FDNC has been nominated in the Economic justice and check more at: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Feconomy.myhumanrightsheroes.org%2Fentries%237318&h=f3d846738cef702cfa93eac38477c29e. IYC is willing to support great work/social justice that FDNC is accomplishing in building self reliance in the mostimpoverished communities in Eastern Uganda through participation andempowerment. It would be great for all IYC members to give a hand by voting for Samuel in a on going voting process to enable FDNC wind an award. I welcome you to register in at this link, vote and also pass on word to many of your colleagues and friends.
Please help Samuel!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Youth Assembly at the United Nations & YOU Feedback
From Esperanza Garcia Blog: http://ecohope.blogspot.com/
The success of the workshop would not have been possible without the help from the IYC family. Would like to thank the support from the International Youth council members, Jaime Ansorge, Asha Castleberry, and Miguel Toro- an AMAZING, accomplished team of Global Youth Leaders- who have been an inspiration to many, including myself. We were an amazing team at the workshop- and IYC brought us together!
Esperanza,
Thank you for your words of inspiration and encouragement. You're right - as youth, we have the potential to change the world; not only tomorrow, but today.
This was my first time at the UN Youth Assembly and it moved me in ways I never expected. It wasn't only wonderful to be blessed by the presence and words of people like Dr. Gandhi and Hou Bin, but it was even more meaningful to meet incredible youth doing incredible things (yourself included, ofcourse)!
I was inspired by last week's meeting to start a project that profiles young leaders and drills down to the core of why they do what they do. My goal for this is to ignite a wave of dormant social change agents to do what they can and do it now!
Best,
Justin Pang
Toronto, ON
Hey Angela & Esperanza,
Both you rocked and did an astonishingly unbelievable job in conducting your workshop at the UN Youth Assembly. The liveliness and the energy out there was remarkable.
The three days at the Assembly had made me realize my potential and the potential of youth across the globe. How there are so many misconceptions about our capabilities. The workshop specifically made me grasp the fact that we as young individuals are a resource in ourselves and can do a lot.
Also it helped us to network better than ever. I made more contacts in that 45 minutes compared to the entire three days of the conference. Can you believe it?
I was hoping that the whole UN Youth Assembly would turn out to be and interactive as your workshop, which it wasn’t. Your workshop as Pia have exclaimed has helped many of us in an immense way.
Your workshop helped me meet people that share similar interests to mine. Thanks a lot. Because of your workshop I have actually started a facebook group with all the people I met at your conference and we are planning to take our plan forward.
I wish you all the luck for whatever you do and all your future projects and I’m all there if you need any kind of help.
The kind of spirit we as young people have today; we can make a big difference.
Cheers.
Mansha Khemka
Mumbai
INDIA
The success of the workshop would not have been possible without the help from the IYC family. Would like to thank the support from the International Youth council members, Jaime Ansorge, Asha Castleberry, and Miguel Toro- an AMAZING, accomplished team of Global Youth Leaders- who have been an inspiration to many, including myself. We were an amazing team at the workshop- and IYC brought us together!
Esperanza Garcia
FACEBOOK GROUP: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=191836800513&ref=ts
Dear World Youth Leaders,
The "YA UN and YOU" Workshop at the UN last month was a success! To inspire one is more than enough, but to inspire a battalion of Young Global Leaders, is overwhleming.
Thank you all for all your support and keep on rocking doing what you do to help save the world. THIS WORLD NEEDS YOU. Together, we are so powerful. Know that the possibilities are endless, we can accomplish anything.
With Love,
Esperanza Garcia
Philippines
Dear Angela and Esperanza:
I would like to thank you and the team who made possible that your workshop.
In my opinion the three day at Youth Asssembly was a great experience that inspired me and made me think about all the things WE need to do to make a positive impact in the world and make the difference from every person that's in it.
On the other hand, your workshop was a success the way you made it happen! With your workshop, not only, I managed to find a way to make possible the ideas I had in my mind but also to share them with people that has the same interests as I do, and that is AWESOME!! Together we can make THE difference!
Thank you very much and good luck on your future projects!
