Development Gateway Foundation Photo Contest

Have you ever thought that a picture of one of your projects could be
worth $500?

The Development Gateway Foundation is launching a photo contest open
to all at least 18 years of age. We are looking for compelling
photographs of socio-economic development in developing countries.

Four types of photographs will be accepted:

1- The images may show information and communications technologies
helping ordinary people.
2- The images may show people making something, selling wares,
working in a field, constructing a building or type of
infrastructure, or acquiring knowledge.
3- The images could be abstract images representing hope, the future,
or
capacity building.
4- The photographs may also include images of original artwork from a
developing country. Please do not include photographs of groups of
people posing.

Each online entry must include a description explaining how that
image is representative of development. Images will be judged on
technical excellence, composition, overall impact, and artistic
merit. Each entrant may enter up to three photographs. Acceptable
photo formats are TIFF, JPEG, GIF or BMP. Photo size must be no
larger than 3 megabytes.

The deadline to submit your photographs is September 21, 2007. The
top ten photographs will be posted on the Development Gateway
Foundation Web site from October 1-8. The winner of the $500 prize
will be announced on October 9. All visitors to the site will be
eligible to vote.

For complete information and entering photo contest, check:
www.dgfoundation.org/news-events/photo-contest.html

For Photo contest questions or inquiries, e-mail:
photocontest@dgfoundation.org



Third Global Knowledge Conference

Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) will hold the Third Global
Knowledge Conference (GK3) on 11 to 13 December 2007, in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. GK3 will mark the 10th year celebration of GKP as
the leading international multi-stakeholder network committed to
harnessing the potential of Information and Communications
Technologies (ICT) for sustainable and equitable development.

GK3 will bring together over 2,000 visionaries, international
leaders, practitioners and policy-makers to engage on the theme of
"Emerging People, Emerging Markets, and Emerging Technologies".

"GK3, a GKP Event on The Future, will not only be a celebration of
what GKP has become, but more importantly, it will be a springboard
into what we see our world becoming in the future. As GK3 will be
presented in excellent array of expert panels and hands-on workshops,
we are confident that our delegates will feel empowered with the
knowledge that they have made a positive impact on the growing
concerns around the world," said Walter Fust, Chair of the GKP
Executive Committee and Director-General of the Swiss Agency for
Development and Corporation (SDC).

More @ www.GKPEventsOnTheFuture.org.



About Global Knowledge Partnership

GKP is a multi-sector, multi-stakeholder partnership that acts as an
effective agent for change as the organisation works collaboratively
with members and partners. All members share the GKP vision, and
belief, that development across all spheres (social, political,
economic) is dependent on knowledge and access to knowledge, that
development should be guided by knowledge, and that knowledge sharing
is an effective and empowering means of enabling growth and
development.

"Due to GKP's shared conviction that together we achieve more, and
together we can create an understanding that ICT is fundamental in
helping expand people's access to knowledge, we can make the use of
knowledge more effectively in our efforts to improve lives, reduce
poverty and empower people. This is a source of strength that
enhances our effectiveness as a network and enables us to work
together towards a common cause that transcends the ethnic and
geographic diversity of our members," said Rinalia Abdul Rahim, GKP
Executive Director.

More @ www.globalknowledge.org



3rd International Women's Peace Conference: Empowering Peacemakers

Organiser: European Marketing Research Center (EMRC)
Organiser: Peacemakers Incorporated
Date: 10 to 15 July 2007
Venue: Dallas, Texas, USA
www.globalknowledge.org/gkps_portal/eventsmaster.cfm?action=detail&men
uid=85&retrieveid=1300



25-29 June: Young People In Asia Make Their Voices Heard

The series of UNESCO Regional Youth Forums continues with a regional
youth forum in Asia to be held on Jeju Island in the Republic of
Korea.

The forum, under the theme, Young People and the Dialogue among
Civilizations, Cultures and Peoples, is expected to bring together
young delegates from 28 countries in the region and representatives
of youth organizations to debate on Intercultural and Interfaith
dialogue and to elaborate related recommendations for youth-led
action. The series of UNESCO Regional Youth Forums will continue with
Forums for Africa, the Americas and the Arab States. For more
information, please contact: mh.henriques-mueller@unesco.org.



12-15 August: 4th Annual Youth Assembly At The United Nations

An NGO-based project, the Youth Assembly at the United Nations is a
youth empowerment gathering that focuses on social enterprise through
the realization of the Millennium Development Goals. Every year, the
Assembly provides avenues for students and young professionals (18-26
years old) to learn about, and become involved with, programmes that
address global and local issues. It also provides networking
opportunities to the participants. For additional details, please
visit www.faf.org.



