Daily Archives: 26 February 2015

26 Feb, 2015

UN-Habitat Urban Youth Fund Call for applications

Are you part of an Organization led by young people aged 15-32 years who has piloting innovative approaches to employment, good urban governance, shelter, secure tenure and risk rehabilitation? The UN-Habitat Urban Youth Fund empowers global youth by providing grants and capacity building to selected organizations in developing countries. Applications for the UN-Habitat Urban Youth Fund

26 Feb, 2015

UN-Habitat launches call for Urban Youth Fund applications

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UN-Habitat on Thursday launched a call for applications for the Urban Youth Fund. In its seventh year, the Fund provides grants to projects led by young people aged 15-32 years who are piloting innovative approaches to employment, good urban governance, shelter, secure tenure and risk rehabilitation. The Fund aims to assist youth-led organizations in designing and

26 Feb, 2015

Youth take the lead in Papua New Guinea

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Benaiah Nari grew up amid poverty and ethnic clashes in Papua New Guinea, a country where sexual violence, sexually transmitted infections and adolescent pregnancy are rife. After watching his peers navigate the treacherous waters of adolescence, he became determined to change the status quo. “I grew up in a squatter settlement where I was engaged