Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance

19-22 October 2008
Makati City, Philippines

The Center for Asia Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP) in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UN-ISDR), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Women Environment Development Organization (WEDO) is pleased to invite you to the Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance. The theme of the congress is: Gender in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction. The congress will be held on October 19-22, 2008 in Makati City, Philippines.

The congress promises to be the first and biggest global forum for climate change experts, parliamentarians, decision makers in government, environment organizations and stakeholders to discuss legislation and policies that will introduce gender in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

Please download the full information sheet and registration form for the Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance from our website, http://www.capwip.org/rdglobalcongress.htm.

Sylvia Munoz Ordonez
Executive Director
Center for Asia Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP)
YSTAPHIL Building
4227-4229 Tomas Claudio St
Baclaran, Paranaque City, Philippines
Telefax (632)8522112; 8514954
Globalcongress2008@ gmail.com; capwip@capwip. org
Website: http://www.capwip.org

UNDP Leadership Course for Young Leaders

Galing Pook is coordinating the rollout of a leadership course for young leaders in governance in partnership with UNDP Regional Center Bangkok. We have 2 workshops, one for Visayas and Mindanao and another in Luzon. You may wish to nominate emerging young leaders with ages between 25 to 35 to participate in the leadership course. We have very limited slots of only 15 participants for each workshop, but we hope to get participants from various sectors with your help.

The Visayas-Mindanao Workshop will be help in Davao City on September 22 – 26. Participants should come from the Visayas and Mindanao. Deadline for submission of applications is on September 8.

The Luzon Workshop will be held in Manila on October 12 to 18. Participants should come from Luzon. Deadline of application is on September 22.

The project will support transportation and accommodation / food during the course. Please feel free to forward this email and the attachments to your partners who may want to participate in the course.


Pamela A. Grafilo
Program Officer
Awards Management & Promotions
GALING POOK FOUNDATION
25 Mahusay corner Malinis Streets, UP Village
Diliman, Quezon City PHILIPPINES 1101
Telephones (+63 2) 433 47 31 to 32 / 926 4136

www.galingpook.org

Scholarship for International Peace Studies at the University for Peace

The International Peace Studies Dual Campus Master Programme is a shared initiative between the Nippon Foundation and the UN-Mandated University for Peace, in collaboration with Ateneo de Manila University, which aims to provide students from Japan and other Asian countries with an opportunity to pursue a peace studies post graduate degree with a content-based language-training module.

The programme offers support for individuals who do not have a proficient command of English to work in this increasingly common international language and to become comfortable in their professional abilities as they gain academic skills. As part of the programme, students have also the opportunity to apply their academic and practical knowledge through a four-month internship at the end of the Master courses.

Students accepted in the programme will be automatically granted full scholarships provided by the Nippon Foundation. A full scholarship includes: tuition fee, the language module, academic materials, and air travel and living

In this 19-month intensive academic programme, the students undertake courses at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines as well as at the San José UPEACE headquarters in Costa Rica. It is accomplished in three terms which start at the end of the language-training module. The programme begins in April 2008.

The Dual Campus M.A. programme has been planned primarily for receiving students from several Asian countries where English is not a widely used language, such as Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Exceptionally, students from other Asian countries may be admitted.

For more information, please visit http://www.upeace.org/academic/masters/sips.cfm

Deadline for receiving application packages: November 18th, 2008

Asian Youth Fellowship (AYF)

The AYF preparatory course before entering Japanese Graduate School as Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship student is offered by The Japan Foundation. AYF program is open to university graduates in the region who wish to contribute to regional cooperation after obtaining a Master and/or Ph. D. Degree in Japanese Graduate Schools as follows:

Features of the Asian Youth Fellowship Program

AYF consists of the following component:

- Coordination of a host professor and research plan development during the preparatory course in Japan
- Preparatory course (Japanese Language and cultural activities)
- Follow ups after completing the preparatory course

The scholarship grantees shall receive a preparatory course in the Japanese language for approximately 7 months, at The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai, Japan. The preparatory course is developed for people who have never learned Japanese language before. Grantees are provided with dormitory. Accompanying family is NOT allowed during the preparatory course.

After completing the preparatory course, grantees will be proceeding to Japanese graduate schools as Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship students (principally Research Student) .

Field of Study


Any of the fields in Humanities, Social Sciences, Engineering and Natural Science is acceptable..
Students pursuing study areas that would contribute to his/her country or region will be given preference.
* Technical training course is excluded.

