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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Amba Salelkar [<a href="mailto:asalelkar@ida-secretariat.org">mailto:asalelkar@ida-secretariat.org</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 12, 2021 9:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bridge CRPD SDGs South Asia 2020 <<a href="mailto:bridge-crpd-sdgs-south-asia-2020@ida-secretariat.org">bridge-crpd-sdgs-south-asia-2020@ida-secretariat.org</a>>; Bridge Alumni Southeast Asia <<a href="mailto:bridge-alumni-southeast-asia@googlegroups.com">bridge-alumni-southeast-asia@googlegroups.com</a>>;
Bridge ToT Alumni <<a href="mailto:Bridge-ToT-Alumni@ida-secretariat.org">Bridge-ToT-Alumni@ida-secretariat.org</a>>;
<a href="mailto:bridge-alumni-indonesia-timor-leste@googlegroups.com">bridge-alumni-indonesia-timor-leste@googlegroups.com</a>;
<a href="mailto:bridge-alumni-pacific@googlegroups.com">bridge-alumni-pacific@googlegroups.com</a>; Bridge Alumni Latin America <<a href="mailto:bridge-alumni-latin-america@googlegroups.com">bridge-alumni-latin-america@googlegroups.com</a>>;
<a href="mailto:bridge-CRPD-SDGs-Tanzania@googlegroups.com">bridge-CRPD-SDGs-Tanzania@googlegroups.com</a>;
<a href="mailto:bridge-alumni-uganda-2018@googlegroups.com">bridge-alumni-uganda-2018@googlegroups.com</a>;
<a href="mailto:bridge-crpd-sdgs-mena@googlegroups.com">bridge-crpd-sdgs-mena@googlegroups.com</a>; BRIDGE-West-East-Africa <<a href="mailto:bridge-ewa@googlegroups.com">bridge-ewa@googlegroups.com</a>>;
<a href="mailto:bridge-module-3@googlegroups.com">bridge-module-3@googlegroups.com</a>; Youth with disabilities mailing list of the IDA <<a href="mailto:youth-list@ida-secretariat.org">youth-list@ida-secretariat.org</a>>;
<a href="mailto:ida-fellowships-2020@googlegroups.com">ida-fellowships-2020@googlegroups.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RISE Global Community + applications - for youth between 15 to 17<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please find information about the RISE program which is looking to set up a global community of youth from the ages of 15 to 17, and 100 winners of the selection process will have access to lifetime benefits including
need based support for education, mentoring etc. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The website is here<a href="https://www.risefortheworld.org/"> https://www.risefortheworld.org/
</a>and deadline for applications is <b>29 January</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Applicants can apply via the app, or whatsapp, and in some places there are paper applications available. You can also nominate a youth from your networks.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It would be amazing to have a great representation of youth with disabilities in this, so we encourage you to spread the word in your networks.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Warmly,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B5394">International Disability Alliance</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Skype: amba.salelkar</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0B5394"><a href="mailto:bridge-regional-fellow@ida-secretariat.org" target="_blank">asalelkar@ida-secretariat.org<br>
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