GLOBAL FORUM ON YOUTH AND ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT

The Global Alliance for ICT and Development [GAID] is organizing the
forum 24-26 September, to discuss Youth and ICT as Agents of Change.
It aims to harness the creativity and dynamism of youth in exploring
and using ICT for the benefit of their communities and in achieving
the Millennium Development Goals. More info is available at www.un-
gaid.org/gfyouth

MA PROGRAM IN COEXISTENCE AND CONFLICT

Brandeis University program is designed for professionals who work or
aspire to work for governments, international agencies, businesses or
non-profits operating in areas of diplomacy, security, aid,
development, human rights, education, democracy and governance, and
civil society building. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
for the September 2007/2008 academic year. More information available
at www.brandeis.edu/programs/Slifka/masters/ or you can send an email
to masterscoex@brandeis.edu

YOUNG GLOBAL LEADERS ANNUAL SUMMIT 2007

Young global leaders is hosting this year a summit that will take
place from 4-8 September in Dalian, China, bringing Young Global
Leaders together to learn with each other and from each other within
a global network of peers. It is also a chance for the community to
work together (and plan further work) in the taskforces they have
organised around the biggest global challenges facing our generation
- Health, Education, the Environment, Global Governance, Development
and Poverty.

The Summit will be an intense and creative workshop to understand -
and perhaps even redefine - The Future of Leadership. Young Global
Leaders will be asked to identify the skills and knowledge they will
need to develop in the next 5 - 10 - 15 years and test their
application against the leadership environments in which they operate
in order to shape the future in a more positive way.

This year´s Summit is being held immediately prior to the World
Economic Forum´s Annual Meeting of the New Champions to be held from
6 to 8 September.

For more info send an email to ygl@weforum.org or check the following
URL:
www.younggloballeaders.org/Events_YGL/04_09_2007_Young_Global_Leaders_
Annual_Summit_2007.html.

ECO-SU-D 2007

The Sixth International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable
Development provides a unique forum for the presentation and
discussion of recent work in the field including physical sciences
and modelling. ECOSUD also gives opportunities for new emergent ideas
in science arising from the cross fertilization of different
disciplines including mathematical models and eco-informatics,
evolutionary thermodynamics and biodiversity, structures in
ecosystems modelling and landscapes to mention but a few. ECOSUD 2007
will examine Thermodynamics and ecology, Sustainability indicators,
Mathematical and system modelling, Ecosystems modelling,
Biodiversity, Sustainability development studies, Conservation and
management of ecological areas, Socio-Economic factors, Energy
conservation and generation, Environmental and ecological policies,
Environmental management, Environmental risk, Natural resources
management, Recovery of damaged areas, Biological aspects,
Complexity, Remote sensing, Landscapes and forestation issues, Soil
and agricultural issues, Water resources, Sustainable waste
management, and Air pollution and its effects on ecosystems. More
info available at www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2007/eco07/

MICROFINANCE MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE

The School for Community Economic Development at SNHU is accepting
applications and inquiries for a course on "Practical Issues in
Microfinance" scheduled for September 2007. SCED's first completely
online series of courses provides a unique opportunity for busy
microfinance practitioners who cannot leave their work/communities
but still wish to acquire new skill sets and benefit from the option
of earning academic credit. The program is offered year round with
opportunities to earn "portable" academic credits, a Masters degree,
or a Graduate Certificate in Microfinance Management. It also serves
a diverse community with courses designed for "beginner" to
"advanced" practitioners. For more info contact Dr. Puneetha
Palakurthi at p.palakurthi@snhu.edu

MERCOSUR YOUTH SOCIAL FORUM

The forum will take place September 6-9 in Florianópolis, Brazil. It
aims 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. The registration fee of
R$ 20 Reals will be used in the general costs of production and
accomplishment of the event. It ensures that the Social Forum would
remain an independent social movement. Due to many requests, the
application deadline has been postponed to SEPTEMBER 30.

More information is available at www.forumsocialdajuventude.com.br or
send an email to forumdajuventude@terra.com.br

WORK-CAMPS!

