Acting upon the positive roles of youth-led civic engagement related to peacebuilding, 60 fellows from the European Union-funded ALLY project will soon participate in a 4.5 day national trainings to deepen their knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute to transforming the conflicts and address factors of violence and preventing violent extremism in the four countries and regionally.

The ALLY project is hiring national trainers in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, as well as one regional trainer with a South Asia focus, to contribute to the design and co-facilitate the 4.5 days of in-person training at the national level. The national trainer will work in one of the focus countries of the project (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, or India). The work is carried out in collaboration with the regional trainer and project staff in March and April 2022. The regional trainer will also collaborate with ALLY staff to finalize two action guides on Training Workshops and Advocacy to help guide fellows in the implementation of their work throughout the remainder of the ALLY project.

Applications are due Tuesday, 08 March, 11:50 PM Bangkok time. Full details and further instructions can be found in the Terms of Reference.

The fellowship program is a key component of the ALLY project, a youth-sensitive initiative, focused at amplifying the youth voices and actions in addressing diverse factors of violence and Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE) in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan. The project primarily targets youth as agency-holders and strategic allies to media and decision-makers, to increase outreach for youth-led initiatives and constructive narratives that value the religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region. The project contributes to filling the gap of context-specific resources and collaborative regional actions on PVE in South Asia, strengthening not only regional but also national-level networks and youth movements.

The 2.5-year EU-funded ALLY project is implemented by the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers/Finn Church Aid, UNOY Peacebuilders, Rural Development Society (India), Centre for Communication and Development of Bangladesh (Bangladesh), Youth Development Foundation (Pakistan), and Sri Lanka Unites (Sri Lanka).