YPL Regional Workshop: Embracing Equity, Inclusion, and Human Rights

Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Embracing Equity, Inclusion, and Human Rights Regional Workshop.

The U.S. Department of State, in partnership with Cultural Vistas, is pleased to announce that the application for the 2023 Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Embracing Equity, Inclusion, and Human Rights Regional Workshop is now open. The workshop will bring together emerging leaders from throughout the Pacific Islands, Australia, and New Zealand to identify salient topics across the region related to equity, inclusion, and human rights and the ways to work together across the region to develop tangible solutions. The program will consist of pre-workshop and post-workshop virtual activities for preparation and reflection and an in-person workshop to be held in Apia, Samoa, over the dates of October 4-6, 2023.

All interested and eligible emerging leaders, ages 25-35, from Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Islands of French Polynesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, and the American-affiliated Pacific including American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Hawai’i, are invited to apply.

Applications are due by June 11, 2023, at 11:59 pm (New Zealand Time) and can be completed online at https://bit.ly/YPLWorkshop23 .

For any questions about the Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Embracing Equity, Inclusion, and Human Rights Regional Workshop or to request a fillable PDF version of the application, please contact ypl@culturalvistas.org. 

The Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Initiative focuses on strengthening leadership development for emerging leaders in Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Islands of French Polynesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, and the American-affiliated Pacific including American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Hawaii. For more information on the Young Pacific Leaders Initiative, please visit https://nz.usembassy.gov/young-pacific-leaders/.