FES Afghanistan, Kabul Office

APPLICATION FORM FOR “Young Leaders Forum”

Please type or use CAPITAL letters and write legibly. If necessary, please attach an extra sheet.

I) PERSONAL INFORMATION

Surname: First name: Nationality: Afghan

Place of birth: Age: Sex:  Male  Female

Your native language(s):

Add languages, you are proficient in:

Main profession or occupation:

Personal contact data: Contact data of your work/engagement:
Address: Address:
mobile/phone: mobile/phone:
Email: Email:

II) EDUCATION EXPERIENCES
Formal education (School / University / Special Courses and degrees)

Non-formal education (e.g. seminars, workshops, lectures. Institutions, dates, subjects and degrees)

III) EXPERIENCE IN NON-GOVERNMENTAL / GOVERNMENTAL WORK

Are you actively involved in your community, school or university or other organisations? If yes, how? (max. 250 words)

Please briefly describe your social or organizational involvement. (max 200 w.)

IV) Your hopes for the Future:

What reforms do you think are needed in Afghanistan to make the country fit for the future?(max. 250 w.)

Here is a difficult decision to make –Please explain, how you will decide: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has prepared a national report on war crimescommitted during the past 30 years. Many presently acting politicians and influential people will be mentioned in the report and their crimes will be unveiled. The publishing of the report may cause new violence - or may help the Afghan nation to find a common historical ground. What do you think? Should the report be published, or should it better be kept secret for the sake of national unity? Why? (max 250 w.)

I herewith apply for the FES Young Leaders Forum Generatoin 2012:

Date: ...... Signature: ......

Please also sign the following Agreement:

AGREEMENT

There is a great deal of opportunity for individual initiative in this Young Leader Forum. But there are several minimum expectations to which participants are asked to adhere. If you wish to be considered for this program, please read and acknowledge the agreement below.

If selected to be a FES-Young Leader:

I agree to foster and endorse the overall goals of the program, which are to help sustain a wide reaching network for social justice, fairness and responsibility for the underprivileged.

I understand that this is a training program in which work is required.

I will participate in bi-weekly sessions and debates about social and political issues

I will take part in 5 two-day workshops on soft skills (communication, negotiation, project management and hosting discussions)

I am aware, that YLF will ask me to become a “junior trainer” in regional YLF workshops

I will for a one-year period attend more than 70 percent of the program

I am aware, that YLF does not pay me any money for attending their programe

I agree, that if I don’t respect these rules, FES may exclude me from the YLF.

I HAVE READ AND AGREED TO ADHERE TO THE ABOVE GUIDELINES IF I AM SELECTED FOR THE YLF.

Signature and Date: ______

Note: those applicants whom we invite to our next level of admission procedure please note the day: The YLF assessment day will be on March 2nd 2012.

The deadline for accepting applications is February18th2012

You can send your applications via letter or email to FES-Afghanistan- Office at:

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Afghanistan Office
Shar-e Nau, Chahar Rahi Ansari,
Yaftaly Wat, Behind Hotel Setara,
Kabul, Afghanistan.

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