tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4239197620642967522024-03-05T07:34:01.890-08:00Global Youth Volunteer Network's BlogThoughts and musings from everyone at Global, past present or future.Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-964296473161257202012-02-21T07:33:00.000-08:002012-02-21T07:33:05.781-08:00We're Looking to Fill 2 Volunteer Positions: Apply by Feb. 29th, 2012 at 5pm!<style>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Job Title:</b> <span style="color: #990000;">Membership Director</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Job Status:</b> Volunteer Position</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Department: </b>Membership Program </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Reports to:</b> Global Youth Network Board Members</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Purpose: </u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Focus on managing and overseeing the Global Youth Network (GYN)’s Membership Program. This job is focused on maintaining and developing the Membership Program. The Membership Director will achieve this by working with various departments and local action teams to actively promote this new program to all Global Alumni. He/she will be also work closely with the newsletter editor in publishing semi-annual newsletters for all members and to our organizational partners abroad. Each newsletter will inform members of current GYN projects, upcoming events and campaigns, and bring awareness of social issues affecting our country partners within the regions, which they are working in. He/she will also seek innovative ways to successfully recruit new members and retain current members. Knowledge and enthusiasm about GYN and planning/expansion are fundamental to this position. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Work with newsletter editor</span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Collect and compile stats on members and membership trends</span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Monthly reporting on membership trends and overall progress at GYN Board Meetings</span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Ensure materials (e.g. newsletter) is coherent for members </span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; 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-moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Liaise with eco-team for funding ops for members</span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Sit on granting committee</span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; 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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Knowledge, Skills and Experience </u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Knowledge: </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Knowledge of GYN and issues concerning international development, especially within our country partners.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Skill</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Excellent communication skills – ability to motivate and create working relationships internally within GYN and externally at all levels. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Experience:</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Job Title:</b> <span style="color: #990000;">Newsletter Editor</span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Job Status:</b> Volunteer Position</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Department: </b>Membership Program </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Reports to:</b> Membership Director</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Purpose: </u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Focus on overseeing and publishing the Semi-Annual Newsletters for Global Youth Network (GYN)’s Membership Program. This job is focused on creating and developing the Semi-Annual Newsletters for the Membership Program department. The Newsletter Editor will achieve this by working with various departments and local action teams to product these newsletters for all GYN members (staff, board members, alumni) and for organizational partners. He/she will also work closely with the Membership Director and writers (regular and guest writers) in publishing semi-annual newsletters for all members and to our organizational partners abroad. Each newsletter will inform members of current GYN projects, upcoming events and campaigns, and bring awareness of social issues affecting our country partners within the regions which they are working in. Knowledge and enthusiasm about GYN and previous newspaper writer and/or editorial experiences will be fundamental to this position. </span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Collaborate with the GYN Board Members and staff in the creation of each newsletter</span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Identify and make use of appropriate resources and opportunities that promote the Global Youth Network’s mission and its values </span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Work with contributing writers and the Membership Director</span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Collect and compile stories from contributing writers (various GYN members and country partners</span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Publishing newsletters – editing all article submissions, promoting fundraising events within each region, layout production, dissemination of each newsletters to all GYN members and partner organizations affiliated with GYN</span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Set specific deadlines for all article submissions for each newsletter publication</span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Organize editorial meetings with all contributing writers</span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Coordinate layout production meetings with production team</span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>o<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span>Ensure materials (e.g. newsletter) is coherent for members </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Knowledge, Skills and Experience </u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Knowledge: </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div>Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-86518374038663352742012-02-12T15:47:00.001-08:002012-02-12T15:47:45.226-08:00Recruiting Volunteers to help plan Orientation!Hello:<br />
<br />
We hope this message finds you well.<br />
<br />
We are looking for a couple volunteers who are interested in helping<br />
with planning Global's 2012 Orientation. If you are interested in<br />
volunteering - please let us know what days/weeks/times are best for<br />
you. We are hoping to arrange an in person meeting at the beginning of<br />
March. The earlier we confirm a meeting time the better, so please let<br />
us know asap.<br />
<br />
If you're interested in joining the Team, please contact us at<br />
<a href="mailto:education@gyvn.ca">education@gyvn.ca</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:education@gyvn.ca">education@gyvn.ca</a>><br />
with the subject line: ATTN: EDUCATION TEAM.<br />
<br />
Kind Wishes,<br />
<br />
Global's Education TeamGlobal Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-33500846668036991102011-12-19T18:15:00.000-08:002011-12-19T18:15:45.452-08:00A Message from one of our Guatemalan partners, Volunteer Peten<strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Dear Friends of Volunteer Pet</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">èn,</span></strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span> <br />
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<tr style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <td height="39" width="100%"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">As many of you already know from our past newsletter, 2011 has been a difficult year both for Volunteer Petén and for <span class="il">Guatemala</span> in general. As the social integrity of <span class="il">Guatemala</span> continues to decline and collapse, tourism, the major component of Volunteer Peten, has also declined greatly and, in the Peten region, has virtually collapsed. Earlier this year, we made a plea to friends and past volunteers from our program to donate so that we could make ends meet and finish our school program, as well as maintain programs in the ecological park and community library, and we received a great response and are deeply grateful for all your aid and assistance. Upon facing this crisis, both the decline in tourism and the increased violence in the region, only two decisions were available to continue with Volunteer Peten; one was to continue our projects based solely on donations from friends and family, or to find other sources of income to run the projects based on sustainable projects such as selling firewood, animals, plants, and produce. Since 2002, when our project first began, our philosophy has always been to manage our program more like a business than a charity and that our success would be based on the participation of international volunteers. With the volunteer program financially sustaining our program, we were able to put all extra donations towards some amazing projects such as the ecological park, the community library, and building schools for the community. Therefore, the option of having donations sustain the program is does not fit with our philosophy or goal as an organization. This past year, most of our efforts were put into projects for our students in the natural resource management school, where they participated in growing and selling produce, animals, animal products, plants, and firewood. And even though these activities are important and integral for the survival of any society, the market doesn’t exist in the Petén to economically sustain these activities. Therefore, the second option is only viable to sustain one person or one family, but is unable to sustain any type of project or formal program. Also, since the lack of security and violence is growing in the region, right now it is not even feasible to sustain a project without investing in private security, which also goes against our goals and philosophy. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">Having explained the current situation, we have decided to wrap up our project in the next few months and to end all programs in February or March of 2012. We apologize to those that have already made plans for 2012, and hope that you can make the necessary changes to your agendas. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US"> Our project is completing its 10<sup>th</sup> year this January, and we still have some work to accomplish before we close our doors next year. We are soliciting donations for one last time to help us put some closure to our projects, as we will be working diligently during the next couple of months to pass our projects to local authorities in hopes that they can sustain the park, library, and school projects that we have created. Our goal is to raise $6,000 during the next two months to help us with the following goals; continue to fund and organize the 2012 school year for 6 students ($400 for each student for one full year, for a total of $2400), training park personnel to continue running the park in coordination with the local authorities ($2,000), training a community librarian and establishing a community fund to sustainably manage the library ($1,600).</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">Visit us at <a href="http://www.volunteerpeten.com/" target="_blank">www.volunteerpeten.org</a> for more information or contact us at <a href="mailto:volunteerpeten@hotmail.com" target="_blank">volunteerpeten@hotmail.com</a> </span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="http://www.volunteerpeten.com/Donations.htm" target="_blank"><b><span lang="EN-US">Click here to donate</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US">. </span></b></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks to all your help and support for our program, and we will keep you informed of our accomplishments during the next few months.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">Matthew R. Peters<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #783f04; text-align: left;">Global Youth Volunteer Network</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Waterloo Square PO 40053</span><br style="color: #783f04;" /> <span style="color: #783f04;">Waterloo, ON N2J 4V1</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-34311999037171803342011-12-12T09:12:00.000-08:002011-12-12T09:12:09.922-08:00The Ugunja Community Resource Centre Needs Our Help!<style>
