uReport: Rexdale youth organization sends 2 to Latvia

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Image from article, with caption: Rexdale's Developing Young Leaders of Tomorrow, Today participant Tashanique Glasgow has been accepted into this fall's cohort of young diplomats in Riga, Latvia from Sept. 3 to 8. - Candies Kotchapaw/photo

Developing Young Leaders of Tomorrow, Today founder Candies Kotchapaw has been accepted into this fall's cohort of young diplomats in Riga, Latvia from Sept. 3 to 8.

Rexdale's Developing Young Leaders of Tomorrow, Today was founded to be a one-of-a-kind project, exposing youth from marginalized communities to unique opportunities that teach leadership skills, positively impacting their lives and communities.

The Young Diplomats Forum brings together youth leaders globally to foster the next generation of foreign policy shapers. This program enables youth to be more aware of cultural, political and geographical forces that influence policy decisions, as each forum is held in various countries. In turn, youth bring back to their home countries and communities skills, knowledge and experience that can help to shape regional and domestic policies.

Two Developing Young Leaders of Tomorrow, Today (DYLOTT) participants have been accepted into this fall’s cohort of young diplomats in Riga, Latvia, from Sept. 3 to 8. They are DYLOTT participant Tashanique Glasgow and founder Candies Kotchapaw.

Delegates will get the opportunity to engage with senior officials in international affairs including: H.E. Hans Brask, the ambassador of Denmark to Latvia; H.E. Inara Murniece, Speaker of the Saeima (parliament); and Prof. Adrian Kendry, former senior advisor to the 12th secretary general of NATO and member of the board of the Global Diplomatic Forum.

Main highlights of the week will be: diplomacy in the 21st century with ambassadors and leading experts; a public diplomacy and Nation Brand session by the Global Diplomatic Forum; the role of media and think tanks in foreign policy; and participating in policy development and smart diplomacy workshops. We are excited that there will be representatives from Canada who will get to engage with foreign policy that will be a definitely benefit to Canadian society.

You can partner with DYLOTT to sponsor their delegates and learn more about the program here: http://www.gdforum.org/menu-1/. You can contact the DYLOTT founder for more information at comm.leaders.youth@gmail.com.