Oxfam International
Youth Partnerships (OIYP) is an Oxfam International initiative, managed by Oxfam Australia since 2000. OIYP strengthens young people’s
ability to effect change in their community, and provides a base from which
they can influence broader changes through engagement in a global network of
over 1100 OIYP Action Partners.
Through a 3 year
Program, OIYP will provide opportunities and support for 300 new Action
Partners so they may demonstrate leadership and expand the influence of youth
for positive changes locally, nationally and globally.
To launch the 2010 – 2013 OIYP
Program, Oxfam will host an 8 day Kaleidoscope event in November 2010 in New
Delhi, India. At this event, Action Partners are given the opportunity
to connect with people across regions and cultures that are facing similar
challenges in their own communities. This allows for the chance for a
cultural exchange, as well as the exchange of skills and knowledge building
and planning on how young people can contribute to changes in their own lives
as well as the lives of others in their communities. The following two
years includes a variety of online and offline learning and development
opportunities including face to face workshops, cultural immersion programs,
e-workshops, online discussions and networking opportunities.
For more
information about the Oxfam International Youth Partnerships (OIYP) Program,
please visit the website www.oiyp.oxfam.org. A short video of
the last Kaleidoscope event, held in 2007 in Sydney, can be found here - .
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