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</div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0cm 20pt 0.0001pt 25pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">There has been extreme flooding in the region from heavy rains. At this time, 40,000 people have been affected by the floods. The large torrents have swept away homes and farms along the riverbanks and have displaced many families. To make matters worse, there is a national Doctors strike so there are no doctors willing to assist with the urgent needs. The floods have forced people from their homes as well as damaged homes beyond repair. The high waters have also increased waterborne diseases like cholera and the number of mosquito related diseases like malaria. More than 100 families are camping in schools and other institutions, waiting for supplies. UCRC has been visiting these people but currently have no resources to offer. </span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0cm 20pt 0.0001pt 25pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0cm 20pt 0.0001pt 25pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here are some statements from Aggrey, the Executive Director of UCRC.</span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0cm 20pt 0.0001pt 25pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0cm 20pt 0.0001pt 25pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>“We are hit by heavy floods and in our community houses are submerged and people camping outside. Deaths are occurring both from the impact of the floods and doctors strike. The situation is bad.”</b></span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0cm 20pt 0.0001pt 25pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0cm 20pt 0.0001pt 25pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>“The need is great but the response is slow coming from relief agencies. Red Cross has not reached many of the places despite desperate calls to assist even infants and old men who we found shivering from the harsh cold.”</b></span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0cm 20pt 0.0001pt 25pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0cm 20pt 0.0001pt 25pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>“We have immediate needs for cash for medical services (already people are dying out of malaria and water borne diseases), foodstuff, blankets and beddings, etc. The situation is so bad that any assistance is welcome.”</b></span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0cm 20pt 0.0001pt 25pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0cm 20pt 0.0001pt 25pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Global Youth Volunteer Network would like to respond to the needs of our friends in Ugunja but to do so we also need your help. If you would like to donate to assist with this crisis, we can offer a tax receipt for donations over $15. There are 2 ways you can donate: online through Canada helps (select the Ugunja project) or through the mail by send your donation to our PO box listed above.</span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0cm 20pt 0.0001pt 25pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0cm 20pt 0.0001pt 25pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you would like to talk further about this please feel free to contact me at <span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:dave@gyvn.ca">dave@gyvn.ca</a></span> or 1 (250) 516-6210. </span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0cm 20pt 0.0001pt 25pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="Default" style="color: #783f04;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><b><span>Malaria Detection Clinics </span></b></span></div><div class="Default" style="color: #990000;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="Default" style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mizoram is a remote, mountainous state located on the southernmost tip of Northeast India. It is nestled in-between Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma), where malaria is the number one killer. In these remote areas, there are no nurses or doctors. Sometimes it takes many days to get to the road, often leading to prolonged symptoms and further health deterioration. It is this delayed in treatment that there is such a high rate in malaria deaths, especially in rural areas. If detection and treatment can be caught and administered early, then malarial death rates can be decreased. </span></div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="Default" style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="Default" style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Malaria detection clinics currently exist in 49 villages. The first established clinics were equipped with second hand microscopes donated by Canadian universities and Global Youth Volunteer Network (GYVN). These initial clinics are now self-sufficient. Low cost, high quality microscopes can now be purchased within the country. However, there is a need to open more clinics to effectively combat the increasing instances of malaria. Every year, about 4000-5000 blood samples have been collected and tested for Malaria. The total number of malaria tests performed currently stands at 14,512. </span></div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="Default" style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="Default" style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">GYVN is continuing its partnership with the Relief and Development of the Baptist Church of Mizoram (R&D BCM) by providing funds for the expansion of these malaria clinics. New clinics are now being called ZoClinics. This expansion includes the building of more ZoClinics in other towns and villages within Mizoram, where the testing of blood pressure and diabetes will be included. The existing 49 clinics are being upgraded to include these additional services. With these added services, there is a need for training local technicians and an upgrade in equipment, such as microscopes. </span></div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="Default" style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="Default" style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Benefits and Impacts of ZoClinics </span></div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><ul><li style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: small;">A total of 49 villages populating about 51,498 people have greatly benefited. </span></li>
<li style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: small;"> In 2010, malaria deaths decreased by 50%. </span></li>
<li style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Villages where ZoClinics are operational, malaria deaths have been reduced by more than 90%. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #990000;">Expansion on testing for other health issues - </span><i><span style="color: #990000;">typhoid, diabetes, and blood pressure</span>. </i></span></li>
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</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"></span><span></span><b>Farmers’ Sponsorship Program </b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In Mizoram, 65% of the people are partially or fully dependent on agriculture. As the population increases within the state, the “slash and burn” shifting agriculture no longer allows lands to properly fallow and therefore dampen crop production. This greatly reduces farmers’ incomes, making poverty an inevitable reality as 30% of people are currently living below the poverty line (with an annual income below Rs.36000 or just under $900 CDN). </span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Relief & Development of the Baptist Church of Mizoram (R&D BCM) hopes to implement a 3-year SALT Farming project where they yearly acquire 50 new slope hill farmers and assist them with farmland development using a sustainable, agricultural system through the education and training of SALT farming. SALT or Slope Agriculture Land Technology is an effective and economic farming solution. It minimizes soil erosion and increase crop yields. Farmers plant nitrogen-fixing trees to bind the soil, generate fertilizer, and provide food for livestock. Food crops grown annually and perennially can be planted in-between the hedgerows. SALT farming is an innovative agricultural technique as fruits and vegetables can grow on the farmer’s own lands, phasing out rice production on different plots of lands and increase a farmer’s to profits by 30%. The intended outcome of this project is for each farmer to establish environmentally stable and economical farms to ensure a sustainable livelihood. </span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Global Youth Volunteer Network (GYVN) has partnered with R&D BCM to help financial support this program which will support 150 farmers annually for 3 consecutive years. GYVN is launching the Farmers’ Sponsorship Program where donors will financially support one farmer participating in the SALT Farming Program and their family for $20/month for 3 years. A monthly donation of $20/month will go towards the farmers’ education and training on SALT farming, purchase of planting seeds, seedlings, and tools for maintaining a farmer’s plot of land. </span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Benefits and Impacts of SALT Farming in Mizoram </b></span></div><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><ul><li style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Access to Legal Land entitlement </span></li>
<li style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Land entitlement chances will be created to poor farmers </span></li>
<li style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Restoring the environment, reducing the soil and tree destruction </span></li>
<li style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Labor cost for farming is reduced </span></li>
<li style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Improve the quality of seeds and seedlings to provide crop variety </span></li>
<li style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Food security with regular source of income </span></li>
<li style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Soil fertility will lead to improvement of socio-economic conditions for farmers </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Income from farming can potentially increase to about 30% in third year and even up to 50% after 10 years</span> </span></li>
