As you are probably aware of, we have just completed our Spring 2012 Cycle of Project applications. We were really pleased to receive such a large number of applications and are currently deciding which initiatives we will support. The results will be published here on 31 May for CAPs, GAPs and WBI-CAPs. The annual [...]
This year on the 18th of August, UWC Red Cross Nordic will be hosting a Nordic Peace Conference in Oslo. Following the signing of a “Declaration of Intent for Peace” at a conference in Brus- sels, the UWC RCN community has committed to fostering peace and creating peace related projects in advance of the International [...]
In 1948 Eleanor Roosevelt predicted that human rights would creep like “a curious grapevine” into public conciousness around the globe.Dismissed at that time as utopian fantasy, her forecast has proven more prescient than the scepticism of her critics. The prepositions that all human beings- whatever their nationality, culture, or location possess specific inalienable rights simply [...]
Time again for another letter from this end. Living in Africa offers a lot of exciting opportunities, as you might have read last week on Katherine’s blog; a week ago I was looking for a picnic spot and found a lovely sign warning people of crocodile encounters. This last weekend we went camping to an [...]
The Iraqi Digital Storytelling project is the first voluntary digital story telling project in Iraq. We create interesting stories of local Iraqis and we share them with the rest of the world on the project’s official website (currently under construction) and on our YouTube channel. The main goal of the IDST is to depict the [...]
Hi everyone! We would like to ask you guys to please like our Global Changemakers project which is THE ECONECT PROJECT. Please like our page and you will learn more things on how we can take care of our environment. Also, we can share ideas and environmental projects in our Facebook page. We need your [...]
Last March 19, 2012, university student leaders of St. Paul University Quezon City attended our leadership training entitled “I’M A PAULINIAN CHANGEMAKER!” As a delegate who have attended the British Council’s Global Youth Summit. I want to echo the things that I have learned to the current and prospect student leaders in our university that [...]
[Summary of this blog: We know education and knowledge always act as an asset for everyone’s life. Library can do a big roll for learning. However, our farmers, garment workers and another poor service holders, labors have no opportunity, necessary education and time to access in library. For that reason, now most of them are [...]
After a really long trip which involved 3 airports 4 airplanes and a stop-over in an airport hotel in Lisbon, I am happy to inform you I’m back in Maputo! It was a long trip, but I was really looking forward to getting back to my e-mail inbox which awaited me with a record number [...]
At present, production and selling of drug (e.g. YABA, PETHIDINE, HEROIN, GANJA (Hemp), PHENSEDYL etc) is a very profitable business in this world. Many people in all over the world involve with this business by investing money as a producer, manufacturer and seller of those harmful drugs. By this illegal business, any investor can take [...]
What is this initiative about? Much has been said that the future of our world lies within the youth. At present, majority [...]
In Cameroon, youths usually are not given the opportunity to be part of decision making processes. This situation is caused by [...]
Strawberry Generation is a term used frequently in Asia a decade ago to recapture the youths who were spoiled, in apathy [...]
The ILM Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded in 2011 by a number of like- minded youth, to tackle the issue [...]
Although metropolitan youngsters of Bangladesh are in touch with rest of the world many are still limited to their local rural [...]
Gender Empowerment and Social Advocacy Project will directly engage, educate and empower 1500 young women and girls (both in and out [...]
Criminality is an undeniable issue in metropolis such as Sao Paulo. Young teenagers are involved from early age with drug-trafficking in [...]
iTeach, iLearn Mentoring Program While there have been vast improvements in Liberia’s educational sector over the last five years, the national gross [...]
GrassRoutes is a group of passionate youngsters with a slightly mad plan for empowering youth to protect their Environment: We are [...]
Diversity is a way to build peace. Young people are so diverse, including their sexual and faith identities. However, non-normative [...]
Hey Youth! is committed with the development of early education of kids living in vulnerable areas of Trujillo-Peru. Based on the [...]
The World Health Organization talks about 150 000 people die each year due to climate change and considers that nearly 5 [...]
Project Hope was borne out compassion for the plight of teenage girls in Cameroon who fall pregnant and become mothers whilst [...]
Transformers Project was born from the experience of a break-dance crew from Palmela, a village 50km South Lisbon, in Portugal. Among b-boys [...]
History Project Issue: Youth in India and Pakistan grow up with stereotyped images of each other which become ingrained in their [...]