Best Regards,
Pia Espinel
Lima, Peru
Yes, the workshop just sets the stage for continued collaboration. Already you are taking your rightful place working alongside those who are only chronologically older than you are, but this is not about youth/older persons, it is about our uniques gifts at this moment in time. What I strongly urge all of you to do is to follow carefully the meeting of the UN Security Council that President Obama will chair at the time of the Comprehensive Test Ban meeting on Sept. 24-25. Indeed this is will be a unique day in history, as the President has also invited the heads of state of all the other SC members, which means the entire P5 could be there. If your organization is accredited to the UN, then check the Reaching Critical Will website and apply. continue the momentum.
Richard Jordan
NY, USA
Hey Esperanza & Angela
YOu guys did an incredible job. As Pia said the Youth Assembly was am amazing experiance, but your workshoop really tied things together in my opinion. It was great to come in contact with people that had the same ideas, and goals as you did. I am more motivted then ever to keep working, and i have people that I can contact, even if I just have a question. Now I know for a fact that if we work together we can make a difference. I also look foward to working with you guys.
Take care! I wish you guys the best of luck in all the things that lie ahead..
Best Wishes!! :)
Oshin Castillo
Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, U.S.
Esperanza,
I was inspired by your courage in sharing deeply about your personal situation and yet still trying your best to positively impact the lives of others. I hope you are able to achieve all your dreams and then some.
My current long term goals lie in the area of making energy better for the environment and available to the developing world. Lets work together for a better world for all of our children to come!
Sincerely,
Blake Poland
Maryland, USA
It was indeed,the most fulfilling experience!
Vincent Rapando
Kenya
FACEBOOK GROUP: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=191836800513&ref=ts
Dear World Youth Leaders,
The "YA UN and YOU" Workshop at the UN last month was a success! To inspire one is more than enough, but to inspire a battalion of Young Global Leaders, is overwhleming.
Thank you all for all your support and keep on rocking doing what you do to help save the world. THIS WORLD NEEDS YOU. Together, we are so powerful. Know that the possibilities are endless, we can accomplish anything.
With Love,
Esperanza Garcia
Philippines
Dear Angela and Esperanza:
I would like to thank you and the team who made possible that your workshop.
In my opinion the three day at Youth Asssembly was a great experience that inspired me and made me think about all the things WE need to do to make a positive impact in the world and make the difference from every person that's in it.
On the other hand, your workshop was a success the way you made it happen! With your workshop, not only, I managed to find a way to make possible the ideas I had in my mind but also to share them with people that has the same interests as I do, and that is AWESOME!! Together we can make THE difference!
Thank you very much and good luck on your future projects!
Best Regards,
Pia Espinel
Lima, Peru
Yes, the workshop just sets the stage for continued collaboration. Already you are taking your rightful place working alongside those who are only chronologically older than you are, but this is not about youth/older persons, it is about our uniques gifts at this moment in time. What I strongly urge all of you to do is to follow carefully the meeting of the UN Security Council that President Obama will chair at the time of the Comprehensive Test Ban meeting on Sept. 24-25. Indeed this is will be a unique day in history, as the President has also invited the heads of state of all the other SC members, which means the entire P5 could be there. If your organization is accredited to the UN, then check the Reaching Critical Will website and apply. continue the momentum.
Richard Jordan
NY, USA
Hey Esperanza & Angela
YOu guys did an incredible job. As Pia said the Youth Assembly was am amazing experiance, but your workshoop really tied things together in my opinion. It was great to come in contact with people that had the same ideas, and goals as you did. I am more motivted then ever to keep working, and i have people that I can contact, even if I just have a question. Now I know for a fact that if we work together we can make a difference. I also look foward to working with you guys.
Take care! I wish you guys the best of luck in all the things that lie ahead..
Best Wishes!! :)
Oshin Castillo
Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, U.S.
Esperanza,
I was inspired by your courage in sharing deeply about your personal situation and yet still trying your best to positively impact the lives of others. I hope you are able to achieve all your dreams and then some.
My current long term goals lie in the area of making energy better for the environment and available to the developing world. Lets work together for a better world for all of our children to come!
Sincerely,
Blake Poland
Maryland, USA
It was indeed,the most fulfilling experience!
Vincent Rapando
Kenya
Esperanza,
Thank you for your words of inspiration and encouragement. You're right - as youth, we have the potential to change the world; not only tomorrow, but today.
This was my first time at the UN Youth Assembly and it moved me in ways I never expected. It wasn't only wonderful to be blessed by the presence and words of people like Dr. Gandhi and Hou Bin, but it was even more meaningful to meet incredible youth doing incredible things (yourself included, ofcourse)!
