Equipping Youth Peacemakers: Using Evidence to Promote the SDGs is a people-to-people diplomacy initiative providing young leaders with training and a robust network of like-minded changemakers. Our goal is to maximise socioeconomic impact and collaboration for peace.
In light of the ongoing situation with COVID-19, most of the Equipping Young Peacemakers program was held online. This created the opportunity to include larger audiences. There were three ‘tracks’ in the Virtual Series:
- Webinars: Building Professional Skills
learn more about developing your personal brand, applying to educational opportunities, and financing projects - Training Workshops: Evidence-Based Changemaking
boost your capacities for design thinking, team leadership, monitoring and evaluation, communication, and effective management - Virtual Roundtables: Exploring the SDGs
join experts to talk about youth employment, gender parity, community empowerment, and sustainable cities
Check out our Resource Library of workshop recordings and training slides:
- Program Launch – recording here
Tuesday 26 January, 5:30-7pmCET
introduction to evidence-based changemaking by Hezha Mohammed Khan; slides available here - Marketing Stories: Personal Branding – recording here
Sunday 7 February, 5-6:30pmCET
workshop on presenting yourself well through professional writing and showcasing your impact via social media by Moneera Yassien; slides available here - Solving Problems: Design Thinking – recording here
Thursday 25 February, 4:30-6pmCET
introduction to the process of design thinking and its use for evidence-based changemaking strategies by Hamza Arsbi; slides available here - Feeding Change: The Zero Hunger Lab – recording here
Monday 8 March, 4-5:30pmCET
presentation of Tilburg University’s work on data science and machine learning to support food security and nutrition research with Dr Marleen Balvart and Professor Hein Fleuren; slides available here - Social Start-ups: Design Thinking – recording here
Sunday 14 March, 5-6:30pmCET
training on development innovation and project management with Dhafer Hasan; slides available here - Introducing Yourself: Resumes and CVs – recording here
Thursday 25 March, 5-6:30pmCET
workshop on highlighting your impact and abilities professionally for global audiences by Becca Farnum; slides available here - Funding Change: Dutch Scholarships and Grants – recording here
Monday 12 April, 4-5:30pmCEST
information session about international fellowships and funding opportunities with representatives from Nuffic; slides available here - Surveying Results: Monitoring and Evaluation – part 1 recording here; part 2 recording here
Sunday 25 April, 3-4:30pmCEST and Sunday 2 May, 3-4:30pmCEST
training on program evaluation through quantitative analysis, monitoring your impact and measuring results to inform future projects by Alexandra Irani - Maximising Impact: Crowdfunding and Donors – recording here
Thursday 27 May, 6-7:30pmCEST
workshop on making the most of social fundraising and relationship building with Layal Jebran; slides available here - Developing Strategy: A Year in Review – recording here
Thursday 3 June, 5:30-7pmCEST
a walk-through of a corporate year, highlighting best practices for organisational strategy and business management with attention to mission-driven efforts, full transparency, and initiative growth by Nader Abdelrazik; slides available here - Communicating Information: Turning Stats into Graphics – recording here
Wednesday 9 June, 5-6:30pCEST
session on how to convert statistics and quantitative information into appealing graphics for public communication and engagement with Amr Eleraqi; slides available here - Financing Growth: Grants and Applications – recording here
Sunday 13 June, 4-5:30pmCEST
workshop on how to identify grant funding sources, prepare competitive applications, and produce compelling reports for partners by Melissa Diamond; slides available here - Presenting Yourself: Personal Statements and Cover Letters – recording here
Monday 21 June, 5-6pmCEST
workshop on highlighting your impact and abilities for professional job and graduate school applications by Becca Farnum; slides available here
The EYP Roundtable Discussions were by invitation only, but the Young Peacemakers will report on their conversations and share key takeaways on the EYP Blog – stay tuned!
- “Getting the Job Done: Youth Employment amidst Instability”
Thursday 18 February, 4-5pmCET
discussion about the challenges to and possibilities for economic opportunities - “Learning Together: Context-Relevant Education”
Tuesday 20 April, 2-3:30pmCEST
discussion about community empowerment through locally focused educational programming - “Her Fight: Gender in Conflict”
Sunday 23 May, 5-6:30pmCEST
discussion with Hana alShowafi, Gender Policy Officer at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Yemen, and Arez Hussen, Youth Advocate with UN Women’s Gender Innovation Agora - “Green Power: Building Sustainable Cities”
Thursday 17 June 3-4:30CEST
conversation about the future of urban spaces, considering both technological and social barriers and opportunities with Omar Saif
Meet some of our Changemakers:
Equipping Young Peacemakers is a public training initiative of the AMENDS Global Fellows in partnership with Shughel Shabab. An additional program for selected changemakers is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.
Follow @shughelshabab for more details.