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GYCS is an International forum for Youth to contribute their ideas to the fulfillment of the UN Millennium Development Goals due for 2015.
It aims at fostering better understanding across various cultures, facilitating international relations between countries and strengthening international cooperation focusing on youth and culture.
The Summit will gather 400 youth, selected from all over the world through a Youtube video/essay competition. Young people applying to GYCS are challenged to present a creative idea to help the fulfillment of one of the MDGs, leveraging their own cultural background and perspective in the process. The 8 best ideas will be presented at GYCS 2012 in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 9-13th 2012.
GYCS is designed around the concept of Cultural Diversity. The Summit will highlight the diversity of the Indonesian nation through creative showcasing of its rich artistic and cultural traditions. Through multiple activities, GYCS will encourage its foreign participants to introduce their own culture to the world for a truly enlightening multicultural exchange!
(Free accommodation & meals for all selected participants)