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