The International National Trusts Organisation (INTO)

Open call: INTO Youth Committee

June 13, 2025

Be part of shaping the future of INTO!

🌍 Call for Youth Committee members 🌱

Are you passionate about heritage, climate action and community-led conservation? Do you want to help shape the future of youth engagement within INTO? We’re excited to invite expressions of interest for our first INTO Youth Committee!

This initiative is part of INTO’s growing commitment to empowering the next generation of heritage leaders and efforts towards elevating more intersectional perspectives. As we look ahead to key events like COP30 in Brazil and explore new ways to rejuvenate our network and programming, we’re forming a small, dynamic team of representatives aged 18-30 from across the globe to guide and champion this work.

Read about Al Ebanks and Nigel Maduro, Youth Ambassadors at the GSIS summit 2025 in St Kitts.

Nigel youth delegate to GSIS he is wearing a traditional headpiece and face adornment and a black and white shirt he is standing in front of a brightly coloured poster for the GSIS summit 2025

What will the Youth Committee do?

  • Help shape INTO’s youth engagement strategy
  • Contribute to planning youth-focused events and initiatives, including a potential global/digital convening
  • Represent regional perspectives, build connections and foster a global community of youth heritage leaders across the INTO network
  • Support INTO’s presence at international events like COP30

Who should apply? We’re looking for young people (aged 18–30) who are:

  • Passionate about heritage, climate justice and community
  • Involved with or connected to a National Trust or similar heritage organisation
  • Eager to collaborate, share ideas and take initiative

How to express interest: Please send a short statement (max 300 words) outlining:

  • Why you’re interested in joining the Youth Committee
  • Any relevant experience or involvement with heritage or youth initiatives
  • What you hope to contribute and gain from this opportunity

⏰ Expected commitment: 1 year from the inauguration of the Committee

📅 Deadline for expressions of interest: 31 August 2025
📧 Please enter your details on the form below

 

Application form

Please add your details to this form
Please submit max 300 words outlining: • Why you’re interested in joining the Youth Committee • Any relevant experience or involvement with heritage or youth initiatives • What you hope to contribute and gain from this opportunity
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