As the leading humanitarian and development agency utilizing the power of sport and play for development and peace, Right To Play is honoured to receive support by a growing network of students, teachers and school administrators across Canada on a daily basis. One of Right To Play Canada’s goals is to empower students and teachers to champion the sport for development movement by raising awareness and funds in their school and within their community for our programs in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, South America and First Nations communities in Northern Ontario.

Since 2005, the School and University Partnerships department has expanded to 23 University and College clubs across Canada! University and college students have tremendous potential to make a positive impact on children affected by poverty, war and disease through something as simple as a red ball. 

As part of our commitment to Canadian youth and education – and to support and encourage these students in their quest for success, Right To Play launched an annual leadership, and global citizenship summit for our Canadian University Club leaders thanks to the generous support of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). 

The Right To Play Global Youth Summit 2012 is an opportunity for international youth to meet one another and engage in a week-long leadership conference on sport for development and peace. Organized by Right To Play and funded through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Right To Play Global Youth Summit will take place August 19th – 26th, 2012 in Kigali, Rwanda.

This conference will host approximately 60 delegates, including 30 Canadian university student delegates, representatives from Right To Play country offices and National Offices, youth from Right To Play Latin American programs, and youth from Western and Francophone Africa. Throughout the Summit, delegates will participate in experiential workshops on service learning, public policy in a global and local context, and global action planning. These experiential learning workshops will empower delegates with leadership skills such as public speaking, effective communication in a team setting, event planning and implementation, and workshop facilitation.

Workshops will be complemented by field visits to local schools and the facilitation of a Right To Play Play Day in the community.

Outcomes & Objectives of the Global Youth Summit 2012:

• Opportunity for Right To Play national staff and international youth to collaborate and create a global youth movement to support the sport for development movement
• Youth delegates participating in service learning by assisting the facilitation of a Play Day
• Youth delegates enhance understanding of policy work and recommendations through experiential learning workshops and guest panelists
• Learning opportunity for international youth to engage in a cultural exchange
• Each delegate will leave the Global Youth Summit with a personalized action plan and designated peer mentor
  

At the end of the Global Youth Summit, delegates will:

• Have a complete action plan for their community
• Have a global peer mentor 
• Have an in-depth understanding of Sport for Development and the work Right To Play does globally
• Have experience with policy development practices

The Global Youth Summit is an opportunity for lifelong, worldwide impacts on global communities. For further information, please contact us here.

***THE APPLICATION PERIOD HAS CLOSED***

Phone and in-person interviews will be conducted January 23 - February 3, 2012.  Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.