Call for Applications: United People Global 2025 Class of UPG Sustainability Leadership Course Fully funded to USA

Ednah Carrick September 24, 2024

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Closing Date: 31 December 2024

Call for Applications: United People Global 2025 Class of UPG Sustainability Leadership Course Fully funded to USA

UPG Sustainability Leadership Class

Are you a passionate citizen, aged 18 to 35, who believes your actions can support your local community and that every small positive action can make the world a better place?

Do you want to be part of a global community of UPG Sustainability Leaders? Do you want to get FREE training and the chance to spend an immersive 1-week experience in the USA (all costs covered)?

About UPG Sustainability Leadership

United People Global (UPG) Sustainability Leadership is a movement that mobilises individuals and organisations to support positive citizen leadership on sustainability.

It is a movement that encourages and enables citizens at all levels to take positive action. A movement inspired by the UPG’s commitment to do what it can with what it has, rather than wait for someone else to act. It is a movement that embodies the notion that everyone can do something to make the world more sustainable.

UPG believes that sustainability includes BOTH the usual “green” issues such as planting trees, recycling waste, managing energy, protecting the oceans AND other issues that have been central to our societies for a long time such as: education, health, jobs, gender equality, sustainable consumption, sustainable production and more. For those who are familiar with it, UPG uses the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guide.

The flagship activity is the #UPGSustainability Leadership training program for 500+ young adults from across the globe every year. There are also activities for schools and institutions as well as for companies.

UPG Sustainability Leaders Taking Action

Launched in 2019, the United People Global (UPG) Sustainability Leadership program has been training young leaders from all paths of life and world regions to become champions for positive citizen leadership. To date, 2700+ new UPG Sustainability Leaders from over 100 countries have successfully completed the training and a selected number among them have been presented with an additional opportunity a FREE, complementary and immersive 1-week experience at the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership in the USA. UPG Sustainability Leadership is FREE for young people thanks to the wonderful support of its Partners who believe in positive citizen leadership on sustainability.

UPG Sustainability Leaders have commit to two actions to take within their communities or countries.
* Lead personal projects of their own choice that support at least one of the SDGs”
* Deliver training sessions to their local community

Criteria to Participate

The following conditions apply to prospective candidates who are interested in becoming UPG Sustainability Leaders.

Personal Motivation

You demonstrate a strong motivation to become a UPG Sustainability Leader combined with strong capabilities and you also have initial ideas that can have an impact.

Age Requirement

Your age is minimum 18 years or maximum 35 years between 1 March and 31 July 2025. This ensures that all participants are within this age group for the duration of the training and experiences that are planned.

Selection Criteria

UPG is looking for young determined people from all different paths of life and regions of the world. From well-experienced professionals to freshly graduated students. The selection process considers four factors:
A. Your Profile – this helps us to strive for diversity
B. Your Motivation – we select the most motivated
C. Your Capabilities and
D. The Potential for Impact of your project or idea

UPG Champions

UPG Champions have an advantage in the process as they demonstrate the required motivation. UPG Champions that are part of a local “Community of Champions” or Champions who are from an organisation that is a UPG Champion also have an advantage in the selection process as this contributes to a supportive environment for their work.

Timeline

If you are interested in being part of the 2025 Class of United People Global Sustainability Leadership then get prepared as the call for applications will be open soon!