South India YouthSpeak Summit

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Repost: To provide physical, digital, and media platforms for young people across South India to identify and discuss issues of importance and brainstorm solutions. More than half of India’s 1.2 billion people are under the age of 25 and their ideas and aspirations will shape the country’s future. Young people in the United States and India embody this sense of progress and possibility. In recent times, the world, including the United States and India, has witnessed a spate of youth-led movements highlighting freedom of expression, equality, and justice. Empowered by technology, these young people are connecting and collaborating like never before, and their messages are resonating around the world and capturing public attention. The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai (PAS Chennai) seeks proposals for a project entitled “The South India YouthSpeak Summit.” The project, a two-day youth summit, will offer a platform for youth voices between the ages of 18-30 from the Chennai consular district (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Puducherry, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands) using various mediums including but not limited to debates, poetry slams, short performances (music, dance, theater, arts), speeches, etc. The YouthSpeak Summit will bring together 300–500 young people with approximately 15 current and former young achievers from India and the United States, who will lead the discussions and activities. Indian and American activists, writers, athletes, artists, business leaders, academics, community leaders, scientists, politicians, social entrepreneurs, and others will be invited to the summit to share their stories. The programs will be conducted in English as well as Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. Social media and other digital technology will be used to bring in a larger Indian audience and many of the U.S. speakers. (Please refer to the full announcement available on grants.gov)

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