Call for Artists for Peace
Are you a creative person (artist/photographer/graphic designer)? Do you want to contribute to an inspiring project related to youth peacebuilding? Let your unique talent be part of the publication ‘25 Stories for Peace’.
‘25 Stories of Peace’ will be a collection of personal stories published in celebration of UNOY Peacebuilders’ 25th anniversary. The publication will be the result of a co-creation process where young peacebuilders will contribute with their experiences working in the field of peacebuilding. The publication will give a face and recognition to the contributions made by these people.
‘25 Stories of Peace’ are looking for motivated and artistic individuals that would like to engage in the graphic aspect of the project. They need you to support their work by creating a fantastic design/drawing/photo (18cmx18cm) to accompany the inspiring stories of the publication.
Contact them and they will assign you with a narrative to inspire you or you can also freely design your understanding of peace and peacebuilding for them to use on their website publications.
Benefits of volunteering as a graphic designer / artist / photographer:
- You get the opportunity to support UNOY Peacebuilders’ work and gain an insight into the youth peacebuilding sector
- You get the opportunity to develop your design skills and get recognition of your work in a publication that will be distributed globally (Your name will be included in the credits!)
- You will receive a copy of the publication with all the stories and other prints as sign of our appreciation!
Call for Stories for Peace
Are you a young peacebuilder? Do you have a story to tell or an experience to share? Let your unique story be part of the publication ‘25 Stories for Peace’.
‘25 Stories for Peace’ proudly present the opportunity to contribute to UNOY Peacebuilders’. They are looking for enthusiastic young peacebuilders around the world who would like to share their stories and experiences with peacebuilding. The collected personal stories will be published in a publication and online. With these stories they want to celebrate UNOY Peacebuilders’ 25th anniversary as well as to honor and celebrate the contribution of young people in the field of peacebuilding. The publication will also be used as an advocacy tool to demonstrate the important role young people play in peacebuilding and that their input is required on all levels of decision making. Every story shall carry the voice of a young peacebuilder and tell his or her powerful reality.
Who can contribute:
- Young peacebuilders / activists between 18 and 35 years
- Working language is English
What’s in it for you:
- Recognition of your peacebuilding activities
- Possibility to tell and share your unique story
- Opportunity to promote youth participation in peacebuilding
- Celebrate UNOY’s 25th Anniversary
Application deadline: 15 August 2014
Read more and become part of ‘25 Stories for Peace’ here.
About ‘25 Stories for Peace’
‘25 Stories for Peace’ is a collection of personal stories published in celebration of UNOY Peacebuilders’ 25th anniversary. It is meant to be a way of honoring the contribution of young people in the field of peacebuilding. In a co-creation process, young peacebuilders around the world will be invited to share their experiences and stories on peacebuilding in their local realities. The publication will give a face and recognition to the contributions young people have made to peacebuilding efforts. It will carry the voice of young peacebuilders and tell the powerful realities of youth participation. It will be a source of empowerment and function as an advocacy tool as it can be used to show policy makers the potential of youth as positive change-makers in peacebuilding.
The project ‘25 Stories for Peace’ is part of a broader strategic plan denominated ‘Advocacy through Storytelling: 25 Years of Youth in Peacebuilding’. Linked to the publication is a workshop and online platform ‘Storytelling in Youth Peace Advocacy’ (27 April – 3 May 2014) and a Young Peacebuilders Forum (19 – 21 September 2014). These two events will be used as a platform to demonstrate progress of the publication and to collect further stories.
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