SI Young Leaders Visitors Program 2010

SI Young Leaders Visitors Program 2010

Connecting Leaders for Positive Change

The Swedish Institute Young Leaders Visitors Program (YLVP) is an intercultural leadership program that focuses on social media as a tool for positive change. The program invites young opinion-makers from Sweden and selected countries in the MENA region who are actively working for social change in their respective contexts. This year the program will have an extensive focus och social entrepreneurship and applications from Yemen will also be considered.



The YLVP promotes exchange of knowledge and creativity and helps strengthen young opinion-makers leadership and ability to work actively for social change on issues related to democracy and human rights.



The Swedish institute is now reaching out to young determined visionaries who are covering social developments and working for a positive change in the following countries; Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen and Sweden. Do you know anyone that would be well-suited to participate in the program?







Application deadline is February 28th 2010. Application forms can be obtained by following the link below: http://www.si. se/English/ Navigation/ Scholarships- and-exchanges/ Leadership- programs/ Young-Leaders- Visitors- Program/Applicat ion-procedure/





Application instructions and more information about the program can be found at: www.si.se/ylvp



Enquiries should be addressed to ylvp@si.se



We look forward to your contact,
Javeria Rizvi Kabani
Program Manager YLVP
Swedish institute