There're some 4000 international work camps available each year in
more than 75 countries (in the North, mainly during the summer, in
the South, typically all year round). A work camp lasts between two
and three weeks, with 10 to 20 international participants. The aim of
a volunteering project would vary between social, environmental,
constructional, or educational purposes.

The project could be for instance to: Do a theatre-based fair trade
campaign at a fair trade festival in Denmark. Renovate a run-down
youth hostel in Japan. Play music and study nationalism in Serbia.
Build a school and participate in an AIDS awareness campaign in
Uganda. Study the roots of fascism and help with archives work in a
German KZ camp. Play with orphans in the US. Help at a wheelchair
race in Alaska. Learn how to bicycle and make food out of garbage in
Finland. And much more!

In MS Denmark (www.ms.dk), we see work camps as a cultural exchange
and campaigns tool that benefits local communities, and thereby
fighting poverty. The work camp movement started after the 2 world
wars and is still about peace, development, breaking down
stereotypes, leadership

To sign up as a leader or to participant in a work camp, you need to
contact the work camp organisation in your country. One of the
following URLs should help you find it!
www.alliance-network.org/all/org/members.php?typ=1
www.yap.org/index.php?tab_id=3&link_id=18&link_pos=1
www.yap.org/index.php?tab_id=3&link_id=19&link_pos=2
www.sciint.org/81.93.0.0.1.0.phtml

Hi folks

Here is a collection of opportunities and resources I collated over
the weekend.

1. Job: Australian Conservation Foundation: Director of Strategy
2. Job: Spiral Hub Enterprise Development Worker, closes Sept 7
3. Sept 11&12: National conference: Sustainable development & Local
Government: Melbourne
4. Oxfam Celebrates Youth -- International Youth Day, 12 August 2007
5. Smart Green Schools, PhD Scholarships, apply by Sept 20
6. Catapult Young Guns
7. Close the Gap at the Brisbane Institute on 21 August
8. Sep 7: The Small Footprint Initiative weekend event: NSW mid north
coast



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1. Job: Australian Conservation Foundation: Director of Strategy


Subject: Australian Conservation Foundation: Director of Strategy
Date sent: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:12:09 +1000
From: "Olivia Ryan"

Director of Strategy - Australian Conservation Foundation

o Lead role in driving a sustainable future
o Unique opportunity in the environment movement
o Melbourne based - national and international focus

For over 40 years the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has
been Australia's leading environment organisation and a strong voice
promoting solutions through research, consultation, education and
partnerships. ACF is renowned for working with the community,
business and government to obtain its environmental goals.

This unique role in the Australian environment movement will play a
key leadership role in the development and promotion of cutting edge
thinking towards the adoption of ecological sustainability. The role
will establish relationships with national and international
sustainability organisations, think tanks, the social change
movement, key policy makers, politicians and corporations.

You have a track record in harnessing practical ideas based on a
sound knowledge in the social, economic and/or environment fields.
You currently work within a NGO, academia, corporation or government
and have campaign experience and an informed strategic mind.

If your personal and career goal is to achieve significant outcomes
for a sustainable society then please contact Richard Green on 03
9225 5225 or email your resume to ngo_10@ngorecruitment.com.

For more information about the job go to:
http://www.acfonline.org.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=1378&eid=3149


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2. Job: Spiral Hub Enterprise Development Worker, closes Sept 7

Position available: Enterprise Development Worker

21 hrs/week, SACS 5.1

Do you have a business background and a passion for social justice?
Or Are you a Community Development Worker with strong business
development skills? Then we would love to hear from you.

This position will involve assisting humanitarian entrants and people
from new and emerging communities to identify and plan business
ideas.

Please contact Amelia Salmon on 07 38447733 or contact@spiral.org.au
for selection criteria. Applications close Sept 7th.


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3. Sept 11&12: National conference: Sustainable development & Local
Government: Melbourne

Dear Colleague,

The Local Government Sustainable Development 2007 conference, being
hosted by Environs Australia, is shaping up to be a great success. It
will be held in Melbourne on September 11&12 at the Hilton on the
Park Hotel. For details about the conference, please visit the
website
http://www.halledit.com.au/conferences/sustainability/2007

As with last year's inaugural conference, we are anticipating more
than 150 delegates from across Australia. If you are planning to
attend this important event, it is vital that you book early. There
is an international soccer match being played on the evening of
September 11 in Melbourne between Australia and Argentina, and there
will be pressure on available rooms in the immediate vicinity of the
MCG.