26-30 August: UNEP Tunza International Youth Conference

The TUNZA International Youth Conference will be held this year in
Leverkusen, Germany. It is one of the main platforms for cooperation
and interaction between the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) and its youth partners. It is the vision of the organization
to "foster a generation of environmentally conscious citizens who
will better influence decision-making processes and act responsibly
to create a sustainable world". Organized for young people (15-24
years), the Conference provides opportunities for youth to learn from
one another, share experiences and ideas on community-based
environmental actions and develop joint strategies on promoting
environmental protection. For more information, please visit
www.unep.org/tunza/youthconference.



MERCOSUR Youth Social Forum

Date: September 6-9, 2007
Location: Florianópolis, Brazil

The purpose of this event is to collect new proposals to make a new
world without violence and poverty. You can participate or suggest a
workshop on youth employment, poverty reduction and education. For
more information, click www.forumsocialdajuventude.com.br or send an
email to forumdajuventude@terra.com.br.

"When we feel that any 'Other´ and that goes for other than humans
too, can never be an 'It', but always a 'Thou', then we will be
community building from the roots." Lils Gunn on the PoC Global
Journey 2007

"An Invitation to Experience Sustainable Communities" has been the
motto and focus of this year's Cultivation Team and will also be the
theme of our Global Journey, which will take place in Brasil from
December 1st to 8th. Whether you'll be able to make it for this
global event or not, we'd like to count on your collaboration and
inputs for the design of this great learning adventure that is
starting now... So we'd love to hear your reflections and learnings
on things like:

- Occasions when you felt deeply INVITED and stepped forward to
devote the best of yourself to a cause, an organization, an
"impossible" job, a passion etc.
- Unique, life-long transformative EXPERIENCES you've had
- Your understanding of SUSTAINABILITY and/or examples of
initiatives, organizations, people, communities trying to apply this
concept wisely, and how they're doing it
- The importance of COMMUNITY at the various dimensions of your life,
or examples where the sense of belonging to a community made a real
difference for you

Last but not least, we'd like to hear also examples of things you
yearn to experience being part of a global community like Pioneers of
Change, and that could be offered in the particular context of this
global event in Brasil...

Please send your inputs or any further question to cristina at
pioneersofchange dot net

We look forward to starting this process with you all and to seeing
many of you in Brasil soon!

- Cristina, Graziela, and Luciana, the Brasil hosting team

Partner Profile: Pioneers Of Change

Pioneers of Change is a global learning network supporting
practitioners in their mid-20s to mid-30s. Founded in 1999 by a group
of people from 16 countries, it now includes participants from around
the world.

Pioneers are people who question underlying assumptions and move into
new territory in order to create the change we want to see in the
world. We include social entrepreneurs, members of the business,
government and non-profit communities, as well as artists, teachers,
and free agents from a variety of cultural and social backgrounds.

When you join Pioneers of Change you explicitly commit to the
following principles:
Be yourself
Do what matters
Start now
Engage with others
Never stop asking questions

For more information on Pioneers of Change, see
www.pioneersofchange.net.

Effective leadership is a critical prerequisite for ownership and
accountability for development results. Leadership development is
more than training individuals; it encompasses a broader set of
changes in institutions, policies, and behaviours. Yet the
development community has paid limited explicit attention to
leadership development in partner countries. The World Bank Capacity
Day 2007 explored, through keynote addresses, discussion panels, and
interactive audience engagement, how the World Bank and others might
improve the support for leadership development.

Among the questions addressed throughout the day were:
· What aspects of leadership are critical to achieving development
results?
· Which leadership development approaches make an impact and under
what circumstances?
· How can the World Bank and others strengthen the attention and
support provided to leadership development?

This event can be viewed on line here:
http://info.worldbank.org/etools/capacityDay2007/index.htm


International Youth Day - 12 August 2007

It´s time to begin preparing for International Youth Day 2007 (IYD),
if you haven't already! The theme for IYD 2007 is "Be seen, be heard:
youth participation for development". Team up! Organize! Celebrate!
Take action! The Day presents a great opportunity to create awareness
of the importance of youth participation and inclusion in the
societies in which they live. For more information, please visit
www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/iyouthday.htm.

Global Monitoring Report 2007: Confronting The Challenges Of Gender
Equality & Fragile States

Released mid-April during the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings, the
2007 Global Monitoring Report on the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) assesses the contributions of poor and rich nations and
international financial institutions toward meeting universally
agreed development commitments. While progress on the first goal of
halving poverty is on track everywhere except in Sub-Saharan Africa,
efforts to attain goals related to child mortality, disease
reduction, and environmental sustainability are falling short,
according to the report. Fourth in an annual series, this year's
report highlights two key thematic areas -gender equality and
empowerment of women (the third MDG) and the special problems of
fragile states, where extreme poverty is increasingly concentrated -
where attention will need to be focused to meet critical development
goals by 2015. The report also noted little or no increase in
official aid to developing countries in 2006.

