Youth Global Forum Marketplace: Call for Proposals

Application Process:

All applications for the Marketplace will be reviewed by the GAID Secretariat in a two-step process.

Applications received by the deadline (30 June 2007) will be evaluated against the established criteria
Slots will be allocated in the Marketplace based on the availability of time and space, to those applicants who meet the required criteria

The GAID Secretariat will provide a tentative programme to individuals and organizations who were successful in the application process by the end of July. If an applicant withdraws his or her request, the Secretariat will identify a replacement from the remaining pool of applicants.

For those unable or who do not wish to attend the Global Forum in Geneva, an eMarketplace enables individuals and groups to participate. Please apply using the appropriate individual or organizational application, and kindly indicate that you wish to participate only in the (virtual) eMarketplace in Section III, Question 4. As above, applications will be evaluated against the criteria.

Requirements

Applications will be accepted from individuals and organizations.

Individual criteria

Individuals must be aged between 18 and 28 on the dates of the meeting to qualify to participate in the Marketplace.
Individuals must demonstrate how they are applying information and communication technologies (ICTs) to execute their work.
Individuals must demonstrate recognized know-how and/or expertise in their area(s) of operation.
Individuals must be open to multi-stakeholder collaboration.

Organizational criteria

The organization must be youth-led or target youth as beneficiaries or recipients of its services.
The organization must demonstrate how it is applying ICTs to execute its work.
The organization must demonstrate recognized expertise in its area(s) of operation.
The organization must be open to multi-stakeholder collaboration.

Thematic criteria

The project/initiative/organization must support the attainment of one or more of the Millennium Development Goals and the Millennium Declaration values.
Preferably, the project/initiative/organization must be rooted in one or more of the GAID focus areas of education, entrepreneurship, health and governance.
The project must pursue clear deliverables.