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Dear Colleaques, Youths and Members of
the MRU Basin,

Please..., I am glad to welcome you to The MRUYouthplatform online community; a private networking and content sharing site powered by (but not only) young people, around the theme of youth-led development in the Mano River Union Countries .

The site will allow you to participate actively in enhancing the development of the sub-region; you will exchange and present your visions, recommendations and point of views to other youth in your country, and countries of the Mano River Union, as well as hold discussions with your peers and governments officials on pressing issues affecting youth in the sub-region. Finally, you can provide and receive peer-to-peer support in your area of expertise.

All of these above, some great preparations already underway by the host organization for Liberia, the Youth Crime Watch of Liberia.

This is your chance to Particip@te, Xchange, Support! Join us NOW!!

JOIN HERE: http://mruyouthplatform.org/participate-xchange-support/sign-up/

Welcome always,


Thomas J. Barlue
Programs Director
African Child Peace Initiative-Liberia
National Coordinator - YoungPeopleWeCare Inc

Cell: +231-6605658 / 77969319
http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/Teeman
http://teeman.tigblog.org/
WWW.ypwc.org
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Please..., I am glad to welcome you to The MRUYouthplatform online community; a private networking and content sharing site powered by (but not only) young people, around the theme of youth-led development in the Mano River Union Countries .

The site will allow you to participate actively in enhancing the development of the sub-region; you will exchange and present your visions, recommendations and point of views to other youth in your country, and countries of the Mano River Union, as well as hold discussions with your peers and governments officials on pressing issues affecting youth in the sub-region. Finally, you can provide and receive peer-to-peer support in your area of expertise.

All of these above, some great preparations already underway by the host organization for Liberia, the Youth Crime Watch of Liberia.

This is your chance to Particip@te, Xchange, Support! Join us NOW!!

JOIN HERE: http://mruyouthplatform.org/participate-xchange-support/sign-up/

Welcome always,


Thomas J. Barlue
Programs Director
African Child Peace Initiative-Liberia
National Coordinator - YoungPeopleWeCare Inc

Cell: +231-6605658 / 77969319
http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/Teeman
http://teeman.tigblog.org/
WWW.ypwc.org
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The Mano River Union (MRU) countries (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire) present the greatest challenge in terms of the necessity for creating jobs for youth. Nearly three in four people living there, or 71.3 per cent, are under the age of 30 and youth unemployment rates run high around 70 per cent in the subregion, and as high as 88% in Liberia. Female youth require particular attention as they account for half of all youth but are regularly overlooked. When young people do find a job, it is often in the informal economy, in low-paid, low-skilled and unprotected jobs.

Without access to employment and income opportunities and without means to fulfill their aspi¬rations, youth in the sub-region can represent a potential threat to regional stability. That is why ILO, UNDP and UNIDO have made a pledge to “deliver as one” on the issue of youth employ¬ment in the Mano River Union countries . The “Multi-stakeholder Programme for Productive and Decent Work for Youth in MRU countries” comes as a response to increas¬ing calls for harnessing the capacities of youth as a potential social and economic resource for peace building and stability.

This programme aims to facilitate the creation of employment opportunities for youth in the MRU countries and contribute to social and political stability, and economic growth in the region.

Beneficiaries of the Programme

The choice of the target beneficiaries is based on the following core assumptions: a) disad¬vantaged poor youth are the largest population group in the region; b) there are different youth groups with different economic and social roles; c) the majority of poor youth are self-employed in the informal sector; d) establishing trust with youth is critical to the success of an outreach de¬velopment programme. Youth should be active, participatory partners in youth employment pro¬grammes, rather than being treated as passive beneficiaries. Even if economic growth reaches a reasonable rate, the rate of job creation will not be commensurate with the need to create opportunity for large populations of unemployed youth.

The programme will thus benefit different target groups;

Marginalized, disadvantage urban and rural youth;

Youth who wish to start up a business or to become employed or improve community productivity;

Youth who already own a business and wish to expand;

Development Objective

Creating opportunities for decent and productive work for under- and unemployed youth in the MRU countries, thereby contributing to social, political and economic stability in the sub-region. Provide communication means to promote dialogue, knowledge and information sharing, peer-to-peer support, and youth direct participation to development.

