To All Youth Organization from Asia and Europe:


Greetings of Peace and Sustainable Development,

It is my pleasure to announce that the call for delegation for the
upcoming

"1st Asia Europe Youth for Sustainable Development Festival:
Youth of Asia and Europe Working Together for a Sustainable World"

To be held in Manila, Philippines on July, 2006 is now open.

The official website of the 1st Asia Europe Youth Festival for
Sustainable Development will be available soon to accommodate all
inquiries regarding the event.

We are targeting about one hundred (100) youth participants both
from Europe and Asia.

The deadline for pre-application will be on November 15, 2005.

Attached herewith are the different guidelines and pertinent
information for your reference.

For more information you can email me at [email protected].

Thank you and God speed!

All the best!


Rior Santos
Festival Overall Coordinator
Advocacy and Networking Coordinator
+63 916 -213 -02 -54/ [email protected]

I. BACKGROUNDER:

The Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) first convened the Heads of States of
Government of different Asian and European countries in Bangkok,
Thailand in 1996 in recognition for the need to strengthen relations
between the two regions as reflection of the shift from "aid and
trade" to a more "balanced and equal partnership" for both regions.
Every two years thereafter, the ASEM Summit is convened to increase
understanding and enhance cooperation especially in the "three
pillars" of development political, economic and social between the
two regions.

In connection with this last June 28-July 2, 2004 the "ASEM Youth
Dialogue" was held in Hanoi, Vietnam to propose the setting up of an
Asia-Europe Youth Network for Sustainable Development to enhance
exchange of information, skills and knowledge among youth leaders
and youth organizations in countries within the ASEM (Asia Europe
Meeting) mechanism on sustainable development implementation. The
youth declared the need for holistic approach to sustainable
development and for stronger youth participation and collaboration
with the government, international organizations and with each other
for such a campaign. The YSDA-Pilipinas Inc. (Youth for Sustainable
Development Assembly) participated in this dialogue and was
designated as a lead organization in pursuing the setting up of the
proposed inter-regional youth network in behalf of all the
participants to the dialogue.

The concept of an inter-regional youth network had been further
developed when seventeen (17) youth leaders from nine (9) countries
representing sixteen (16) organizations met in September 11-12, 2004
in Tagaytay City, Philippines for a Strategic Planning Workshop on
the propose network. The Workshop was hosted by the Philippine
delegation to the Hanoi, ASEM Youth Dialogue and was supported with
support from the Youth Connections Grant of the Asia-Europe
Foundation (ASEF). . The workshop crafted a concept paper for the
propose Asia-Europe Youth Network for Sustainable Development. This
concept paper have been widely circulated to many youth
organizations in both regions attracting interest from many diverse
youth organizations to be founding members of this network.

The concept of this proposed network has been cited in a recent
report by several independent youth experts on youth involvement in
the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) implementation as one of the
best example of the current youth initiatives to achieve the eight
(8) target goals of the United Nations


II. OBJECTIVES

This project aims to strengthen and emphasized the role of the youth
as the main stakeholder of sustainable development by facilitating
and enhancing further collaborations to highlight positive
contributions of youth and youth organizations in sustainable
development;

1. To conduct a five (5) day series of interactive skill and
knowledge-sharing activities and discussions on various sustainable
development issues and practices for about one hundred (100) youth
leaders from fifty (50) countries across Asia and Europe.

2. To formally launched the "Asia Europe Youth network for
Sustainable Development" and to start the continuous and exciting
collaborations and partnership with all its members.

3. To discuss, adopt and launch a comprehensive youth campaign
for the inclusion of sustainable development in the priority agenda
of Asian and European governments and inter-governmental
organizations and institutions in both regions as well as to promote
investment on youth participation and inputs at both the national
and international/global processes on sustainable development.

4. To conduct a youth-led research across at least 10 Asia and
Europe countries on youth's involvement in sustainable development;
particularly on institutionalizing education for sustainable
development; youth representation in sustainable development
decision-making & coordination platforms in these countries; and
youth involvement in community-based sustainable livelihood and to
share these and other information (including best practices) during
and after the festival.


