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19.10.2009
“Something bad happened when Lilli was a baby. Something she should have been protected from. But she’s not a baby anymore and it’s time to understand that actions have consequences.” - iceandfire takes its latest play for young people to schools around London.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Culture] [Human rights] Image: Bind
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01.05.2008
For N.Nandadevi, a dedicated health activist in Manipur in north-eastern India, mere counseling on HIV/AIDS is not enough to tackle the fatal disease. A believer in pragmatic solutions, she distributes disposable syringes among drug users to prevent transmission through shared needles.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Health] [AIDS] [Disease] [Gender] Image: Use of shared needles is one of the major reasons for HIV transmission / Photocredit: istockphoto
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29.04.2008
In a country where millions of girls are deprived of learning opportunities, UNICEF along with Afghanistan Girls Education Initiative (AGEI) has roped in young people to advocate the cause of female education. Called the Young Champions, these men and women interact with communities to promote gender equality in schooling.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Education] [Gender] [Media] Image: A girl school in Kadahar / Photo credit: Roshan Khadivi / UNICEF
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21.04.2008
A community radio show by college students in Chennai in southern India is bringing alive characters from neighbouring slums to help women deal with issues of health and education. The use of local Tamil dialect is just one of the ways to reach out to its audience in the slums.
more...Related topics/regions: [Education] [Health] [Communication] [ICT] |
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18.04.2008
Indian NGO Jagori, a womens training and resource centre is organising a two week training programme at Kangra, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The course aims to equip rural youth with skills to build a just and gender-sensitive society.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Capacity building] [Gender] [Communication] [Activism] Image: Jagori logo / Photo credit: Jagori
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14.04.2008
Indian Institute of Health Management Research, in collaboration with WHO and UNFPA, is organising a training course on Programming for HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health of Young People in South and South-East Asia in Jaipur, India. The programme, aimed at strengthening management capabilities, addresses the concerns of younger generation about the disease.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Health] [AIDS] [Disease] |
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07.04.2008
An Indian NGO has tied up with educational institutes for a postgraduate diploma in gender, sexuality and human rights with a view to enhance understanding on these vital subjects. The idea for a separate course came after a survey revealed poor awareness among college youth.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Education] [Human rights] [Sexuality] |
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31.03.2008
More...From: Machizo Multimedia Communication Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Bangladesh] [Education] [Culture] [Freedom of expression] [ICT] [Knowledge] [Media] [War and peace] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] Image: Independent day of Bangladesh
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18.03.2008
Global Knowledge Partnership has announced the Youth Social Enterprise Initiative Fellowship Programme 2008. The programme is meant for emerging young social entrepreneurs in developing countries in Asia region and provides them with financial, knowledge, mentorship and network support.
more...Related topics/regions: [Capacity building] [Economy] [Business] |
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02.02.2008
The Olympic Committee has identified five Millennium Development Goals to support humanitarian and environmental issues through the use of sport. The international sports organisation believes its partnership with the UN will help reach the goals and its benefits to young people around the world.
more...Related topics/regions: [Activism] [United Nations] [MDGs] Image: Secretary-General Ban-Ki-moon with IOC President Jacques Rogge/ Photo credit: Millennium Campaign
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30.01.2008
More...From: no organisation Related topics/regions: [Nigeria] [Africa] [Capacity building] [Social exclusion] [Health] [AIDS] [Disease] Image: OWTV-Learning about living
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22.01.2008
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In a telling OneWorld dialogue, Molly Melching discusses Tostan's uniquely successful approach to development and how it relates to traditions, values, human rights, and human nature. Related topics/regions: [West Africa] [Senegal] [Children] [Gender] [Sexuality] [Culture] [Civil society] [Codes of conduct] [Ethics & value systems] |
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14.01.2008
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Related topics/regions: [Aid] [Capacity building] [Children] [Education] [Intermediate technology] [ICT] [Internet] |
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14.01.2008
Critical of its existing policies, the Afghan government is now trying to transform its religious schools by widening their syllabus. The move is seen as an attempt to regain its past historic glory as students will be taught history, geography, science, languages - and computer studies, apart the teachings of Islam.
more...Related topics/regions: [Afghanistan] [South Asia] [Education] [Religion] [Ethics & value systems] [Governance] Image: The Afghan government is battling for the minds of the next generation
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18.12.2007
Eight years ago the world's wealthiest countries promised to provide the funding needed to ensure that all children worldwide can attend school. But now, halfway to the global 2015 deadline for universal primary education, developed countries are failing to come up with the aid.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Japan] [Aid] [Children] [Education] Image: UNESCO - Global Monitoring Report 2008 © UNESCO
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15.12.2007
While delegates to the Bali climate conference tried to hammer out an agreement to preserve the planet for future generations, in New York delegates to a UN General Assembly Special Session wrestled with another pressing problem: how to meet the promise of "A World Fit for Children" made by world governments in 2002.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Children] [Education] [Poverty] Image: A crowded classroom in Guinea. © International Rescue Committee
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07.12.2007
Prominent human rights groups are urging the UN Security Council to impose an arms embargo on Burma in response to its military government's continuing recruitment of child soldiers.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Myanmar] [Children] [Arms & military] [Conflict] Image: Burmese military officers. © The Burma Campaign UK
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06.12.2007
The effort has to be made by men to understand not only the trap they set for themselves by defending power structures but also their own vulnerabilities and emotional inadequacies, which they hide under the armour of manhood, says Rahul Roy, filmmaker and author of a book on masculinities titled: A Little Book on Men.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Gender] [Sexuality] Image: © Amnesty International USA
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01.12.2007
A landmark Nepali radio show on sexual health is messaging AIDS awareness to young people living in rural areas and helping them speak out their fears. The show, developed by UNICEF and produced by local NGO Equal Access Nepal, is broadcast on national radio and 30 local FM stations.
more...Related topics/regions: [Nepal] [South Asia] [AIDS] [Information & media] [MDGs] Image: December 1 is World AIDS Day
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30.11.2007
More...Related topics/regions: [Aid] [Education] [Energy] [Fisheries] [Food] [Intermediate technology] [International cooperation] [Labour] [Land] [Population] [Poverty] [Social exclusion] [Tourism] [Transport] [Volunteering] [Environment] [Animals] [Atmosphere] [Climate change] [Conservation] [Environmental activism] [Forests] [Oceans] [Pollution] [Renewable energy] [Rivers] [Soils] [Health] [Disease] [Infant mortality] [Malaria] [Nutrition/malnutrition] [Human rights] [Civil rights] [Gender] [Indigenous rights] [Sexuality] [Culture] [ICT] [Media] [Globalisation] [Governance] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] Image: Waves of Change
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