I was inspired by last week's meeting to start a project that profiles young leaders and drills down to the core of why they do what they do. My goal for this is to ignite a wave of dormant social change agents to do what they can and do it now!
Best,
Justin Pang
Toronto, ON
Hey Angela & Esperanza,
Both you rocked and did an astonishingly unbelievable job in conducting your workshop at the UN Youth Assembly. The liveliness and the energy out there was remarkable.
The three days at the Assembly had made me realize my potential and the potential of youth across the globe. How there are so many misconceptions about our capabilities. The workshop specifically made me grasp the fact that we as young individuals are a resource in ourselves and can do a lot.
Also it helped us to network better than ever. I made more contacts in that 45 minutes compared to the entire three days of the conference. Can you believe it?
I was hoping that the whole UN Youth Assembly would turn out to be and interactive as your workshop, which it wasn’t. Your workshop as Pia have exclaimed has helped many of us in an immense way.
Your workshop helped me meet people that share similar interests to mine. Thanks a lot. Because of your workshop I have actually started a facebook group with all the people I met at your conference and we are planning to take our plan forward.
I wish you all the luck for whatever you do and all your future projects and I’m all there if you need any kind of help.
The kind of spirit we as young people have today; we can make a big difference.
Cheers.
Mansha Khemka
Mumbai
INDIA
Monday, August 17, 2009
To our future world leaders
From Esperanza Garcia Blog: http://ecohope.blogspot.com/
Global Youth Leaders & International Youth Council Team
(l to r) Asha Castleberry, Jamie Ansorge, Esperanza Garcia, Angela Jhanji, Miguel Toro
Our future world leaders,
It was an honor to meet all of you, and for those that I had the pleasure to meet again, it was so great to finally see you. For those of you who took the time to come to the YAUN and You workshop, thank you for making it a big success. We had a lot of great feedback, and it was due to your presence that the workshop was successful.
Hearing of your story and your aspirations leaves me only inspired and even more hopeful for a future that needs dire change. We can not solve the challenges of our time unless we do them together. We may have different stories, We may not look the same, We may not all come from the same place, but we all want the same thing.
We can be the greatest generation, WE ARE THE GREATEST GENERATION. This is our moment, this is our time. Together, we will transform the world, towards a better future, for our children and our grand children.
Looking forward to working on projects with you, and I hope we cross paths again soon.
Esperanza Garcia
From Esperanza Garcia Blog: http://ecohope.blogspot.com/
We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
— Native American Proverb
We were told that it was overcapacity, thank you all for coming. Hard work paid off.
Discussing MDG 7 group: Environmental Sustainability
YA UN & YOU WORKSHOP PICS:
Thank you GLOCAL YOUTH PARLIAMENT for your support: http://www.glocalyouth.org/news/?id=267&id_p=314&lng=en
From Esperanza Garcia Blog: http://ecohope.blogspot.com/
Global Youth Leaders & International Youth Council Team
(l to r) Asha Castleberry, Jamie Ansorge, Esperanza Garcia, Angela Jhanji, Miguel Toro
Our future world leaders,
It was an honor to meet all of you, and for those that I had the pleasure to meet again, it was so great to finally see you. For those of you who took the time to come to the YAUN and You workshop, thank you for making it a big success. We had a lot of great feedback, and it was due to your presence that the workshop was successful.
Hearing of your story and your aspirations leaves me only inspired and even more hopeful for a future that needs dire change. We can not solve the challenges of our time unless we do them together. We may have different stories, We may not look the same, We may not all come from the same place, but we all want the same thing.
We can be the greatest generation, WE ARE THE GREATEST GENERATION. This is our moment, this is our time. Together, we will transform the world, towards a better future, for our children and our grand children.
Looking forward to working on projects with you, and I hope we cross paths again soon.
Esperanza Garcia
From Esperanza Garcia Blog: http://ecohope.blogspot.com/
We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
— Native American Proverb
We were told that it was overcapacity, thank you all for coming. Hard work paid off.
Discussing MDG 7 group: Environmental Sustainability
YA UN & YOU WORKSHOP PICS:
Thank you GLOCAL YOUTH PARLIAMENT for your support: http://www.glocalyouth.org/news/?id=267&id_p=314&lng=en
From Esperanza Garcia Blog: http://ecohope.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Fourth Annual Global Youth Summit
From 1-21 August applications are being accepting for the Fourth Annual Global Youth Summit, which will take place in the UK from 15-21 November.
