Thank you to everyone who joined us last Wednesday for our online event “From Passion to Impact: How Can Young People Shape the Future of International Development?”, co-hosted with Young Australians in International Affairs (YAIA).
A big thank you to our excellent panelists:
👉 Logan Whitaker (Global Engagement Manager at the Cotton On Foundation)
👉 Chandni Dhingra (Strategic Advisor, ResourceFULL Collective)
👉 Grace Stanhope (Research Associate in the Lowy Institute’s Indo-Pacific Development Centre)
👉 Aquila Van Keuk (Policy, Innovation and Partnerships Analyst JPO at the UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji)
👉 Adam Hegedus (General Manager of Teach Us Consent & Volunteer CEO of Educating The Future Timor-Leste).
You can now access the recording here.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
We are pleased to provide some additional resources that attendees might find useful as they navigate their journey in the international development sector, and continue to interrogate the question: how is impact created?
Podcasts, thought leadership pieces and webinars:
🌍 “How will the next generation get into the global development industry?” – Emma Smith for Devex
🌍 “How to get a job in international development” – Helen Dempster for The Center for Global Development
🌍 Nexus Global Summit’s video archive
🌍 “The 5.4 trillion question: How are young donors reshaping philanthropy?” – report from AEGN
🌍 “The role of youth in development” – Anne Kahuria for Bond UK
🌍 “From tote bags to transformation: How the Cotton On Foundation is redefining the role of corporate foundations in International Development” – AIDN’s Philanthropod with Logan Whitaker
Job and volunteering opportunities:
🌍 YAIA’s Jobs, Internships and Opportunities Board
🌍 Opportunities For Youth LinkedIn
🌍 Ethical Jobs
🌍 Australian Volunteers International
🌍 Global Voices Policy Fellowship
🌍 The United Nations Volunteers Program (including earmarked positions for young people (Youth UNVs))
🌍 The Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Multilateral Placements Program, including The Professional Officer (JPO) Program
🌍 Adam’s organisation, Educating The Future, is completely volunteer run in Australia and supports a local team running pre-school education programs throughout Timor-Leste. They are recruiting volunteers across fundraising, communications, operations and evaluation. If you are interested, reach out to Adam at ahegedus@educatingthefuture.org