</ul>Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-6698337677576299662011-10-15T16:16:00.000-07:002011-10-15T16:16:00.127-07:00Global Youth Network has now officially become Global Youth Volunteer Network!<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Global Youth Network has now officially become</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> </span><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Global Youth Volunteer Network!</span></u></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></u></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Global has recently gotten a new bank account which does NOT allow cheques written out to Global Youth Network to be cashed. This is because our legal name registered with the Government is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">GLOBAL YOUTH <b>VOLUNTEER</b> NETWORK</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, as when there was originally an attempt to register the name, it was already taken. Sticking with Global Youth Network has never been a problem until now, so please help us to spread the word!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thanks for your support!</span></div><div><br />
</div>Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-43108445267955081922011-10-07T13:22:00.000-07:002011-10-07T13:23:49.123-07:00Engaging the World!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I would like to invite all of you to join us this Thursday, October 13th at the 1st Engaging the World session at U of T's Multi-Faith Centre at 12pm!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> This one hour session will be exploring how faiths are engaging the world, including how students are making a difference. The topic for discussion focuses on Overseas Programs and Opportunities. Father Terry and the Scarboro Interfaith Department are hosting this session in collaboration with U of T's Multi Faith Centre.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Mateen will be our Global representative during the panel discussion. We would love to have other Global Alumni present at this event to meet with some of the attendees after the panel discussion and perhaps share some of your personal experiences with Global.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> If you are interested in attending this event, here is the address for the venue: <b>U of T Multi-faith Centre, 569 Spadina Ave, Toronto ON M5S 2J7</b> or visit their website:<a href="http://www.multifaith.utoronto.ca/"> www.multifaith.utoronto.ca</a>. For information, the poster for this event is attached to this email.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> We hope to see you all there! Please extend this invitation out to other Global Alumni and your friends!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Thank you and hope you all have a great Thanksgiving Weekend!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> --<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Christine Suiza and Peggy Hulley<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Global Team Program Co-coordinators for Southwestern Ontario</i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="mailto:swontario@myglobalyouthnetwork.org">swontario@myglobalyouthnetwork.org</a> </span></div><!--EndFragment--></span>Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-86463315676824500272011-09-04T16:24:00.000-07:002011-09-04T16:24:14.352-07:00Staffing Changes <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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</div><div class="Body"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As most of you know Global has been going through some staffing changes. As of Aug 31, Gilad and Dawna are finishing up their commitment with Global. They both have been great to work with and I am sure they will be around at Global activities in the future. They have taken Global through some tough times especially some very difficult financial times. They have worked hard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to create some stability and consistency in Global. We have really appreciated the time they have given to Global!</span></div><div class="Body"><br />
</div><div class="Body"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We would like to introduce you to the new Global staff. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Peggy Hulley</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Christine Suiza </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">will be co workers running Global Teams in Southern Ontario.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>Peggy was with Global at the University of Guelph in 2006-2007 on the First Nations and Guatemala team. Christine was with Wilfrid Laurier University in 2007-2008 on the Mizoram and Sao Paulo Brazil team. She also worked with Dawna in 2008 as the Toronto regional coordinator.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>They will be contacting all those interested in becoming regional contacts and team leaders this coming week.</span></div><div class="Body"><br />
</div><div class="Body"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We would also like to welcome </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kevin Field, Katie Keats</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lisa Prince</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> who are now Globals’ Admin team. Kevin will be looking after most of the National administration and pay role. This is his first experience with Global so wish him luck. Katie will be connecting with all national locations working through budgeting and other<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>administrative duties.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>She has been around Global for a long time traveling to Central America, Thailand, Kenya and was on Global’s First Nations team. Lisa who is still at the University of Guelph will be processing finances for Southern Ontario.</span></div><div class="Body"><br />
</div><div class="Body"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We also have created a new national leadership structure to support all the locations in Canada. JP. Morris who is on the Global Board, Dave Skene co founder of Global and Elise who has been the regional coordinator at Guelph will make up this leadership group. Their goal is to create a cohesive national Global team. To do this we will need to develop a strong communication network which this team will be responsible for.</span></div><div class="Body"><br />
</div><div class="Body"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are having a staff retreat Sept. 2-5 after that there should be more news coming out on whats going on in Global!</span></div><!--EndFragment-->Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-23048708618057318312011-07-21T19:09:00.000-07:002011-07-21T19:09:35.144-07:00We're Hiring!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Follow this link for more information:</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="http://myglobalyouthnetwork.org/global/EmploymentOpportunities.html">http://myglobalyouthnetwork.org/global/EmploymentOpportunities.html</a></span></span><br />
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<div class="paragraph_style_1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: darkgrey; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="style_2" style="color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: 14.25px; opacity: 1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Closing Date: Monday, August 15, 2011</span></span></span><span class="style_1" style="color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: 13.3px; opacity: 1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
Contact: Dave Skene, Executive Team Member</span></span></span></div><div class="paragraph_style_1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: darkgrey; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="style_1" style="color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: 13.3px; opacity: 1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(e): </span></span><a class="style_3" href="mailto:dave@myglobalyouthnetwork.org" style="color: #797979; font-style: normal; line-height: 13.3px;" title="mailto:dave@myglobalyouthnetwork.org"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">dave@myglobalyouthnetwork.org</span></a><span class="style_1" style="color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: 13.3px; opacity: 1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="paragraph_style_1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: darkgrey; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="style_1" style="color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: 13.3px; opacity: 1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(m): 250 516-6210</span></span></div><div class="paragraph_style_1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: darkgrey; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="style_1" style="color: black; font-style: normal; line-height: 13.3px; opacity: 1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="paragraph_style_2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 18.05px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="style_4" style="line-height: 18.05px; opacity: 1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">National Team Coordinator (10 hours/week)</span></span></span><span class="style_5" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 16.15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="paragraph_style_3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The National Team Coordinator will be responsible to the Board of Directors for the following:</span></div><div class="paragraph_style_3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="paragraph_style_3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Working with a diverse national team, with programs established in South Western Ontario, Ottawa Region, Montreal, Alberta and BC. The team is diverse in activity, working with university and high school volunteer projects an adult volunteer program as well as First Nations programs.</span></div><div class="paragraph_style_3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="paragraph_style_3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Your priority would be to create a healthy, team focused working environment for the staff and volunteers of Global Youth Network.<br />
