ALLIANCE BENEFITS
1 - COSMOS Global Alliance Summit
- Main event that is held yearly in host countries
- Attended by all 3 Villages: October
- Largest sustainable networking globally
- Summit reports shared with governments, associations and media channels
Speakers are from Chief Village and speak on pertinent issues to provide solutions and strategies for building Sustainable Businesses and Communities using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as framework.
2 - COSMOS Global Alliance Conference
- 1 yearly conference in host countries
- Attended by all 3 Villages: June
- Reports shared with governments, associations and media channels
Speakers are from Chief & Whiz Village and speak at the conference centred on industry trends and topics of priority eg. ESG, Education, Innovation etc.
3 - COSMOS Academy
- Monthly Online Talks by Industry Experts
- Specialised courses curated by Chief Village
- Access to library of articles by members
- All the learning you will need, as we have partnered with educational apps
One stop for all your learning needs with personalised and carefully curated learning materials from leading experts and specialists. Monthly talks by experts and specialists globally on themed topics.
4 - COSMOS Tribe Meets
- Once a year in May in local countries where we have presence
- Casual excellent networking opportunity locally, led by advisory boards of the network
- Exchange ideas and build local opportunities
Members get to attend their own local tribe meet or any of the tribe meets happening globally for building connections, networking, dicussing ideas, peer to peer support and enhancing business opportunities.
5 - COSMOS Hubs
- Partnered establishments globally that Chief and Whiz village can utilise to work, lounge and host meetings when they travel overseas
- Meeting other travelling Chief and Whiz Village members at these COSMOS hubs
Perfectly ideal designated establishments partnered for the comfort of a travelling member who needs privacy, working space, a safe lounging area, and a location where they can host meetings whilst overseas.
6 - COSMOS Projects
- Held yearly for 7 days in December at a developing country to address a social challenge and help the community at risk
- Members are invited for 5 days for the project and 2 days for an extended wellness retreat
A 1 week specific SDG related COSMOS Project for a vulnerable community to alleviate them from their social issue where COSMOS members and their loved ones come together to assist and also better their own wellness.
7 - COSMOS Marketplace
- In-app marketplace that connects buyers and sellers for business services/products
- Seamless and immediate business transactions without aimless messaging
- Build actual and purposeful relationships
Post short and quick 60 words in the marketplace and reach all members instantly. Effective and direct business opportunities where interested members can contact you directly for your posted service/product.
8 - COSMOS Peer Support
- In-app peer support where members help members answer difficult and challenging personal/career/business questions
- Post as yourself/anonymous and get advice from our experienced visionary members
A peer support feature by the network, for the network, where we have the most versatile and experienced members supporting and uplifting one another for difficulties faced. Be discrete or yourself and have members globally assist you.
9 - COSMOS Incubator
- Members' start-up ideas focused on SDG goals are invited to pitch at the June conference
- Chief and Whiz village members get the opportunity to invest and mentor the start ups
- Excellent opportunity for innovators
Incubators that allow for pitching start-up ideas to get investments and mentorship guidance. Diverse pool of the greatest visionaries from various industries who are willing to invest, guide and/or connect you to the right people.
10 - The COSMOS Times
- Monthly digital magazine of the latest happenings, updates and events of the network
- Members' profiles and their stories featured
- Featuring of articles written by members
- Informational resources on SDGs
Quick click link to access COSMOS Global Network's monthly progress and updates and read about featured members to connect with them more purposefully. Resources for building sustainable businesses and communities.
