International Forum, We the Youth (IFWY) 2025 (Fully funded) – YOA

Deadline: July 6, 2025

Applications are open for the International Forum, We the Youth (IFWY) 2025. The International Forum “We, the Youth” is a totally funded international platform that brings collectively younger folks from various backgrounds to trade concepts, construct mutual understanding, and work collaboratively to seek out options to international challenges. Designed to emphasise youth management and cross-cultural dialogue, the Forum affords an interesting area for youth to take part in thematic workshops, collaborative tasks, and coverage discussions on urgent international points.

What makes this discussion board distinctive is its interactive, participatory construction. Rather than passive lectures, members interact in concept labs, simulation workouts, and small-group dialogues, encouraging peer studying, artistic considering, and sensible drawback-fixing. The Forum additionally consists of cultural actions that assist foster worldwide friendship and cooperation amongst youth from round the world. By the finish of the Forum, members not solely acquire new views but in addition be part of a rising worldwide community of engaged and motivated youth working towards constructive change.

2025 Theme

The 2025 theme is Our Sustainable Future Peace and Cooperation

The thematic focus areas of the Forum are:

• Environmental Sustainability
• Economic Transformation
• Social Justice and Equality
• Technological Innovations and Ethical Considerations
• Peace and Cooperation
• Collective Action, Solidarity and Democracy

Cost

• IFWY will cowl all journey bills, lodging prices, and visa application charges for members attending each the Regional Dialogues and the essential convention.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be aged 18 to 35, or anyone embodying a younger mindset of openness, adaptability, and dedication to vary.
• Demonstrated curiosity or expertise in sustainable growth, resembling peacebuilding, local weather motion, social justice, or innovation.
• Commitment to attend the full length of the occasion(s) in individual if chosen.

Application

• Step 1: Prepare Your Materials
  • Self-Introduction: A short written or recorded (video) introduction (max 500 phrases or 1 minute) telling them who you’re, your background, and why you need to be part of IFWY.
  • 3-Minute Policy Message: Share your ideas on a key difficulty you care about—whether or not it’s local weather, peace, justice, or equality.
    • You might:
      • Record a 3-minute video or audio.
      • Upload it to video or audio sharing platform resembling YouTube and Vimeo and supply the platform with its hyperlink or submit a brief-written message. (max 1,500 phrases). This is your likelihood to point out the way you assume and why your voice issues.
• Step 2: Complete the Application Form
  • Fill out the official Application Form together with your private data, regional affiliation, and responses to the motivation questions.
• Step 3: Submit and Share
  • You will obtain a affirmation e mail.
  • Self-introductions and coverage messages will likely be shared on-line throughout the peer voting section.
  • You are additionally welcome to share them to your community.
• Step 4: Selection of members for the Regional Dialogue and Korean Diaspora Dialogue
  • The high 50 from every area referred to as Catalysts will take part-individual Regional Dialogue (July – August, precise dates to be introduced quickly) to co-create regionally grounded coverage suggestions. These 250 Catalysts (50 per area) will likely be chosen by on-line voting in every area, giving each youth and the public a direct position in selecting who will characterize their area. In addition, 50 Catalysts will likely be additionally chosen in the identical approach for Korean Diaspora Dialogue.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to IFWY.