What is the project?

A five (5) day comprehensive showcase of youth initiatives and
projects that focus on sustainable development issues, wherein
participants from almost fifty (50) countries may be expose on
various communities that practice sustainable development and
experienced first hand information on how difficult and challenging
it is to do sustainability initiatives. Each country will be given a
chance to carry with them their own experienced and share it with
other participants by means of skill share session and exhibit of
their own organizations and projects. The festival will also serve
as the venue for the launching of the proposed "Asia Europe Youth
Network for Sustainable Development" and its website. Different
studies as well as researches will be presented in the said festival
to update the youth on the latest issues and concerns as well as
pertinent datum that will help their current initiatives and deepen
their understanding in sustainable development.


What is the program?

Draft Program (subject to change)
Key Activities
Day 0 • Arrival, billeting & orientation
Day 1 • Welcoming and team building activities
• Plenary Presentations on Sustainable Development, MDG's,
Human & Ecological Security, Asia-Europe Cooperation and Youth
Involvement in Sustainable Development
• Opening of Exhibit of participants organizations activities
and initiatives
Day 2 • Study Tour and Community Interaction: Sustainable
Development Implementation & Governance Best Practices at the
Community Level
• Plenary Presentation on latest researches and monitoring of
youth involvement in susdev.
Day 3 • Study Tour and Community Interaction: Sustainable
Development Implementation & Governance Best Practices at the
Community Level
• Presentation of the proposed Asia-Europe Youth Network for
Sustainable Development.
 Review of its Vision, Mission and Objectives
 Review of its Strategies and Activities
 Review of its current structures and
immediate plans
Day 4 • Skill-Share Sessions (Practical Skills on Youth
Involvement in Community Level Sustainable Development)
• Launching of the formalization of the Asia-Europe Youth
Network for SuDev
• Launching of the Asia-Europe Youth Network for Sustainable
Development Website
• Commitment sharing of all the youth organizations members
for the network
• Pledge of Support from Diplomatic corps and different
representatives from various sectors
Day 5 • Convening Assembly of the Asia-Europe Youth Network
for Sustainable Development
• Solidarity Night for all the participants and symbolical
event for the conclusion of the festival.


Who can apply?

The festival participants is divided into four different type:

TYPE 1: Founding Members

TYPE 2: Representative/s of Youth Organizations

TYPE 3: Speakers/Presenter

TYPE 4: Observer
For TYPE 1: Founding Members

The Following are the founding member of the propose Asia Europe
Youth Network for Sustainable Development:

* Brunei Youth Council * SusDen
Malaysia
* Indonesian Youth Bull Association *
Vietnam Youth Federation
* Environmental Challenge Organization (Singapore) *Danish
Youth Council
* European Youth Forum *Asian
Students Association
* Youth Organization Freedom and Democracy (Netherlands)
*Asian Medical Students Association
* My Zoo Volunteers Group Foundation
* YSDA-Pilipinas Inc. (Youth for Sustainable Development Assembly)
*Defense of Nature (Tanggol Kalikasan)
* Indonesian Youth Forum for Sustainable Development
* Human Rights Youth Action Network (HRYAN)

For TYPE 2 : Representative/s of Youth Organizations

The following are eligible to apply:

• Youth Leaders or representative from a register organization
of his/her country.
• Only youth organization from Asia and Europe are eligible to
apply.
• Preferably those organization with strong focus on
sustainable development or environmental advocacy.
• Youth age 15-35 years old. Special consideration to those
country that defines youth from age 20 up to 50 yrs. Old.
• At least know how to speak conversational English.