SOME OF OUR PAST EVENTS
STRATEGIC ADVISORS & SPEAKERS
Abha Banerjee Founder & Chief Strategist SUCCESS INDIA India
Adelena Chong PartnerPaddee Connexions Malaysia
Amit Chakarabarty Director Institutional Relations South & South East Asia CFA Institute India
Ananda Ivannanto DirectorA - Wing Group Indonesia
Andrea Monni Intelizest Algebra - Blue Spark Hub Singapore
Angelica Umali Business and Leadership Mentor Wisdom Institute for Leadership & Global Advancement Philippines
Anwita Mukherjee In House Legal Counsel BD x Data Centre India
Arun Pratab Assistant Professor at the faculty of science Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Agra India
Ashikin Hashim Executive Director Futbolita Singapore
Ashish Mishra CEO Varta Health India
Ashokraj Vadivelu CEO Intelizest Singapore
Asif Ayoob IMSAM I.G.O Observer United Nations ECOSOC India
Barbara Ewals Executive Director Initiative for Global Resilience Thailand
Bill Nguyen Founder & CEO ABS Education Vietnam
Cameron Sabo Board Member Advisor Thalun International School Malaysia
Clas Neumann Head Global SAP Labs Network China
Daniel Shen Founder Soqqle EDU Singapore
Darrel Teo Lecturer and Co-Advisor to Spirit of Enterprise Student Chapter Temasek Polytechnic Singapore
Dephy Oon Chief Executive Paddee Connexions LLP Malaysia
Dirk Hopfl Founder eduALTO Singapore
Dr Ichsan Ichsan Business Advisor AWINA Group Indonesia
Dr Richard Hames Founder Centre for the Future Australia
Dr. Raida Al-Awamleh Chairman RAA Global Academy, LLC- USA Florida
Elaine Zhou Founder & CEO CNEW International Singapore
Emil Kaburuan CEO / Founder KOMPIS Creative Solution Indonesia
Erick Hadi CEO Electronic Science Indonesia
Ericson Mendoza Founder Techbrew Philippines
Francis Schortgen Full Professor, Political Science & International Studies/Business University of Mount Union USA, Ohio
Frederick Burke Managing Partner Baker & McKenzie Vietnam
Grace Sabandar President Director/CEOPT Global Business Services Indonesia
Greg Crichton Managing Director Greater Asian Advisors Ltd Hong Kong
Habila Muhammad Kudu Niger State Coordinator Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ)Nigeria
Harry Hakuei Founder and Managing Director La Ditta Singapore Pte Ltd Singapore
Isma Husein Regional Director of Global Markets IE University in Madrid Malaysia
Jacques Tourel Chairman World Trade Center Warsaw, Poland
Jim Yuan Partner Joyview Education Philippines
Jimmy Pham Founder KOTO Social Enterprise Vietnam
Joel Chang Co-founder and COOION Mobility Asia Singapore
John West Executive Director Asian Century Institute Singapore
Jonathan Susanto Strategic Partnership Manager Pintek & Mentor Indonesia
Joost Helms Founder/Director Eindhoven International Project Office Netherlands
Judy Sng Education Director of Nursing Curriculum and Digital Transformation, Pharmacology National University of Singapore (NUS)Singapore
Jun Lasco Founder & CEOT he-AsiaGroup.com Inc. Philippines
Karin Funke-Rapp Public Relations Advisor Communications Consulting Germany
Kathryn Woof Co-Founder and Managing Director33 Talent Singapore
Khalil Zafar Director HR & Partner Organizational Renewal at Straxecute Consulting UAE
Kohei Kurihara Founder Privacy By Design Lab Japan
Kunihiko Shimada Chief Executive Officer KS International Strategies, Inc .Japan
Li Xu CPA, Founder Li Xu International, LLC Singapore
Marie Balangue Founder S.E.E.D.S Inc (Shelter, Education, Ecology, Disease prevention, Service) Philippines
Masahiro Ishizeki Head of International Programmes Mercy Relief Singapore
Masango Roderick Warakula National Public Relations, Partnerships,& Communications Commissioner The Scout Association of Zimbabwe
Master Del Pe Founder & Chief Healing Scientist World Institute for Incurable Diseases (WIID)Philippines
Mikhail Treyvish Founder and CEO Universal Crowdsourcing Agency Omni Grade Russia
Mohammad Maheswaran Managing Partner TRI Management Consultancy Singapore
Moni Platt Senior Trainer & Specialist World Institute for Incurable Diseases (WIID)Philippines
Muhammad Malik Co-Founder Ramadan Legacy United Kingdom
Navin Nair Director for Communications / Diversity & Inclusion Kowinko Technologies Singapore
Nhat Vuong Co-Founder The Happy Turtle Straw Vietnam