The organisers, Hallmark Conferences, have secured a block booking of
rooms at the Hilton which will be available to those delegates who
book early. I would therefore urge delegates to book their attendance
at the conference as soon as possible, and to advise Hallmark whether
you want to utilise the booking arrangement that Hallmark has made
with the Hilton. Hallmark can be reached on 03 8534 5021 or email
denise.mcqueen@halledit.com.au

I look forward to catching up with you at the conference

Best regards
Evan Thomas
President
Environs Australia
The Local Government Environment Network
http:www.environs.org.au


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4. Oxfam Celebrates Youth -- International Youth Day, 12 August 2007

Oxfam Celebrates Youth as a Global Force for Positive Change on
International Youth Day, 12 August 2007

Oxfam Australia celebrates the positive difference that young people
are making in communities worldwide by highlighting the work of 19
young Australian participants in the Oxfam International Youth
Partnership (OIYP) program to mark International Youth Day, 12 August
2007.

"'Be seen, be heard' is the 2007 International Youth Day theme and
the OIYP participants -- we call them Action Partners -- are making
themselves heard and seen every day, working for positive,
sustainable change in their communities in Australia and in 300 other
countries round the world. They really are a global force for
change!" said May Miller-Dawkins, Coordinator of the Oxfam
International Youth Partnerships program.

The 19 Australian OIYP Action Partners -- 17 are from indigenous
communities -- are all working on different projects to improve
community life. These include improving access to health or social
services, addressing gender based violence, or increasing
opportunities for people to have more control over the decisions that
affect their lives.

Patrick Mau, a 24 year old musician from Horn Island in the Torres
Straits, uses music to create opportunities for young islanders.
"There are so few facilities for young people here on Horn Island and
they have been exposed to drugs and violence so young. So helping
them to express themselves through the music and art of the Torres
Straits builds their confidence. They can be positive role models
and prove to others that we can change things for the better."

Jirra Harvey, 24, is a journalist and project officer in the
University of Melbourne's Centre for Indigenous Affairs. She sees
the media as a potentially positive vehicle for expressing the
indigenous community's voice, even though it has also represented
indigenous people in a negative stereotyped light. "I don't want us
just to have 'a voice', but to have many voices. I want the next
generation to express their Aboriginality in a multitude of ways,
not be held back by stereotype. As a journalist, I can help make
this happen."

All the OIYP Action Partners from Australia and round the world will
be coming together at a week-long event in October to be held Sydney.
The event, titled 'Kaleidoscope', kicks off a three year program to
provide them with opportunities to develop their skills, knowledge
and understanding, and make a sustained contribution to positive
global change. Throughout this process, they will be supported by
Oxfam Australia and its Oxfam partners internationally.

While Oxfam International Youth Partnerships focus on young peoples'
role in development Oxfam Australia's Close the Gap Campaign is
working with Indigenous Communities for health equality and positive
sustainable change. (The Close the Gap photo exhibition will be
launched in Canberra on August 9 in anticipation of the National Day
of Action on September 18.)


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5. Smart Green Schools, PhD Scholarships, apply by Sept 20

2 PhD Scholarships available in Architecture, Sustainability and
Education

Applications are invited for two PhD scholarships funded by the
Australian Research Council. You will work as part of a diverse team
of academics and industry partners including the Department of
Education (Victoria), the Office of the Victorian Government
Architect and a number of award winning architecture firms. The
research aims are to better understand the integration of pedagogy
and sustainability in the architectural design of schools.

The scholarships are valued at AUD $30,000 tax free p.a. for three
years. This is an opportunity for you to develop cutting edge
knowledge about how space, form, education and sustainability are
interlinked.

The deadline for applications is 20 September 2007. Applicants
should respond to the position description available on the Faculty
website or by contacting CIs Clare Newton on (03) 8344 6439 or Dr
Dominique Hes (03) 8344 4230.