More details and JOIN Here:
http://mruyouthplatform.org/about/
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As a community coordinator for the International Candle Light Event, I’d like to give you an update on ongoing activities owards the International Candle Light Memorial in Liberia and to invite you and your organization to take action as well.

Today marks 2 weeks towards the International Candle Light Memorial date which my organization, ACPI Inc, the stop Aids Liberia, LIWEN, Lutheran, SOS, LIGHT Ass. And other prominent organizations concerned about the HIV pandemic have been working tirelessly to organize a national activity towards the celebration of the Global AIDS Week of Action and the Candle Light Day 2009 Event in Liberia.

I encourage those of you who’s organizations are aware of this day and have activities planned, to please sign up to the Candle Light website and be registered with the National Campaign: internationalaidscandlelight.org.

In 2008, according to the national figures, about 2,000-35, 000 is estimated number of AIDS cases while 53,000-140,000 estimated case of HIV cases, of which approximately 20% do have access to ARVs. Recently, with scale-up of VTC to most part of the country, the situation is significantly better but the number of people living with HIV and AIDS on treatment is very low.

For the people living with HIV/AIDS, access to treatment is definitely a major point, but it is not sufficient help to them in their daily life when paying for opportunistic infections treatment remains a challenge. Indeed, social and psychological issues are also significant: social problem such as food insecurity, stigmatization/discrimination, violation of rights and self exclusion from social network, etc., could come from lack of commitment from decision-makers to analyze the gains, fulfill policies, programs and implementation mechanisms, and the big loses and new promises to contain the epidemic.

The aim of the National Global AIDS Week of Action is to campaign with focus on the right to ARVs and opportunistic treatment, especially women and children during the Global AIDS Week of Action and the Candle Light Day 2009 through (state activities), which advocate within local, national and international levels to provide policy recommendations to government, non-government actor, donor agencies and civil society groups for greater accountability and more effective approaches to adopt policies, program, implementation and accountability mechanisms of Universal Access 2010.

This is why it is important for you to joined GAWA- Liberia now, to engaged in this collaborative process with different kinds of initiatives and promote a space that amplifies people’s voices, to address the weaknesses observed both at local and national levels.

About the CANDLE LIGHT MEMORIAL

The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, a program of the Global Health Council, is one of the oldest and largest grassroots mobilization campaigns for HIV/AIDS awareness in the world. Started in 1983, the Candlelight Memorial takes place every third Sunday in May and is led by a coalition of some 1,200 community organizations in 115 countries hosting local memorials that honor the lost and raise social consciousness about the disease. The Candlelight is also much more than just a memorial. It provides opportunities for leadership development, policy advocacy, partnerships, and improvement of community mobilization skills. With 33 million people living with HIV today, the Candlelight continues to serve as an important intervention for global solidarity, breaking down barriers, and giving hope to new generations.
More here: internationalaidscandlelight.org

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND HOW THE GET YOUR ORGANIZATION INVOLVE IN THE NATIONAL GLOBAL WEEK OF ACTION AND ACTIVITY…..YOU MAY KINDLY CONTACT ME WITH CONTACT DETAILS BELOW:

Welcome always,

Thomas J. Barlue
Programs Director
African Child Peace Initiative-Liberia
National Coordinator – YoungPeopleWeCare Inc

Cell: +231-6605658 / 77969319
profiles.takingitglobal.org/Teeman
teeman.tigblog.org
WWW.ypwc.org
]]> Thu, 07 May 2009 14:35:00 EDT http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/659823 http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/659819 26th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial
Sunday, May 17th, 2009

The following statement is the official declaration of solidarity for communities participating in the 26th
International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, the world’s oldest community movement against HIV and
AIDS. The Declaration was created by the International Advisory Board of the Candlelight Memorial
program, which represents every world region, in collaboration with the Global Health Council.

AIDS is one of the world’s greatest challenges. Over the last quarter century, the disease has
impacted our communities, families, economies, and millions of lives. And yet, communities
worldwide are hopeful that a solution can be found. The theme for the 26th International AIDS
Candlelight Memorial is “Together, We Are the Solution.” The theme represents the challenges
that remain and our unwavering belief that a solution is possible. The role of civil society is
critical to ending HIV and AIDS, but we cannot work alone and hope is not enough. We need
action, and communities and governments must work together.