Nick Jonsson Managing Director EGN Singapore, Singapore
Noritaka Kobayashi Founder and CEO Bajji - Feel You Japan
Pankaj Gupta Dean and Professor O P Jindal Global University India
Parag Agarwal Founder & CEO Jana Jal India
Peter Portheine Co-Founder Eindhoven International Project Office Netherlands
Piya Ratna President International Youth Society Nepal
Prasoon Agrawal Founder HAVE (Her Ace Venture Evangelist)India
Raaj Kumar International Relations, Public Policy and Global Affairs Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Rachel Catanach President and Senior Partner Fleishman Hillard Hong Kong
Rafael Cascales Spanish Association of Foreign Trade Professionals (ACOCEX)Executive President Spain
Rajan Thakur Founding Member The Resilient Foundation and Volunteer For India India
Rakesh Murali Founder and Director Zlokha Health and Wellness Private Limited India
Reid Allen Ugsang Co-Founder / Principal Reimagining Society / National Christian Life College Philippines
Richard Rekhy CEO KPMG India India
Richard Obioma Founder/CEO Africa Climate Transformation Foundation Nigeria
Rosauro Rodriguez Founder PAD1925 Consultancy, Inc. Philippines
Rufus Lidman CEO AIAR EdTech PTE Ltd Sweden
Ruth Briones Chairman/President Greenergy Solutions Inc. Philippines
Sanjay Sethi Director (Sustainability)Phoenix Group Dubai
Sanjeev Sahni Principal Director Jindal Institute of Behavioral Sciences India
Shailendra Goswami Chairman & Managing Director Pushkaraj Group India
Shaun Deverson Director and Founder Lighthouse Futures Australia
Simon Lovegrove Director M Health Limited United Kingdom
Sougata Ghosh Deputy Director-General IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry India
Stanley Loh CEO World Capacity Builders Canada
Subarna Mukherjee Brand Manager ITC LTD India
Sudesan V Deputy Development Commissioner Government of Kerela India
Tadahiro Kawada President Kawada Technologies, Inc. Japan
Takatoshi Shibayama CEO Blockshine Singapore Pte. Ltd Singapore
Tatsuya Masubuchi CEO/Founder Root and Partners Ltd Japan
Thambyrajah T COO Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA)Singapore
Thomas Chen Personal Wealth Coach, Life & Business Strategist Singapore
Thomas Dondoh Social and Environmental Forestry Sustainable trans Environmental International Foundation Nigeria
Tina Chopra Chief Begetter Script Consultants Singapore
Tomas Klvana PhD, Co-Founder and Managing Partner Extend My Runway Czech Republic
Tomoko Hoshino Founder Choco-Revo International Japan
Uma Ganesh Executive Chairperson, Global Talent Track and Director 5F World India
Valentin Camano Rivera International Affairs(Foreign Relations), Mexico
Vanessa D Cruz National Secretary Singapore Aesthetics International Council Singapore
Wesley Gunter Managing Director Right Hook Communications Pte Ltd Singapore
Zuzanna Iwanejko Chief Marketing Officer WaSH Innovation Poland
PARTNERSHIPS
& COLLABORATIONS
United Nations Association of United States of America, SPSC
Africa Climate Transformation Foundation
Future Starts Now
Centre for Peace Advocacy and Sustainable Development
Reimagining Society
Grow, Give, Celebrate
Youth Coalition for a New Nigeria
DW Communications & Media Foundation
Faith Heritage Family
Manica Youth Assembly
YOCE Youth Center for Empowerment Liberia
Institut des Relations Culturelles et Politiques (Institute of Cultural Relations Policy)
TransEnvironment International Foundation
BIJOY Foundation
Center for Peace & Environmental Justice
Scout Association of Zimbabwe
DW Green Institute
Youth Parliament Assembly
Social Unity & International Relations – KRISTAL
World Youth Army
Swyambhu Youth Foundation
Karina Integrated Sustainable Solid & Waste Management
UNSDG PROJECTS BY
COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES
Nigeria :
Thomas Dondoh
Sustainable trans-environment international foundation and DevTrain CEDI:
1. Building of Eco-toilets using plastics at LGEA primary School Achusa, Makurdi, Benue State.
2. Planting of trees in some selected schools in Benue state.
3.Holding seminar talks in some selected schools in Niger state, giving information on the relationship of Forest and its impact on climate change.