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6. Catapult Young Guns

- Calling all Young Guns -

Entrepreneurs, innovators and business masterminds...

Do you want your two minutes of fame on triple j this summer?

We're on the hunt again for people under 35 who've come up with a
unique, creative or just plain wacky business idea, invention or
design.

Convince us you've got the right stuff and we'll tell the whole
country about it on triple j and Catapult this summer.

Nominate yourself or someone else here:
http://www.abc.net.au/catapult/interact/triplej_default.htm

Check out our last series of Young Guns:
http://www.abc.net.au/catapult/interact/downloads/triplejguns.htm


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7. Close the Gap at the Brisbane Institute on 21 August

The Brisbane Institute proudly presents Andrew Hewett, Executive
Director, Oxfam Australia

"Closing the Gap"

Evening seminar Tuesday 21 August, 6 pm.

Registrations from 5.30 pm

The fact that the life expectancy of Indigenous People continues to
lag 17 years behind other Australians begs a number of questions. Why
it has taken so long to muster the political will to address this
situation? What has prevented us from providing long-term sustainable
solutions in the past? What is the relationship between Indigenous
health and other essential rights? How can the new-found focus on
Indigenous health be sustained? What are the priorities for action if
we are serious about preventing the status quo from continuing?

Andrew Hewett will explore these questions and share some insights on
the growing movement to close the gap in Indigenous life expectancy.

Andrew Hewett became Executive Director of Oxfam Australia in
October, 2001, having worked with Oxfam Australia (formally Oxfam
Community Aid Abroad) since 1991. Andrew initially established the
agency's advocacy program the organisation's increasing focus on
lobbying governments, public education and campaigning on social
justice and development issues. Over the years his responsibilities
expanded to include Oxfam Australia's domestic program and the
coordination of Oxfam International's response to the crisis in Timor
from 1999 - 2001. Andrew has also observed the Cancun and Hong Kong
Ministerial conferences of the World Trade Organisation.

Andrew is the vice-president of the Executive Committee of the
Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak
council of non-government overseas development agencies. He has
visited Oxfam Australia programs in East Asia, South Asia, the
Pacific, Central America, Southern Africa and the Horn of Africa as
well as its programs working with Indigenous Australians. He also
visited India and Sri Lanka in mid-January 2005 to visit tsunami
affected areas.

Venue: The Long Room, Customs House, 399 Queen Street, Brisbane

Time: 5.30 p.m. for 6 p.m. start. Cost: $ 22 . Concession: $ 11.

Free to members and sponsors of The Brisbane Institute

This notice becomes a tax invoice upon payment.

RSVP Date: 20 August 2007

Enquiries: The Brisbane Institute Tel. 07 3220 2198. Email:
rsvp@brisinst.org.au


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8. Sep 7: The Small Footprint Initiative weekend event: NSW mid north
coast

The Small Footprint Initiative is a not for profit event being run at
Pacific Palms on the NSW Mid-north Coast 3 hours north of Sydney. It
is a weekend full of events including a welcome dinner with organic
wine, entertainment and speakers on Friday the 7th of September. On
Saturday there are house tours showcasing solar power, energy
efficient design, greywater and site regeneration, yoga, tai chi,
information sessions, art therapy sessions, guided kayaking on Myall
lake, guided bushwalks and childrens activities. On Sunday there is a
trade and practitioners fair with 11 complimentary therapies
showcased, building and trade displays, market stalls, music and
great food and produce.

For every participant in the weekends activities a plant will be
donated to a local bush regeneration project. Each participant will
also receive a 'goody bag' with magazines, information, freebies and
the chance to win prizes valued at between $30 and $400!

For more information please visit the website at
www.smallfootprint.com.au

For Immediate Release
www.GKPEventsOnTheFuture.org/MediaZone/PressReleases

GKP Excited with Strong Response for Global Young Social
Entrepreneurs´ Competition

Kuala Lumpur, 31 July 2007 - Young social entrepreneurs around the
world have been mobilised! Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)
announced yesterday that more than 225 young entrepreneurs have
logged onto www.globalknowledge.org/ysef07 to apply for the Global
Young Social Entrepreneurs´ Competition.