According to the National coordinating agency for population and development (NCAPD) Kenya 46% of Kenya’s population lives below the poverty line. [...]
Young people age 15-24years constitute of 40% of daily HIV infections and over 60% of these infection occur in the world’s poorest [...]
Duke Together Against Constitutional Discrimination is a coalition of students, faculty, staff, organizations, and individuals who stand against putting discrimination in [...]
The Philippines is a developing country with a vibrant civil society and at least a hundred thousand non-profit groups, NGOs, civil [...]
In Zimbabwe there are not many events or activities where people from different social backgrounds get together bringing about separation in [...]
Why inequality? According to the first ever Human Development Report for Latin America and the Caribbean, ours is the most unequal [...]
There are two big misconceptions about education in Latin America: the first one is that young people are too inexperienced to [...]
‘Tu casa no es su casa – Your home it’s not his home’ is a wide media campaign that seeks to [...]
As human beings and Brazilian citizens, we all have equal rights and obligations. Violence has got no justification, either it is [...]
Step Ahead” is a Community Action Project that objectives to tackle the youth apathy in state communities of Sergipe, Pernambuco, Minas [...]
A Daara is a place where parents send their children in order for them to receive Koranic education. The children who [...]
The Anti-Corruption Journalism on Healthcare services in Dar es Salaam and Coast Region is a Community Action Project that addresses petty [...]
Our goal is to introduce youth of action in the way of the Warrior Without Weapons. In other words, we aim, [...]
Founded by a group of young activists, the Ripple Effect is an organization based on the simple premise that our collective [...]
Brazil is a very diverse country with many different historical influences, of Native Indians, Europeans and Africans. The African heritage specifically [...]
Philippines and Paraguay are two of the most corrupt countries in the world (ranking 129 and 154, respectively, according to the 2011 [...]
Equait is a youth-driven organization founded by Faisal Al Fuhaid and Leanah Al-Awadhi. It started out as a blog and soon [...]
Learning English is essential for children in Palestine. From a practical standpoint, it is a requirement to graduate and get into [...]
Vision : Our vision in this project has two main components: 1. Empowering girls by creating an inspiring environment to learn English; to [...]
Young people are disproportionately affected by corruption in service delivery since they depend on these services in terms of education and [...]
In Africa, the youth harbor the most potential to change the status quo in their communities through various social entrepreneurial projects. [...]
The youth in Sri Lanka are not given enough opportunities to voice their thoughts or to show case their talents. They [...]
Throughout the world, the two largest forces in the spread of HIV/AIDS are ignorance and apathy. Globally, people are either painfully [...]
The drive of this project is hope. We want to see a Malawi that is free from stigma and that is [...]
BAKAS: Bagong Kabataan ang Solusyon formerly known as: Batang Kalikasan ang Solution History of BAKAS Year 2011: In April 2011, BAKAS was founded by Cris [...]
Empowering Asia is a campaign to promote the spirit of scholarship, leadership and citizenship amid high schoolers in the South Asia [...]
Brother By My Side is a Global Changemakers Community Action Project, managed by Christopher Walcott, in the twin island Republic of Trinidad [...]
Nowadays in Vietnam particularly, youngsters have little chance to realize the impacts of poverty, environmental problems and mental health on themselves [...]
I love to read, and I love to help others read. I believe there is a wealth of knowledge in books [...]
While corruption scandals boom in Brazilian politics, the country’s youngsters remain silent. Brazilian youth is one of the many groups marginalized [...]
ACTION-EXPRESSION is a project born in 2010 by different organizations and collectives focused on social and cultural topics based on the [...]
Tomorrow’s world belongs to the children of today. Thus, the education we provide them with today will determine the way in [...]
Rural dwellers in Nigeria have been the most neglected and victimized in our societies which have made their livelihood status a [...]
Teenage girls in rural areas of my community are managing a very challenging life, as a result, many girls make unwise [...]
Indian government administration & civic agencies, like in any other developing nation that faces scarcity of resources (I mean we do [...]
Liberia has a ”free and compulsory” primary education policy, but paradoxically also has an eighty percent illiteracy rate. The country’s weak [...]
Nigeria as a country ranks among one of the most corrupt countries in the world according to the reports of [...]
CFL Sri Lanka- “Powering Sri Lanka, one village at a time” Sri Lanka is currently at an Energy Crisis with all hydro [...]
