Youth Projects

1. Bayer Young Environmental Envoy (BYEE bulletin, 2004 - PDF/5MB)
Bayer has designed an exciting program for students to educate the youth in the global efforts to protect and save the environment. Under the Bayer Young Environmental Envoy program, selected students go to Germany on a weeklong study tour to experience how environmental protection is practiced by people, government and industry in a highly developed country.

2. Eco-Minds
The Eco-Minds Forum provides participants with a unique opportunity to work within an international team to solve real-world problems of Sustainable Development through a multi-disciplinary approach.

3.Our Planet
The United Nations Environment Programme's flagship magazine for environmentally sustainable development

4. TUNZA
In February 2003, the Governing Council of UNEP adopted a long-term strategy for engaging young people in environmental activities and in the work of UNEP. The strategy was entitled the TUNZA Youth Strategy. The word “TUNZA” means “to treat with care or affection” in Kiswahili (a sub-regional language of Eastern Africa). The overall TUNZA Concept, therefore, is built around this theme. It is an initiative that is meant to develop activities in the areas of capacity building, environmental awareness, and information exchange, with a vision to foster a generation of environmentally conscious citizens, capable of positive action.

• Tunza International Youth conference 2005
• UNEP-Bayer Partnership

5.SSDS, South Asia – A Youth Perspective

I. Background
Youth are important stakeholders in efforts towards sustainable development necessitating their active participation and integration into all such processes. While there has been recognition of their role and importance globally, the UN Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992 brought it into focus through the Chapter 25 of Agenda 21. One of the important initiatives has been by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) supporting the promotion and creation of mechanisms to involve youth representation in all United Nations processes in order to influence those processes. In 2003, UNEP supported the publication of the Children of the Monsoon, a youth version of the South Asia State of the Environment report. This report was prepared by the youth, and for the youth, and highlights the environmental issues that the youth feel are important. To provide input for promoting sustainable decision making in South Asia, UNEP in collaboration with SAYEN and CEE is developing the Youth Version of the Sub-regional Sustainable Development Strategy (SSDS).

II. Objectives
1. Capacity building of selected youth members of South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN) on environment and sustainable development
2. Preparation of the report on 'SSDS for South Asia - A Youth Perspective'

III. Programme details
1. Around 20 youth from the sub-region will be selected as participants for preparation of the SSDS.
2. Selected participants would be provided with background resource materials and invited to participate at the 3-day inception workshop in last week of January 2006.
3. Participants would be given specific tasks/ activities to work on during the next three months within their respective countries and would be required to provide the necessary inputs to the Secretariat
4. Participants would be invited to the workshop for finalization of the draft.
5. Final publication will be launched.

IV. Participant selection
Each organization can submit nomination for maximum of two youth (one male and one female) in separate application form.
Application forms received after the due date (December 7, 2005) will not be entertained.
The selection of the participants would be based on the application form and past experience of SAYEN activities.
Minimum two youth (Age- 15-23 years) would be selected from each of the seven South Asian countries.
Expected number of participants
20 youth
Basic skills required
Computers and communication.

V. Contact
Please contact your respective SAYEN National Focal Points (NFPs) on or before December 7, 2005 with completely filled application form along with an undertaking that you would be willing to be associated with the project for at least next six months and undertake activities/ tasks allotted to you during this period. All rights of selection and further involvement would be with the SAYEN NFPs and the Secretariat.
SAYEN NFPs include:

VI. Application Form (Link to File 'SSDS Application Form.doc')