Personal Story
Mostafa Shahat young Egyptian entrepreneur who started one of the most successful youth initiative in Egypt called G.O.L (Goal Oriented Learners), Mostafa had a dream since he was civil engineer student, to help his community, he saw many challenges in his community but the one who decided to take actions for and starting searching for […]
Sustainable Development Goals
One of the main outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference was the agreement by member States to launch a process to develop a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will build upon the Millennium Development Goals and converge with the post 2015 development agenda (click here for information on different work streams). It was decided […]
UNESCO’s Director-General awards first @UNESCO-Japan Prize on #Education for #SustainableDevelopment
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, awarded the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to Asociación SERES from Guatemala and El Salvador, Jayagiri Centre from Indonesia and rootAbility from Germany, in a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 5 November. This was the first edition of the prize, which was created in 2014 to honour outstanding efforts of individuals, institutions […]
The 2nd Higher #Education Leadership Forum #MENA
Where Leaders of Higher Education Meet 9th– 11th November, 2015 | Dusit Thani, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Under the Gracious Patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth, and Community Development UAE The MENA Higher Education Leadership Forum (MENA-HELF) is the region’s premier dynamic network established with the […]
3rd Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival
Jury of the 3rd Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival unveils main challenges in the evaluation and selection process Challenges arise during its efforts to select winners of the SICFF Awards FUNN, the Sharjah-based foundation dedicated to promoting media arts for and among children and youth in the UAE, has announced that the jury of the 3rd edition […]
Sustainable Development Goals for 2030: The Land Beyond Borders for our Planetary Youth
Interconnecting dreams in the land beyond borders. Photo in Vitsa, Greece. Spanish version Around the world, young people of both sexes look to the future, and question current socio-economic models that are based on the irrational exploitation of natural resources. While it is true that capitalist systems have brought enormous material benefits, their functionalist view subordinates […]
International Youth Day 2015 – Youth Civic Engagement
Ms. Akke M. Draijer-de Jong is initiator and co-founder of the Foundation Kebon Sepatu Indonesia-Netherlands. She leads a team of experts in the field of Educational Projects in Indonesia and is the liaison officer and spokesperson for the Team of Directors in the Netherlands. amdraijerdejong@yahoo.com – http://www.socialpsychology.org/member/draijer-de-jong . . Abstract: The International Youth Day 2015 […]
Interview with Aya Chebbi, African Youth Movement Founder
Javier Collado Ruano: Dear readers, it is a pleasure for me to introduce my friend Aya Chebbi, a well-known Pan-African Tunisian blogger and activist. I met her during the Global Citizens Movement of CIVICUS World Alliance, which took place in Johannesburg late in the year 2013, and I am still impressed with all her achievements. […]
Compromiso cívico de la juventud y centros de información juvenil
Gabriel Navarro Carretero es Licenciado en Psicología y Máster en Psicología de la Intervención Social. Jefe del Centro Informajoven del Servicio de Juventud del Ayuntamiento de Murcia. Desarrolla su actividad en los Servicios públicos de Juventud desde 1982, ha sido miembro del Grupo de Trabajo de Juventud de la Federación Española de Municipios y […]
GMB and YLI: The RealContribution of Indonesian Young Leaders
Janu Muhammad is the initiator of Karung Goni Learning Center in Ngemplak, Caturharjo, Sleman, Indonesia. He was graduated from Yogyakarta State University. He is a member of Gerakan Mari Berbagi (GMB) and Young Leaders for Indonesia (YLI) that supported by McKinsey&Company. Email: janu.muhammad2@gmail.com Web: www.muhammadjanu.blogspot.com http://uny.academia.edu/JanuMuhammad . . Abstract: This article reflect about an […]