Advocates for Youth, Population Connection, SIECUS and the Sierra Club
are very pleased to announce an essay contest for youth advocates to win a trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in the
One Voice: Reproductive Health and Population Summit
Bridging the divide and advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights, human rights, and the environment
The One Voice Summit is being co-organized by Advocates for Youth, Population Connection, SIECUS and the Sierra Club!
If you know someone who would be interested in participating in the One Voice Summit, please pass along this information.
We invite sexual and reproductive rights advocates ages 16-24 to tell us in an essay of no more than three hundred words about the potential roles youth can play in advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights domestically and internationally and how they would bring their experiences from the training in Washington, D.C. back to their campus and community in order to create change and further dialogue on these issues.
To qualify, contestants must be between the ages of 16-24, currently reside in the U.S., and demonstrate a passion to work on sexual and reproductive rights and health issues. One reference is also required. The organizers will fly the winning contestants to Washington, D.C. for the One Voice Summit taking place March 31-April 3, 2006. Accommodations and meals are also included.
For more information, please email submissions@advocatesforyouth.org.
To submit your contest entry, please email the following information, the text of your essay, and your reference's name and contact information to: submissions@advocatesforyouth.org. CONTEST DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 14, 2006 AT 5PM.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Name
Date of Birth
Address
Phone
U.S. Citizen? (If no, where do you hold citizenship?)
School Affiliation
Organization Affiliation
REFERENCE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION
ESSAY QUESTION:
What potential roles can youth play in advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights domestically and internationally? How would you bring your experiences from the training in Washington, D.C. back to your campus and your community in order to create change and further dialogue on these issues? (300 words or less)
