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The ROTA Youth Program
24th of Sept. 2012
Abdallah Diwan
Qatar Foundation• Qatar from Carbon Economy to Knowledge
Economy • Established in 1995 by H.H. the Amir Sheikh
Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. And H. H. Sheikha Moza bin Nasser, QF’s Chairperson
• Part of Qatar’s National Vision 2030 – to transform Qatar into a modern knowledge based economy
Qatar Foundation’s 3 Pillars: 1) Education2) Science and Research 3) Community Development
ROTA’s Mission
• launched in December 2005 in Doha, Qatar, by Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
ROTA’s commitment is to Improve: • primary and secondary education • Relationships among communities• Safe learning environments• Restoring education in crises affected areas
ROTA envisions a world, all young people have access to education
What ROTA doesThere are four programs department with ROTA. These include:
• International Programs• Connect ROTAsia / Online
Education Program • National Programs
ROTA Youth Program “Started in 2009”
ROTA Youth Service ClubsAnnual Youth Conference EMPOWER
Youth Leadership TrainingROTA Youth Advisory Board
ROTA Youth Service Clubs• Network of Youth Clubs connecting Clubs, Activities and Like
minded people• 14 Registered Clubs• 1350+ Students• Youth age between 14 and 24• Focus on Service Learning rather than Community Service
• Researched necessities
• 4,000 Houses door to door
• Collecting cans and Money donations
• Delivered donations
Tout Le Monde: Project Can it
• 5 Schools, 250 Students
• Went school to school reading books as well as acting them out and engaging kids in reading activites
Top Shabab: iRead
• Using Film to Advocate for change
Film For Change
How ROTA helps?• Help setting up the club (Structure and
Framework) • Provide leadership training• Connecting youth and their activities with
a network• Giving Financial grants• Providing the support, tools and platform
needed• Opportunities to join RYAB, Empower
planning committee and Leadership planning committee
Empower Youth Conference
• 3 Day Youth Led Conference • Day 1 is a Debate• Day 2 is Keynote Speakers and
Workshops• Day 3 is Off Site activities
• 350+ Delegates in April 2012• Empower 2009, 2010, 2011
(National)• Empower 2012 (GGC + Japan)
Leadership Training
• First Step to RYSC Program• 3 Local Leadership Trainings per year• 4 days Training on Global Citizenship, Leadership,
Advocacy and Service Learning • Interactive, practical, team building, and
designed to develop knowledge and skills for potential and existing RYSCs and RYAB members.
• Integrated Sports, Environment, Skills Development and Arabic
ROTA Youth Advisory Board
• ROTA’s Youth Advisory Board are a group of 8 young people
• RYAB advice ROTA on all youth related issues/decisions/events and strategies
• RYAB are considered the Youth Ambassadors of the ROTA Youth Program Locally and Internationally
RYAB Accomplishments
• World Youth Congress (Istanbul 2010)• Voluntarism in the Arab world – Conference Biuret
2011)• Activate Leadership Training by Motivate Canada
(Ontario 2011) • UN’s Alliance of Civilizations (Doha 2012)• United Nations Office on Sport for Development and
Peace Camp (Doha 2012)• ROTA Wheels and Heals • ROTA Empower and Leadership Trainings Planning
Committee • Produce the GGC Rio 20+ youth input on Green
Economy