[OSGeo Africa] TechCamps on Geotechnologies for Climate Change and Environment

[Gavin Fleming]

Hi all

If you are a school teacher, know a high school geography teacher, have 
kids at high school, this is a fantastic opportunity for GIS and 
cultural exchange (with a large dollop of FOSS GIS).

*Last Call for Participation to Youth in the United States, Bolivia, 
Panama and South Africa*

The Global Connections and Exchange Youth TechCamps: My Community, Our 
Earth Program (GCE MyCOE) is looking for current high school students in 
the United States, Bolivia, Panama and South Africa. High school 
students from each of these countries will be selected to form teams and 
will collaborate online and in person at one of three rounds of training 
events to be held in Bolivia, Panama and South Africa. The overarching 
theme for this program will be Geotechnologies for Climate Change and 
Environment. Students that are selected will be given academic 
preparation, orientation, mentoring, training in use of geotechnologies 
such as online mapping, community GIS, mobile GPS, and crowd-mapping and 
will participate in cultural exchange activities. Youth work will be 
featured in an online project fair and showcased at national venues. 
  Travel and lodging is also provided by the program.

All applicants must be both citizens of and residing and studying in the 
country from where they are applying.  For example, US applicants must 
be United States citizens who both live and are currently studying in 
the United States. Bolivian applicants must be Bolivian citizens who 
both live and are currently studying in Bolivia, etc.

Applicants must be over the age of 15 by June 1, 2014 and no older than 
18 years old by September 1, 2014. You should be attending at least one 
semester of high school after the exchange program.

DEADLINE FOR US STUDENTS WAS JANUARY 10, 2014.

DEADLINE FOR SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 1, 2014.

The official language of this program is English.

To read more about this program, including more detailed information 
about eligibility or about the countries we are working with, and more, 
please see www.aag.org/techcamps <http://www.aag.org/techcamps>. You can 
also find a link to the application form there.  Please direct any 
questions to mycoe at aag.org <mailto:mycoe at aag.org>.

/This program is managed by the Association of American Geographers 
which serves as Secretariat for the My Community, Our Earth Partnership 
and receives funding and support from the US Department of State Bureau 
of Educational and Cultural Affairs Youth Programs Division through the 
Global Connections and Exchange Program./


-- 
Gavin Fleming
part of the EIS-Africa local organising team

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