- You would be responsible for continuing to build and maintain the philosophy of Global Youth Network with the staff and volunteers. </span></div><div class="paragraph_style_3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- You would create and work with an educational team to manage education, training and resources for Global Programs.</span></div><div class="paragraph_style_3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- You would develop and work with a financial team responsible for the financial health of the organization.</span></div><div class="paragraph_style_3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- You would coordinate the response to project problems, emergencies and crisis situations.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><div class="paragraph_style_6" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 14.25px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="style_7" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 18.05px; opacity: 1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">National Operations Manager (30 hours/week)</span></span></span><span class="style_8" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 14.25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="paragraph_style_4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="style_8" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 14.25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This position will be accountable to the National Coordinator for the organizations financial health and fund raising, with some office administration duties.</span></span></div><div class="paragraph_style_4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="style_8" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 14.25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="paragraph_style_4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="style_8" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 14.25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Must have exceptional program management and organizational skills. You will work with the organizations staff as a team to create regional budgets, and balance those budgets. You will also be in charge of developing and chairing a fundraising team made up of board staff and volunteers. Fundraising for the organization both national and locally. As well as develop and chair communications team responsible for all Global's Communication Media (web page, Facebook, Twitter, newsletter, public engagement). </span></span></div><div class="paragraph_style_4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="style_8" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 14.25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="paragraph_style_4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="style_8" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Bold, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 14.25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span></div><div class="paragraph_style_6" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 14.25px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="style_13" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 18.05px; opacity: 1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Southern Ontario Project & Volunteer Team Manager (30 hours/week)</span></span></span><span class="style_14" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 14.25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="paragraph_style_10" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The candidate for this position will be responsible to the National Coordinator and to the National Operations Manager for all aspects of the management, promotion, development and evaluation of Global Youth Networks programs in Southern Ontario.</span></div><div class="paragraph_style_10" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="paragraph_style_10" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Develop and manage teams of volunteers in region</span></div><div class="paragraph_style_10" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing Southern Ontario partners. </span></div><div class="paragraph_style_10" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Work with International team to build and maintain strong relationships with international partners. </span></div><div class="paragraph_style_10" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Collaborate with international team partners on program development</span></div><div class="paragraph_style_10" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Work with other regions and National team to creating a budget for the region</span></div><div class="paragraph_style_10" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Perform general duties related to the administration of Programs </span></div><div class="paragraph_style_10" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- You will be responsible to the National Operational Manager for all accounting procedures related to the region</span></div><div class="paragraph_style_10" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 13.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 36px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Oversee and Mentor Volunteer of Southern Ontario Programs </span></div></div>Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-66269835884430982112011-06-11T17:18:00.001-07:002011-06-11T17:18:36.567-07:00Check This Out! The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is accepting applications....<!--StartFragment--> <br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #dca000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cultural Diplomacy in Europe: </span></b><b><i><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A Forum for Young Leaders (CDE)</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(Berlin, Weeklong Seminar, July 4</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> – 10</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> 2011)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #dca000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Europe Meets Russia: </span></b><b><i><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A Forum for Young Leaders (EMR)</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(Berlin, Weeklong Seminar, July 4</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> – 10</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> 2011)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #dca000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy on Africa</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #000058; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">"Strategies to confront the Challenges of the 21st Century: Does Africa have what is required?"</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(Berlin, International Conference, 14</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> - 17</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> July 2011)</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #dca000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cultural Diplomacy in Africa:</span></b><b><span style="color: #000058; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <i>A Forum for Young Leaders (CDA)</i></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(Berlin, Weeklong Seminar, 11</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> - 17</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> July 2011)</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">-------------- All programs are currently accepting applications ---------------</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Dear Sir/ Madam,</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is currently accepting applications for the events outlined above, all of which will take place in Berlin during early summer 2011. Each Program will bring together young professional and students interested in the relationship in question for a program of lectures, workshops, group discussions and cultural excursions featuring leading figures from the fields of politics, the arts, academia, media, and business.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #dca000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The EU as a Global Actor</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #000058; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">From the Inside Out: The Internal Development of the European Union and its Future Role in an Interdependent World</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(Berlin, International Conference, July 7</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> - 10</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">, 2011)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(<a href="http://www.icd-europe.org/"><span style="color: #0000cb;">www.icd-europe.org</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">"The EU as a Global Actor" is an international conference held by the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy in cooperation with other leading organisations. The aim of the conference is to consider the political, economic, and cultural development of the European Union, both as a regional organisation and as a key player in global affairs. The issues raised during the conference will be discussed from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives, which will enable the generation of best practice guidelines and policy recommendations for stakeholders in the field. The forthcoming conference has the title “From the Inside Out: The Internal Development of the European Union and its Future Role in an Interdependent World”. It aims to explore the challenges and opportunities facing the EU with regards to internal reform and growth, whilst also reflecting on the roles and responsibilities the organisation faces has on the global stage.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/cde/index.php?en_conferences_europe-as-a-global-actor_speakers"><b><i><span style="color: #0000cb;">Conference Speakers ></span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Speakers during the Conference will include leading figures and experts from politics, academia, diplomacy, the private sector, and civil society from across the world. These speakers will include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board (for further information about the Advisory Board please <a href="http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/index.php?en_advisoryboard"><span style="color: #041351; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">click here</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/cde/index.php?en_conferences_europe-as-a-global-actor_application-form"><b><i><span style="color: #0000cb;">Conference Participants Application Form ></span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The conference is open to applications from young professionals, students and scholars, diplomatic and political representatives, civil society practitioners, private sector figures, journalists, and other interested stakeholders in international relations from across the world.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">To apply please visit:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/cde/index.php?en_conferences_europe-as-a-global-actor_application-form"><span style="color: #0000cb;">http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/cde/index.php?en_conferences_europe-as-a-global-actor_application-form</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #dca000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cultural Diplomacy in Europe:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A Forum for Young Leaders (CDE)</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(Berlin, Weeklong Seminar, July 4</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> – 10</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> 2011)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(<a href="http://www.icd-europe.org/"><span style="color: #0000cb;">www.icd-europe.org</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">**Participants of the next CDE weeklong seminar will take part in: " The EU as a Global Actor: From the Inside Out: The Internal Development of the European Union and its Future Role in an Interdependent World “(Berlin, July 7-10, 2011)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cultural Diplomacy in Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders (CDE) is a network of young, influential people from across the world, who have an interest in exploring and strengthening relations between European States. The program is based on the recognition that the increasing economic and political integration of the European Union must be accompanied by sustained activity to ensure that public opinion and relations between individual member states, and between member-states and non members states, remain positive and constructive at the grass roots level.