Apply For The African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) 2016

The African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) is a continental development program that recruits and works with youth volunteers, to work in all 54 countries across the African Union.

Deciding to become an AU-YV is a life changing decision opening opportunities to serve in a community other than your own and assisting in the local development efforts. Africa needs countless skilled labor each year in all fields and professional sectors. Youth Volunteerism has contributed significantly to the development of most advanced economies and contributes a substantively to annual GDP. In Africa, Youth Volunteerism would not only contribute directly to the development of the continent, but is also a means of direct and meaningful youth participation and empowerment.

As a volunteer, apart from applying your skills and knowledge to solve everyday challenges, you would gain crucial international work experience and acquire a great deal of leadership and soft skills, develop your self reliance and acquire new professional skills.

Most of all however, you would gain a life changing experience of learning a new culture, experience a new lifestyle, and get to know a new African country and its people outside your own. This experience would guaranteed shape your life and remain in your memory for the rest of your life.

Title: African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC) 2016

Are You Ready For The Challenge




Main Commitment

Your duties and responsibilities would mainly be to serve the community, organization or institution where you will be deployed. This will be in relation with your field of study or past experience. At present the main areas of focus for AU-YVC are: Education; Health and HIV/ AIDS; Peace and Security; Information and Communications Technology; Business and Youth Entrepreneurship; Agriculture and Environment.

During your deployment your overall objective shall remain to bring a lasting and sustainable impact and benefits to your host community/ organization and promote the spirit of volunteerism and values of service.

This would require you to demonstrate leadership, discipline and dedication throughout your service and especially during challenging and difficult times.

Young African Professionals are recruited to serve for a period of 12 months as AU Volunteers in an AU Member States other than their own.

Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants have to meet the following criteria:

1) Citizen of African Union Member State (All African countries except Morocco) or African Diaspora;
2) Aged between 18 and 33 years;
3) Have at least a post-secondary education certified training and qualifications, from the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree
4) Available to dedicate 12 (twelve) months for volunteer work;
5) Willing to live and work in another AU Member State;
6) Be proficient in at least one official AU language (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese);
7) Have at least one year verifiable experience as a volunteer and or one year of regular work experience

Eligible Fields of Qualification For the next intake of AU Youth Volunteers, the following fields of qualification and experience are required:

    Accounting > Agricultural > Communication Studies > Computer Science > Conflict studies > Diverse Natural Science Fields > Economics > Education > Environmental Management > Gender Studies > Human Resources Management > Human rights – International Law > International relations > Journalism > Law > Political Science > Space Science > Statistics

Benefits:
    For the successful candidates, the African Union Commission will cover the full costs of their pre-deployment training, at a venue to be communicated.
    On deployment, the African Union Youth Volunteers receive the following:
    1) Economy return air ticket from home town to place of deployment
    2) A modest monthly stipend
    3) Health insurance cover
    4) Separation allowance on successful completion of twelve months


Method of application:
Applicants are requested to submit the following

1. Filled out application form
2. Scanned copy of University degree certificate
3. Letter of recommendation from place of volunteer/work experience
4. Scanned copy of identity page on your passport
5. Curriculum Vitae

The listed documents should be sent before 25th September 2015 to : youth@africa-union.org .
*Late applications and applications that do not contain all requested documents will not be considered.
*THOSE WHO HAD APPLIED BEFORE ARE REQUESTED TO RE-APPLY

Recruitment Timeline
1) 30th September: Shortlisting ;
2) 15th October: Successful applicants will be notified ;
3) 7th – 21st November: Successful candidates will undergo pre-deployment training;
4) 2016: Successful applicants will be deployed to relevant organizations.


For more info:
http://www.jobsdraft.blogspot.com/2015/09/african-union-youth-volunteer-corps-2016-recruitment.html

Budget: TY, 8 Other CEC Members To Spend N.41m on Phone Calls

The Central Executive Council (CEC) of Obafemi Awolowo University has submitted to the Student Representative Council (SRC) for approval a budget amounting to N414,000 which will be used on making phone calls alone.

Leading other CEC members on the budget for phone calls is the President, Omotayo Akande a.k.a TY with a request of N108,000. Followed closely on the chat are the Welfare Officer and Vice President with N90,000 and N54,000 respectively.




Others include;
Office of the Secretary General - N36,000
Office of the Assistant Secretary General - N18,000
Office of the Sports Director - N18,000
Office of the Public Relations Officer - N36,000
Office of the Social Director - N18,000 and
Office of the Financial Secretary - N36,000.

The same document revealed the Speaker of the parliament, Adebari Aare wanting N144,000 for his phone calls making his office the highest. The Deputy Speaker also requested for N60,000.

Far lesser than what the CEC and House leadership are requesting for as phone call budgets, none of the Hall Executive Council of the eight (8) halls budgeted above N3,300 for phone calls. The budgets of office of the chairperson of various halls are as follow:

Fajuyi Hall - N2,800
Awolowo Hall - N2,800
Alumni Hall - N2,800
Moremi Hall - N2,800
ETF Hall - N2,000
Akintola Hall - N3,300
Mozambique Hall - N2,000
Angola Hall: nil

We Have No Plan To Increase Hostel Clearance Fee - OAU PRO

The Public Relations Officer of Obafemi Awolowo University, Mr Olanrewaju Abiodun has frowned at the rumour making the rounds that the school management has concluded plans to increase bed space clearance fee as from next session.




