Enterpreneurial Approaches to Peace competition
We invite you to join our 8th Changemakers Collaborative Competition - "Entrepreneuring Peace: innovation in managing group conflict." Participating now offers you the opportunity to gain access to investors, a community of innovators, and wealth of new ideas. Twelve finalists will attend the "2007 Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship in Oxford, England in March 2007. Three winners will receive each $5,000. Enter the competition before January 10, 2007 at www.changemakers.net
Oxfam International launches Youth Partnerships 2007-2010
300 more young people are sought from all regions of the world who are currently working with others in their communities to achieve positive change. From 2007 until 2010, Oxfam will facilitate programs to build their skills and knowledge, facilitate exchange and support their action in their communities. Applications close on 31 January 2007. For more information, go to
http://www.iyp.oxfam.org.
YES Global Newsletter
With immense pride I present to you the YES Newsletter prepared by the Coordinators! This is the first newsletter that has come in from the field written wholly by the coordinators. Ursula our editor has done a super job pulling it all together! And all of them have made me proud…please read and get back to me with any questions or concerns or suggestions. We look forward to serving you, and working with you to fulfil our goals and the dreams of our youth.
In Solidarity
Poonam Ahluwalia
Executive Director
YES Campaign
www.yesweb.org
http://www.yesweb.org/yeskenya2006.pdf
7th Melaka International Youth Dialogue (MIYD)
June 25-27, 2007, at the Melaka International Trade Centre, Malaysia.
The theme for the next edition of this annual global meeting shall be "Youth Business and International Trade."
Among the issues for dialogue are:
* Developing a business plan
* Funding for youth business
* Business and Trade Negotiations
* Franchise opportunities
* Setting up a manufacturing enterprise
* Retail trade
* Rural youth business and trade
* Opportunities in international trade
* E-commerce
* Networking and matchmaking
The Dialogue will be open to young entrepreneurs, franchisors, retailers, traders, youth leaders, government officials and anyone with an interest in youth business and international trade. This information is being provided to you early to enable you to make appropriate provisions in your 2007 calendars and diaries. Anyone with suggestions on further topics, or with an interest to contribute, may contact us with their input via office@way.org.my.
Consume This – Buying That Matters
The Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2), through the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, has developed a booklet for youth on the topic of sustainable consumption. Sustainable consumption is about making smart choices that meet consumer needs in less material and pollution intensive ways. This emerging global issue is being addressed by industry, governments and the public in local, national and international forums. For the first time in Canada material on this topic has been compiled specifically for youth between 14 and 18 years old.
Please download the booklet “Consume This– Buying That Matters” from www.c2p2online.com/youth
The information and resources provided in the booklet help to raise awareness among youth about the effects that their choices have on the environment. By illustrating simple ways to reduce personal environmental impacts the booklet empowers youth to participate in sustainable consumption activities in their own lives and in their communities. It also provides a strong foundation for considering smart choices as buying power of youth increases.
Please pass it along to the young and the young at heart in your sphere of influence.
The Stern Report
The UK government released the Stern Review - that assessed the economics of climate change. The Review report is now online - all ~600 pages, plus a 27 page Executive Summary.
Anyone interested in environmental policy should read both the executive summary and then the full report. This Review report is an exceptionally important document.
The main web page for the Stern Review is:
www.sternreview.org.uk
The exec summary can be downloaded directly from:
www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/8AC/F7/Executive_Summary.pdf
Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit: Forging Solutions At Colleges And Universities
February 22-23, 2007 University of Colorado at Boulder
http://ecenter.colorado.edu/rmss2007/register/
Registration deadline is February 12, 2007.
The 2007 Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit will provide a networking forum for representatives from campuses in the Rocky Mountain Region to learn about a variety of environmental issues facing institutions, explore ways of improving campus practices and policies, and ultimately work toward boosting the triple bottom line of environmental, social and economic sustainability.
The summit will include:
· Sessions and workshops covering: institutionalizing sustainability; best practices for operationalizing sustainability; creating a culture of sustainability; current and cutting edge issues; collaborative peer group networking; regional sustainability strategies
· Featured speakers: David Orr, Hunter Lovins, Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, Senator Ken Salazar (invited), Senator Gary Hart, Governor-Elect Bill Ritter (presumptive), and others to be announced soon-Plenary panels on "Elevating Sustainability in the Mountain States Region" and "Campus Leadership for Climate Action"
· Pre-Summit workshop on February 21st: "Fostering Sustainable Behavior" with Community Based Social Marketing expert Doug McKenzie-Mohr
· Screening of "Rules of the Game" and discussion with Solitaire Townsend of Futerra
· Green Products Expo with the latest sustainable products and services for institutional applications
GTZ Internship In Kenya
The GTZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit: German Technical Cooperation) office Nairobi is looking for an econ/business student to assist them in a technical cooperation programme in the water sector. In a first step, the intern will support the team with the implementation of an information system for the Regulator of the water sector. In a second step, the data generated will have to be analyzed and incorporated, into the first annual water sector report. The sector report will for e.g. do a performance benchmarking of water utilities. For more information on the project, visit their website at:
http://www.gtz.de/en/weltweit/afrika/kenia/14696.htm
Prerequisites for the internship are excellent English language skills. Furthermore, strong German skills are encouraged.