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/cde/index.php?en_cde_application-form"><b><i><span style="color: #0000cb;">Joining the Forum – Application Form></span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cultural Diplomacy in Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders (CDE) is open to all individuals with an interest in international affairs in general, and Europe in particular. To join the forum you must take part in one of the CDE Weeklong Seminars, which will be held every 4 months in Berlin. The next CDE Weeklong Seminar will run from July 4th – 10th 2011.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">If you would like to be considered for a place in the Weeklong Seminar please complete the online application form at:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/cde/index.php?en_cde_application-form"><span style="color: #0000cb;">http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/cde/index.php?en_cde_application-form</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #dca000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Europe Meets Russia:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A Forum for Young Leaders (EMR)</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(Berlin, Weeklong Seminar, July 4</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> – 10</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> 2011)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(<a href="http://www.icd-emr.org/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.icd-emr.org</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">**Participants of the next EMR weeklong seminar will take part in: " The EU as a Global Actor: From the Inside Out: The Internal Development of the European Union and its Future Role in an Interdependent World “(Berlin, July 7-10, 2011)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Europe Meets Russia: A Forum for Young Leaders (EMR) is an active network of young, dynamic, and influential people from across the world who have an interest in the European-Russian relationship. The program has been developed in recognition of the importance of the relationship between Russia, Europe, and the global political system. Once they have joined the EMR Forum, members are supported by the ICD in organizing leadership initiatives, conducting academic research, and are invited to join the ICD Online Forum - enabling them to share information and communicate with likeminded individuals across the world.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/cde/index.php?en_emr_application-form"><b><i><span style="color: #0000cb;">Joining the Forum – Application Form>></span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Europe Meets Russia: A Forum for Young Leaders (EMR) is open to all individuals with an interest in international affairs in general, and the European Russian relations in particular. To join the forum you must take part in one of the EMR Weeklong Seminars, which will be held every 4-6 months in Berlin. The next EMR Weeklong Seminar will run from July 4th – 10th 2011.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #dca000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy on Africa</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #000058; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Rise of Africa - "Strategies to confront the Challenges of the 21st Century: Does Africa have what is required?"</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(Berlin, 14</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> - 17</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> July 2011)</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(<a href="http://www.icd-international-symposium-africa.org/"><span style="color: #0000cb;">www.icd-international-symposium-africa.org</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The year 2011 serves as a milestone in African history, presenting an excellent opportunity to take a look back at the continent's achievements, and consider the next steps for addressing its remaining challenges, along with those emerging on the horizon. Over the past five decades, significant effort has been put into Africa's development on multiple fronts, ranging from economic growth to social and political stabilization. However, with the rapid economic and political trend towards a global society, and the arrival of new global challenges, such as climate change, the water scarcity, and the growing gap between rich and poor, there is now more than ever a dire need for innovative new strategies to ensure an equitable and sustainable future for the African continent. The Symposium will explore the range of new ideas and initiatives being implemented in support of Africa's development, and assess the challenges and opportunities that will present themselves to the African continent in the near future.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/experienceafrica/index.php?en_iscd-africa_speakers"><i><span style="color: #0000cb; font-size: 13.0pt;">Symposium Speakers »</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Speakers during the Symposium will include leading figures and experts from international politics, academia, diplomacy, the private sector, and civil society from across the world. These speakers will include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board (for further information about the Advisory Board please <a href="http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/index.php?en_advisoryboard"><span style="color: #041351; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">click here</span></a>).</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/experienceafrica/index.php?en_the-rise-of-africa_application-form"><i><span style="color: #0000cb; font-size: 13.0pt;">Conference Participants – Application Form»</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Symposium is open to applications from young professionals, students and scholars, diplomatic and political representatives, civil society practitioners, private sector figures, journalists, , and other interested stakeholders in international relations from across the world.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #dca000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cultural Diplomacy in Africa:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #000058; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A Forum for Young Leaders (CDA)</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(Berlin, 11</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> - 17</span><sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> July 2011)</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(<a href="http://www.icd-africa.org/"><span style="color: #0000cb;">www.icd-africa.org</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">* Participants in the CDA Weeklong Seminar will also take part in the International Conference: The Rise of Africa -</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">"Strategies to confront the Challenges of the 21st Century: Does Africa have what is required?" (Berlin, 11th - 17th July 2011)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cultural Diplomacy in Africa: A Forum for Young Leaders (CDA) is a network of young, dynamic individuals from across the world, who share an interest in the African continent. The program is based on the recognition that cultural diplomacy represents an important tool in helping Africa to address the challenges it currently faces. The network conducts ongoing activity aimed at supporting development and strengthening relations between different countries and cultural groups within Africa, and between African and external partners. Individuals can join the CDA Forum by taking part in one of the CDA Weeklong Seminars, which are held every 3-4 months in Berlin, Germany. Each CDA Weeklong Seminar will be focused on a specific theme related to the African continent and the goals of the Forum. These Weeklong Seminars include lectures, seminars, and workshops lead by experts from the fields of politics, academia, and civil society, as well as cultural and social activities. In addition to raising awareness amongst the participants of the field of cultural diplomacy and salient issues concerning the African continent, the week also provides an opportunity to network and experience the vibrant Berlin.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #dca000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/"><span style="color: #0000cb; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.culturaldiplomacy.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is an international, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization with headquarters in Berlin, Germany. The goal of the ICD is to promote global peace and stability by strengthening and supporting intercultural relations at all levels. Over the past decade the ICD has grown to become one of Europe’s largest independent cultural exchange organizations, hosting programs that facilitate interaction among individuals of all cultural, academic, and professional backgrounds, from across the world.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><i><span style="color: #ab0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Previous Events</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Previous events held by the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy include the Berlin International Economics Congress 2011 (Berlin, March 9th - 12th 2011 – <a href="http://www.biec.de/"><span style="color: #041351; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.biec.de</span></a> ), which hosted <b>The Hon. Nahas Angula</b> - Prime minister of Namibia; <b>The Hon. Jean-Paul Adam</b> - Foreign Minister of the Republic of Seychelles; <b>The Hon. Alberto Jose Guevara Obregon</b> - Minister of Finance of Nicaragua; <b>The Hon. Al Imam Al Sadig Al Mahdi </b>- Former Prime minister of Sudan; <b>The Hon. Akua Sena Dansua</b> - Minister for Tourism of Ghana; and <b>The Hon. Edmund Bartlett</b> - Minister of Tourism of Jamaica.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In January 2011 the ICD hosted "The Future of US Foreign Policy" (Washington DC, January 4th-6th), which hosted <b>The Honorable Michael Chertoff </b>- Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security; <b>Senator William Emerson Brock III</b> - 18th United States Secretary of Labor; <b>Admiral James Milton Loy</b> - Former Commandant of the Coast Guard; <b>Vivian Schiller</b> – Former CEO and President of NPR; <b>Governor William Weld</b> - Former Governor of Massachusettsand <b>The Hon. Senator Tim Hutchinson</b> - Former United States Senator from Arkansas.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">For more information on speakers who have attended previous ICD events, please <a href="http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/index.php?A-Selection-of-Our-Speakers"><span style="color: #041351; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">click here.