EU – CAMEROON YOUTH SOUNDING BOARD (YSB)

EUthCAM
Application Form

There are a set of criteria which each applicant must meet in order to participate. If you do
not meet one or more of the criteria below, your application cannot be considered for
selection.

Eligibility criteria:

- Country: You are a national and a resident of Cameroon

- Language: You have a good command of English & French

- Age: You are between 15-35 years old at the end of applicant period (11 June 2023)

- Privacy rules: you have read the privacy rules and you agree on the rules.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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Name :

Surname :

Date of birth:

Gender:

Nationality:

E-mail address:

Telephone number:

Place of residence (Town):

YOUR EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

What is the highest education level you have completed?

Some schooling, but no diploma

Primary school

Secondary school

Tertiary education (polytechnic, etc.)

Higher education degree (polytechnic, university, etc.)

Professional training

Other (please specify):

Please give us some details about the type of training received:

What is your current occupation?

Paid work (employed)

Paid work (self employed)

Training (apprenticeship/professional education)

Unpaid care work (caring for relative or child etc.)

Unpaid/voluntary work
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 Other (please specify):

Please give us some details about your occupation:

Are you a member of a network, youth organisation, council or otherwise?

None

NGO / CBO/FBO

Trade Union

Foundation

Research Institution or University

Cooperative

Professional Business Association

Other (please specify):

Please specify the name of the organisation and briefly describe your role/position:

What are your areas of expertise/interest?

Employment and entrepreneurship

Environment and climate change

Human rights1 and democracy

Social inclusion and health

Education (formal & informal)

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Digitalisation &

technology

Gender, women and girls’ empowerment

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Human rights include women rights, children’s rights, rights of persons with disabilities, rights of LGBTi
persons
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 Media and Journalism

Others (please specify):

Please describe briefly your interest and/or expertise (250 words maximum):

YOUR EXPERIENCE IN YOUTH PARTICIPATION AND EMPOWERMENT

What is your experience in youth participation and empowerment? (250 words maximum)

What is your experience in reaching out to large groups of youth, including to youth that are
in disadvantaged or vulnerable situations? (250 words maximum)

YOUR MOTIVATION TO JOIN THE YOUTH SOUNDIGN BOARD

Why do you want to join the EU-Cameroon Youth Sounding Board? (250 word maximum)

How do you think you may contribute to the work of the Youth Sounding Board? (250 words
maximum)

YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Please describe how you have successfully used your communication skills in youth
participation and engagement processes (including the use of traditional and social media to
advocate and negotiate for youth)? (500 words maximum)

OPTIONAL INFORMATION

OPTIONAL – Do you identify as a person with:

Disability

Discriminated minority (please specify)

Special needs (please specify.)

In a situation of vulnerability (please specify)

None of the above

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Other (please specify)

Prefer not to say