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Partnerships for Future Young Leadership: Building Bridges without Gaps!
Description/achievement of initiative

Youth Education Ambassadors program will be established to motivated individuals of various interests and fields of study. There will be some compensated full time team members, however, there will be volunteers and interns that will have the opportunity invest their spare time to work on this innovative project for students, because they share a great vision: To established a program for youth leadership and to foster global network of young leaders together to create mutual support through cultural and intellectual exchange as well as quality education (both formal and non-formal).

Implementation methodologies

By means of intensive two to four hour labs (workshops) and various excursions, the participants acquire fundamental knowledge about current global and educationally relevant topics in the fields Education, Human Rights and Poverty. In addition to this, they receive an extensive personality training, for example in project management and rhetoric skills. The students have the possibility of implementing their new skills in a partner organization in the United States of America and The Cooperative Republic of Guyana, or in their own projects. Furthermore, we will implement and integrate governance arrangements that are not too ambitious in order to coordinate all of government policy making rather than focusing on feasible areas of interdependence in policy making with a clear legal basis. The Labs will also include leadership courses in regards to conflict resolution and Diplomacy.We will engage in detailed and regular consultations with our tripartite constituents at national level to establish priorities and a plan of work. Freedom of Choice is therefore, already implementing some activities related to leadership and employment of young people in a number of communities within the United States . For the vast majority of countries, the Freedom of Choice does not have the resources to implement comprehensive programs. The objective of this partnership is to establish a new comprehensive set of activities on youth leadership development in three additional countries.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Implementing strategies as to capacity building to go beyond the pro-forma (e.g., SustainabilityImpact Assessments) and/or to achieve political relevance (e.g., development of comprehensive datasets related to sustainability and youth leadership development but with little connection to political incentives to adhere tothem, let alone use them). capacity building support following the same social accountability model developed by Freedom of Choice and will also ensure thechanneling of resources for members capacity building from the collaboration with Horizontal Learning Program underLocal Government Division. Freedom of Choice considers that a randomized choices may put at risk the success of the activities proposed and would rather ensure that this project demonstrates effectiveness and allow in the coming 3 years to demonstrate the value and added-value of budget transparency. The proposal for the projects will be based on a combination of the local governments willingness and enthusiasm to be more accountable and transparent, on local government capacity and on citizens’ capacity and engagement along with socio-political factors that enable incentives to local and High level government to adopt participatory and inclusive approach. A major feature of all activities is capacity building which is available to the very broad cross section of society that our tripartite constituents represent. Ordinary workers, the unemployment, small business people and government officials all benefit from our capacity building activities in a systematic manner

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

Freedom of Choice has nearly 25 years of experience that provides a strong comparative advantage. Representatives of the private sector such education, legislative branch of governments, in the form of organizations and the Ministry of Education share the responsibility for governing Freedom of Choice with governments. Through the Governing Body and the annual International Education Conference this tripartite structure sets priorities, determines the budget and oversees the implementation of all work. At the country level, such as in the example of Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the United States, Freedom of Choice activities are governed by a combination of the Ministry of Education and the Department of Education Office, the tripartite constituents in the country and the donor governments. This same system of governance would apply in any other country that Freedom of Choice United States implements activities.

Partner(s)

Unesco Center for Global Education, private, local business, and a range of donor government
Progress reports
Goal 4
4.1 - By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes
4.2 - By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education
4.3 - By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.4 - By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
4.6 - By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy
4.7 - By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development
4.a - Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all
4.b - By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries
4.c - By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States
01/20/2017
materials such as books, conference site. Freedom of Choice will deliver a comprehensive program of activities covering: Conflict resolution, diplomacy andmacroeconomic policies; education and skills;
Staff / Technical expertise
will have experts and consultants in the field of courses and professional studies.
Staff / Technical expertise
will have experts on subjects matter and will supply coursework and materials

Basic information
Time-frame: 06/20/2016 - 06/20/2017
Partners
Unesco Center for Global Education, private, local business, and a range of donor government
Countries
Contact information
Antonio N. Sabas, President, info.freedomofchoiceusa@gmail.com
United Nations