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The Youth

Ambassadors InstituteVenue countries: Moldova and UkraineChiinu-Comrat-Tiraspol-Kiev, 5th to 12th of

October 2014


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PEACE BU ILD ING IN

EASTERN EUROPE 2 .0

EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF THE U.S.INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE ALUMNI

W W W . Y A S I N S T I T U T E . C O M


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The Youth Ambassadors Institute, recipient of the

European Union Youth Award is pleased to

announce its second edition of the Peace Building in

Eastern Europe conference in Chiinu, Moldova and

Kiev, Ukraine this Fall.

From October 5th to 12th, 2014 an international

U.S. Exchange Alumni team, in collaboration with the

U.S. Embassy in Chiinu and other partners will

organize Peace building in Eastern Europe 2.0

which is a 7 day conference designed to empower

an Alumni Network of youth diplomats working to

understand frozen conflicts and combat

misinformation in times of political turmoil in Eastern

Europe. The seminar will consist of lectures,

workshops, debate sessions and field trips to Gagauz-

Yeri, Transnistria (MD) and Kiev (UA).

Call for participants

We would like to invite Alumni of U.S. International

Exchange programs to apply for the conference.

Delegates should be proficient in English and

between 18 to 25 years old.


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A total amount of two delegates from each

country will be allowed to participate in the

conference so as to assure equal geographical

representation during the conference.

Travel, hotel and per diem

YASI will cover the costs of board and lodging as well

as local transportation and activity costs in Moldovaduring the conference.

Delegates will only need to cover:

Travel costs1

Visas (EU, CIS and American citizens are not

required to apply for visas for Moldova; more

detailed information can be found

here:http://www.mfa.gov.md/entry-visas-

moldova/)

Participation fee of 125 USD (to be paid upon

arrival). Arrivals and departures by

plane (Chisinau Airport), bus or train (i.e. from

Bucharest or Kiev) are possible. Transportation to

1 We encourage Alumni to apply for US Embassies Alumni funds in their

countries or to seek private scholarship(s)available in their countries. YASI willfacilitate any technical request, such as official invitation or recommendation

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and from the airport, bus or train station will be

provided by the YASI team.

Additional details are to be included in the

information package sent to participants prior to the

event.

Arrivals and Departures

Participants should arrive on Sunday, October, 5th

and plan to depart on the evening of Sunday,

October, 12th or morning of Monday, October 13th

2014.

Accommodation

Participants will be accommodated in the city center

of Chiinu, in proximity to the main activity venues.

In Kiev, delegates will be staying in the downtown of

Ukraines capital and will move from venue to venue

within the city by the bus rented for the study visit.

Deadline: Application period for the U.S.

Exchange Alumni is 23rd of July - 3rd of August 2014.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis

until all places are filled. Apply ONLY via the online

registration system:http://goo.gl/kMqjvl
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As we expect the conference to be

a popular event, we kindly encourage you to submit

your application and search for a travel scholarship

as soon as possible. Priority will be given to

participants who are able to afford their travel costs.

However, 6 scholarships of 300 USD each are

available for the applicants from conflicted regions:

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Cyprus, Georgia, and Ukraine.

Disclaimer: Study trip to Kiev will be organized within

the joint effort of OSCE Delegation to Moldova andUkraine as well as the U.S. Embassies to Kiev and

Chiinu.

This project is organized as one of the winners of

the fourth annual Alumni Engagement Innovation

Fund (AEIF) project competition. AEIF received more

than 1,000 proposals and selected 60 winning teams

from over 50 different countries. AEIF invites teams of

alumni to propose innovative projects that tackle

global issues. Each winning team is eligible to win up

to $25,000 to support their project.

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