OPEN: eDiscussion on ‘Youth Engagement in the U.N. System’!

With significant increase in youth awareness and participation worldwide, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) is exploring ways to enhance youth involvement in the UN system.

The Global Youth Help Desk (GYHD) is a UN-Habitat initiative, developed in collaboration with partners, to provide up-to-date information on urban youth issues, regionally and globally. The site aims to promote best practices, knowledge sharing and action on urban youth issues.

The forum is open for all!

1st event: Discussion about youth awareness, participation and development during the International Year of Youth (12 August 2010 – 12 August 2011).

A series of online discussions and debates on:

•          youth involvement and development in the UN system
•          creating a framework for this purpose
•          potential challenges in the implementation of such a vast project

To facilitate the discussion, a report has been prepared laying out the various possible ways of involving youth in the UN system.  Read it here!

Register now at http://edebates.globalyouthdesk.org! 

Add YOUR voice to the debate on whether youth should have a greater say in the UN system!

What you decide here will influence international agendas of development in the years to come. 

  

Young People We Care: YPWC –Regional Partner of Youth Service AmericaInv...

Young People We Care: YPWC –Regional Partner of Youth Service AmericaInv...: YPWC –Regional Partner of Youth Service America Invites YOU to join us on Global Youth Service Day Every year, children and youth arou...

YPWC –Regional Partner of Youth Service America Invites YOU to join us on Global Youth Service Day

Every year, children and youth around the world dedicate their time, effort and heart to serving their communities and changing lives.  

Every one of them is a hero. 

Every one of them deserves to be appreciated, supported and respected.

The Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is a time when all these young people with big hearts and even bigger dreams come together to celebrate their efforts and the power of youth to effect change in our world. In the past, youth have undertaken projects ranging from clean-up activities to tree planting activities.

But more than just celebrating, GYSD also provides a platform to bring these youth together, to link projects and build partnerships across the globe.

The strength of a chain is in the strength of its weakest link. 

GYSD aims to strengthen these links. After all, in the realm of advocacy and social change, the smallest community action project is as important as bigger projects.

Young People We Care (YPWC) is proud to be a GYSD regional partner of Youth Service America (YSA). In 2012, we will expand our efforts to promoting and encouraging youth participation and initiatives in serving their communities through our network in Ghana and worldwide. We are a firm partner and supporter of GYSD.

Do you have a burning desire to do something to make the world a more sustainable one? Or do you prefer taking matters into your own hands, becoming a leader and putting ideas into action? Do you want to learn more about what others are doing around the world?

 Itching to do something?

Well, here is something prepared by GYSD to help you get started!

GYSD Project Planning Resource includes:

·         Information about GYSD

·         Steps to project planning

o   Investigate

o   Prepare and Plan

o   Act

o   Reflect

o   Demonstrate and Celebrate