For TYPE 3: Speakers and Presenters

The following are eligible to apply:

• Researcher/s, field workers, academe, advocates, and other
discipline whose main focus is sustainable development or
environmental advocacy.
• Those who have conducted research or study on the following
theme:

A.) Youth involvement on sustainable development practices,
advocacies and works.
B.) Institutionalizing Sustainable Development practices and
principles in government programs, various institutions like church,
schools, corporations, private and public institutions,
international organization, non government organization etc.
C.) Education for Sustainable Development Assessment and review.
D.) Social Dimension of Sustainable Development (e.g. food
security, health, social equity, education, population, etc.) and
its impact to youth.
E.) Environmental dimension of Sustainable Development (e.g.
Atmosphere, land, water, biodiversity etc.) and its impact to youth.
F.) Economic dimension of sustainable development (e.g. Economic
structure of the country, consumption and production, trade,
globalization etc.) and its impact to youth.

• Willingness to mingle with youth and share his or her
expertise to young participants of the festival.
• Excellent in oral and communication skills in English.

For TYPE 4: Observer

The following are eligible to apply:

• Anyone who is enthusiastic to learn from youth and mingle
with them to enrich his or her understanding on sustainable
development.
• Representatives from various sector of the society such as
church, school, civil society movement, non government organization,
international organization etc..
• At least know conversational English.

How to apply?

General Requirements

1. Fill up the application form that can be found in page 10 of
this document

2. Send it to the following address:
YSDA National Secretariat

59 C. Salvador Street, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines

or fax it to:

Telefax: +63 2 436-07-02
Or

+63 2 426-03-85

or Email it to:

[email protected]

3. In your application form kindly attach a cover letter from
your immediate supervisor or the leader of your organization
indicating that you will be the official representative of the your
organization.

4. Please submit your pre-application form on or before
November 15, 2005 and December 30, 2005 for all other requirements.

5. Please take note that the maximum representative from each
organization is four (4). In order to have a gender balance in the
festival we require all participating organization to choose one (1)
male and one (1) female if they are planning to send two
representatives, while maximum of two (2) male and two (2) female if
they are planning to send four representatives.

6. After completing all the requirements we will review and
evaluate it for one week. After we have reviewed and evaluated it we
will send you a confirmation letter via email and instruct you for
other procedures.


Specific Requirements for:

TYPE 1: Founding Members

(Follow the step one (1) to six (6) in the general requirements)

TYPE 2 : Representative/s of Youth Organizations

1. After completing the general requirements kindly attached in
your application form the following:
A.) Organizational Profile that includes the nature and scope of
the organization. Vision, mission and objectives, latest projects
and initiatives list of officers and contact information.
B.) A copy of register certification from an accrediting agency
in your country for example: National Youth Council, Security and
exchange commission etc.
C.) Organization's Position paper on the 1st draft concept paper
of the propose Asia Europe Youth Network for Sustainable Development
that we have attached together with these information kit
2. Also for filling purposes we will also be needing the
representative curriculum vitae.
TYPE 3: Speakers and Presenters

1. After completing the general requirements kindly attached in
your application form the following:
A.) Abstract of the study/research that has been done minimum of
two hundred fifty (250 ) words and maximum of one thousand (1000)
words. The abstract must include the following information:

• Background or rationale of the paper/study/research
• Methodology (conceptual and theoretical framework)
• Results and Output
• Recommendations
B.) A detailed curriculum vitae or resume about the speaker/s or
presenter/s.

TYPE 4: Observer:

1. After completing the general requirements kindly attached in your
application form the following:
A) A profile of the organization or institution of the
person who would like to observe. If the person don't have any
organization or institution to represent please attached a letter of
intent, explaining your reason why do you want to participate as an
observer of the festival.

2. Also for filling purposes we will also be needing the
representative curriculum vitae.

How much is the cost for participation?

The participants are expected to shoulder their airfare going to
Manila, Philippines from their point of origin. A registration fee
is required for each participants to pay that will cover their
accommodation, meals, local transportation, solidarity and cultural
event, materials and kit, and local tours that the organizers will
provide (excluding the ticket for entrance for amusement parks and
museums) from the official first day of the festival until the last
day .

The registration fee for European and developed countries in Asia is
$400 (equivalent to 332 Euro as of September 24, 2005).