</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; letter-spacing: .25pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Please </span><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">address any additional queries to <a href="mailto:info@culturaldiplomacy.org"><span style="color: #041351; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">info@culturaldiplomacy.org</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">We look forward to seeing you in Berlin.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #000058; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Mark Donfried</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #000058; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Director & Founder</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: #000058; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD)</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Ku´damm Karree (3rd Floor/Hochhaus)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Kurfürstendamm 207-8 Berlin, Germany-10719</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Phone: 00.49.(0)30.2360-7680</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #041351; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Fax: 00.49.(0)30.2360-76811</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><a href="http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/"><span style="color: #000058; font-size: 11.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.culturaldiplomacy.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><a href="mailto:info@culturaldiplomacy.org"><span style="color: #0000cb; font-size: 11.0pt;">info@culturaldiplomacy.org</span></a></span><span style="color: #000058; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><!--EndFragment-->Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-64690468140328806822011-05-29T16:38:00.000-07:002011-05-29T16:38:37.323-07:00Some final updates...Cambodia, Manaus, Morocco, Thailand and India!<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Hey guys, we've arrived in Siem Reap. Everyone is safe and sound and feeling better. We'll update you when we're back in the capital on Monday. Thanks for everything.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">-Zoe (Team Cambodia)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">We made it safe and sound to Boa Vista, next stop Porta la Cruz Venezeula. We head out from here tomorrow morning at 7am, expect a full 24 hours on the bus, so we will update when possible!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Hope things are well up North,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Love, Team Manaus</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Hey Gilad and Dawna,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Another little update for you. All is well here in Tata. We are headed to Agadir early tomorrow morning with Hilali and have a hotel lined up courtesy of Amal and Majid. Everyone is healthy and happy, even after many tearful goodbyes in Tagmout this morning. A quick stop in Casablanca on our way home is all in order as well. See you in Toronto!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Kevin (Team Morocco)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Hey Dawna and Gilad,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">We're leaving for a day to visit a Karin village, and then heading to Ko Samet the night of the 28th as planned. Everything is going well at this point.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Paul (Team Thailand)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Also, Team India is now in Calcutta!</span></i></span></div><!--EndFragment-->Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-44044116343428707622011-05-23T19:50:00.000-07:002011-05-23T19:50:40.110-07:00Peru, Morocco and Manaus!<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Hello parents!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Another little hello from team Peru! We have arrived safe and sound in the city of Cuzco and will be staying here until next Sunday. Unfortunately, after today we will not have anymore access to phones or internet until our return to Lima on Monday evening. Everyone on the team is doing great, and we`re all looking forward to our last adventure here!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Milou and James (Co-Leaders)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Hey Dawna and Gilad,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">We completed work at our fifth school today to bring our total number of classes painted up to 12. Hilali has been taking care of business. We have been in contact with Majid about debrief, so everything is looking good as our time here winds down. Hope you are both well, talk to you soon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Kevin (Team Morocco)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Hello Global,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Team Manaus is doing well. We have survived the depth of the Amazon and are heading back to Venezula on Thursday. Stopping over in Boa Vista, and then staying two nights in Porta La Cruz for debrief, then to Caracas for our last night of the trip-- and then home sweet home.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Expect an email when we arrive to Ven.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">p.s we love you</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Vicky & Dawn (Team Manaus)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div><!--EndFragment-->Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-38542179169990119712011-05-19T20:46:00.000-07:002011-05-19T20:46:47.538-07:00Messages from Kenya, Guatemala, BC, Bolivia, Brazil!<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Hi Gilad and Dawna, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"> Just wanted to let you know that we arrived safely in Ugunja last night. Wow, what a difference from LP! We're sweating buckets.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Hope you're both doing well!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Mel (Team Kenya)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Hello from Peten, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">We got to Peten today safe and sound. Tomorrow we start work in the ecological park so looking forward to that. Hope everything is good in Toronto!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lana (Team Guatemala)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Hello Everyone, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Just wanted to send out an update to let you know that we have safely arrived in Blackfalds Alberta. We spent the past two days driving through the beautiful rockies, had a quick visit at Lake Louise and enjoyed playing country music (to Dave's dismay) as we rolled into the prairies. We are all settled in now and excited for these next few weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Take care, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Brittany and Pauline (Team British Columbia)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Hey Dawna and Gilad!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">We just arrived at our second contact in Cochabamba after a very long day of travel! I'll send an email out to parents right now. We'll be here until the 28th before our debrief. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">I hope everything is going well with you and the rest of the teams!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Alison (Team Bolivia)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Hi Dawna and Gilad!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Just a quick note to say we are now in Sao Gabriel and everything is </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">going very well. Dinaldo was not able to come, but we are with another </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">contact that he arranged and it is working out excellently! We will be</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> leaving for Manaus on Friday on the boat. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">See you (too) soon!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Mary (Team Brazil)</span></span></div><!--EndFragment-->Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-37839336765130991792011-05-15T06:35:00.001-07:002011-05-15T06:35:36.645-07:00Message from Team Nicaragua:<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Hi,</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">We made it back to Granada! It was a pretty smooth trip, and everyone is healthy and settling into our hostel now. We had a great time with our first contacts, lots of learning on the farm and with our homestays, and a community party last night complete with a pinata and dancing! Hope everything is going well for the rest of the teams, and I will keep you updated on Nicaragua,</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Lisa</span></span><o:p></o:p></div><!--EndFragment-->Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-50523619079235792412011-05-09T15:30:00.000-07:002011-05-09T15:30:52.920-07:00Updates from Teams Thailand, El Salvador and India<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hey Dawna and Gilad,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We're with Dr. Dave now. We're in Chiang Rai now and preparing to leave tonight to stay with the Hill tribes. We'll be gone for a week and will update you when we go back.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hopefully everything is going well,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Paul (Team Thailand)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hello family and friends of Team El Salvador,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Just wanted to let you know we are having an incredible time!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are in La Mora until Monday. Our community is having dinner party for us tonight and another dance party tomorrow. We have been taking Spanish lessons, painting at the community house, building beams for homes and playing with the children. We did our horseback tour of Cerro Guazapa yesterday and we have our Spanish lessons near the river today. Tomorrow we will be building bricks around the garden, cleaning garbage around the community and will finish painting outside. Our families include us in cooking and cleaning, allowing us to fully embrace the culture and way of life in El Salvador. It will be sad to leave this community, we are feeling very attached to our families as we get to know them more and more. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No one has been sick so far and everyone is looking our for each other. What a wonderful team, I couldnt be more pleased with the positive attitudes they have.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We miss you and think of you often. Love from El Salvador,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ashley, Shawna, Shaun, Rodrigo, Lindsay, Ally, Erica, Mandie, Riley, Nilsa, Leanne and Lesley</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hi Gilad and Dawna,</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Just wanted to let you guys know that we arrived in Lunglei safe and sound. Hope everything is well with you and the other teams.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">TAJ<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Trista, Amy, Joanna)</span></span></div>Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-89105779453206754832011-05-05T20:25:00.000-07:002011-05-05T20:25:18.358-07:00And more! Including a message from our Brazilian chapter...<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Hey guys!