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Afghan Youth Ambassadors

This program aims to develop Afghan Youth Leaders (males and females) to become ambassadors between their communities and the wider Australian community. The program includes training focusing on leadership, public speaking, social media, and intercultural cohesion followed by custom tailored projects run by Youth Ambassadors.
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The Problem

The impact of the fall of Kabul and most of Afghanistan into the hands of the Taliban has been heard all around the world. Alongside a large influx of refugees to come in the following years, the recent events in Afghanistan have amplified and sharpened community fragmentation and caused a stir in social cohesion and harmony amongst communities of Afghanistan and the wider Australian community.
It is a concern that the wider Australian community may not understand the challenges the people of Afghanistan are facing and their responses may be coloured by misconceptions and false narratives about Muslims and Islam. This is particularly relevant to Afghan youth who engage with their multicultural peers on a regular basis in educational and corporate settings.

The Solution

The Youth Leadership Program aims to train a group of 20 leaders to become the bridge of understanding and trust between Afghans and the wider Australian community. The program includes fully funded training that will cover (but not limited to) public speaking, social media, intercultural cohesions, leadership, and fundamentals of Islam. After the completion of the training, the young leaders will be split into groups of 5 and each group will have the opportunity to lead their own project – fully funded by Massoud Foundation Australia – that aims to strengthen the bond between Afghans and the wider Australian community.

Benefits

As a young leader you will have access to countless training sessions that will boost your personal development and provide long term aid in both your corporate career and educational journeys. You will also be able to share your journey with 20 like minded individuals and the Massoud Foundation has placed great influence on ensuring that the training sessions are not only educational but also leisurely in nature. One of the training sessions will be held as a weekend retreat fully paid for by the Massoud Foundation.

The Program

The first phase of the program is the training which will be held mainly on weekends and will run from May to July

The second phase of the program involves implementing what you have learnt via your own custom tailored projects . This will run from August to October
Throughout these training sessions you will be accompanied by a mentor who will be overseeing the program as a whole. Alongside this mentor, you will have access to contacts from organisations such as ISRA, STARTTS, MYAN and many others as guidance.

Deliver small-scale interfaith/social cohesion projects by the Ambassadors – using creative methodologies including art, sport, technology and social media

Deliver Conversations for Social Cohesion in Schools by the Ambassadors sharing their stories and creating bridges with wider community

Enhanced Community Harmony and Social Cohesion in NSW

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