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Sierra Leone :
Roy Robinson
To complement Government efforts to reach communities regarding good preventive measures against the coronavirus, Center for Peace Advocacy and Sustainable Development (CEPASD Africa Sierra Leone Chapter embarked on a two-day community awareness raising campaign in three communities.
The Portee Community, Waterloo Community, and the Calaba town Community.
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US :
Doreen Williams
Annual Youth International Energy & Environment Program (YIEEP)
UNA - USA:
The World's Largest Lesson brings Global Goals to children all over the world and unites them in taking action. Since their launch in September 2015, they have reached over 130 countries and impacted over 8 million children each year.
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Nepal :
Dibesh Amatya
There was a problem of unplanned housing in the Capital City of Nepal Kathmandu which was creating social problems.
This project was crucial in enhancing the safety and well-being of our people through acquisition of land. This helped boost accommodation and infrastructure, promising a healthy shelter for Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nepal's First Online Private Hostel Platform. During COVID-19 Pandemic –We provided free online Doctor Consultations. (CSR)
Hamrohostel joined hands with groups of doctors and started free calls and text service to all for online consultation on COVID-19.
We logged 100 plus calls and texts in two days and more than 1000 plus queries were solved through text and voice calls.
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India:
Madhulika Handoo
Delhi Dance Fever is a community organisation initiated by Twissha Cultural educational society.
Here we provide a platform for artists to grow and collaborate. We organize numerous dance events in Delhi and intend to create social awareness through the medium of dance. We have also worked on multiple social issues ranging from LGBTQ rights awareness to environmental preservation.
Through Aawaaz Education Services many needs of the youths were met. It is an educational organisation working to provide holistic learning solutions to schools across India.
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Democratic Republic of Congo :
Patrick Mayamba
Project « education which makes everything possible », the project was to unite young people from all groups mostly those from remote areas to connect them with organizations and authorities to enable them to attend classes and attain diplomas.
This project gave birth to the organization “future starts now” which gathers youth from different fields to seek sustainable solutions for community issues. The organization empowers more than 100 young people by providing them advice, skills and continuous help together for the benefit of the community.
We trained trainers to enhance new generation for our youth’s education and engagement for the new target which is development. Now we seek for funds to help orphans, students whose parents lost jobs due to the outbreak of coronavirus and to also create jobs so the young professionals can find employment.
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Nigeria :
Habila Muhammad
The project ABC is a concept designed to promote, educate and create awareness to our teeming youths in the promotion of socio-economic and socio-political development and entrenchment of peaceful co-existence in the society.
It is an approach to ensure the youths are re-directed into productive venture and address the challenges of Insecurity, Unemployment, Communal Clashes, Religious and Political Crises, Thuggery, Prostitution, Ignorant Followership, Restiveness, Redundancy and other social vices disrupting the peace and tranquility in our Society.
The objective of the proposal is : Inculcating the Youth value of patriotism, Integrity, Honesty, Positive Work Ethics, Respect for Elders and constituted authority. To enhance Unity, Peace and Progress in the Society To Advocate on the need for Entrepreneurship skill development. To re-direct the minds of the Youth into Productive Ventures To advocate on the need to see Agriculture as a Business or Career. We were able to help Youths and Women, and the Communities.
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Democratic Republic of Congo :
Bernard Lutete
The Save the Climate has been supported by the Visibility project of CBR+ ( Community Based of REDD+ / Communauté de base de REDD+).
This project aimed to share news, outcomes, impacts, results, realizations, and success of the UN REDD+ projects founded many years ago in rural communities located in its provinces of : Kongo Central, Kinshasa, Kwango, and EX. Equateur.
The projects are based around the work of forest regeneration and agroforestry undertaken by some communities of REDD+ in partnership with some of the local Non-Governmental Organizations.
The Visibility Team of Save the Climat has also participated to the International City and CSO Summit at Istanbul, Turkey, organized under the auspices of the Turkish Presidency and Esenler Municipality.
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Bangladesh :
Ayesha Akhter
World Youth Army is a volunteering organization. We started our journey during Covid-19 pandemic. Because of Covid-19 educational institutes have been closed since March 2020. Bangladesh is a developing country and is not fully technology equipped. Students are the future of our country, thus, World Youth Army launched a project to distribute educational materials to those students who can’t afford them now because of lockdown. Family income has stopped. Students are in need of educational materials.
