Getting the MDGs done
Submitted by nirvana@yes-us.net on February 17, 2007 - 3:22pm.
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This session will be on: June 30, 2007 - 3:30pm It will be held at: Room 1207 room at the Westin Hotel View scheduleOrganization DescriptionGlobal Community Partnerships, Inc. (GCP) is a
for-profit social enterprise. GCP’s mission is to
catalyze a global project management infrastructure
designed to give everyone, everywhere access to
empowerment within two years and to complete the
accomplishment of the UN Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) within five years.
Through constant feedback to the human nervous system
of that which is working to accomplish our global
agenda, people will finally have an enabling
environment to come together and co-create our future.
This feedback will be powered by digital storytelling
over a youth-led, peer-to-peer network of digital
media studios contained in 22,000 community resource
centers. This network of Digital Media Community
Resource Centers will also provide access to
microfinance and training in entrepreneurship.
GCP is launching its first national network of 210
centers in June in Kenya. The Kenyan network will be
partnered with dozens of centers around the world. Proposal Demographicsidentify as women are 25 years old or younger Session DescriptionIn 1995, at the UN Social Summit, Member States began changing the commitments made for the year 2000 at the 1990 World Summit for Children. Believing that—with five years left on the clock—there wasn’t enough time left to keep promises made to the children of the world, goals were cut in half and dates were moved to 2015 and beyond. YES-US realizes that without a global project management infrastructure robust enough to accomplish the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it is possible the MDGs will also not be met. In this workshop, through experiential group exercises, participants will comprehend how hundreds of billions of dollars in development monies hasn’t accomplished the global development agenda. The intention of this workshop is to inspire participants to commit to comprehensive, coordinated action for the timely accomplishment of the MDGs. This workshop will be led in English and Spanish by a diversified mix of youth from the US and Central America. Based on our experience at the Nairobi Social Summit, we anticipate between 50 and 100 participants. Our workshop is best suited for Saturday, June 30th (Strategizing – Strategies on achieving another world). First NameNirvana Last NameCable Contact E-mailnirvana@yes-us.net Proposing OrganizationYES-US.net Organization Websitewww.yes-us.net Position or TitleFounder, Social Architect Contact Telephone512 796 8975 Event DaySaturday, June 30th (Strategizing the Achieving of Another World) Contact Address14781 Memorial Drive, Suite 852 Formatsmall group discussion Contact CityHouston KeywordsEconomies Community-building Culture & Art/Music/Media Economy/ies (inc. Social/Solidarity Economies) Education (see also Students & Youth) Sustainable development Women, Women’s Rights Youth Audience Number50-100 people Contact StateTX Contact ZIP77079 Person Reviewingmbj |