OPPORTUNITIES: Open Call for Bloggers (HONG KONG)

UNICEF HK ‘Voices of Youth’ is recruiting youth bloggers to bring children and youth together to discuss and raise awareness on the issues affecting their lives through multimedia content such as text, images, audio and video bites.

Join us if you are:

• Full-time secondary and tertiary students
• Responsible, independent and a good team player
• Passionate about social issues and the wellbeing of children
• Good communication and writing skills
• Familiar with online community

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ARTICLES: Meeting Youth Around the World - the OneMinutesJr

"I’ve been coordinating the global OneMinutesJr. initiative since 2007. The project is an arts-based video initiative that seeks to capture the voices and expressions of youth on issues and subjects important to them. These viewpoints are captured in one-minute videos that are then shared through a multitude of platforms.

In the past six years with the OneMinutesJr., I have met over 450 different youth around the world. There is no one “profile” for the young people that participate in UNICEF’s arts-based one-minute video project. But this uniqueness means that each workshop is a new experience, a chance to meet another diverse group of children."

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COMPETITION: Be the brain behind the next VOY Citizens video

How many times have you watched a video clip about internet safety and thought to yourself: “Hmm that's boring or lame...I can do better” ?

We're giving you that chance…

As part of our involvement in the Global Youth Summit: BYND2015 and the Be Smart Be Safe session, we're launching a competition to give young people the chance to help us create a powerful awareness raising video about internet safety.

We're looking for ideas - not videos themselves. The winning idea will be created into a video by UNICEF - similar to these. This video will be used by UNICEF and its partners to advocate for smart and safe use of the internet among young people, and the winner's name will be included in the video credit and in the media buzz that we'll create.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES / OPPORTUNITIES: Contribute to the 2011 State of the World's Children

What is the state of your world?

Contribute to the 2011 State of the World's Children - UNICEF's flagship publication!

• UNICEF is seeking quotes and essays from adolescents (10-19 years old)
• Quotes can be up to 50 words; essays up to 800 words
• Deadline is June 10 to be considered for the State of the World’s Children report

• Deadline is July 30 to be considered for a special SOWC adolescent companion report

The State of the World’s Children (SOWC) has been UNICEF’s flagship publication for 30 years, and every year it closely examines a key issue affecting children. The report is translated into several languages and read by thousands of people in governments, the United Nations, media and the general public. This year the report will focus on adolescents – like you!

The report will include statistics and information about the challenges and opportunities facing adolescents around the world. You can read more about previous editions of the SOWC at http://www.unicef.org/sowc/.

More info on how to contribute

DISCUSSIONS / VOY: Beijing at 15 - online discussions

Beijing at 15 - online discussions

Do you want to influence how the world works and stop discrimination and violence against girls? The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will meet on 1-12 March 2010 in New York, and you can contribute to this process by participating in the discussion and voicing your thoughts and ideas. Beijing à 15 - débats en ligne Voulez-vous influencer la façon dont le monde fonctionne et éliminer la discrimination et la violence contre les filles? La Commission de la condition de la femme, qui se réunira du 1er au 12 mars 2010 à New York, et vous pouvez contribuer à ce processus en participant à la discussion et en exprimant vos pensées et vos idées. Beijing a 15 - discusiones en línea ¿Quieres ser partícipe de los esfuerzos mundiales para detener la discriminación y la violencia contra las niñas? La Comisión sobre la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer se reunirá en la ciudad de Nueva York entre el 1 y el 12 de marzo de 2010, y tú puedes contribuir a este proceso participando en los debates y compartiendo tus ideas y puntos de vista.

NEWSLETTERS: VOY Media Magic - February 2010 - Issue #15

A Media Home for Moldovan Youth

February 2010 - Issue #15

Although only six-years old, the Youth Media Centre in Chisinau, Moldova already boasts some impressive numbers: it has trained over 1,500 youth (roughly the population of a typical Moldovan village); it currently produces 75 school publications with a readership totaling 44,941; and the Centre’s youth have produced more than 130 radio shows. But what is even more compelling is the Centre’s lasting effect on the lives of young people in Moldova. This month’s Media Magic Digest explores how this young organization has created a nation-wide youth media network and continues to inspire Moldovan youth.

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WEBSITES: Voices of Youth needs your ideas!

Voices of Youth is doing an evaluation of its activities, and we are looking for your feedback on how you are using the website and what impact it has made. We are also in the early planning stages of developing a new technology platform for Voices of Youth, and we are asking for your ideas on what new tools and features you want to see included! Please participate in the survey by clicking on the link below – it should not take more than 5 minutes of your time.

We would appreciate your responses by Monday October 12.

Click here to take the survey!

NEWSLETTERS / PROJECTS: The Youth Times Newspaper Speaks Volumes - Media Magic Digest - The quarterly newsletter of ICDB/VOY Media Magic - UNICEF

The Youth Times Newspaper Speaks Volumes

June 2009 - Issue #11

Although much of the current international and local news in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is focused on violence and conflict, there is different, yet just as important, reporting happening on the ground in the region - reporting from a distinctly youth perspective.

The Youth Times newspaper, a project of the Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation (PYALARA), is a monthly 24-page newspaper published in Arabic and English by young people, for young people. This month, we feature PYALARA and The Youth Times, an initiative that develops young people aged 13-20 into leaders while providing both Palestinian and international audiences vital stories that speak across borders.

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