Apply now for the Diaspora Youth Pitch Competition, a chance for diaspora youth-led organisations to present their bright ideas to the Future Forum audience, including diaspora organisations, governments, the EU and other international actors. It is an opportunity to celebrate the potential of diaspora youth ideas and inspire new partnerships whilst competing for a prize of up to €3000.
EUDiF invites youth-led diaspora organisations in Europe to submit a development-oriented idea that leverages the potential of youth diaspora to address SDG 4 (quality education) and/or SDG 13 (climate action).
The competition was born partly from the rewarding experience of working with diaspora youth within the project, partly from seeing the fantastic work individuals and diaspora youth organisations are already doing, and partly inspired by the recently launched Youth Action Plan in EU external action for 2022-2027, which heralds young people as key to achieving the SDGs and a driving force for a sustainable future. The plan’s three pillars are put to life through the Diaspora Youth Pitch Competition:
Engage: Increase young people’s voices in policy and decision-making at all levels
Empower: Fight inequalities and provide young people with the skills and resources they need to prosper and fulfil their potential
Connect: Foster opportunities for young people to network and exchange with their peers
Why compete?
As well as being in with a chance to win prize money, entering the competition allows diaspora youth organisations to bring their unique ideas to an influential audience, inspiring policymakers and practitioners to strengthen youth inclusion in development practice.
The six finalists will be given one-to-one coaching to refine their pitch and will be sponsored to attend the Future Forum in Brussels on October 17-18. This is also an opportunity for the organisation to gain exposure and to network.
The three winning ideas will receive prize money:
1st prize: €3000
2nd prize: €2000
3rd prize: €1000
Welcome submissions from diaspora organisations that are legally registered in the EU27, Norway, Switzerland or the United Kingdom, and who have a governing body controlled by youth diaspora aged between 18 and 30. Participating organisations must have a mandate concerning diaspora empowerment and/or development in EUDiF’s partner countries.
Interested in putting your ideas to the test? Here’s how to get started.