Also, we are delivering necessary food items to poor helpless people. Till now, we have distributed relief to 500+ families from 14 Districts of Bangladesh. We encourage people to raise awareness by posting stories of hunger and poverty in their communities.
We helped many students and teachers who were unable to get access to resources for relief. Our volunteers also do groundwork by going door to door and collecting data from poverty stricken families to see where more concentration of assistance is required. Our vision is to erase poverty and hunger.
Our next vision is to work with Youths to enhance their social responsibilities.
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Pakistan :
Noman Ali
"Life is all about Personal Growth, Giving Back and Celebrating. Create yourself, don't play yourself"
Grow, Give, Celebrate is a platform that collaborates with young minds from different backgrounds who look forward to not only share their remarkable journeys but also provide a helping hand to those seeking growth. GGC collaborates with various different organizations, entrepreneurs and individuals to carry out 1) Charity events that includes football/marathons, 2) Workshops to educate and guide youths on Leadership, Public Speaking, Social Issues and Digital skills 3) Seminars on Refugee Crises and Campaign Designing.
We believe that success for any cause can only be possible if one is equipped with the proper mindset and attitude for it.
We want GROW, GIVE, CELEBRATE to be the means for a collective society by aiding through provision of our expertise. We at GGC won't leave anyone behind. The moment people realize that humanity involves being human, our race shall grow together, give back together and celebrate together!
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Philippines :
Reid Allen Ugsang
i-Inspire PH was formally organized through the collaborative effort of student leaders and educators to address the growing concern over the erosion of values among Filipino youth, aiming to build impacts by empowering them through holistic education.
It initiates to equip the youth with experiential learning in becoming catalysts of change in addressing problems in their most passionate chosen sectors through the conduct of youth innovation and sustainability conferences, leadership and skills development training and workshops that will result in campus and community impact.
The core values of Connection, Collaboration, and Commitment serve as the guiding principles of the organization as it continues to expand its social network in different educational institutions in the Philippines. The National Christian Life College and Maranatha Christian Academy are the two primary institutional partners of i-Inspire PH.
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Mali :
Lacami Doucoure
Youth Forum on Employment and Peace :
Contribute to the employability of young people (women and men) in rural areas by strengthening their capacities in agro-business, entrepreneurship and citizenship education in order to build a peaceful and secure Mali.
Outcome: 60 people incubated and 20% started their own business thanks to this project and 200 youth sensitized on Civics and leadership
What project needs further:
Providing materials to these youth enthusiasts, to boost their productions as some have not started to implement their project due to lack of resources.
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Zimbabwe :
Jussa Nhari
MAYA donated 100 trees and shrubs which were planted at Murahwa Hills Primary School. This event marked the genesis of MAYA‘s strategic Green and Reforestation Project aimed at planting 5000 trees in the following 12 months in Mutare and other parts of Manicaland.
Manica Youth Assembly facilitated a community education and public awareness programme on environmentalism. As a progressive and vibrant youth movement, MAYA raises awareness on the need to educate both young and old on the need for sustainable development and in particular on the importance of all things green.
Manica Youth Assembly held a tree planting event in partnership with Matika Primary School in the Dora area of Mutare to help curb the problem of deforestation especially due to a high demand for firewood from nearby Mutare City.
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Nigeria :
Ochai Thankgod
The desire to build a better society was conceived and the passion was birthed into the project : Ekiti State Integrity Education Advocacy School Tour with the focus on promoting awareness on integrity and right morals in children and youth in Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Our project was targeted mainly towards children and youths because we strongly believe it is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. We are glad to say many young people in Ekiti State, Nigeria are now declaring for Anti-corruption despite the wide perception that ‘anything goes’ in the country.
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Nigeria :
Annemary Fiabema
Back to school project is a project where we provide school items to underprivileged children in various communities like books, bags, scholarships, school shoes and water bottle. Many kids are not going to school because they are not able to afford it.
Scholarship Program: We organize free scholarship/sponsorship programmes in various communities in Port Harcourt for nursery, primary and secondary level.
Housing Project; We build houses for the homeless and we also renovate houses for widows, single mothers and less privileged families.
Free Medical Outreach Project; We also provide free medical outreach for various communities in Port Harcourt, where free tests have been given and free medicines provided to the less privileged families and children.
