Apply now for the Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Navigating the digital landscape for storytelling advocacy workshop, in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Only one week remains until applications close for the Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Navigating the digital landscape for storytelling advocacy workshop, in Aotearoa New Zealand.
In March 2026, the United States Department of State and Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited (PCBL) will host YPL workshop in the largest Pacific city in the world, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
The workshop will bring together selected current and emerging Pacific leaders (aged 25–40) from across the region for a virtual component, followed by the workshop, where travel, accommodation, and meals are covered.
Implementing partner PCBL will host the workshop, with aims to develop leadership skills in storytelling advocacy and explore the various forms it can take.
Storytelling can be anything — from cooking to coding, painting to product design, wakas to writing – with a workshop focus on enhancing modern tools by leveraging the unique and varied Pacific experience to ensure storytelling endures for future generations.
Applications will close at 11:59pm on October 17, 2025 (NZT), and late applications will not be considered.
Applicants must be available to take part in the entirety of the program, including:
- Pre-workshop virtual activities (January-March 2026).
- Four-day in-person workshop (plus travel days) in Auckland, New Zealand (March 9-14, 2026, including travel).
- Post-workshop online activities (March-April 2026).
- Final virtual meet-up (April 2026).
The YPL program serves as US Government’s signature initiative to strengthen leadership development and networking in the Pacific.
For over a decade, YPL has built leadership capabilities of youth in the region, while deepening ties between the US and the Pacific.