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">The team has arrived safe after all of our travels. We are currently in Aizawl and leaving for Lunglei tomorrow. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">We will talk to you soon,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Trista, Amy and Joanna (Team Mizoram, India)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Hey!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">We arrived late last night in Caracas. We are all safe the flight went well and there were no issues with bags. We applied for our visas today and they will be ready friday. We will be heading to Manaus Friday or Saturday! Everyone is well and excited for our adventure!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Talk to you in Brazil!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"></span></span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dawn and Vicky :)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">This is from the Sao Gabriel team who is currently in Manaus:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Good Evening friends,</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Tomorrow we will be receiving the Global Youth Network team, a Canadian NGO that works with Communal Development. They will stay with us for a month developing some activities in São Paulo and in most of the time in Francisco Morato-SP. Our prayers are with the team. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Sincerely,</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr><td style="border: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.0pt;" width="177"><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Marcelo Edu Oliveira</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.0pt;" width="177"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Projetos Internacionais<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.0pt;" width="177"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Jocum Sampa</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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</span></span></div><!--EndFragment-->Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-64626122650861616102011-05-04T12:03:00.000-07:002011-05-04T12:15:00.876-07:00Some more safe arrivals...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hi Gilad and Dawna,</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">We made it safe and sound last night! We did some home visits this morning and participated in a support group at the new office near Mary's house.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">We are heading to Ngong tonight with Mom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL ORIENTATION!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">We will keep you posted!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Mel (Team Kenya)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This is from our partner in Caracas. The Manaus team has arrived there</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><i>safely and will be filing for their Brazilian visas:</i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Hi Gilad....<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">The team arrived safe in Caracas. My friends were picked up at airport last night and today we will start the visa process. Greetings</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"> Raquel</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Hello Gilad and Dawna,</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><br />
How are you guys doing? I hope you are enjoying a well-deserved rest after orientation.<br />
I just wanted to send a quick email informing you guys that we have arrived in Pristina, Kosovo safe and sound. All of our flights were on schedule (we got here on Wed, May 4, 2011 at 1200 hours as planned) and there weren't any major problems. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Cheers,</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Ijlal (Team Kosovo/Macedonia)</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"><br />
</span></span></div>Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-90362864415803480772011-05-03T14:55:00.000-07:002011-05-03T14:55:20.276-07:00A few more teams have made it to their destinations!<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Hi Parents, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">This is James and Milou, co-leaders of your childs Peru trip! Just a quick note here that we have arrived safe and sound, and everybody is loving Peru already! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Internet and phone access is limited here, so please do not be worried if you only receive an email once a week. We are taking good care of them! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Today we will be embarking on our journey and everybody is really excited for it!! We are so happy to have each and every one of them on our team, and we look forward to an amazing experience ahead!!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Take care. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">James and Milou </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><!--StartFragment--></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Hi Dawna and Gilad!</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"> We are in La Paz for the day surrounded by mountains and clouds! Tomorrow we leave for the the long ride to the amazon, so we´ll be in touch with you again once we arrive there. We´re expecting to arrive there in the early morning on May 5th. Our team is doing great, just getting used to the altitude. I hope you and all other teams are doing great!</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"> Alison Hayley Robert (Team Bolivia)</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><!--StartFragment--> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Hi Gilad and Dawna!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">We have arrived safely and are now at the Lucky Star Hotel. I am about to start the phone tree/email tree so everyone's parents should be informed shortly.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Thanks again for everything this weekend!</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">-Zoe (Team Cambodia)</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Also, we've been informed that Team Morocco has arrived safely in Agadir and will spending the night there before they head out for Tata tomorrow!</span></span></span></div><!--EndFragment--> <br />
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<!--EndFragment-->Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-89516920617338628872011-05-03T05:59:00.000-07:002011-05-03T05:59:33.919-07:00Global Team Program Participants are Arriving Safely...<!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hola family and friends of Team El Salvador!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">We have arrived safe and sound :) No problems at the airport! We are on our way to La Mora, about half way there! We have had an exciting truck ride and have seen the beautiful landscape of El Salvador so far. It is without a doubt that everyone smiles in the same language despite the language barrier. Nilsa has done a wonderful job at translating for us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Our team had a very positive experience at orientation and enjoyed every aspect of it. We are excited for what lies ahead :) Spanish lessons, painting in the community, playing with the children and much more for this week.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">We all miss and love you very much! Until next time,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Ashley, Shawna, Shaun, Nilsa, Riley, Leanne, Lesley, Erica, Lindsay, Mandie, Rodrigo and Ally<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; line-height: 17pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; line-height: 17pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Team El Salvador</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Global Youth Network - Ottawa</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Team Guatemala has arrived in Guatemala City Safely<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">We arrived safetly! Not all of our luggage has made it yet (missing 5 packs). But its all been tracked and we will pick them up this evening.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Looking forward to a great month! We'll be in touch :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Colleen & Lana & Natalie & Elissa</span></span></div></span></span></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">We madeit safely to Granada and are at our hostel for the night before travelling to Ometepe tomorrow. The trip was very smooth, no problems at all. We are all pretty hungry so its time for lunch. I will email the parents to let them know we are here safe. Hope you are getting a good rest after the weekend. Thank you so much for all your hard work to make this happen for us! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Lisa / Team Nicaragua</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Did you know that </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Global Youth Network East Africa</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> is sending out their </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">first Peace Ambassador team this month?</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> This is exciting news! 10 young people (5 girls and 5 guys) will be traveling to Soroti Uganda to work with Global’s partner there for 5 days. This is a test run for future teams. They will be working with Steven Orem at </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">YWAM Soroti</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> where our Alberta teams have been traveling for the past 6 years. They are also developing contacts for the future in Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. The focus of the team is </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">peace and reconciliation</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. In the Soroti area there are a number of refugee camps from the conflict in North Uganda and also from other conflicts in the region. So the team will have lots of work. The team was able to raise the $2000 they needed to cover their expenses, thats $2000 for the whole team, visa’s, transportation, food and lodging.</span></div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As Global we really want to sustain this program. At this time the best way we can support Global in east Africa is through training their staff. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Rose and Enock have both submitted their applications for visa’s to come to Canada. Our hope is to get them here by orientation April 29-May 1 of this year</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. So not a lot of time to get things together. Our goal while they are here is that they could travel with Global’s Canada team to BC to see how a team is run. After that we are wanting then to spend time with Gilad and Dawna learning all the details of running and organization like Global. They will also spend some time with Dave working in Tsartlip First Nations community having Globals philosophy rub off on them.</span></div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Taking on the responsibility of training also means we need to take on the responsibility of the cost of training. