Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Oct 15, 2008	Now Hiring: Press & Partnerships Officer, YOUTH ‘09
If you are good with people and connections, and would like to get involved in something for three months, take this opportunity to apply for the role of Press & Partnerships Officer for YOUTH ‘09 , the second in a series of annual youth festivals organised by YouthMalaysia . ...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Oct 14, 2008	EducateDeviate on the Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition
Check out EducateDeviate on Staples The Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition , hosted by Ashoka and Youth Venture , provides young people and youth organisations the chance to showcase their project online around the world. Projects will be evaluated and voted on, and the...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Oct 9, 2008	Young Malaysians - how can we support you?
Hey EducateDeviate readers - especially from Malaysia - I need your help. I’m planning to apply to the Sauve Scholars program, a one-year fellowship based in McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where you are given full support and resources to research, study, and work on a...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Sep 10, 2008	Writers for Women’s Rights 2008 - Applications Open
Thanks Dina: Are you a young woman between the ages of 18 to 32? Are you interested in what’s happening around you? Do you have a passion for writing? Do you want your voice heard in the mass media? Have you been thinking of getting involved in activism but not sure where to start? ...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Sep 10, 2008	Be at the 2008 Global Youth Forum in Armenia - here’s how
My sister alerted me to ASTRO’s competition to send a young Malaysian to the 2008 Global Youth Forum : We are banking on you, the country’s youth population, to generate fresh and innovative ideas to win a berth at this year’s United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Aug 19, 2008	National Service = Racial Segregation
Ethan’s experiences at his National Service term strongly reveals just how racist the system really is - and how it’s institutionalised: We were asked several times to line up according to race (Malays here, Chinese here, Indians here, Dan Lain-Lain here) in order to...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Jul 15, 2008	Brightest Young Minds - Malaysia?
I just came back from 5 days of the Brightest Young Minds summit in Sydney. The general idea of the summit is to get motivated and passionate young people together to learn about creating initiatives, while also developing actual workable projects to be pitched to potential sponsors. ...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Jul 2, 2008	SOLS 24/7 - Education & Support for the Marginalized
The SOLS (Science of Life) 24/7 organization, founded by the family of young Malaysian social entrepreneur Raj Ridhvan Singh (recently shortlisted as one of KLue’s Blue Chillies ) builds boarding schools across Cambodia, Timor Leste, and Malaysia for marginalized young people. In...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Jul 1, 2008	Indie Youth Fest - Celebrating youth creativity
There’s a vibrant indie creative scene amongst Malaysian youths; however, it doesn’t often get much respect due to the conservative media and politicians’ insistence of painting indie youth culture as frivolous, dangerous, or rebellious. The Indie Youth Fest ,...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Jun 23, 2008	Is dropping out necessarily a bad thing?
I just saw these series of ads today and, as odd as it may seen, the sentiment portrayed here rather annoys me: I completely agree that education is important, and as the ad says, it’s good for everyone. (After all, that’s what guided the formation of EducateDeviate.)...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Jun 15, 2008	The Scholar Ship suspends operations
I am very sorry to hear that The Scholar Ship , a floating university that teaches undergraduate- and graduate-level subjects on a worldwide sea voyage, has shut down due to financial difficulties. I had been accepted into the program and would have travelled on it this year if I was allowed...... [view]