What is the World Youth Congress?
The 4th World Youth Congress will bring 600 of the world's most dynamic young activists in the field of sustainable development to Québec from 120 different countries. The congress offers a unique opportunity to meet and work alongside young people who are really doing things and going places. This event sets a new standard for international youth events, and will be the largest and most inspirational gathering of its kind for young people taking place anywhere in the world in 2008. There is a strong role at the Congress for young journalists, cultural performers (e.g. dancers / actors / film makers / musicians), as well as for those with an interest in sustainable development, but less personal experience in this area. Delegates will join forces with young Canadians to undertake hands-on community action projects across Québec, and will help shape international policy by documenting and showing governments what young people are doing to achieve the MDGs.

When will the congress take place?
The congress will be take place from the 10th to the 21st of August 2008.

Where will the congress be hosted?
The congress will be hosted at Laval University in the beautiful city of Québec.

What is so unique about the World Youth Congress Series?
The first World Youth Congress coined the term, Youth-led Development. Each subsequent Congress has worked to mainstream YLD in the development community. It is the only International Youth Gathering to focus on this issue so if you are a young person and want a chance to help make poverty history, you should be involved.

The Commitments PCI would like from Civil Society Partners.
To Promote the Congress - and the Virtual Congress through their member networks and any channels they have access to: - schools, NGOs, youth groups, youth newspapers, TV, radio, faith groups etc.

To Engage with Government: One of the principal tasks of any CSP is to work to get Governments involved as a Government Partners and make them recognise the importance of the Congress, of YLD and to convince them to send representation to the Congress.

Delegation Leadership: If appropriate, we may, on a case-by-case basis, arrange for an officer of the CSP to act as a National Delegation leader, coordinating the input from their national delegations, travel plans, Pre- and Post-Congress press conferences, liaison with Government etc.

To Endorse: a letter welcoming the initiative of the World Youth Congress and its goals.

Taking Part in the Virtual Congress: Each CSP is invited to link in to the Virtual Congress, both to display their work on the website, and to invite the youth of their community to join the Congress dia-logues and negotiations.

To Follow-up the WYC-4 with a continuum of activity: the great strength of the WYC Series is that as soon as one ends, we start preparing for the next: so we look to our CSPs to keep the YLD flag high on their community's radar - so that the activity continues, through debates, sponsored action projects, overseas visits, web-chats etc.

Preliminary NAYD partnership document can be downloaded here.

We would welcome any comments on how best NAYD should participate to nayd2007@yahoo.com