JYAN - Jamaican Youth Advocacy Network

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Are you tired of a number of things happening in your community, parish, country or region. Become a part of the Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) and let your voice be heard.

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Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) Membership Application

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Issue Network

How long have you been involved in advocacy?
How did you first become involved in advocacy?
Tell us about your work within advocacy?
Anything else you would like to share about yourself?

Call for Papers

Interested persons are invited to submit papers for the Youth Advocacy Conference in May 2008. Persons are expected to submit an abstract which should tell what their paper will be about.

Topics
Authors should choose anyone one of the focus areas to write their papers. These topics will seek to highlight the state of youth advocacy in various areas as well as the issues that are being addressed/ need to be addressed in these advocacy efforts.

Youth advocacy in the church

Youth using the media for advocacy

Youth representation and advocacy on government boards and bodies

The state of youth leadership in the region

Youth advocacy through innovative ideas

Youth advocacy through creative arts and expressions

Youth advocacy through science and technology

The state of vulnerable groups in advocacy

Youth advocacy in CARICOM

Youth advocacy in the inner city

Youth advocacy then and now

Submission Guidelines (PAPERS)
It is recommended that PAPERS be structured as follows:

Papers should be no longer than 400 words

Papers will be reviewed by the selection committee based on content, presentation and suitability for the event

Papers must reflect adequate evidence of research and should be accompanied by a reference list

By submitting an abstract you give permission to publish it on the conference web site, and probably in a printed conference booklet