According to Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Executive Director of the GKP
Secretariat in Kuala Lumpur, "We are overwhelmed by the positive
response that we have garnered thus far. The quality of applications
that we have received is an indication of the immense interest and
potential in social entrepreneurship that harnesses Information and
Communication Technology (ICT)".

"We have received applications from all over the world - from the
Philippines, to Pakistan, to Ghana and Kenya. This truly global
competition will recognise the creativity, passion and talent of
youth across world and will act as a launchpad for them to achieve
their full capabilities", she added.

One such social enterprise entered so far is Kenya-based EDTEC, an
organisation which envisions an empowered community with equal access
to resources. According to the organisation´s founder, Kennedy
Onyango, "a lack of access to information due to limited use of ICT
by the most vulnerable, such as youth and women, provides a breeding
ground for poverty." He continued to say that EdTECH is concerned
with the welfare of youth, since youth remain the agents of change in
their respective communities.

Many young people have an interest in contributing towards a better
future, but job offers in the traditional development sector are
limited. A social enterprise with its double or triple bottom-line
allows them to both earn an income and realise their passion for
positive social and/or environmental impact. Their social business
model also addresses the challenge of financial sustainability that
many traditional, grant-funded development projects face.

Through the competition GKP will select 100 winners who will be
sponsored to attend the up coming Young Social Entrepreneurs Forum at
the Third Global Knowledge Conference, GK3, in Kuala Lumpur.
www.GKPEventsontheFuture.org <http://www.gkpeventsonthefuture.org/>

The competition is fully web-based and is open to all regions of the
globe, and closes on 15 August 2007. The competition will be judged
by an independent online jury and the winners will be announced on 1
October 2007. Application details and jury evaluation results will be
viewable to the public who will also be able to post comments at
www.globalknowledge.org/ysecompetition07

At the Forum, 10 of the winners will `pitch´ their enterprises to
experts to secure funding. All 100 winners will take part in a
dedicated networking session; meet various funding organisations,
mentors, experts and other stakeholders; be part of a crowd of
innovative and motivated young people; mingle and network with the
2000 general GK3 participants and showcase their social businesses.

Themed "Spearheading the Future", the Young Social Entrepreneurs´
Forum @ GK3 targets 250 participants. The 100 young social
entrepreneurs from all around the globe will meet with a community of
funding organisations, experts, mentors and other stakeholders and
engage in two real-time pitching sessions and two innovative and
interactive thematic sessions.

The Global Competition, the Young Social Entrepreneurs´ Forum and GK3
are organised by Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP);
www.globalknowledge.org <http://www.globalknowledge.org/>

GKP runs the Youth Social Enterprise Initiative (YSEI), a programme
dedicated to young social entrepreneurs that offers support in the
four key areas of knowledge, networking, mentorship and financing;
www.ysei.org <http://www.ysei.org/>

Contact person:
Anthony David
Coordinator, Young Social Entrepreneurs’ Forum @ GK3
anthony@gkps.org.my


About GKP:

Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) is the world´s leading
international multi-stakeholder network committed to harnessing the
potential of knowledge, and information and communication
technologies (ICT) for sustainable and equitable development.

GKP brings together public sector agencies, private sector companies,
civil society organisations and international institutions to Share
Knowledge and Build Partnerships that promote innovation and
advancement in the areas of Knowledge for Development (K4D) and
Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D).

GKP activities and programmes address development opportunities and
challenges within four strategic themes - Access to Knowledge,
Education, Poverty Reduction and Resource Mobilisation.

Through GKP, organisations across sectors share their experience,
ideas and solutions to unleash the potential of knowledge and ICT to
improve lives, reduce poverty and empower people.

With over 100 members the GKP membership spans all continents.
Working together, GKP members increase their organisational
prominence to influence policy at a global level as well as to secure
more opportunities for spreading the benefits of K4D and ICT4D
initiatives.

GKP is governed by an elected Executive Committee and is supported by
a Secretariat based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


Join the GKP Network! More information is available @
www.globalknowledge.org/join