Youth Action Mini Grants

YouthActionNet Helps Fund Social Entrepreneurial
        Projects

 Deadline: October 1, 2002

 A project of the International Youth Foundation,
 YouthActionNet is an interactive Web site created by and
 for youth that works to inspire and promote youth
 leadership worldwide. The project's awards program makes
 small grants to youth leaders with new projects that
 promote social change and connect youth with local
 communities.

 Eligible youth-led projects must have clearly defined
 goals and the potential for growth or further replication.
 Award recipients will receive $500 and funds for a dispos-
 able camera to photo-document their project for an online
 photo gallery. Award recipients also will have the oppor-
 tunity to take part in an online journal and contribute
 to a compendium of case studies highlighting the work of
 young people around the world bringing positive change to
 their communities.

 Ten winners will be selected in the second phase of the
 2002 program. The program is open to all young people aged
 18-24. Both individuals and groups may apply. Individuals
 must have a leadership role in a youth-led initiative that
 works to create positive change in their community;
 groups/organizations must be youth-led and have as part of
 their mission the goal of creating positive change in
 their community. All applications must be written in
 English.

 For complete program information, including a list of
 recent winners, and to obtain an application form, see
 the YouthActionNet Web site.

 RFP Link: http://www.youthactionnet.org/minigrants.php