EMPOWER 2019, A 3 day Annual Youth Conference in Qatar

EMPOWER 2019, A 3 day Annual Youth Conference in Qatar

Youth: A Catalyst for Peace and Dialogue for Development

“ROTA’s 11th Annual Youth Conference on Personal Leadership, Service Learning and Global Citizenship”.

Dates: 14th to 16th March 2019

Venue: Hamad Bin Khalifa University – Student Center Education City

 

 

EMPOWER 2019 The three days event includes a combination of seminar panel discussion, keynote speeches, small group workshops, seminars, off-site activities, exhibition, social programme and youth artistic expression.

Since 2009, EMPOWER has developed a reputation for being the first youth led conference to focus on equipping young people in Qatar to take active roles in building their communities and having a voice on global issues.

Every year the conference intends to create a platform for a larger number of students to learn and engage in ROTA’s youth development program in Qatar. After the success of previous EMPOWERs, we opened the conference to the Region and youth from international countries. The conference addresses a variety of issues related Sustainable Development and will focus this year on Youth : A Catalyst for Peace and Dialogue for Development.

ROTA’s core strategy for promoting youth development in Qatar is to develop a network of youth service clubs within schools and universities throughout Qatar that are geared towards equipping and enabling young people as responsible global citizens and empowered young leaders. The Youth Conference, the RYSC leadership Training and the newly developed ROTA Youth Advisory Board are supplementary initiatives that support the RYSC program.

 

 

The program will aim to attract up to 550 young people between the ages of 16-32 including international participants. The main aim of the 3 days conference is to raise awareness and knowledge as well as build the capacities required to enable young people to take leadership roles in addressing local and international developmental issues of concern to them especially in the area related to the theme of each year’s conference.

Power speech and Keynote speeches are intended to inspire, inform and mobilize our young delegates to act on the three learning themes of the conference. Panel discussion will be a platform to inform participants about the EMPOWER theme of that year. The workshops are aimed to be an interactive and discursive exchange between the participants and the facilitator. Seminar aims to provide participants with tools to run their projects and campaigns.

 

The Conference Objectives are to:

• Promote better understanding of youth leadership, service learning and greater awareness of global issues among 550 youth between the ages of 16-32 in Qatar and the region.
• Provide opportunities for 550 youth to develop their skills, knowledge and attitudes to take on leadership roles which support ROTA strategies.
• Create a platform for 550 youth to discover their voice and realize their ability to make a positive contribution in society to support Qatar 2030 on youth development.
• Facilitate a forum for exchange of ideas, projects and reflections that address local needs and global issues.
• Awareness creation on the EMPOWER theme.

This year’s Conference Theme

Youth: A Catalyst for Peace and Dialogue for Development

Brief Program

Day 1

· Registration

· Official Opening and Welcoming Speech

· Panel Discussion on the Theme

· Seminars

· Series of Workshops

· Inspiring Stories from around the world (Inspirational Video, Successful Stories and side discussions/talk)

· Exhibitions

· Keynote Speeches

· Youth Power Speeches

· Entertainment and Performance

 

Day 2

· Registration

· Panel Discussion

· Seminars

· Youth Power Speeches

· Inspiring Stories from around the world (Inspirational Video, Successful Stories and side discussions/talk)

· Series of Workshops

· Exhibitions

 

Day 3

· Panel Discussion and Side Talks

· Seminars

· Off-Site Service Learning Visits

· Exhibitions

· Reflection Activity

· Cultural Performance

· Closing ceremony