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Nigeria :
Richard Obioma
Africa Climate Transformation Foundation (ACTfoundation) is an organization that promotes United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14.
We organize Ocean Cleanups, which help with educating and advocating for community participation in mitigating against plastic pollution.
Our vision is to inspire young people to take the right action and attitude towards the marine environment.
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Bangladesh :
Mizanur Rahman
BIJOY Foundation arranges different types of events for vulnerable peoples to achieve food security and promote the human capital formation for advancing well-being.
We hosted many events to provide cooked food to the people from slums of Dhaka.
We also hosted many events to distribute other essentials such as clothes so that slum dwellers meet basic hygiene and understand about its importance.
Additionally, education is also provided to help school goers of primary school standard so that they can meet basic education levels. Their parents are hard laborers and cannot afford much.
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Nigeria :
Ayotunde Adisa
We understood that there was a problem in the community and we wanted to reach out to help the girls and women. The project was initiated to educate these females.
Informational content was shared with the community females on the realities of sexual assault and safety precautions to prevent them from being a victim.
Aside from Sex Education, the community also benefited from learning about Career progress and took part in group discussions encouraging unity.
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Nepal :
Prakriti GC
Project “Dream: No homeless people in Nepal by 2024”.
This organization is founded in Nepal and its objective is to provide shelter, clothes and food to homeless people of Nepal. We volunteer at nights, where we take homeless people to homeless shelters we built and we take care of them by providing basic needs. The main focus of this project is, no one should die of lack of food and shelter in Nepal. The project have branches in 15 districts of Nepal.
We also renovated a pre-school from a village of Aurangabaad with the presence of volunteers from three countries; Nepal, India and Denmark. The project contributed for better education and helped children learn in English about their basic needs.
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India :
Akash Harale
(R.I.P)
Swyambhu Youth Foundation:
We Provide all Educational Materials to Children of Orphanages and cultivate their interest in Sports And Performing Arts.
Nearly 250 Children’s are part of the Educational Project “ Relation of Blood “. This is a Blood Donation Camp to Avoid the Shortage of blood in Public Hospitals and we have collected 2500 blood Bags and provided free Blood Bags to almost 1000 Patients up to date.
Assistance is also provided to 'Young Mind for Innovation' in their schools and college competitions.
Heritage and places of worship are also cleaned and sanitized under the Project “Swachata Doot “.
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Zimbabwe :
Casper Mutumbami
Kariba Town Integrated Solid Waste Management for Environmental Protection and Climate Change Mitigation
- Community picking litter on shored of Lake Kariba
Community volunteers picking of litter once a week in their neighbourhood and along the lakeshore abutting to their settlement.
The community volunteers also participate in recycling of waste such as paper, plastics, beverage cans, bottles for selling to manufacturers and composting of organic waste to produce fertilizer. This does not only bring income to the members but is also an environmental and climate protection projection.
- Kariba Town Local Schools Environment Quizzes
We make learning about climate change and the environment fun in schools by including the young through competitions and hands on learning. School children in Environmental clubs are assisted to access educational and awareness content. They are exposed to practical environmental issues in society. Environmental quizzes are organised and winners get prizes.
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Mali :
Badra Doumbia
"72 Chrono: The Tools to Succeed Your Project" was held in Bamako/ Torokorobougou, organized by the IRCP Institute des Relations Culturelles et Politiques. The aim was to enable participants to formulate and conceptualize an idea for a company they want to set up. This free training brought together a predominantly female mixed group that benefited from in-depth knowledge of the Business Model Canvas, Digital Marketing and personal development. They shared experiences especially with participants who were mostly beginners. The trainers were experts in the field of entrepreneurship. During the 2 days, they educated on entrepreneurship skills and participants gained more confidence. This training initiated by the IRCP is part of its objective and action plan, which is to promote the culture of excellence, particularly through the training of young people.
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Bangladesh :
Rafikul Islam
BIJOY Foundation utilizes the immense youth potential and energy present in Bangladesh to help the impoverished community.
It looks to create a better society for the next generation which is free from exploitation, discrimination and violence, and to support the achievement of its highest potential.