On behalf of the over one thousand communities in over a hundred countries participating
today in the Candlelight Memorial, we declare our solidarity in the response to AIDS and
recommit ourselves to the cause. We call on global leaders to hear our voices, honor pledges to
give resources for HIV and AIDS, and increase access to prevention, treatment, and care. We
call on national and community leaders to serve as examples and include people living with
HIV and AIDS in the process of forming national programs. We call on businesses to invest in
their communities and we ask institutions of faith to be more inclusive. And we call on the
media to report the truth about HIV and AIDS, and help us share stories about what works.
Policy must be equitable and based on evidence. Treatment must be balanced with prevention.
Human rights, particularly of children, must be upheld and education must be a priority. The
link between AIDS and TB, malaria, and other conditions should be promptly addressed with
appropriate actions and resources, and the issue of AIDS must be addressed as part of a broader
problem of poverty and development, gender inequity and sexuality, and health system reform.
We must move beyond fear and ignorance, and embrace people living with HIV and AIDS by
replacing stigma and discrimination with understanding and support. All of us can be a part of
the solution. Learn about AIDS. Get tested. Become an advocate. Join a club or volunteer.
As we gather around the world today to remember those we have lost, we stand committed to
finding a solution by working together to end HIV and AIDS.

Signed by the International Advisory Board of the

Candlelight Memorial program the Global Health Council

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I am pleased to present to you the declaration of the just ended International Youth Forum on “The Role of Youth on Poverty and Migration Eradication” held from 13-15 April 2009 in Tripoli, Libya.

I hope these important recommendations that can assist national youth councils, governments and the global communities at large to enable youth effectively to participate and reduce the devastating consequences of poverty and migration.

Please Read Below…!
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INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FORUM

“The Role of Youth on Poverty and Migration Eradication” 13-15 April 2009

Tourism Village Janzoor, Tripoli, Libya

DECLARATION

1 PREAMBLE

1.1 We, the participants of the International Youth Forum (IYF) convened in Tripoli from 13-15 April 2009 for its first program organized by the World Assembly of Youth and National Ogranisation of Libyan Youth which bring together the young people and youth leaders from around the world to discuss pertinent and topical youth issues.

1.2 The theme selected for IYF 2009 is “The Role of Youth on Poverty and Migration Eradication”. This theme was selected in the realization of the need to educate, increase awareness, to prevent or reduce the rates of poverty and migration amongst youth. All countries and all sectors of the society are affected by the devastating dilemma of poverty and migration.

1.3 However, with this selected theme the young people, youth leaders, government and organization officers gathered here to call for action in areas such as: Reduction of youth poverty and migration; Assessing the problems; Tackling the problems; Forging partnerships; Focusing on special needs; Sending the right messages; and Building experiences.

1.4 After thorough deliberations
through plenary sessions, workshops and other events, we the participants have put together this document with the following recommendations that we strongly feel ought to be implemented to empower youth effectively to participate and reduce the rates of poverty and migration amongst the youth.

The guiding principles for this declaration were based on the following objectives:
• To achieve a behavior modification among youth;
• To bring awareness about how poverty and migration affects youth and the extent to which youth are affected;
• To increase youth awareness to their responsibilities regarding poverty and migration reduction;
• To improve the national and international policies that deal with poverty and migration and its effects on the society;
• To recommend improvements to the current systems of education for youth worldwide on poverty and migration;
• To heighten international awareness in order to resolve and tackle the poverty and migration challenges;
• To improve cooperation between governments, civil societies and private sectors to address the issue of poverty and migration;
• To have a stronger, more effective national youth councils with leading roles in the fight against poverty and migration.

2 RECOMMENDATIONS

2.1 Government

2.1.1 Develop action plans that help in the reduction, prevention and monitoring of poverty and migration.

2.1.2 Develop and implement government legislation to deal and work for the reduction of poverty and migration within the country.

2.1.3 Provide financial support to NGOs and bodies that deal and work with youth on issues of poverty and migration.

2.1.4 Establish Training Centers, Mentoring Programmes and Mediation for individuals affected by poverty and migration.

2.1.5 Create agreements among neighbouring nations in order to establish a better understanding in areas of poverty and migration.

2.1.6 Strengthen government mechanisms that ensure good governance leading to the reduction of poverty and migration.

2.1.7 Facilitate the basic essential rights of individuals within the country in order to reduce poverty and decrease illegal migration.

