A reliable smile melt grieve
And escorts home shame
And candid smiles will live their name.

Amooro Wilson Ayinbangya
Member, Young Leaders Network
GHANA.

     GHANA

Many of the world's young leaders do not have access to video equipment. Nevertheless, they do make choices and have voices that we need to hear.

If you would like to submit an essay, please email it to us.  Make sure you include all your information as well as the category of interest.  We will post it in the appropriate portal for all the world to see.

Essays should be writen by you and contain 1,000 words of what your passion is to change the world. Also, please add the one category of which you feel most passionate about in your header (Social Change, Enivoronment, Literacy, Economic Development, Creative Expression). 

E-Mail your essay to tess@worldtrust.org.

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It is our responsibility as parents, teachers and leaders to fix the mess that we’ve left your generation with regard to the environment, gender and racial injustices, war and more.

After the video contest winners are announced on April 22nd 2009 we will enter into a 4-month online classroom curriculum where you will have the chance to get to know one another through the online community as well as be mentored by some of the most forward-thinking experts on the planet in the 5 AREAS OF INTEREST: Economic Development, Environment, Literacy, Social Change, and Creative Expression. 

At the beginning of each month, we will have a general session with a world leader that will be open to the young leaders council and the young leaders network. This in  an opportunity for you engage at a global level on these critical issues.

Each video conference for every week thereafter will include curriculum given to the Young Leaders in the specific 5 categories. For example, Sebastain Copeland (expert photographer/environmental activist) will speak directly to the young leaders in the category of Environment.

The four month sessions will end just prior to the Young Leaders Global Summit.

1) Must be YOU in the video and have permission for any other content in your submission

2) Must be the age between 18-26 before January 20th, 2009 and no older than 26 by end of 2009.

3) Video must be no longer than 2 minutes and submitted in AVI or Quicktime format

4) Video must contain your name, country, age, and be uploaded to the specific category that you want to be a member of and considered - there are 5 categories to consider: Economic Development, Literacy, Environment, Social Change, Creative Expression YOUR VOICE - YOUR CHOICE!

5) Video must contain the plan that you have to change the world. More specific the better. For instance, if you are passionate about literacy, do you want to have a library in your town? Or, are you great at Economic Planning, do you want to provide micro loans to young business leaders in your village? BE CREATIVE - THINK BIG!! This is your chance to shine!

6) All videos must be uploaded no later than midnight on March 31st, 2009 with profile complete

7) All videos must be AVI or Quicktime format and uploaded to this community site - which automatically uploads this to the You Tube Community for Young Leaders.

8) All videos must be respectful of culture and human conditions - you will be disqualified if you use profanity, nudity, racial slurs and more. Be mindful that your entry not only represents YOU but your country, community and family.

Community Guidelines

We want to hear your passion, but don't abuse the site.

Every member to the World Trust community involves a certain level of trust. We trust you to be responsible, and millions of users respect that trust. Please be one of them.

Don't Cross the Line

Here are some common-sense rules that will help you steer clear of trouble, and therefore having you be disqualified from the contest and community:

• All videos uploaded must be no longer than 2 minutes in length and will be uploaded to ONLY ONE of the 5 categories: Economic Development, Literacy, Environment,  Social Change and Creative Expression
• Young Leaders is not for pornography or sexually explicit content. If this describes your video, even if it's a video of yourself, don't post it here. Also, be advised that we work closely with law enforcement and we report child exploitation. 
• Don't post videos showing bad stuff like animal abuse, drug abuse, under-age drinking and smoking, or bomb making.
• Graphic or gratuitous violence is not allowed. If your video shows someone being physically hurt, attacked, or humiliated, don't post it.
• Young Leaders is not a shock site. Don't post gross-out videos of accidents, dead bodies or similar things intended to shock or disgust.
• We respect the right of having your voice be heard on an international scale, but please respect the laws of your country.
• Respect copyright. Only upload videos that you made that state your name, age, where you come from and what you intend to do the make a difference in the world. The videos you upload MUST BE OF YOU ON CAMERA SPEAKING OUT ON YOUR PASSIONS WITHIN THE CATEGORY OF YOUR AREA OF INTEREST. This means don't upload videos you didn't make, or use content in your videos that someone else owns the copyright to, such as music tracks, snippets of copyrighted programs, or videos made by other users, without necessary authorizations. Read our Copyright Tips for more information.
• We encourage free speech and defend everyone's right to express unpopular points of view. But we don't permit hate speech (speech which attacks or demeans a group based on race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, veteran status, and sexual orientation/gender identity).
• Things like predatory behavior, stalking, threats, harassment, intimidation, invading privacy, revealing other people’s personal information, and inciting others to commit violent acts or to violate the Terms of Use are taken very seriously. Anyone caught doing these things may be permanently banned from Young Leaders community and in some cases will be turned over to proper authorities.
• Everyone hates spam. Don’t create misleading descriptions, tags, titles or thumbnails in order to increase views. It's not okay to post large amounts of untargeted, unwanted or repetitive content, including comments and private messages.

Please take these rules seriously and take them to heart. Don't try to look for loopholes or try to lawyer your way around the guidelines—just understand them and try to respect the spirit in which they were created. If you'd like more details, check out our Community Guideline Tips. below

We Enforce These Guidelines

Okay, this one is more about us than you. Young Leaders and the partner community on YouTube staff review flagged videos 24 hours a day, seven days a week to determine whether they violate Community Guidelines. When they do, we remove them. Sometimes a video doesn’t violate our Community Guidelines, but may not be appropriate for everyone. These videos may be age-restricted. Accounts are penalized for Community Guidelines violations and serious or repeated violations can lead to account termination. If your account is terminated, you won’t be allowed to create any new accounts and you will be disqualified for any other future opportunities with World Trust Foundation and Young Leaders.

Young Leaders is for the Community

Remember that this is your community! Each and every member makes the site what it is, so don't be afraid to dig in and get involved!

• Have fun with the site. There's a lot to see here, and lots of folks making amazing stuff—one of them might be you! Equipment's getting cheaper and easier to use all the time, so dive in and enjoy.
• Let folks know what you think. Feedback's part of the experience, and when done with respect, can be a great way to make friends, share stories, and make your time on Young Leaders and YouTube richer. So leave comments, rate videos, make your own responses to videos that affect you, enter contests of interest—there's a lot going on and a lot of ways to participate.
• You may not like everything you see. Some of the content here may offend you—if you find that it violates our Terms of Use, then click the button that says "Flag" under the video you're watching to submit it for review by YouTube staff. If it doesn't, then consider just clicking on something else—why waste time watching videos you don't like?

That's it! Thanks for reading!

— The YouTube Team & World Trust Foundation