Multilingual website & downloadable text
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTGLOBALMONITOR/EXTGL
OMONREP2007/0,,menuPK:3413296~pagePK:64218926~piPK:64218953~theSitePK:
3413261,00.html

Video http://streaming3.worldbank.org/asxgen/ext/media/041307-
GMR07story.wmv

Order the book
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65770



World Development Indicators 2007

World Development Indicators is the World Bank's annual compilation
of data about development. This statistical reference allows you to
consult over 900 indicators for some 150 economies and 14 country
groups in more than 80 tables. It provides a current overview of the
most recent data available as well as important regional data and
income group analysis in six thematic sections: World View, People,
Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.

Click here for more information:
http://publications.worldbank.org/ecommerce/catalog/product-
detail?product_id=6355166



YEN Guide To Collaboration On Youth Employment

The Youth Employment Network (YEN) Secretariat and the YEN´s Youth
Consultative Group are jointly producing a new publication: Joining
Forces with Young People: A Practical Guide to Collaboration for
Youth Employment. The Guide has been designed to facilitate and
motivate young peoples´ participation in youth employment
policymaking.

It also provides guidance for other stakeholders, primarily
Governments, on why they should, and how they could engage youth
organizations, demonstrating the added value of youth involvement. A
public draft of this guide can be accessed at:
www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/yen/download/yendraft.pdf

SECOND AL GORE TRAINING SESSION CONFIRMED

The Climate Project - Australia, Al Gore's climate change leadership
program with The Australian Conservation Foundation, is pleased to
announce former US Vice President Al Gore will return to Australia to
train 170 additional climate change presenters.

Mr Gore will conduct the second training session of The Climate
Project - Australia in Melbourne, from 21-23 September. The aim of
the training is to educate Australians on the issues and consequences
of climate change using the material in Al Gore's famous 'An
Inconvenient Truth' slide show.

The Climate Project - Australia Manager Angela Rutter said: "It is
excellent news that Mr Gore is returning to strengthen the numbers of
presenters in Australia. His work and his message have provided the
inspiration for much positive change."

ACF Executive Director Don Henry said: "Climate change is the biggest
crisis we face. Australians want to find out what they can do and
what we as a nation should be doing. This new training session by Al
Gore will inform and inspire many more people to take action."

One of the Climate Project volunteer presenters and general manager
of MECU Limited Rowan Dowland said: "Being a climate change presenter
has changed my life. I feel I am part of the solution and not the
problem. People are surprised to learn they can help stop dangerous
climate change and that those solutions can represent such
significant opportunity for business."

To date, the 84 presenters from the inaugural The Climate Project -
Australia training session have presented 693 presentations to at
least 40,000 people.

Once trained, presenters agree to deliver their version of Al Gore's
now famous slide show presentation 10 times over the period of one
year.

The Climate Project originated in Mr Gore's home town of Nashville,
Tennessee, where he has trained 1,000 presenters. In April, 2007 Mr
Gore trained 170 people in the UK to deliver his presentation on
global warming.

The only way to make an application for the September 2007 Melbourne
training session of The Climate Project - Australia is* *online.
Apply at www.acfonline.org.au/climateproject. Applications will close
13 July 2007.

The training session will be carbon neutral.

Making Cents International is excited to announce the global Youth
Microenterprise Conference will take place in Washington, DC
September 10th-11th, 2007 at the Cafritz Conference Center. This
interactive event is designed to develop strategies and identify
synergies to meet the needs of youth entrepreneurs. It will bring
together international development practitioners, policy makers,
members of the private sector, youth, and other experienced
professionals in fields including education, microenterprise
development, and youth entrepreneurship. Participants will share
experiences, best practices, and ideas on how most effectively to
reduce the poverty, vulnerability and unemployment many youth
experience around the world.

You are invited! As space is limited and Early Bird registration
ends May 25, 2007, we encourage you to register as soon as possible.
Final registration ends August 10, 2007. For complete details on how
to register, please visit: www.ymeconference.org/registration.asp.

There are also many other ways for your organization to be actively
involved in the conference and have an opportunity to highlight its
achievements. Your organization is welcome to participate in the
exhibit area, advertise in the conference program, and sponsor
various activities related to the conference. The following website
contains information on these options:
www.ymeconference.org/exhibit_opportunities.asp#top. The deadline to
reserve a booth or advertise is July 31, 2007.

We look forward to your participation!

Please visit the following website for information on registration,
session options, keynote speakers, and sponsors:
www.ymeconference.org. Please do not hesitate to contact Whitney
Harrelson at whitney@makingcents.com or 202-783-4090 if you have any questions.