HEY Ambassador Program 2023-2024

HEY Ambassador Program 2023-2024

We are pleased to inform you about HEY Ambassador Program 2023-2024

The Ashley Lashley Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2023 HEY Ambassador Program. The HEY Ambassador Program brings together leading climate change activists for a 9-month Intergenerational program with the support of UNICEF and other partners. The program strengthens action for climate change and its impact on health, while creating a deeper connection and relationship between the HEY Community and its members through its practical advocacy efforts.

The Ambassador program provides the opportunity to take our advocacies to new heights, strengthening engagement at the community level, all while accelerating our collective work for climate justice in our respective countries while simultaneously strengthening our skills to become community leaders.

To become a HEY Ambassador you must be between the ages of 9 – 27 years of age.

The Role

• HEY Country Ambassadors will only represent one country of the world.
• Ambassadors will be representatives of the HEY Campaign. They will be responsible for amplifying the HEY Campaign’s communities’ voices and impacting their local and national communities to take action for climate change and health.
• Country Ambassadors will be asked to select a category in which they deem most fitting to them and their commitment to taking action for our environment and health.

Recommended: Audi Environmental Foundation Scholarship 2023-2024

Ambassadors Activities

• Engage in Regional Collaborations: They create local engagement in communities in every corner of the world to promote impact and action in climate and health.
• Facilitate Action for the Climate Justice and Health: Within the HEY Ambassador Program, their partners facilitate connections and opportunities in their community for Ambassadors to promote action within their countries and respective regions through their practical climate and health action programmes.
• Develop as an Advocate: They will be hosting workshops and providing toolkits for the entire Ambassador community, connecting Ambassadors with one another and harnessing skills that are required to influence change globally.
• Networking Opportunities: They create a network that identifies programs that accelerate the growth of their HEY Ambassadors.
• Grow the HEY Campaign Network: HEY Ambassadors are representatives, promoting the HEY Campaign values and programs within their local and global networks. Their responsibility is to help us spread the word about our programs and getting more young persons interested in climate and health action.

Benefits

• The most active Ambassadors will be selected to attend global conferences such as COP28, the HEY Global Youth Network Summit, etc.
• The three (3) top performing Ambassadors and the two (2) best completed projects, from across the cohorts, will be selected and awarded with grant funding or technical support at the end of the programme.
• The knowledge and skills capacities of Ambassadors will be built and strengthened in the different aspects of development to help them achieve success in their role and future endeavors.
• Access to network with Ambassadors from across all regions.

Eligibility

• HEY Ambassador program 2023 is open to include refugees, asylum seekers and persons with disabilities and other minority and indigenous groupings.
• Be proficient in English
• Be between 9 to 27 years old

Requirements

• Time Commitments:
  • A 3-month duration of 4-6 hours weekly.
  • Monthly volunteer hours must be inclusive of climate action outside of The HEY Campaign.
• Meetings:
  • Monthly meetings will be held with the respective Regional Focal Points.
• Orientation Training:
  • Cohort 1: Monday, April 8th, 2023 | Time: 12 PM – 2 PM UTC -4
  • Cohort 2: Saturday, July 8th, 2023 | Time: 9 AM – 11 AM UTC -4

Mandatory capacity building sessions will occur for the duration of the programme.

Application

The deadline for HEY Ambassador application form is the 24th February 2023.

Click here to apply.

For more information, visit HEY Ambassador Program.

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