Mines Action Canada's Youth Leaders Forum will be held in Vientiane, Lao PDR from November 8-12th in conjunction with the First Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
The theme for this year's forum is "Take the Next Step to Ban Cluster Bombs!" in light of the First Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the window of opportunity for accessions.
Bringing together seasoned youth activists and those who are new to the issue, the YLF generally focuses on skills building sessions and real-time practice opportunities for topics such as lobbying and advocacy strategies; fundraising and grant management; media relations; volunteer management and much more! Wherever possible, the YLF is structured using a participatory peer-to-peer learning model and real-time practice opportunities. In addition to skills and practice, we will also be looking at how to take next steps on the two-year Youth Action Plan, developed at the Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World in Colombia last year, aimed at advancing the goals of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and the Cluster Munition Coalition globally as well as those of national campaigns.