Qualifications

- Nationality: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand or Vietnam.
- Age: under 35 years of age as of April 1, 2010 (i.e. born on or after April 2, 1975)
- Academic Backgrounds: university or college graduates with a bachelor's degree or Master's degree (those who will graduate from a university or college by the Registration Day of AYF may apply, but the grants may be CANCELLED if grantees fail to arrive in Kansai on the starting day of the preparatory course.)

Other requirements:
a. Good proficiency in English is required.
b. Military men and military civilian employees registered on the personnel list are excluded.
c. Applicants should be in good health.
d. The applicant whose spouse has already won a Japanese Government scholarship will not be selected as a grantee, and likewise in the case of a couple applying at the same time.
e. The applicant who has been awarded a Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship in the past will not be selected as a grantee unless he/she has had a few years' research or teaching experience after returning to his/her country.

Grant Coverage during the Preparatory Course

-Expenses necessary for participation in the official curriculum (transportation, teaching material, etc.)
-Meals during the program (partly in the form of cash allowances) and a set amount of allowances to cover miscellaneous living expenses.
-Accommodation (a single room) at the Institute
-Overseas travel insurance for disease and injury for the duration of the program
-Round-trip, economy-class airline between the nearest international airport from the residence and Kansai International Airport (Osaka, Japan) on the most direct and economical route.

Japanese visa as a trainee
*The above terms of the grant will be effective for the period of the preparatory course. After completing the AYF Program, grantees will proceed to Japanese universities as the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship students.
Allowances, accommodations, and other status are subject to Monbukagakusho' s regulations.

Selection


Japanese diplomatic missions concerned, in cooperation with the foreign governments concerned, will select preliminary candidates from among applicants by means of a review of the documents submitted.

Those who have been selected as the preliminary candidates will be recommended to Asian Youth Fellowship Committee, Tokyo, Japan. The Committee will select grantees from among the preliminary candidates by means of an interview made in their respective countries by a mission member assigned and dispatched by the Committee.
Final announcement in writing will be provided by the Embassy of Japan after the AYF Committee. The grantees of the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship will be finally selected, on condition that they have completed the AYF preparatory course successfully, after the university placement has been made.

Application Procedure

Applicants must submit the following documents according to the instruction given by the Embassy of Japan in their own country by the date appointed. The documents submitted will not be returned.

http://www.asiaseed.org/ayfj/

8th Global Young Leaders Programme

November 17-28, 2008
Hong Kong/ India

Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT), a not-for-profit company based in HK, is recruiting participants for its 8th Global Young Leaders Programme (YLP) which offers leadership training and at the same time help local social enterprises to grow. Please find details below:

The 8th Global Young Leaders Programme (YLP) is going to take place in November 2008 in Hong Kong and India. A detailed prospectus of the unique programme we have designed for this occasion can be viewed using the following link.

http://www.globalin stitutefortomorr ow.org/files/ file/YLP_ Model_Village_ Prospectus_ Aug_18.pdf

In the last year the YLP has developed a reputation as an innovative approach to leadership development given its unique methodology of linking executive learning with social entrepreneurship and community needs.

The November 2008 programme will begin with an academic MBA-style component in Hong Kong and will be followed by an on-site project based experience in northern India. As part of the on-site project, participants will work to create a business plan to attract investment for Drishtee, an Indian enterprise that is dedicated to creating a sustainable, scalable platform of entrepreneurship for the development of India’s rural economy.

Participants will include about 25 executives from multi-national companies, SMEs, civil society groups and universities. Through the programme, these individuals will gain; an appreciation of Asian globalisation challenges across sectors; hands-on experience to understand future customers and future markets and valuable cross-cultural leadership and partnering skills. Each participant will be evaluated on their performance.

Past participants have included individuals from global companies such as; Standard Chartered, JP Morgan, HP, UBS, Shell, MTRC, CLSA, Cathay Pacific, Beijing Li-Ning Sports, Gammon Construction, Shui On, Credit Suisse, Petronas, V.S. Dempo, e2e – Velankani Group, and the Cheung Kong Group among others.

I would appreciate it if you could pass on the details about this programme to those in your network who may be interested in participating. As places in the programme are limited, we would appreciate an indication of early interest from them by Wednesday, September 17th.

To take part in the program, please contact Ms Bindiya Rupani. Tel: (852) 3571-8204, email: brupani@global-inst.org

PHD STUDENTSHIP City University London

Department of International Politics
City University London

We invite applications for a PhD bursary. The award will run for three years from September 2008 (subject to satisfactory progress). The studentship will comprise a maintenance grant of £13,500, plus tuition fees. Holders of the studentship will be expected to teach a maximum of five hours per week in term time, at the direction of the Head of Department, for which training and support will be available.

