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Urban Youth Fund 2014 winners announced
Nairobi 13 October 2014—On the occasion marking this year’s World Habitat Day, UN-Habitat has announced the 2014 winners of the Urban Youth Fund.
A total of 22 youth-led organizations from 18 countries have been selected for the Urban Youth Fund program in 2014. The projects will receive financial support as well as training and capacity building and follow-up throughout the duration of the project.
The selected winners include initiatives that establish land reforms for the indigenous people of Chile. Other projects include the support of youth living with disabilities in Egypt by revealing their true potentials and providing social equity. As well, waste management, housing rights, vocational training and micro-finance, climate change education and capacity building are areas that other projects will be working on. Encouraging, are the projects that combine different urban development issues and engage with local governments, the private sector and other actors to ensure the long-term sustainability of the projects. Through the involvement of regional offices in the selection process, we also foresee closer synergies this year between the Urban Youth fund and UN-Habitat’s work program.
The India Youth Fund Window is a partnership between UN-Habitat and the Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation (NSF) under the Global Urban Youth Fund. The funding window aims to advance youth empowerment in India.
This year, by the deadline of 15 April 2014, applications from youth-led organizations in 91 countries had been received by the Fund. Applications received went through a thorough competitive evaluation process, including a check of eligibility, a quality assessment, shortlisting, vetting by Habitat Program Managers and a final selection of projects by the Steering Committee. The selected projects were then approved by the Advisory Committee. It is with great pleasure and excitement that we announce the winners for the 2014 Urban Youth Fund award.
Notably, the Fund has grown to encompass new geographic locations, including Maldives and post- conflict areas. This year we are pleased to partner with an organization in Somalia which will implement a project that will encourage youth participation gearing towards youth inclusion and sustainable development. These proposed projects are envisioned to provide solutions to socio-economic issues that face the youth with an aim to provide employment for young people increase the participation of young people in urban governance, urban agriculture and climate change. All of the beneficiaries have also ensured equal participation of young men and women in their projects, as well as impact on gender responsiveness. This will be followed by continuous trainings to the youth groups on implementation with the aim of ensuring that the intended project goals and objectives are met
Below is the list of granted projects
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