2.1.8 Educate and provide opportunities for young people to establish themselves in order to contribute in the development of their country.

2.1.9 Each government needs a youth council for economic crimes, in order to minimize mismanagement of finances and therefore ensure the implementation of projects geared towards the fight against poverty and migration.

2.2 International, Regional and National NGOs

2.2.1 Organize events and programmes to empower young people.

2.2.2 Equip young people with the ability and skills that is required for them to help reduce the poverty and migration.

2.2.3 Establish local, regional and international exchange of resource centers to build a strong foundation within the country: in areas such as logistics, institutions and personnel.

2.2.4 Reinforce the exchange of information on poverty and migration.

2.2.5 Encourage young people to become ambassadors and proactive in order to spread awareness towards the reduction of poverty and migration.

2.2.6 Create policies to promote the eradication of youth issues: such as poverty and migration.

2.2.7 The youth and NGOs should work together and actively participate in peace process as the outbreak of conflicts as the cause of poverty in most countries especially in Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine…etc

2.3 Education

2.3.1 Incorporate poverty and migration issues in existing curriculum for primary, secondary and higher education.

2.3.2 Design civic education to empower the populace on the consequences of poverty and migration.

2.3.3 Capacitate parents on how to identify the trends, threats, signs and symptoms of poverty and migration among the youth.

2.3.4 Encourage development and implementation of peer education programs i.e. survival and life skills.

2.4 Media

2.4.1 Maximizing usage of technology to inform and educate communities on the consequences of poverty and migration.

2.4.2 Intensify greater social responsibility towards the young people in areas of poverty and migration.

2.4.3 Utilise all forms of media to impart positive thoughts, ideas, awareness, opportunities, messages and attitudes to the young people.

2.4.4 Provide information, resources and services to the youth in order to educate them on the impact of poverty and migration.

2.4.5 Publish materials that will enable youth to participate on the current issues that they are facing in the areas of poverty and migration.

2.4.6 Promote awareness programmes to encourage young people to play their role on society on the matters of poverty and migration.

2.5 Private sector

2.5.1 Establish an annual grant to equip the young people with the skill knowledge and positive reinforcement to resist the consequences of poverty and need for migration.

2.5.2 Intensify corporate and social responsibilities to help ease the stress of poverty among the young people and the necessity to migrate.

2.5.3 Tap on the available resources within the country to eliminate the stress of poverty and illegal migration among the young people.

2.5.4 Lobby and advocate for greater involvement by the private sector, in the fight against poverty and the desire to migrate.

3 GENERAL COMMENTS

3.1 Raise up youth leaders among organizations to help combat the issue of poverty and migration.

3.2 Motivate and encourage youth participation in the decision making process towards the elimination of poverty and illegal migration.

3.3 Provide positive role models to influence behavioral change and alleviate the misperception among youth in reference to poverty and migration.

3.4 Generate opportunities that would allow the youth to participate, create, develop and stand against the pressure of poverty and migration.

3.5 Strengthen partnership between the private sectors, societies, governments and NGOs.

4 CONCLUSION

4.1 We, the participants of IYF do realize and recognize the major impacts of poverty and migration upon the lives of young people, thus the need to create awareness and stand up to relieve the cause and effect among the youth worldwide.

Thanks,

Thomas J. Barlue
Deputy Director
African Child Peace Initiative-Liberia
National Coordinator – YoungPeopleWeCare Inc

Cell: +231-6605658 / 77969319
profiles.takingitglobal.org/Teeman
teeman.tigblog.org
WWW.ypwc.org

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Please see below and don't fail to forward widely to all Africans on your networks.
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Individuals from all African countries are invited to apply for admission to study for the Master’s Degree (LLM) in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

The LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa is a regional co-operation initiative presented in partnership by the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, and the faculties of law at:

* Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia)
* American University in Cairo (Egypt)
* Catholic University of Central Africa (Cameroon)
* Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique)
* University of Ghana
* Makerere University (Uganda)
* University of the Western Cape (South Africa)

This premier course, the only one if its kind, focuses specifically on human rights as seen from the African perspective. The course is presented full time over one academic year (two semesters) that runs from the end of January to early December and comprises eight modules. The first semester is spent at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, studying the following modules:

