After a very successful summit in Oslo in 2012, we kept the momentum and motivation going forward. With a focus on carrying the Chart for Change forward, the summit in 2013 focused on civic engagement and ways to be a proponent of change within one's own community. The 2nd Annual Nordic Somali Youth Summit took place in Stockholm, Sweden on June 7th, 2013 at the Hilton - Slussen.
-The Summit had 140 participants and speakers;
-Youth from Malmö, Gothenburg, the greater Stockholm area, Norway, Finland and Denmark attended;
-Timbuktu, a Swedish rapper and reggae artist, and Sherissa, the Somalian singer residing in Sweden helped put music in focus in this Summit;
In 2014 the Summit will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark !
Workshops are designed to provide youth participants with practical knowledge and skills to address the issues that they wish to address and develop a visible platform. Click here to see the list of workshops for the Nordic Somali Youth Summit 2013.
NSYS 2013
The summit was held on Friday the 7th of June. The day was be divided into two halves. The first half from 9.00-11.30 (including registration from 8:00-9:00) and include a musical performance by Timbuktu, welcome address, and a few speeches from prominent Somali role models. The second half from 13.00-17.00.
The Art Project
The art project is an independent project that visually depicts the spirit of the summit. The project used a mosaic pattern, which is symbolic. This is an expansion on the art project that began at the Nordic Somali Youth Summit, 2012
Leadership Foundation will act as the project managers for the Summit. Our project team members also include: U.S. Embassies in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, Somali Awareness through Volunteering and Education (S.A.V.E.) and Women2Women Diaspora Action Group, as well as many other collaborating partnerships.
The second half consisted of two separate tracks of 6 workshops each.
Participants
The Art Project
Guests
71%
17.7%
8.4%
2.8%