Shining Horizon was born out of the idea that tackling poverty at grassroots level would be the most effective way in [...]
African Oracles is a Pan-African youth led initiative whose vision is to use the arts as a counter to conflict in [...]
Youth End Poverty (YEP) is an entirely youth led project that aims to give young people the skills knowledge and confidence [...]
The dire situation of the public education in the Philippines is one of the longest running issues in the country with [...]
The Business Society of Singapore Management University (SMU), more commonly known as Bondue, aims to work in line with Habitat for [...]
This CAP, which is destined to put a smile on orphans’ faces, is divided into two parts: Firstly, there was a talent [...]
The name stands for 200 young people whose hearts are on fire for their community and their people. The project’s aim [...]
Gender Inequality is always been an issue for Pakistani women, causes refers from lake of education, Insecurity, tribal customs, religious extremism [...]
After talking to the inhabitants of the Parque Ribeirão community and other aid organizations that assist this location, we came to [...]
Every good project begins with a good story: Peruvian brothers Felipe and Lucia felt they should share their energy with other [...]
In the city of Haifa, where Arab and Jewish communities live together, one would assume that intercultural interaction would develop naturally. [...]
The Africa Youth Human Rights Network is a youth-led development forum for young people between the ages of 16-24 who are [...]
DESCRIPTIONCentigrade: Climate is about inspiring change for a better environment and world, by removing the intent of harm at grassroots [...]
This CAP is intended to minimize gender- and culture-based violence (GBV) and harmful traditional practices (HTPs) in selected rural areas of [...]
Aim The project aims to provide everday and needy skills to 30 females, who will then train others in the community.(Exponential empowerment). The main [...]
Vietnam Youth Forum (VYF) 2010 took place between July 18th and 22nd in Hanoi, Vietnam. Participants of the Forum were young [...]
Speak Your Mind is a non-profit media organisation focused on bringing about positive change to solve social and environmental issues. It [...]
There is a big gap between young and older generations in Russian society nowadays. People of different age groups do not [...]
The objective of Model ASEM was to foster interaction between youths from Asia and Europe and to enhance intercultural exchange between [...]
Global Forum 40 is a youth led initiative, creating peer led action. Acting as a bridge between local communities and traditions, [...]
The UK Youth Climate Coalition aims to create a unified youth movement in order for a more effective and coherent message [...]
”Indonesia has more than 40 million youngsters aged 15 to 24 years old, living in this archipelago, which is equivalent to [...]
The negative impact of HIV/AIDS in Uganda is catastrophic. The young people in the Luweero district, which was greatly affected by [...]
In this CAP, social networks, such as facebook.com, are used in order to create news portals. Media span the internet but [...]
Rabat Entrepreneurial challenge is a week of entrepreneurship. We, the founders of the program realized that there is a need of [...]
Listen2Youth is a community media project that uses the arts to give youth a voice and allowing them to be social [...]
Africa, with its current problems, has always had difficulties communicating information about spreading epidemics before they start to affect Africa’s population. [...]
Women are the bedrock of any society but unfortunate are deprived of equal access to education, health care, capital, and decision [...]
In Nigeria, over 2000 teenagers get addicted to tobacco smoking daily. It kills half of its users in productive middle age [...]
Africa as a continent is facing the challenges of climate change in different forms. The pressing problems widespread in the region [...]
The ”Changed Children” Project is an initiative of Foundation for Turning Community Concern into Citizen Action in Nigeria Project. CCP is [...]
Violence amongst young people – My project is needed because the government of Sierra Leone does not provide peace building materials [...]
SMDI is the development think tank at the world’s leading universities. The aims of the project are to add value to the [...]
Mexico is considered one of the most bio and cultural diverse countries in the world; the linkage between the both is [...]
Global Changemakers TV is a project that wants to produce a TV show featuring the work of the Global Changemakers around [...]
Gira Mundo (the portuguese expression for ’World Turns’) is a social project that aims to attract exchange students to work an educational [...]
United Nation’s Economic Commission for Latin America (CEPAL by its spanish acronym) revealed in its last report that poverty among children [...]
Youth Empowerment Sweden was created to provide teenagers with the chance to further their development through youth-led workshops, interesting lectures and [...]
The vision of this CAP was to create a local network of changemakers from my community to organize seminars and workshops, [...]
The Yute X 2010 Conference which will be held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on November 24-36, 2010 is being organised [...]
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