G8 Youth Project and World Youth Forum(WYF)
The next G8 (Group of Eight)
As Youth of the next G8 host country, Japanese youth activists and organizations have gathered to create a forum for Youth around the world to share and discuss ideas on how to formulate practical solutions for a sustainable future.
Japan Youth G8 (JYG8) is inviting youth activists and organizations around the world to participate in an international youth forum where we will discuss the world's top priority issues such as environment, development, peace and health.
We hope that the World Youth Forum will be a milestone for creating a network of youth activists around the world to take action for global change.
Details of the forum for international participants
(the official opening ceremony begins at 6 p.m. on the 27th)
Venue:
3-1. Yoyogi Kamizono-cho, Shibuya-ku,
International: TEL.
In
*The accommodations are also in the NYC.
Participants: 300 youth (50 youth around the world, 250 Japanese Youth)
Hosted by:
A SEED
Co-hosted by:
Youth, Development and Peace
Language: English and Japanese. All the sessions are held in English only or with English-Japanese translation.
Application Process
Applicant Eligibility
-Youth who should be between 15 - 30 years old at the time of application.
-He/ She can communicate in English or Japanese
Please send the application form by April 20th.
We will let you know the result of selection by April 27th.
Participation Fee and Travel
Approximately US $100 (We will announce the exact fee by the end of April)
Your registration fee includes (1) room for 3 nights and meals during the forum
(2) The conference kit and travel costs are not included. There is no financial support for your travel.
You should use
We are not going to set up information desks at the airport.
If you need assistance at Narita, please visit the arrivals information desk before departing the airport.
Be certain to have the NYC address and contact information available.
Visit this website to find directions to the NYC:
http://nyc.niye.go.jp/e/02informations/cont05.html
Visa Information
Citizens of certain countries are required to display a visa to enter
You will need to obtain a visa before arrival.
Please note that the visa application process may take a long time (maximum two months).
You will need to register as early as possible so that you may receive all the necessary documents on time.
Please check the documents necessary to facilitate your visa application.
Please check out the following link to read the details:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html
If you need assistance with your visa, please inform us by e-mail as soon as possible:
world-info@youthsummitjapan.com
Other details regarding the forum will be provided
when you are officially accepted to the Forum.
About us -Japan Youth G8 Project
Poverty, environmental degradation, infringement of human rights, conflicts and terrorism. Despite we have entered 21st century, we are facing diverse issues both on the global and regional levels. Those issues are interlinked and thus the cross-sectional approach is essential. Japan Youth G8 Project (JYG8), an NGO established by Japanese young activists, hopes to bring one of the solutions for the complex issues by gathering the power of youth from all over the world.
We believe young people have rights and responsibility to raise a voice against injustice and unfairness. It is because we are the people who will be affected by the issues; and we are the people who will affect the future generation. In addition, JYG8 recognizes that the G8 Summit is a very important opportunity for us to accomplish our mission because it is a global forum where the heads of states and ministers from eight richest and most powerful countries gather in one place, though we also acknowledge that there are pros and cons regarding the existence of the G8 Summit.
Vision
As a set of projects towards G8 Summit in 2008, our short-term goals are:
1) to deliver the voices of global youth to the G8 Summit and
2) to raise awareness among young people on the global issues.
However, our supreme goal does not reside in the G8 Summit. It is to establish a cross-sectional and independent platform of youth activists which makes youth activities more influential.
Our goal of establishing a platform for youth activists has been made based on our vision: we need a solid civil society to see a "sustainable society" in the near future. To make civil society more influential, we should be collective and strategic; hence, the platform will be designed in such a way that it enables youth activists more collective and strategic.
For any questions about World Youth Forum, please be free to contact us.
world-info@youthsummitjapan.com