The registration fee for developing countries in Asia is $200 (
equivalent to 166 Euro as of September 24, 2005).

You can deposit your payment to the following bank:

Banco De Oro
Santo Domingo Branch

Account Number:
80127304

Account Name:
Youth for Sustainable Development Assembly Pilipinas Inc.

Please take note:
Please do not deposit your registration fee not unless you are
officially accepted to the festival. Payment of registration fee
without official acceptance from the organizers will not guarantee
slot/s for the festival.

Deadline of Payment is on March 15, 2006

Early Bird registration will be entitled to 10% discount from the
original registration fee not later than January 15, 2006.

Refunds application:
In case that the participants cannot attend the festival due to some
emergencies and unpredictable circumstances and he/she already been
officially accepted to the festival and already deposited the
registration fee, the organizers will only allow those participants
to file their refund application not later than March 30,2006. The
organizer is entitled to add processing fees that will incur from
transferring the money to your account.

Is there any scholarship available?

YES!

Scholarship is available for those youth representative coming from
developing and under developing countries (You can check whether
your country is one of those at www.unescap.org ). Please take note
that only TYPE 1 and TYPE 2 participants can apply to the said
scholarship. Just follow the same procedure and include a letter of
application for scholarship when you submit your requirements. After
submitting it kindly wait for our reply, scholarship application may
take a while because it will be subject to the review of board.



DATES TO REMEMBER

November 15, 2005 Deadline for submitting he pre-application
form
December 30, 2005 Deadline for submitting all the requirements
March 15, 2006 Deadline of Payment
January 15,2006 Deadline for early bird registration
March 30, 2006 Deadline for refunds application



1st Asia Europe Youth for Sustainable Development Festival
Youth of Asia and Europe Working Together for a Sustainable World

MANILA, PHILIPPINES
JULY 2006

PRE-APPLICATION FORM


CONTACT INFORMATION:

First name: ______________________________
Middle name: ______________________________
Surname: ______________________________

Name of the organization:
_______________________________________________
English translation if there is any:
____________________________________________

Country:_______________________________________
Citizenship:_____________________________________

Complete personal address:
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
______

Complete Office/organization's address:
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
______

Office/Organization's Telephone
number:______________________________________
Office/Organization's Fax
number:___________________________________________
Organization's email
address:_______________________________________________
Organization's
website:____________________________________________________

Home telephone number:_____________________________________________
Home Fax number:__________________________________________________


SURVEY QUESTIONS

Kindly encircle the appropriate answer for each question:

1. Would you be needing assistance for visa?

If yes, what kind of assistance do you need?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_


2. Can you raise fund for your airfare?



3. Do you have any food preference?

If yes, what kinds of food do you prefer?
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________



Any questions and clarifications please do not hesitate to contact:

YSDA National Secretariat

Mr. Rior N. Santos
Festival Overall Coordinator

59 C. Salvador Street, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines

or fax it to:

Telefax: +63 2 436-07-02/426-03-85

Mobile no: +63 2 916 213 02 54

or Email it to: [email protected]

For more information about this network you may email [email protected]
or visit www.freewebs.com/rcym.

maganda to ah!!!! sana makasali ako dito...heheh

interesting ang event na ito
pero siguro sa observer lang ako pwedeng sumali
i dont have an organization yet e
pero i wanna participate in this occassion
saan ba ito magaganap?!
wer particularly in manila?

Hindi sya sa Manila gaganapin kundi sa Tagaytay City sa Taal Vista Hotel on July 2006. Medyo may kamahalan lang ang registration kasi $200 for local participants pero worth it naman lahat ito kasi talagang maraming matutunan at maiuwing tools ang mga sasama rito.

oo nga....mahal yung registration fee....sana makasali ako dyan....sa 2006 pa naman siya....meron pang time para makapag-ipon...heheheheh

sana may time din ako para sumali dyan....

This will be perhaps and hopefully the biggest youth gathering among Asian and European Youth offline and online.