The Wellspring

The British Council is looking for outstanding young Australians (aged 16-19) with a track record in social entrepreneurship, community activism or volunteer work to take part in its Global Changemakers programme.

Global Changemakers is a British Council programme that supports a global network of young activists and social entrepreneurs to develop as leaders through intensive leadership training and mentoring with business and political leaders. It creates opportunities for young people to present a consolidated voice on youth concerns to political leaders, whilst becoming part of an active global network.

In November 2009, a group of 60 outstanding candidates from around the world, including Australia, will be selected to attend high-level leadership and media training in the UK. Selected through a global competitive process, successful candidates will improve their leadership skills and be connected to a network of like-minded people around the world.

After a week-long intensive session, participants will have prepared a brief that a peer-elected group will present at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January 2010.

Candidates should:

• Be aged 16-19 in November 2009
• Show leadership potential
• Have demonstrated communication and team working skills
• Have a track record of social entrepreneurship, community activism and/or volunteer work
• Have good analytical skills
• Be free to attend the Global Youth Summit in the UK from 15-21 November 2009 as well as the WEF Annual Meeting in Switzerland from 27-31 January 2010, if selected
• Possess a strong interest in areas such as community development, sustainable development, international relations, human rights, law and sociology.

For further information, see http://www.britishcouncil.org/au-globalchangemakers.htm. To apply online, see http://www.global-changemakers.net/. Applications need to include a YouTube video addressing the selection criteria. Applications close 21 August, 2009.