Good evening everyone. This LEAD organization sounds really cool. I can only imagine that there are tons of really amazing experience waiting to happen. My question to the community is though, don't projects like this seem a bit discreminating?
Okay, let me explain. These projects are aimed at YOUNG students like myself (i am 20 years old, studying human ecology), or not even students necessarily, just young men and women that have the potential to be "leaders". They call out for young people from all over the world. The organization projects are "Designed as a career accelerator for young people who will be the leaders in tomorrow's global community." Then, they mention the cost. 5,000, plus airfair costs (which can be 2,000 or more) and visa costs and all the other unexpected costs that pop up once you are where ever you end up. That makes it pretty obvious actually, that the people they are aiming for applying to work on these projects are young people with money, or who have family that can afford the high cost for them. Although they do mention in the passing that they can help you organize a fundraiser, i really doubt you could manage to raise a significant amount of the total that it will end up costing you. 7,000 or more is not cheap for anyone! Esspecially when the "work placements" are voluntary and so there is no money to be made in the 3 months of project time. Which immediately descriminates the hundreds of thousands of potential young LEADers that exist in the world that can't access this type of funding. And simply because this type of "career advancement" type of work is available to the already well off as it is (who likely already have the potential to access more advanced careers too) will have that much more of a head start against those who are less "fortunate" than these fellows who already have more to begin with....furthing the inequality, no? Not so sustainable for a "global world" focused on "development" if you ask me, which would imply bringing those "undeveloped" or underdeveoped to be on an equal plane with the "developed". Or atleast it doesn't seem like the right foot to start on anyway. Hmmm...just a thought. I have not spoken with anyone at this LEAD organizatoin to see what type of financial aid is available, but i assume there is none because all they do is mention in the passing about how they can give advice about how to fundraise. Which means i have also not asked them how they are approaching this type of implicit descrimination problem (if in fact there is one...)...but i would assume they are not considering much at all by the information i found on their website. Which....makes me wonder if the "good intentions" are being played out while having negative unforseen consequences are in the wake. There are a hell of a lot of cool projects that exist right now that could give many young people a great opportunity to learn from through their participate in. I would actually love to join in myself. But because of the finicial prerequisits that exist, many (like myself even right now, though i am even more well off than most in the world being that my family is middle class american) are going to be left out because someone is trying to make a few bucks, or atleast not lose a few bucks off their "philanthopic" efforts. What does everyone else think about this? Thanks for the head up though! -Chris > FYI. > |||| > > LEAD International announces the launch of its newest > venture: the Young Leaders project 2005. This project > provides students and young professionals the > opportunity to work with - and be mentored by - a LEAD > Fellow in Brazil, India, Indonesia or Mexico, on > solutions-based work-placements. > > The Young Leaders project will enable young people > (generally in their 20s) to spend three months (June – > August 2005) in their selected country, participating > in a training program and working alongside a LEAD > Fellow addressing sustainable development issues. At > the end of this experience, each Young Leader will > become a member of the global LEAD network of > influential high-flyers in more than 80 countries. > > LEAD Fellows are a global network of more than 1500 > talented individuals who have been through the LEAD > training program in leadership and sustainable > development. The Fellows chosen to act as mentors for > our Young Leaders project have all been specially > selected to provide a breadth of choice and unique > experience for the Young Leaders. All these mentors > are in positions of influence in their communities and > are contributing to sustainable development in a > variety of different ways. > > We are expecting to attract talented young people from > all parts of the world with an interest in sustainable > development and learning about other cultures. These > future leaders will have the capacity and desire to > make a difference to tomorrow's world. Our Young > Leaders project will give them the chance to work with > established leaders in the field of sustainable > development in order to develop their own leadership > potential. The project combines practical > on-the-ground work experience with cross-cultural > leadership training and the opportunity to meet and > learn from peers. > > The Young Leaders project will be run by LEAD > International, together with the LEAD offices in > Brazil, India, Indonesia and Mexico. There are more > than seventy work placements available in rural and > urban, coastal and mountain, tropical and temperate > areas in these four countries. Details about the > placements are found on the website > > www.lead.org/youngleaders. > > Places are limited, and the application process is > competitive. Applications are being accepted now, and > application details can also be found on the website. > The cost of each Young Leader placement is $5,000 > excluding international travel and meals at the > placement site. > > Please do not hesitate to contact me or get in touch > with the Young Leaders team at LEAD International > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) if you require further > information. > > Source: http://www.lead.org/yl/default.cfm?target=yl > --------------------------------- > Copyright 2005 LEAD International, London, UK > > > > > ====Miraj Khaled > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > mindexplorer.blogspot.com > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > All your favorites on one personal page – Try My Yahoo! > http://my.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
