The HEY 2023
Ambassador Program
The 2023 HEY Ambassador Program brings together leading climate change activists for a 9-month Intergenerational program with the support of UNICEF and other partners. The program strengthens action for climate change and its impact on health, while creating a deeper connection and relationship between the HEY Community and its members through its practical advocacy efforts.
The Ambassador program provides the opportunity to take our advocacies to new heights, strengthening engagement at the community level, all while accelerating our collective work for climate justice in our respective countries while simultaneously strengthening our skills to become community leaders.
To become a HEY Ambassador you must be between the ages of 9 – 27 years of age. Our HEY Regional Focal Points must be between the age of 16 – 27 years of age.
Our HEY Ambassadors are individuals who have a passion for changing the world through climate action and have a strong will to engage and grow the HEY Campaign Community.
What do Ambassadors do?
Engage in Regional Collaborations
We create local engagement in communities in every corner of the world to promote impact and action in climate and health. With the support of our HEY Regional Focal Points, we ensure our network of young activists are always connected and involved in climate and health action.
Facilitate Action for the Climate Justice and Health
Within the HEY Ambassador Program, our partners facilitate connections and opportunities in our community for our Ambassadors to promote action within their countries and respective regions through our practical climate and health action programmes.
Develop as an Advocate
We will be hosting workshops and providing toolkits for the entire Ambassador community, connecting Ambassadors with one another and harnessing skills that are required to influence change globally.
Networking Opportunities
We create a network that identifies programs that accelerate the growth of our HEY Ambassadors.
Grow the HEY Campaign Network
Our HEY Ambassadors are representatives, promoting the HEY Campaign values and programs within their local and global networks. Their responsibility is to help us spread the word about our programs and getting more young persons interested in climate and health action.
Ambassador Roles
Our HEY Ambassador program 2023 is open to include refugees, asylum seekers and persons with disabilities and other minority and indigenous groupings.
HEY Regional Focal Points
For the second time, The HEY Campaign will be appointing Regional Focal Points to represent a specific region of the world. Those regions are Caribbean, Latin America, North America, Asia, Africa and Europe, for a period of three (3) months per cohort.
Cohort 1 The Caribbean, Latin America & North America.
(April – June 2023)
Cohort 2: Asia, Africa & Europe.
(July – August 2023)
Regional Focal Points will be working directly with The HEY Campaign Liaison Officer, and The Ashley Lashley Foundation (ALF) Executive Team, and will be responsible for all the Country Ambassadors that belong to their respective region.
Regional Focal Points will also help the ALF Executive Team in their selection process for the Country Ambassadors.
The deadline for the HEY Regional Focal Point application form is the 10th February 2023.
– Proficient in English
– 16 to 27 years old
– Selected persons must attend a scheduled interview with the ALF Executive Team: Monday, February 20th – Friday, February 24th, 2023
Cohort 1 RFP Interview Times:
The Caribbean: 9 AM UTC -4
Latin America: 10 AM UTC -4
North America: 11 AM UTC -4
Cohort 2 RFP Interview Times:
Asia: 7 AM UTC -4
Africa: 9 AM UTC -4
Europe: 10 AM UTC -4
Time Commitment:
A 3-month duration of 4-6 hours weekly.
Meetings:
HEY monthly meeting call with The HEY Campaign Liaison Officer and The ALF Executive Team presenting a summary of their monthly report, (which would include weekly journals of their actions), and monthly Regional Focal Point meetings with their respective Country Ambassadors (1 hour):
Orientation Training:
Saturday, March 4th, 2023 | Time: 12 PM – 2 PM UTC -4
Mandatory capacity building sessions will occur for the duration of the programme.
Benefits:
– The most active Regional Focal Point will be selected to attend global conferences such as COP28, the HEY Global Youth Network Summit, etc.
– The three (3) top performing Ambassadors and the two (2) best completed projects, from across the cohorts, will be selected and awarded with grant funding or technical support at the end of the programme.
– The knowledge and skills capacities of Regional Focal Points will be built and strengthened in the different aspects of development to help them achieve success in their role and future endeavors.
– Access to network with Ambassadors from across all regions.
HEY Ambassadors
HEY Country Ambassadors will only represent one country of the world.
Ambassadors will be representatives of the HEY Campaign. They will be responsible for amplifying the HEY Campaign’s communities’ voices and impacting their local and national communities to take action for climate change and health.
Country Ambassadors will be asked to select a category in which they deem most fitting to them and their commitment to taking action for our environment and health.
The deadline for HEY Ambassador application form is the 24th February 2023.
– Proficient in English
– 9 to 27 years old
Time Commitments:
A 3-month duration of 4-6 hours weekly.
Monthly volunteer hours must be inclusive of climate action outside of The HEY Campaign.
Meetings:
Monthly meetings will be held with the respective Regional Focal Points.
Orientation Training:
Cohort 1: Monday, April 8th, 2023 | Time: 12 PM – 2 PM UTC -4
Cohort 2: Saturday, July 8th, 2023 | Time: 9 AM – 11 AM UTC -4
Mandatory capacity building sessions will occur for the duration of the programme.
Benefits:
– The most active Ambassadors will be selected to attend global conferences such as COP28, the HEY Global Youth Network Summit, etc.
– The three (3) top performing Ambassadors and the two (2) best completed projects, from across the cohorts, will be selected and awarded with grant funding or technical support at the end of the programme.
– The knowledge and skills capacities of Ambassadors will be built and strengthened in the different aspects of development to help them achieve success in their role and future endeavors.
– Access to network with Ambassadors from across all regions.