Is it possible to improve life in your community at the age of 14? Yes!
Create a Youth Initiative Bank (YIB), a unique model of youth engagement in civil society that works in 36 countries.
Young people learn how to identify and prioritise community needs, fundraising, communications and PR, and gain skills that they can use in choosing their future profession.
How does the YBI work?
The Youth Coordinator gathers a group of active young people aged 14-25. Together, they learn the basic principles of Youth Initiative Banks (YIBs) and hold a grant competition among other youth projects in the community throughout the year.
The bulk of the money for grants is provided by the National Network for the Development of Local Philanthropy. The additional funds can be raised independently.
Thus, 9 Youth Banks are already operating in Ukraine in the communities of Vinnytsia, Bar, Svitlovodsk, Hlynyany, Boyarka, Voznesensk, Hrytseve, Novoyavorivsk, and Stryi. In 2023 alone, 20 youth projects were implemented.
The ideas for these projects are entirely owned by the youth of the communities. The coordinator supports and coordinates the work of the YBI team throughout the project year.
The YBI helps not only youth interaction within communities, but also across Ukraine. Last year, team members attended 2 all-Ukrainian conferences and even travelled to Italy to share their experience.
YBI is a circle of like-minded people. A community of active young people who support each other and change the country together. So, we are looking for coordinators to help more young people try their hand at IBI.
The coordinator is the person who will encourage the team of young people to create change in the community and provide them with training to acquire useful skills.
WHO CAN BE A COORDINATOR?
Age from 18 years;
Any locality in Ukraine;
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
Familiarise yourself with the MLE model;
Fill in the registration form by 29 January;
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSd6TQ3sySQqE6.....
Have an interview with the project manager;
Participate in the introductory conference on 01-03.03 in Kyiv.
If you want to help young people discover themselves and implement projects in the community, sign up.
More about the IBI project: https://philanthropy.com.ua/.../rozvitok-molodi-v-ramkah...