* Module 1: Methodology of human rights research, education and advocacy
* Module 2: Democratisation in Africa
* Module 3: International and comparative human rights
* Module 4: Human rights in Africa
* Module 5: Introduction to the South African legal system and Bill of Rights
* Module 6: Human rights in the field (Field trip)

At the end of the first semester, the class is divided into seven groups, each of which spends the next five months at one of the partner universities where they complete the following two modules and/or internships:

* Module 7: Accredited courses
* Module 8: Dissertation

Instruction is by way of formal lectures and practical exercises. The lecturers are some of the most prominent human rights experts in the world. Emphasis is placed on classroom participation and there is ample opportunity for informal interaction between the students and lecturers. Students can make use of extensive library facilities and have 24-hour access to computers.

A substantial part of the course is dedicated to the use of the Internet in research on human rights law. The medium of instruction is English, of which students must have a good working knowledge in order to follow lectures and participate fully in class discussions and practical exercises. Students who did undertake their studies in Englsih are required to write the Test of English as a Foreign Language. Upon admission to the programme advanced English is provided for students from non-English speaking countries and French is taught to students from English speaking countries. Students who are fluent in both English and French study Portuguese. Admission is on a competitive basis and bursaries are available.



HOW TO APPLY

Applicants must be in possession of a first degree in Law (LL.B, licence en droit or licenciatura em direito) and should submit the following documentation by post (no electronic applications will be accepted):

* 1. Letter of motivation (a one-page letter stating why you would like to do the course)
* 2. CV (a two-page curriculum vitae (including your full particulars: name, address, telephone, fax and e-mail)
* 3. Transcript (detailed academic record showing subjects taken and marks obtained)
* 4. Degree certificates (certified copies of all degree certificates)
* 5. Letters of recommendation (two academic and/or professional letters of recommendation/support)
* 6. Financial application (a one-page letter detailing your financial position and indicating why you would need assistance)
* 7. English proficiency (if undergraduate studies were not in English proof of your proficiency)
* 8. Photo (a recent colour passport photograph)

ONLY THE INFORMATION REQUESTED ABOVE IS REQUIRED. THERE ARE NO APPLICATION FORMS TO BE COMPLETED

Please note:

* All documents must be typewritten
* Please ensure that all documents are submitted together
* There are no application forms to be completed

Deadline for receipt of applications for the 2010 class is 31 July 2009.

Applications should be directed to:

The Coordinator, LLM (Human Rights Democratisation)
Centre for Human Rights
Faculty of Law
University of Pretoria
PRETORIA 0002
Republic of South Africa

For further enquiries:

Tel: +27 (12) 420 4754
Fax: +27 (12) 362 5125
Fax: +27 866 887 666
E-mail: martin.nsibirwa(at)up.ac.za

http://www.chr.up.ac.za/academic_pro/llm1/introduction.html

Good Luck..!!


Thomas J. Barlue
Programs Director
African Child Peace Initiative-Liberia
National Coordinator - YoungPeopleWeCare Inc
Cell: +231-6605658 / 77969319
http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/Teeman
http://teeman.tigblog.org/
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Dear Colleagues,

The World Youth Congress series is a leading international youth gathering championing youth-led development efforts among governments, development agencies and young people. The Congress is a unique space for young activists to meet and engage with their peers, exchange knowledge and experiences and create an opportunity for collaboration and partnerships.

In its current 5th edition, the next World Youth Congress will happen in Istanbul from 31st July to 12th August 2010 and will welcome 1000 young people from around the world. And in the run for its preparation Peace Child International, e-genclik association and the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Turkiye decided to open a call for young people who would like to join forces with our team in the planning of the event.

For that, a Youth Advisory Board is being established for this edition and will comprise a diverse gender balanced group with of 15 young people from different regions. The group will work from May 2009 until July 2010 together with Peace Child and e-genclik to guide the planning of the 5th World Youth Congress 2010 in Istanbul.

The Youth Advisory Board’s primary responsibilities will include amongst others: the drafting of selection criteria for potential delegates, guiding the structure of the programme for the event, contributing to the development of themes, and identifying potential speakers and facilitators. The Youth Advisory Board will also be invited to recommend nominees for the Champions of Youth awards in the event.