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Global is needing to raise $5000 for airfare and in country expenses for Enock and Rose</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. We want to put this need out to you as the Global community to give you an opportunity for you to respond. </span></div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you would like to help sustain and develop Global in East Africa you can send a cheque to;</span></span></b></div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">PO Box 72515</span></span></b></div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">152 Carlton St.</span></span></b></div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Toronto On.</span></span></b></div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">M5A 2K1</span></span></b></div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">or</span></span></b></div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Donate on line by following the instructions on the Global web sight through Canada Helps.</span></span></b></div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is an exciting time for Global as we expand our work with our partner organizations. If you have any other ideas or input please feel free to call me, 778 238-7026.</span></span></b></div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thanks for taking the time to read through this</span></div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="Body" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dave Skene</span></span></div><div class="FreeForm" style="line-height: 17pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Senior Consultant & Director of Indigenous Programs</span></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment-->Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-39692337034930849822011-04-02T11:35:00.000-07:002011-04-02T11:35:36.390-07:00VOTE!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is a <b>federal election</b> coming up in May and we need to make sure that students get out and vote! Global team members will be on planes heading around the world on election day, but we can still make make our votes count!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Y</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ou can vote in advance polls on Friday, April 22, Saturday, April 23 and Monday, April 25</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">How? At your advance polling place, <b>from noon to 8:00 p.m. local time.</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The address of your advance polling place will be available after April 8 on</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.elections.ca/">www.elections.ca</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, on your personalized voter information card mailed to all registered electors, or by calling Elections Canada at</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><a href="tel:1-800-463-6868" style="color: #0000cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1-800-463-6868</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. If you are not yet registered to vote, you may register now or you may register at the polling place on election day. To register and vote, you must prove your identity and address.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span>Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-20983086010926896622011-03-24T17:24:00.000-07:002011-03-24T17:26:17.482-07:00Hamilton Region Fundraisers<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here are some videos from the Hamilton Region's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Kosodonia Coffee House"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> fundraiser on March 16th, 2011.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Their comedy show/dance party raised a successful $1200!!</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Music from Sarah and Jordan Haller</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W1V-vUbUB4&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W1V-vUbUB4&feature=related</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Freestyle Dancers</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hMM9745dDk&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hMM9745dDk&feature=related</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Music from Chris Solecki and Mike</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWbza3GP_KA&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWbza3GP_KA&feature=related</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Make sure you come out to their '</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><b>Global Benefit Concert'</b></span><b> on Saturday, March 26th!</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1710184306">http://www.facebook.com/event.</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1710184306"><wbr></wbr></a></span><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=206520429362480">php?eid=206520429362480</a></span></span>Global Youth Volunteer Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238843824344067051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423919762064296752.post-74276422065481968262011-03-03T09:07:00.001-08:002011-03-13T07:54:35.433-07:00Global Youth Network Event Listings<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Friday March 4</b></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></b></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>, 2011</b></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><b>ROCK THE GLOBE!</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W. Toronto</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Come out and enjoy live music from Slightly Left, Drop Dead Pinups, Elos Arma and Everlea</i>!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Doors 9pm, Cover $10</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tickets at the door or call Ashley </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">647 688 4789</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> or Natalie </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">905 252 7009</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Toronto Region</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Teams Guatemala and Philippines</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Wednesday, March 9th, 2011</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>SPIN THE GLOBE!</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Albion Hotel, 49 Norfolk St, Guelph, ON</span><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=138840276183018">A night of live music </a>with <span lang="EN-CA" style="line-height: 115%;">Robin of Texting Mackenzie, Steve Parcalidis, Suits and Ladders and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">Mrs. Johnston</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-CA" style="line-height: 115%;">Doors open at 7:30pm, </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="apple-style-span">$5 gets you in</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Teams Nicaragua, Brazil, British Columbia and Kenya</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Friday, March 10</b></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></b></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>, 2011</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><b>DANCING WITH THE TEACHERS!</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">787 King St. W, Waterloo, ON</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Support GYN Co-Founder and BOD Chair Jill Steckley-Leis as she dances for Global</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1863754664">Kitchener Collegiate Institute</a></i><a href="http://kci.wrdsb.ca/"> </a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Kitchener/Waterloo Region</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">General Global Youth Network</span> (To donate, click <i>Donate Now</i> o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">n the GYN</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.myglobalyouthnetwork.org/Global_Youth_Network/Home.html">site</a>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Under Message/Instructions please indicate your donation is in reference to this event)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Sunday, March 13</b></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></b></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>, 2011</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">ABSOLUTE COMEDY NIGHT!</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2335 Yonge St. Toronto, ON</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tickets are $15 and can be acquired by emailing </span><u><span style="color: #0000cb;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="mailto:colleen.oag@hotmail.com">colleen.oag@hotmail.com</a></span></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Toronto Region</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Teams Guatemala and Phillipines</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Sunday, March 13</b></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></b></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>, 2011</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">MAXWELL’S MUSIC HOUSE</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">220 King St. N, Waterloo, ON</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #262626;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129817353758878&index=1">A night of live music in support Amis des Écoles.</a><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Featuring: K-Rod and Band, Collin and Hulley, Rattlesnake Point, Mike Williams and more!</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Minimum $10 donation at the door!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: normal;">Kitchener/Waterloo Region</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Team Morocco</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">KOSODONIA COFFEE HOUSE!</span></b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Bridges @ Mcmaster</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #262626;"><i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=191926750830118">Come out for a chill night and watch some delightful people share their talents!</a></i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #262626;">8pm, $5 donation at the door</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Hamilton Region</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Team Kosovo/Macedonia</div></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Thursday, March 17th, 2011</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>YUK YUK'S NIGHT!</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">224 Richmond St. W, Toronto, ON</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Email <a href="mailto:r.natalie@hotmail">r.natalie@hotmail</a>.com for more information or tickets</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Sunday, March 27</b></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></b></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>, 2011</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">35 Erb St W. Waterloo, ON</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Enjoy some live music, raffle prizes and some tasty treats</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Kitchener/Waterloo Region</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Team India</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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