PACIFIC YOUTH FESTIVAL
The 1st Pacific Youth Festival is being held in July this year. This is a fantastic opportunity for young people from all across the Pacific to meet, talk, think and work together on issues and challenges facing youth in today’s globalised world.
The 6 days will consist of conferences and workshops and cultural evenings. The festival is based around 4 central pillars to “build the world”:
- Fair globalisation
- Sustainable development
- Cultural diversity
- Conditions of Peace
Up to 1400 participants will take part, all aged 16-30, from up to 30 countries or territories in the region, including Aotearoa New Zealand.
This will be an amazing chance to learn more, have your say, meet people from all over the Pacific and to be involved in developing the first Pacific Youth Charter!
For more information, check out The Pacific Youth Festival 2006 pdf.
Interested in going?
Just Focus Members
Applications for the Just Focus members of the Aotearoa NZ delegation have now closed.
External Applicants
The Global Education Centre has been selected by the festival organisers to lead the New Zealand delegation. This means we will be involved in liaising with other Aotearoa NZ NGOs who wish to attend. The Global Education Centre is unable to offer funding assistance to groups or individuals wishing to attend the Pacific Youth Festival.
If you belong to another youth NGO, or are a youth-worker or leader interested in taking a group to the festival contact Kim Cuthbert kim@globaled.org.nz for more information.