Some of the projects conducted were the distribution of school materials, clothes and food to slum children. We also conduct interactive classes for them and invite them to take part in dance and drama. We even host leadership and teamwork training through festivals. We hosted women empowerment workshops such as practical skills in designing clothes and furnitures.
It aims to bring about substantial improvement in the lives of disadvantaged people with emphasis on their literacy and nourishment. Specially it focuses SDG goals 3 (Good health and well-being), 4 (Quality education) and 11 (Sustainable cities and Communities).
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Bhutan :
Sudesh Pokhrel
Alternative Sustainable Governance Model in Juxtaposition to the Polar Development through Capitalism -
The project focused on an Alternative Governance/development model of “Gross National Happiness” apart from “Gross Domestic Product” for balancing material and immaterial growth through the adaptation of a ‘Middle Path’ as a mindful route towards development. Middle Path centers around the concept of thought and action where the individual and collective life in the society are linked interdependently.
Our current project endeavours to create inclusive, fair, and sustainable communities by holistically embedding the concept of “wellbeing”. It encourages us to move from a self-centric to a philanthropic citizen by designing solutions to the world’s most pressing issues through a comprehensive well-being education program. It aims to establish economic empowerment through social connectivity among the Youths.
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Liberia :
Elijah Baysah
The Youth Center for Empowerment's (YOCE) aim is to empower youth with the skills of entrepreneurship. This is to motivate the youths to start an initiative or organisation/business of their own.
It is also designed to prepare youths to find an impactful or purposeful career for the future when they start their career paths.
Recently, we organized a three days training for entrepreneurs on how to manage customers and their problems during a crisis.
We held our first career training for high schools students in February 2020 where we trained 100+ high schools students with the skills of career development.
The career training is geared towards helping participants break the cycle of self-defeat orientation, thus allowing them to be self-reliant and self-sufficient.
The goal of the employable skills training is to help participants develop the skills they need to achieve their career objectives. The workshop takes 48 to 52 hours to complete and is taught in four units: (My Goal, My Resources, My Interaction with Resources and My Continued Success).
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Gambia :
Omar Nyang
1. Tree planting: We have implemented tree planting in different communities within our neighborhood. We planted more 1000 plants/crops. This was to encourage regrowth of crops and also to aid the sustainability of the land.
2. Cleaning Exercise. We embarked on cleaning exercise with students between the age of 14 to 17 and the areas cleaned were the schools and hospitals. We realized that there was a massive issue with hygiene and sanitation and assisted to aid with the situation. Educational institutes should be kept clean as it is where we gain knowledge from and hospitals are susceptible to viruses and bacterias and need to be maintained so the weaker patients do not contract illnesses.
3. With my organization, the National Youth Parliament-The Gambia, we embarked on voter education, it was aimed to create more awareness and how to strengthen democracy in my country. We also took part in the election of our country as election observers.
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Bangladesh :
Sarker Tanvir
The Youth Parliament was established in Bangladesh in 2018 to harness the potential of youth leadership development and to provide opportunities.
Every country in the world is promoting a sustainable society and community development by giving priority to youth skills.
Our plans and actions relate to SDG's Goal-16. The youth of different countries in the world are involved in this platform and representing their nation as a conscious and Active Citizen of the society. The Youth Parliament is an effective system that focuses on the problem, its solution and the possibilities of a constituency. By fulfilling the role of the representative (MP) symbolically, the spirit of leadership development will be created and the youths will learn about their responsibility.
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India :
Rajan Thakur
Organisation Name : Volunteer for India
Project 1: We educate the community for dealing and mitigating with various climate emergency crisis. We have impacted 17000 lives of people through rescuing in various emergency crises by conducting training and workshops. We groom them with Preparedness as this is one of the ways of dealing with the loss of property and life on land. Our vision is to reach out and impact 1 million lives by 2030 through this Disaster management and Preparedness Training and Workshops.
Project 2: Mitigate Covid-19 by raising awareness on practices and safety measure. We launched a programme, Covid-19 Mitigation Campaign which was supported by U.S Consulate General Chennai and Katradi a local NGO who supported us under the Volunteer for India platform to take this action programme. Some topics covered were Stress Management, Self Compassion and Self Resilience, Basics of Covid-19, Health Hygiene, Sanitation and Cleanliness, Good Governance, Identifying fake news and Immunity Boosting. 500 lives were impacted!
