What We Do 
Projects and Programmes
What We Do
A SMALL START FOR A MORE GLOBAL AND INFORMED WORLD
Across the IAYG Family, volunteers, project leads, and affiliates organize programmes that advance geographic, global citizenship, and environmental education, and empower young people to use these critical subjects to impact the world around them.
In partnership with the International Geographical Union’s Young & Early Career Geographers Taskforce, we maintain a particular focus in supporting university students and early career researchers. IAYG names one of the nine members of the IGU-YECG Taskforce Steering Committee.
Learn more and find currently open programmes below:
Please note that more programme information will soon be made available.
Notice: The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated significant changes to our programme planning and has cancelled a number of events. This is reflected in the current projects and programmes listed. Please check iaygfamily.org/coronavirus for updates on pandemic impacts. We wish you the best of health and safety at this time, and strongly encourage team members to review national and international disease prevention guidelines.
Current projects and programmes
Every year, people in the IAYG Family organize a series of free programmes and projects to advance our mission. Explore some of our currently open programmes through our new Programme and Project Explorer.
South Asia
India GEOGRAPHY & GLOBAL STUDIES CHALLENGE
Contact: Sonnet Salice, Thiruvananthapuram, India ([email protected])
Eligibility: Secondary school students in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Greater New Delhi, and West Bengal, in grades 7-12
Program type: Virtual
Date: Late May
link activated TBD
Europe and the Middle East
IGU-YECG/IAYG PAPER SESSION AND AWARD COMPETITION
Contact: Rui Zhu, Santa Barbara, California ([email protected])
Eligibility: Current PhD Students are eligible to submit papers
Program type: In-person in Istanbul, Turkey
Date: postponed to 16-20 August 2021
link activated
West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa
WORKSHIP PROGRAMME (more information TBD)
Contact: Rishi Gorrepati, Portland, United States ([email protected])
Eligibility: University students and recent graduates in Sub-Saharan Africa
Program type: Virtual/Hosted on IAYG’s group on UNESCO IPL website
Date: Beginning date TBD
link will be activated TBD
East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia
ASIA-PACIFIC UNDERGRADUATE JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY
Contact: Monica May Mendoza, National Capital Region, Philippines (m[email protected])
Eligibility: University students and recent graduates in Asia-Pacific region
Program type: Submissions over email
Date: Begin date TBD
link will be activated TBD
South Asia
KERALA GEOGRAPHY & GLOBAL STUDIES CHALLENGE
Contact: Sonnet Salice, Thiruvananthapuram, India ([email protected])
Eligibility: Secondary school students in Kerala, grades 7-12
Program type: Virtual
Date: 20-27 September 2020 (accepting survey responses now)
link inactivated
East Africa
#GENERATIONPEACE PROGRAMMING IN RWANDA
Contact: Ladislas Nkundabanyanga, Rubavu, Rwanda ([email protected])
Eligibility: Local students, primary to upper secondary level
Program type: In-person in Western Province, Rwanda
Date: August-September 2020, multiple dates
link to website for entire IAYG programme
West Africa
WEST AFRICA “MAPPING HORIZONS” GIS COMPETITION
Contact: Isaac Osei Appiah, Accra, Ghana ([email protected])
Eligibility: Young geographers age 28 and under in West Africa
Program type: Virtual
Date: Register now, submission deadline 15 November 2020
Program Showcase Link Activated
East Africa
EAST AFRICA “MAPPING HORIZONS” GIS COMPETITION
Contact: James Magige, Nairobi, Kenya ([email protected])
Eligibility: Young geographers age 28 and under in East Africa
Program type: Virtual
Date: Register now, submission deadline 15 November 2020
Program Showcase Link Activated
Latin America and the Caribbean
LATIN AMERICA “MAPPING HORIZONS” GIS COMPETITION
Contact: Jasson Mora Mussio, San José, Costa Rica ([email protected])
Eligibility: Young geographers age 28 and under in Latin America, Suriname, and Guyana
Program type: Virtual
Date: Register now, submission deadline 15 November 2020
link activated
