CANVASSITY Youth Democracy Fellowship 2016 is a dynamic innovative youth and governance program designed to improve the capacity of young people to effectively engage government institutions to become more accountable, efficient and to deliver impactful governance to citizens. The program shall require participants to participate in two semesters of four-day workshops, step down activities in their communities, engagement with government institutions, learning visit to a democracy in Africa and showcasing their projects at the CANVASSITY Democracy Exhibition among others.

Objectives:
To educate youth about their civic rights and responsibilities to promote effective Citizen’s engagement.
To foster innovative youth-led approaches that increase government accountability, efficiency and impact on citizens.

Target Audience:
Young people from Nigeria and African countries between 18 – 35 years of age.

WHAT CANVASSITY YOUTH DEMOCRACY FELLOWSHIP 2016 OFFERS

Two Semesters
Each semester shall be a 4 day workshop and each semester shall hold in two different Nigerian cities in February and September 2016. The first semester shall hold on 23 – 26 February, 2016.

Passing it On
This is a mandatory step down exercise where participants are required to share what they learn from each workshop to atleast 40 youth in their place of residence

Democracy Works Campaign
Each participant after the first workshop shall identify one government agency or institution he or she shall engage with to solve a particular pressing problem in society. Each participant must physically visit and engage with a chosen government institution of their choice. This campaign shall also have a creative arts component where the problem being addressed shall be captured in a drawing or pictorial visual as tool of engagement and advocacy to the government agency, media and members of the community/stakeholders.

International Learning Visit
Selected participants shall also participate in a 10 days Learning Visit to an African Democracy to facilitate cross-border exchange for our participants to interact with other youths, civil society, other stakeholders and government on achieving accountable, efficient and smart governance. Through this process, participants will gain a broader perspective on how democracy works, and increase their capacities in the areas of engaging governance.

Democracy Works CANVASSITY Exhibition
The program shall conclude with a One Day Exhibition to showcase different initiatives and innovative ways young people were able to engage government agencies to improve governance impact, accountability and efficiency through CANVASSITY Youth Democracy Fellowship.

Application Deadline: 31st January, 2016.

Registration Fee: $60 or N10,000 (Covers accommodation, meals, training materials and one-way road transport)

How to apply: http://youngstarsfoundation.org/canvassity-youth-democracy-fellowship-2016

Partnership and Inquires: Email engage@youngstarsfoundation.org, or Call +234 703 553 5876, +234 802 090 0285.