Who's behind the YNAP Davao City Chapter Team! =)

Young Nurses Association of the Philippines, Inc.

Davao Chapter - Region XI

Employment . Education . Empowerment

Aiming High and Soaring High... We are the TEAM-YNAP Davao!

PIONEER OFFICERS:

Mar Franco Amigo, RN

Region XI Governor

Brokenshire College - Batch 2007

Operating Room Nurse

Brokenshire Memorial Hospital

Imie Janne Ang, RN 

Local Chapter Mayor

San Pedro College - Batch 2009

Nur Nadzmar Atari, RN

Local Chapter Vice Mayor

University of Mindanao, Davao - Batch 2009

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* Secretary

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* P.I.O

We are looking for young, vibrant, energetic, and dedicated Registered Nurse for our Chapter Officers. If you are interested, please leave a comment regarding this post or you can also send us an e-mail for more information in applying for the desired position. However, we will be considering those applicants if and only if there are already a registered YNAP member. We will just inform you via text and/or e-mail regarding your applications as soon as the team have decided. Thank you. 
[Edited By: Local Chapter Mayor]






TEAM YNAP Davao would like to express its gratitude to Mr. Nur Admar and most especially to Mr. Harby Abellanosa and Mr. Nonoy Taclino for the development of this blogsite.

Call for Contributions

Source: ynap.tk

YNAP will soon be launching a Magazine for Young Nurses: NPO Outpost.

NPO Outpost strives to showcase every and all aspects of a Young Nurse's life; Employment and Career Options, Health and Lifestyle, tackle issues rocking the Nursing world and profile Young Nurses successful in their own right.

Contributions in the form of Essays, Newsbits, News Articles from Young Nurses is now being accepted thru:NPO_Outpost@yahoogroups.com

Call for Application: UNFPA Special Youth Fellowship Programme 2010

UNFPA will recruit six young people to be Special Youth Fellows from 1 April – 31 December 2010.
The Special Youth Programme fellowship consists of an initial 4.5 months fellowship at UNFPA Headquarters, New York, followed by a continued fellowship of another 4.5 months in the UNFPA Office in the country of the fellow.

Objective
This programme is designed to give young people from developing countries opportunities to engage in policy development and programming; to help build the capacity of young people; and to sensitize both young people and UNFPA staff on partnering to address adolescent and youth issues.

During the course of the programme, fellows will:
- Attend and participate in UNFPA and UN events and meetings as appropriate
- Undertake research and writing assignment
- Contribute to ongoing projects and programmes
- Organize a final presentation to UNFPA HQ staff on their projects and fellowships in Headquarters
- Interact with the New York local youth community on at least one occasion
- Develop a relationship with the Regional and Country Office and provide updates on their activities during the HQ fellowship and provide updates to HQ during fellowship at Regional or Country Office

All selected candidates will be provided:
- Cost of return travel from country of origin
- Assistance with travel documents and visa requirements
- Health insurance
- Housing arrangements
- Subsistence allowance (for meals and other basic needs)
- A workstation and internet access
- Opportunities to be mentored by UNFPA staff on issues of interest
- Administrative assistance as required

Qualifications and Experience Criteria
Candidates must have some programme experience in areas of UNFPA’s mandate. These areas include: young people’s sexual and reproductive health, reproductive rights, humanitarian response, population, gender, culture, human rights, HIV prevention, poverty reduction, and sustainable livelihoods.

Eligibility
- Age between 20-24 years old. Applicants born before 1 January 1987 will not be considered. No exceptions.
- Residence and nationality of a developing country. Applicants from developed countries will not be considered for this programme, but are invited to apply for UNFPA’s regular internship programme.
- Established interest and dedication to development issues through previous experiences or affiliation with a youth network or NGO working on development issues
- Basic leadership and advocacy skills
- Basic understanding of issues of importance to UNFPA and what the organization stands for
- English language skills (written and oral)
- Commitment to return to home country to undertake follow-up work with young people

Applications can now be submitted. The deadline for applications is 25 January 2010, 6:00 p.m. New York time. Only those candidates that are shortlisted will be contacted. Interviews will take place tentatively in mid-February.

To apply for this programme go to http://www.unfpa.org/employment/vacancy.htm and click on “Apply Online”. Please click on the vacancy for your region. Feel free to contact youth@unfpa.org for more information.

PRC approved YNAP! Congratulations YNAP!

The Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) - National Office, approved and released the Certificate of Endorsement (YNAP) as a Professional Organization of Nurses last December 14, 2009.