Young Diplomats aka “Young Dips” aka “YD” is a registered non-for-profit, youth-led organization committed to inspiring, mobilizing and empowering Ethiopian youth since 2006. Once you get to know us you’ll realize that we are not a typical organization. We believe that we need to play an active role in creating the opportunities and change that we want to benefit from.
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5th Annual Summer Camp August 2011
The 5th Annual YD Summer Camp was such a successful event attended by more than 50 youth and young leaders. The event [...]
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*NEW* YD is hiring new Junior Director
YD is hiring a new Junior Director. Please apply soon for this great opportunity to be more involved with YD!
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4th Annual Summer Camp – Aug 2nd-6th, 2010
This year’s summer camp has been brought to you in partnership with Outward Bound Canada, the Star Fresh Air [...]
Read MoreMentorship
Our mentorship program is the foundation of our work. We piloted the mentorship program in 2006 as one of our first responses to...
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Every year YD runs a Summer Leadership Camp where youth have an opportunity to get out of the city for 4 days to discuss...
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There are a number of ways to get plugged into the YD movement, including volunteering, joining a committee...
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We recognize the struggles and resilience of our elders and the creativity and leadership of our youth. Most importantly, we are a movement, a family, and a community that will support one another in order to elevate ourselves and the people around us. Specifically, we aim to:
- Mobilize Ethiopian youth in toronto
- create youth-friendly positive spaces
- connect youth with role models and mentors who look like them
- provide youth with resources to enable them to reach their short-term and/or long-term goals
- challenge youth to create opportunities that they want to experience