The internship will start in Feb. or March. The duration is set at minimum of 4 months. Renumeration is negotiable. If any of you are interested or know somebody that matches the profile and might be interested, please send your CV and a short email outlining your motivation to Andre Lammerding (andre.lammerding@gtz.de), the person responsible for this particular aspect of the water project in Kenya.
Economic Editor for IPS Mideast!
IPS news in Iraq and Mideast is looking for a part-time editor for a special series on trade and investment in Africa. Check out the details at:
http://ipsnews.net/new_adv/economic.asp
18th Annual National Service-Learning Conference: Beyond Borders, Beyond Boundaries
March 28-31, 2006, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The National Youth Leadership Council and the International Association for National Youth Service invite you to attend The 18th Annual National Service-Learning Conference: Beyond Borders, Beyond Boundaries — the largest gathering of youths and practitioners involved in the service-learning movement. Held March 28-31, 2007, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this singular event draws nearly 2,900 students, educators, state and federal officials, youth leaders, program coordinators, policy-makers, and representatives from community-based organizations.
The conference includes …
• More than 2,800 participants from all 50 states and 12 other countries
• More than 200 workshops
• More than 900 youth attendees
• Showcases of regional service-learning projects
• Keynote speeches from internationally recognized experts
This year’s conference will feature David Eisner, CEO for the Corporation for National and Community Service, and Jane Goodall, renowned speaker and activist. The National Youth Leadership Council and the International Association for National Youth Service are also introducing the Global Forum, a gathering of international leaders and conference attendees addressing service and service-learning as a force for building communities and strengthening youths across cultures and national boundaries.
For more information and online registration, visit
www.nylc.org/conference.
The 18th Annual National Service-Learning Conference is a program of NYLC, hosted by the New Mexico Commission for Community Volunteerism, and sponsored by the State Farm Companies Foundation in partnership with Youth Service America.
Call For Abstracts: Agriculture in the City Conference
The Food Project presents its 4th Annual Agriculture in the City Conference: "Urban Agriculture: Changing the Way We Think about Food, Hunger, and Health." April 13-14, 2007 Roxbury Community College Boston, MA
Call for Abstracts: Deadline for submission: December 31, 1006 / Registration fee for presenters: FREE
Conference Description
Community gardens, urban farms, rooftop gardens and other food lots in cities have become an innovative way to address food insecurity, environmental issues, and a host of other public problems that urban residents face. The emerging importance of urban agriculture as a solution to many public problems is the focus of the 2007 Urban Agriculture in the City Conference entitled, "Urban Agriculture: Changing the Way We Think about Food, Hunger and Health." The conference will highlight research, policies and programs from the grassroots and up that are utilizing urban agriculture to address problems that relate to the health of producers, consumers, land and community.
Questions
Please email or call Monica Pless mpless@thefoodproject.org or Kathleen Banfield at 617-442-1322 x12 kbanfield@thefoodproject.org. We look forward to your submissions!
Free e-book on e-Learning Project Management now available
Obtain a copy of the free e-book Plan to Learn: case studies in e-learning project management. Sponsored by the Canadian eLearning Enterprise Alliance (CeLEA), and edited by Beverly Pasian (who is working on her PhD in project management) and Dr. Gary Woodill (who has recently become Senior Researcher at Brandon Hall Research), this volume of 22 case studies from 8 countries documents the successes and failures of a variety of e-learning implementations. Case studies are drawn from the higher education, K-12, government, non-profit and corporate sectors. The book also contains a thorough review of the literature on e-learning project management. To obtain a copy, go to
http://www.celea-aceel.ca/ .
Research Capacity Building Workshop On Civic Service And Volunteering In Southern Africa Planned For 2007
VOSESA is organising a research capacity-building workshop on civic service and volunteering between 14 and 16 March 2007. The workshop will take place in Johannesburg and comes as the third and final phase of a research project on civic service and volunteering in five southern African countries: Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. www.vosesa.org.za/focus/vol2_no2/article_1
Human Development Report 2006: Beyond Scarcity - Power, Poverty and the Global Water Crisis
The report is available here:
http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/
The Human Development Report continues to frame debates on some of the most pressing challenges facing humanity. Human Development Report 2006:
· Investigates the underlying causes and consequences of a crisis that leaves 1.2 billion people without access to safe water and 2.6 billion without access to sanitation
· Argues for a concerted drive to achieve water and sanitation for all through national strategies and a global plan of action
· Examines the social and economic forces that are driving water shortages and marginalizing the poor in agriculture
· Looks at the scope for international cooperation to resolve cross-border tensions in water management
· Includes special contributions from Gordon Brown and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, President Lula, President Carter, and the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan.
