UCP-SARnet in Action
This is the blog for the Leadership Team of UCP-SARnet. It is used to deliver news about the development of the network and to stimulate discussion on implementation of UCP-SARnet's mission.
Hi Everyone, I'd like to remind you all to sign up for this amazing opportunity.
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Few months ago we started to organize few EmPeace LABS clubs in high school. One of them is Anubhuti School in Jalgaon build at the Headquarters of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. (JISL), as another tool next to Gandhi Research Foundation allowing to implement Gandhi's legacy. The school was created as a co-educational residential school based on the vision of ShriBhavarlal Jain, the Founder and Chairman of JISL Located about fifty km away from the famous Ajanta Caves, a World Heritage site, the…
Mr. Pape Samb, President of Global Youth Innovation Network, paid one week long visit to Arizona State University on the invitation by School of Social Work and UCP-SARnet.
During this intense week he had numerous meeting with ASU Administration, faculty and students from the School of Social work involved in Refugee Program, with Walton Foundation. On Thursday he had a guest presentation at GIOS on the topic Building Community through Youth Entrepreneurship. On Friday he met with the…
OfflineCommunity psychology focuses on people that have been oppressed in one way or another. "Oppression is described as a state of domination where the oppressed suffer the consequences of deprivation, exclusion, discrimination, exploitation, control of culture, and sometimes even violence" (Prilleltensky & Nelson). Community psychologist want people to understand the injustices brought upon disadvantaged people. Social change deals with adjustments in behavior over a period of time, which…
Dear Friends,
I would like to inform you that I resigned from the position of the Facilitator of UCP-SARnet effective January 17, 2014. This decision is a result of challenges I have been facing because of aging, health problems, as well as personal issues I recently encountered.
This is an opportunity to express my gratitude to all of you who committed time, energy and creativity to build our network, here in the US and all around the world. I am fully aware that there is not enough of…
UNDP Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan are organizing the country’s first International Model UN Security Council Conference to be held in October 2013 in Baku. The theme of the Conference will be “Cyber Security”. The Conference will bring together 45 university students and graduates from Azerbaijan and fourteen other states currently serving as members of the UN Security Council. Selected candidates will participate in a two-day pre-conference training workshop to be organised in collaboration with the UN DPI HQ and followed by a simulated session of the UN Security Council.
As participants in this Model UN Conference, students will be required to step into the shoes of ambassadors to the UN, representing the foreign policy of Security Council member states as accurately as possible. Preparation for and participation in this simulation of the UN Security Council will help students develop research, writing, public speaking and analytical skills, which will prove invaluable throughout their lives. Furthermore, students will learn the value of consensus building, conflict resolution and cooperation and enhance their leadership and inter-personal skills.
For more detailed information and application form, please see the attached call for local and international participants respectively.
1st INTERNATIONAL MODEL UN SECURITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE
20-26 OCTOBER 2013
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN
Deadline for submission of applications: Saturday, 31st August 2013
UNDP Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan are organizing the country's first International Model UN Security Council Conference to be held in October 2013 in Baku. The theme of the Conference will be "Cyber Security".
The Conference will bring together 45 university students and…
Now that a new semester is starting it is time to clean up our mile! Please contact me so I can coordinate a day for a group of us to do it!
We have to clean up the street every three months and it has been five months so please contact me if you are interested in participating in the clean up. Thank you!
A Refugee Center in Phoenix needs a professional seamstress
If any one can dedicate some time to helping refugees learn how to be sustainable by using a sewing machine please contact me. Thank you!
Enhancing sustainable practices while maximizing human potential.
The first volunteer activity that I coordinated for the spring 2013 semester was the Point-In-Time Homeless Count which took place in the last week of January. It was a great experience. This was the fifth homeless count conducted in Maricopa County coordinated by the Maricopa Association of Governments in which 100's of volunteers participated during a four hour frame to find and interview as many homeless persons within our region. In order for Arizona to be able to provide more resources…
Keep in touch!
Hey Everyone,
As the semester is coming to an end I just wanted to remind you all that whether or not you plan on continuing as part of the executive team (which I hope you all will) - the UCP-SARnet resources are here for you to use. You are more than welcome to continue to interact with other members. Our goal is to make a real difference in communities, especially with the Millennium Development Goals in mind, and our interaction is one of the main tools we have that can spark ideas that…
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