We particularly welcome applications in the areas of: global political economy, global finance, development, governance and policy-making. Applicants should normally have obtained, or be about to obtain, a relevant Master's degree at merit or distinction level. More information is available at: http://www.city. ac.uk/intpol/PhD.html
How to Apply

Applicants should complete the PhD application form available from:

Postgraduate Enquiry Service
School of Social Sciences
City University
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB

tel. +44 (0) 20 7040 8512
email: socscipg@city. ac.uk

The application form can also be downloaded via the following link:
http://www.city.ac.uk/cms/social/social/dps/forms/PhDApplicationFormGENERAL.doc

Applicants should submit a research proposal. The research proposal should include an outline of your topic; statement about the significance of the problem you have chosen to address and relevant theoretical framework; its place in the wider debate in the discipline of international relations and politics; and key research questions
that would guide your thesis. Ideally, research proposals should not exceed 4 pages in length

Applications should include the names and address of two academic referees.

Application materials should be sent by email to:

Ms Carmai Roberts
PG Coordinator
Carmai.Roberts. 1@city.ac. uk

Closing date: September 14th, 2008.

If you are interested in making an informal inquiry please contact the tutor for research students, Dr Anastasia Nesvetailova (a.nesvetailova@ city.ac.uk) with an outline of your research interests.

Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition

Staples, Inc is proud to partner with Ashoka’s Youth Venture and Changemakers to sponsor the "Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition" – a global search for the most creative and inspiring ways young people are changing our world.

Eligibility Criteria

The competition is open to all young individuals between the ages of 12-24 and all previously awarded Youth Venture teams. We consider all entries – ideas OR projects –that meet the following criteria:

-Idea or project reflects the theme of the competition: “Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition.” The goal of the competition is to identify innovative solutions that young people are using to make life easier for others. Entries are accepted from young people in all countries.
-Ideas show strong potential for significant or meaningful impact. Projects show potential as well as demonstrated impact.
-Entry form is completed and submitted before the deadline.
-Entries are submitted in English, Spanish, Portuguese or French.

Assessment Criteria

The winners of this Changemakers Collaborative Competition will be those entries that best meet the following criteria:

-Innovation: This is the knock-out test; the idea or project must introduce creative elements or methods to positively impact the community in order for judges to give it a high ranking. For example, the project might use a new approach to tackle a challenge, creative methods to raise awareness of a problem, or innovative strategies to raise funds or engage volunteers.
-Social Impact: It is important that the idea or project has or will have significant impact on the issues it addresses. Some innovations will have proven success at a small level (or are still at the very beginning), while others will have scaled to engage hundreds or thousands of people. Judges will take into consideration how you plan to grow, replicate, and reach big goals.
-Sustainability: For a project to be truly effective it must have a plan for how it will acquire financial and other bases of support for the long-term. In other words it has a good strategy for creating ongoing positive change in the community and engaging partners, as well as a sound plan for transitioning leadership and recruiting team members or volunteers.

Competition Deadlines, Procedures, and Rules

Online competition submissions are accepted until October 15th, 2008 at 6pm, U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. Any time before this deadline, competition participants can revise their entries based on questions and insights that they receive in the Changemakers discussion. Participation in the discussion enhances one's prospects in the competition and gives the community and the judges an opportunity to understand one's project more completely. Posting and discussion are encouraged because the exchange of ideas helps social entrepreneurs develop and improve methods to create positive change in the communities in which we live.

There are four main phases in the competition:

-Entry Stage, August 20th – October 15, 2008:Entries can be submitted until 6 pm Eastern US time on October 15th, 2008, and anyone can participate in an online idea review discussion with the entrants.
-Online Review and Judging, October 16 – October 29, 2008: Online review and discussion continues. Simultaneously, a panel of judges who are well-versed in the topic and a group of Ashoka’s Youth Venture staff select the competition finalists.
-Voting October 30th – November 11, 2008:The Changemakers community votes online to select the Global Grand Prize winner.
-Announcement of Winners – November 12, 2008: - The Global Grand Prize Winner is announced. - Up to 25 entries will be awarded Youth Venture grants of up to US$1,000 to launch or advance their ideas. - In addition, four entries from USA and France are named as Staples Prize finalists. Their representatives will be flown to Boston, Massachusetts, USA to attend an awards ceremony on November 20, 2008. One of the Staples Prize finalists will be awarded a suite of Staples products worth US$5,000 to run their venture.




http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/competition/StaplesYV