The objective of the Summit will be to initiate 60 new Global Changemakers (aged 16-19) into the community, build their knowledge of key global issues, build their skills in project management, fundraising, media, research and monitoring and evaluation, and launch community action projects.
At the end of the week, six Global Changemakers will be chosen to represent the group at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos in January 2010.
In order to apply for this event, you need to:
Complete the online application form at the following link:
https://survey.britishcouncil.org/wix/p8969794.aspx
After that, send an application video on YouTube answering some Questions, below is the link for the questions : http://www.global-changemakers.net/images/uploads/documents/pdf/App...
As a reminder, to be selected for the 4th Annual Global Youth Summit, individuals should:
Be committed to bringing about positive change in their communities
Have a significant track record of community activism, social entrepreneurship or volunteer work be between 16 and 19 years old in November 2009
Have a reasonably good command of English (the event will be held in English so participants will need to be able to fluidly communicate with each other)
Be free to attend the Global Youth Summit in the UK from 15-21 November, as well as the
WEF Annual Meeting in Switzerland from 27-31 January 2010, if selected.
For more information, Please visit http://www.global-changemakers.net/blog/article/fourth-annual-globa...
Apply Now !!!
Yours in Activism
The objective of the Summit will be to initiate 60 new Global Changemakers (aged 16-19) into the community, build their knowledge of key global issues, build their skills in project management, fundraising, media, research and monitoring and evaluation, and launch community action projects.
At the end of the week, six Global Changemakers will be chosen to represent the group at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos in January 2010.
In order to apply for this event, you need to:
Complete the online application form at the following link:
https://survey.britishcouncil.org/wix/p8969794.aspx
After that, send an application video on YouTube answering some Questions, below is the link for the questions : http://www.global-changemakers.net/images/uploads/documents/pdf/App...
As a reminder, to be selected for the 4th Annual Global Youth Summit, individuals should:
Be committed to bringing about positive change in their communities
Have a significant track record of community activism, social entrepreneurship or volunteer work be between 16 and 19 years old in November 2009
Have a reasonably good command of English (the event will be held in English so participants will need to be able to fluidly communicate with each other)
Be free to attend the Global Youth Summit in the UK from 15-21 November, as well as the
WEF Annual Meeting in Switzerland from 27-31 January 2010, if selected.
For more information, Please visit http://www.global-changemakers.net/blog/article/fourth-annual-globa...
Apply Now !!!
Yours in Activism
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
IYC Workshop @ The United Nations
The International Youth Council Presents:
"The Youth Assembly and You: Directing Your Passion Into Action"
"The Youth Assembly and You: Directing Your Passion Into Action"
A Workshop for the Youth Assembly at the United Nations
Friday, August 7th, from 1:00 - 1:45 PM
United Nations Headquarters in Conference Room 6.
United Nations Headquarters in Conference Room 6.
Five IYC Directors will be facilitating the workshop around youth empowerment and leading small break-out groups around each Millennium Development Goal.
YOUTH ASSEMBLY AT THE UN & YOU Workshop
Directing your passion into action
Hungry to leave and start making your difference in the world? Wondering how to best utilize this magnificent opportunity? The YA & You is a workshop that aims to help you focus your experience and passion into valuable action when you return home. Led by two returning Global Youth Leaders, this workshop aims to reveal some of the tips, tricks and guidance towards having an action rich platform.
The Youth Assembly recruits hundreds of young individuals, all equally motivated and inspirational. Network in order to find out what other YA delegates have done since their YA experience as well as promote YOUR work with the Millennium Development Goals.
Our goal is to help you succeed in your MDG project and expand your network with individuals devoted to changing the world.
Held by:
Lead Facilitator - ESPERANZA GARCIA
*Director of Global Warming & Climate Change Initiatives and Director of Projects in the Philippines for International Youth Council
*Committee Chair for the Youth for the Philippine Green Building Council
Lead Facilitator - ANGELA JHANJI
*Trustee for UK Youth
* International Delegate of London for the Glocal Youth Parliament
* Director of Projects from the United Kingdom for International Youth Council
JAMIE ANSORGE
*Director of Global Operations for the International Youth Council
MIGUEL TORO
*Founder of Inspire
*Director of Projects from Puerto Rico for the International Youth Council
ASHA CASTLEBERRY
*Director of Strategic Projects for the International Youth Council
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