Teddy is a motivational speaker, presenting to diverse audiences including the East African immigrant community.

Make sure you do not miss the opportunity to meet Teddy, get a copy of his book and get inspired; all while enjoying some Ethiopian food.

The event is free and Teddy will be selling copies of his book for $20!

Check the Facebook event page for more details on Teddy and the event!

Don’t forget to join the Young Diplomats Facebook page to get more details on upcoming events throughout the year!

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If so, Young Diplomats wants you to book off Saturday, May 26th to spend some time with Nathaniel Jembere and his team of university students and graduates in a college/uni workshop! There will be food, drinks and definitely a good time with Nathaniel leading this session. This will be the kick off to our Professional Career Meet & Greet which will follow right after the workshop.

We are inviting anyone who is in high school, college, university or in-between school years as well as professionals to come out! The rest of the event will follow with a chance to hear our guest professionals speak about their struggles and successes as well as tips in their fields.

We’ll have some fun networking games with chances to win prizes! Bring a friend and let’s make this event a success once again.

Head over to the Facebook event page to RSVP to the event.

Also, don’t forget to join the Young Diplomats Facebook page to get more details on upcoming events throughout the year!

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At the institute, one of the admission councillors, Evan, gave an informative presentation about the various programs they offer, current trends in the labor market and what students should expect once they enrol at the institute. He also gave a detailed look about how programs are instructed in the classroom and then further applied in the work field. At the end of the presentation, a Q&A session was held where newcomers asked questions about the admission process, tuition fees, financial aid, etc. Towards the end, Evan took the newcomers on a tour of the institute and gave a brief presentation about the learning process.

At the end of the trip, Young Diplomats staff interviewed the participants regarding how they felt about the experience and most of them thought the trip was very informational and beneficial. They found Evan’s presentation successful in addressing most of the questions they had about the skilled trades and the industry overall.

Anteneh Feleke
Young Diplomat

Interim Executive Director JD

“To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” - Kofi Annan

This year, the camp theme is “Choices”. Sometimes as youth it is easy to think that we have little power over what we do or where we are heading in life. Our goal this year at camp is to challenge this and to help you realize that your life is full of choices. Where are you at now? What choices have you made to get you here – good or bad? What choices do you wish you had? What resources do you have available to you? These are all questions we will explore together at camp.

ARE YOU COMING TO CAMP 2010?

Thank you to everyone who applied to YD’s SLCamp. If you have been accepted to camp you have been notified with  a personal phone call to you and your parents and an email. Here are some important last details:

1. YD Canoeing Consent form: Print and fill out the YD Canoeing Consent form with your parent’s signature (if you are 18+ this does not pertain to you. Bring the form with you Monday Aug, 2nd to Oakridge Community Center and submit it to Eden Zeweldi (Camp Coordinator) or Aden Abebe (Programs Manager).

YD Canoeing Policy Practices Consent 2010

2. Parents Camp Info Night: Saturday. July 31 at East Metro Youth Services, 1200 Markham Road, 3rd floor (NORTH WEST corner of Markham and Ellesmere) starting at 3pm.

For added directions call Aden (647 981 5211) or Eden (647 300 2137)

3. Things you should pack: This year youth are allowed to pack snacks. We ask for snacks to be packed in containers as not produce a mass of waste while in the wilderness. Please pack bug spray, we have been warned the camp has many bugs this year.

Clothing and Equipment List

Safety and Courtesy Guidelines

4. WHERE TO MEET US: Monday Aug, 2nd we will be meeting at Oakridge Community Center, 63 Pharmacy Ave, between Pharmacy and Danforth at 11am. We advise that youth come with a packed lunch or having already eaten because we start camp programming immediately after arrival (no lunch included Monday).

Are you under 18 years old, print and fill these forms:

YD SLCamp2010_Consent Form

Health Form (for participants under 18 years of age)

YD Canoeing Policy Practices Consent 2010
Are you 18+ years old, print and fill this form:

Adult Heath and Registration Form

Find out about YD’s restructuring, how YD has changed and how YOU can change YD. If you have a vision, opinions or ideas about YD we want to hear from YOU!

*************** Come to the “YD Take Over: Join a Committee. Be a Leader” meeting ***************

When: Saturday, Dec 19, 2009
Where: 358 Dufferin Street – between Dufferin and Queen (the NEW YD office)
Time: 2 pm SHARP!

For more information check out our video featuring our Young Dips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF5PMZiU4Cs

Food and refreshments will be provided.

******Special shout out to these people who lent their face and voice to the video. ******

Aida
Hannah
Nathaniel
Henok (Mr. Word)
Daniel (Donnie)
Sammy K.
Pheben