Arctic Youth Ambassador Caucus: ‘From Coast, to Coast, to Coast’*
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Global Vision has temporarily canceled our Arctic Youth Ambassador Caucus in 2021 and 2022. We are monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic closely, and our team and board have yet to decide whether the AYAC will resume in 2023. Please visit our website regularly for updates on AYAC. Thank you.
March 25-29, 2020 | Iqaluit, NU
Are you interested in learning more about Canada’s final frontier? Are you curious about Indigenous culture and history? Do you have a passion for development and advocacy? If so, the Arctic Youth Ambassador Caucus is for you! Global Vision is leading a Southern Mission to the North and hosting an Arctic Youth Ambassador Caucus in Iqaluit, NU this March, which will bring youth leaders together (from the North and from the South) to work on finding innovative solutions for the pressing challenges faced by the North.
Arctic Youth Ambassadors will:
Engage in Round Tables on Northern issues, such as Food Security, Health Care, Environment and Education;
Meet with Elders to learn about the rich history of Nunavut;
Learn about Northern culture in a peer-to-peer environment;
Discover the rich culture and sights of Iqaluit, while working in teams to compete in the Amazing Race: Iqaluit;
Share unique experiences with new friends from ‘Coast, to Coast, to Coast’
At the end of the Summit, Ambassadors will return to their communities and share their experiences, newfound knowledge and ideas to further Canadian awareness of Northern culture and to strengthen North-South dialogue nationwide.
Application Requirements
To represent your community as an Ambassador at the Arctic Youth Ambassador Caucus, please answer the following questions in a video spanning 3 minutes or less (please include a YouTube link), or in a document. The deadline to apply is February 20, 2020 at 11:59pm PST.
Why are you interested in representing your community at the Arctic Youth Ambassador Caucus?
Tell us about your personal brand - what unique skills, attributes and experiences will you bring to the team?
What do you hope to achieve by participating in the Arctic Youth Ambassador Caucus? What issues are you most passionate about?
How would you use your experience at the Caucus to give back and to pay it forward to your community and peers?
What is your proposed plan to raise the required $2,750 in corporate and community sponsorship? Who will you contact? Alternatively, you may cover the fees with personal funds.
The Arctic Youth Ambassador Caucus is funded and subsidized by the Department of Canadian Heritage at the Government of Canada.