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Updated: May 04, 2017 State Department Honors Global Emerging Young Leaders
Quyên Lưu uses social media and creative arts to engage Vietnamese youth on key issues. In May 2015, together with a group of comic artists, she founded and led a campaign named “Todocabi,” which means “challenge your knowledge.” The project raised awareness among Vietnamese youth about the government budgeting process and called for greater transparency. Thanks to the comics, art-based videos, and paintings, after only two months “Todocabi” received over 12,600 digital signatures on a petition calling for transparency in the government budget that was submitted to National Assembly Representatives. This was one of the most successful youth-led advocacy campaigns in Vietnam. Since April 2014, Quyên’s project team “Little Frog” has produced videos on a variety of social issues, such as eating dog meat, protecting LGBT rights, the education system, and enhancing women’s rights. Quyên also was invited to participate as a trainer for a project funded by the U.S. Government Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), in which she taught YSEALI members video-making skills. Quyên’s videos have earned over a million views and 15,000 subscribers on its YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/echphuho/videos. This video series represents the voice of the new generation in Vietnam.
https://exchanges.state.gov/non-us/program/emerging-young-leaders-award-and-exchange-program/stories/quyen-luu
State Department Honors Global Emerging Young Leaders
Notice to the Press
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
May 3, 2017
The U.S. Department of State will host the annual Emerging Young Leaders Award at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 4, in the Burns Auditorium of the Marshall Center at the U.S. Department of State. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Mark Taplin will present the awards.
The Emerging Young Leaders Award program recognizes ten youth (ages 18-25) from around the world for their courage in resolving conflict, promoting security, and creating economic opportunity in challenging environments.
Biographies and photos of the 2017 honorees are available here. Learn more about the award and exchange program at exchanges.state.gov/eyl.
Please follow the conversation online using #EYLeaders, and specifically on Twitter using @ECAatState and @ECA_AS.
Pre-set time for cameras is 9:15 a.m. from the 21st Street entrance. Final access time for writers and stills is 9:30 a.m. from the 21st Street entrance. Honorees might be available for brief interviews following the ceremony.
Media representatives may attend this event upon presentation of one of the following: (1) A U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification card (driver’s license, passport).
For more information, please contact the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at eca-press@state.gov
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U.S. Department of State Honors Global Emerging Young Leaders Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 18, 2017 In recognition of the positive role young people play in building sustainable peace, the U.S. Department of State is honoring outstanding young leaders from around the world. On Thursday, May 4, the ten recipients of the second annual Emerging Young Leaders Award will be acknowledged in a public ceremony at the State Department for their efforts as partners for peace and drivers of economic growth and opportunity. The 2017 awardees are: Naomi Bugre, Malta Chamathya Fernando, Sri Lanka Gharsanay IbnulAmeen, Afghanistan Raj Kumar, Pakistan Amel Mohandi, Algeria Jahongir Olimov, Tajikistan Noé Petitjean, Belgium Luu Thi Quyên, Vietnam Moises Salazar Vila, Peru Hanna Tams, Jerusalem These ten remarkable young people will visit the United States for an intensive program, April 30-May 13, specially designed to explore their leadership capacities, strengthen their knowledge of management strategies in the non-profit, government and private sectors, learn and share best practices, and broaden their networks of resources and support. The exchange program provides skills training to set awardees on paths for increased collaboration on global issues affecting youth, particularly those involved in combating extremism, empowering youth, and building peace. Learn more about the award and exchange program at exchanges.state.gov/eyl. The Emerging Young Leaders award ceremony will take place on May 4 at the U.S. Department of State, and will be open to credentialed members of the media. Interested media should contact the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at eca-press@state.gov. Follow the conversation online with #EYLeaders and @ECAatState.
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