Mr Olanrewaju said the school management has no plans to increase the hostel fee.  "Have you seen any circular stating that we want to increase the hostel fee, let people keep circulating rumours. As far as the management is concerned, we have not stated or discussed plans to increase accommodation fee, please ignore the rumours." Mr Olanrewaju said.

The information that the OAU management plans to increase hostel fee has caused lots of controversy since it went viral and it remains to be seen if really the rumor will be mere rumor even after denial of such plans by the school PRO. (ACJ OAU)

As We Go Into The Examination Period

The Entire OAU Peeps News Agency hereby uses this medium to wish every student a good success as we go into the examination periods. We pray for everybody good health and a retentive memory.

Management

Campus Journalists To Snub SU Osogbo Press Conference

Campus journalists in Obafemi Awolowo University under the aegis of the Association of Campus Journalists (ACJ) have vowed to snub the Students’ Union press conference billed for Monday, 14th September, 2015 at the state capital, Osogbo.

The decision to snub the planned press conference is coming after the announcement made today at various Halls of residence of the institution inviting students who wish to follow the Union to Osogbo for the press conference. Campus journalists have complained of the continued disregard of the internal media by the Union especially the Central Executive Council when it comes to her functions and meetings outside the campus community.

Directing all campus journalists to boycott the Press Conference, the Chairman, Guild of Editors, Mr Olanrewaju Oyedeji in a Statement released late Saturday evening called on campus journalists to snub the supposed ‘press conference’ and that any consequence that emerges from attendance as campus journalists will not be a burden of ACJ OAU.




“A man is of high value only when he values himself. It came to the notice of the Guild that Obafemi Awolowo University Students’ Union plans to hold a press conference at Osogbo on Monday 14th of September. While this is a welcome development, the ACJ OAU Guild of Editors feel this is the best time to set some records straight.

“In every normal setting, charity begins from home, it is crystal clear that the OAU SU has taken ACJ OAU with her deserved respect, such press conferences without a letter inviting journalists on OAU campus, OAU SU has now degraded journalists to a level which is unacceptable. We hereby call on all campus journalists to snub the supposed ‘press conference’ as any consequence that emerges from attendance of any campus journalist will not be a burden of ACJ OAU.”

During the previous press conference held at SUB, campus journalists opined that the Union leadership should try to inform them of press conferences outside the walls of the university which the Union President acknowledged. However, the Osogbo press conference which is meant to be attended basically by journalists is yet to be communicated to ACJ OAU as at the time of filing this report which is about a day to the press briefing.

Foursquare GO, Rev. Felix Meduoye Storms OAU

The General Overseer of Foursquare Church, Rev. Felix Meduoye will be ministering in Obafemi Awolowo University come Thursday 24th and Friday 25th September, 2015.

The Christian Mobilization Committee facilitated program will be coming up in Amphi theartre by 4:00pm and 6:00am during the two days respectively. The theme of the program is 'Power in the name of Jesus'.




Rev. Felix and his amiable wife, Olubisi Meduoye were appointed pioneer Pastors of a branch of the Foursquare Church in Lagos Nigeria in March 1987. Under God’s grace and leading, they steadily progressed to become Zonal Superintendent and District Overseer over a period of twenty three (23) years. In the year 2010, Rev. Felix Meduoye was elected and installed as the fourth (4th) indigenous General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria.

'We Are No Longer Foolish', NYSC Tells OAU Students

By David Adetula



The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has told students of Obafemi Awolowo University that the body is no longer foolish like before in its dealings.

In a program powered by the Division of Student Affairs, OAU in conjuction with NYSC, the later has educated the final year students and prospective corps members on  what the Youth Service entails and what to expect during the period.

Addressing a cross section of OAU students at the Chemical Engineering lecture theatre in the institution on Wednesday, Mr Aremu Kehinde who is the Assistant Director, Man Power Planning, NYSC said most nowadays graduates enter the youth service with a wrong mindset.

"Most people enter the NYSC with the wrong mindset and I don't want you to have that. I want you to enter into the youth service with the mind that it is for your benefit and not as time wastage as many of the corps members see it.

"The youth service allows you to give service. Service is actually things for people without expecting gratification."




While answering questions as regards the current payment threshold for corps members, Aremu said  NYSC understands the plight of the youths and hence engaging and lobbying the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC)  from time to time to see to the improvement in the stipends paid to corps members. He however advised that much more beyond the pay, diligence is key and can pay off beyond the stipends that can be paid.

The guest speaker also informed the prospective corps members that the registration for Batch B corps members has commenced and graduates need to log on to the NYSC portal (www.nysc.gov.ng) to register. He further revealed that the new system operated by NYSC affords prospective corps members to choose their most preferred states of service.

Mr Aremu also warned those that will be registering not to play pranks or try to be smart to give wrong details during registration as NYSC is no longer foolish like before.

The new Vice Dean, Division of Student Affairs led the delegation of the University team to the seminar.