Conferences and Summits
The Alberta Council for Global Cooperation
The Alberta Council for Global Cooperation (ACGC) is a coalition of voluntary sector organizations located in Alberta, working locally and globally to achieve sustainable human development.
Speak Out is an opportunity for Alberta’s youth to share their experiences and ideas in order to help the people who make decisions about their schools understand the issues that are important to them.
The Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology
CAWST, the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, provides training and consulting to organizations that work directly with populations in developing countries who lack access to clean water and basic sanitation.
Wavemakers – The Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology
CAWST’s Youth Wavemakers is a unique program dedicated to youth. Wavemakers informs, engages, encourages action, and celebrates the impact that youth are having on local and global water issues.
World Vision CONNECT is your space for the ideas and tools to build a better world for children.
Locally, 4-H gives back to the community and creates community leaders. Provincially, there are opportunities for conferences, camps and scholarships. And nationally, 4-H members have the opportunity to see different parts of Canada and the world, apply for scholarships, and participate in some of the country’s longest-running youth conferences.
Through its various programs—including The Forum for Young Canadians, its flagship program—The Foundation provides youth, ages 15 – 19, with first-hand access to the minds, the procedures and the energy of Parliament Hill.
It’s about giving smart, engaged and opinionated 15 – 19 year olds a chance to recreate parliament for a week. In Ottawa. On the Hill. With other equally ambitious youth.
It’s about getting inside—deep inside—Canadian politics and public affairs and seeing what running the country looks like up close.
John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights
Named for John Peters Humphrey, the principle drafter of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the John Humphrey Centre (JHC) was created based on the belief that the struggle for human rights is never conclusively won, requiring continuous need to reinforce these rights. The goal of the JHC is to see the universal implementation of human rights through teaching and education of all people, focusing specifically on children and youth. Using the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a framework, the Centre seeks for universal recognition, understanding, promotion and protection of human rights, essential to maintaining and advancing peace, ultimately for the purpose of creating an everlasting culture of peace and human rights.
YMCA Calgary staff and volunteers work every day with youth, helping them to grow, thrive, lead and belong. From general fitness to free leadership programs to outreach programs around the city, YMCA works closely with young people to provide guidance and help them realize and achieve their full potential.
Me to We sells socially conscious and environmentally friendly clothes, books and music – as well as life-changing experiences. We also provide inspiring speakers, leadership training and transformative travel experiences.
French for the Future promotes Canada’s official bilingualism and the immediate and lifelong benefits of learning and communicating in French to students from grades 7 to 12 across Canada.
Impact aims to foster a spirit of entrepreneurship among high school and university students. The view at Impact is that the entrepreneurship embodies something bigger than just starting a business–-a mind-set towards life that can help achieve any dream.
Top 20 Under 20™ - to celebrate and honour Canadians who have demonstrated a significant level innovation, leadership and achievement but have not yet reached the age of 20. There are incredible young people in this country doing incredible things!