Applications for places on the Advisory Board are welcome from both individuals who have attended previous WYCs, as well as individuals who have had no prior involvement in the series but feel they could add significant value to the event.
The Youth Advisory Board will be managed by Peace Child International and will function primarily through email and online communication, so it is essential that all applicants have easy and reliable access to IT facilities, and a good working knowledge of basic email/internet and word processing. All applicants must be willing to commit roughly 8-10 hours of work and input each month. It’s important to remember that participation in the Youth Advisory Board does not guarantee your participation in the Congress in any case, and you would have to apply for the congress through the normal application process.

To apply: Please submit a short CV (indicating clearly your nationality, age and current contact details) and a onepage letter of motivation detailing your interest in a position on the Youth Advisory Board, prior experiences, skills and suitability for integrating the board. Applications will be accepted in English only, since this is the official working language for the board!

All applications, and requests for further information, should be directed to the Youth Advisory Board faciliator, Joao Scarpelini, at joao@peacechild.org

The deadline for applications is Friday, May 1st 2009.

Good Luck..!,

Thomas J. Barlue Programs Director African Child Peace Initiative-Liberia National Coordinator – YoungPeopleWeCare Inc
Cell: +231-6605658 / 77969319 profiles.takingitglobal.org/Teeman teeman.tigblog.org WWW.ypwc.org
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We, the youth of the countries of the Mano River Union,
Gathered today at the Mano River Union Youth, Freetown 2009, 10 and 11 March 2009, at the National Stadium Hostel in Freetown,
- Express our satisfaction and our full adhesion to the Multi-stakeholder Program for Productive and Decent Work for Youth of the Mano river Union Countries, set up by UNIDO, ILO, UNDP, YEN with the support of the Japanese Government and the governments of countries of Mano River Union;
And
– Conscious of the problem of youth employment in these countries of the Mano River Union;
- Recognizing that the youth hold an immense economic and cultural potential and represent the present and the future of the Union.
Are demanding:
- That the States of the Union increase their budget and resources devoted to youth and to their activities;
- That the Ministers of the States of the Union in charge of youth, to henceforth present themselves in person alongside the youth during important meetings discussing problems affecting young people in the Union;
- The reinforcement of the Mano River Union Youth Parliament and its establishment in Côte d’Ivoire;
- The ratification of the African Youth Charter by Member States of the Mano River Union;
- That the summits of the Head of States and the meetings of the Ministers of the member countries always be preceded by meetings from the youth of the Union.
• On the issues of Youth Entrepreneurship
- Increased support to existing research institutes that allocate part of their activities to the issues of youth employment in the region;
- To incorporate entrepreneurship teaching and training in curriculums and school programs of member countries, from secondary schools onwards;
-To grant youth access to training so as to facilitate the start-up of their initiatives;
-That the private sector demonstrates social responsibility through the promotion of youth employment by investing further efforts in the development of economic activities carried out by youth;
-The creation of entrepreneurship training institutes to provide youth with increased skill levels;
-The exoneration of custom taxes on donations made to youth social enterprises by their foreign partners.
On the issues of access to financing for youth projects:
- Increased access to the credit system in the Union for youth with projects;
-The establishment of funds to finance youth projects through taxes on raw materials, luxury goods, and telecommunications within the Union;
-The strengthening and expansion of exiting funds within the Union.
On the issue of networking of youth in the Union:
-To bring into general use and promote widespread access of the internet by setting up WiFi access in urban and rural communities
- Popularize and make durable village connectivity through the implementation of PLC (Power Line Communication) or BPL (Broadband over Power Line), so that youth be able to access the MRU Youth Communication Platform
- To institutionalize commercial exhibitions and other cultural and sport activities based on an annual rotating system;
-The set up of a programme for young volunteers, to encourage mobility and knowledge sharing by youth in the Mano Space;
-The harmonization of youth employment policies in member states of the MRU.

Finally, we participants would like to thank:
-The people and the government of Sierra Leone for the warm and fraternal welcome during the Forum;
- UNIDO, its partners and the Government of Japan for the taking the particular initiative of tackling the issue of unemployment through the establishment of a programme for productive and decent work for youth of the Mano River Union;
-The Secretary-General of the Mano River Union for the interest and support provided to youth initiatives in the Mano River Countries.

In Freetown, on 11 March 2009

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Get Involved and You Might Win a New IPOD!!

This is a Youth Led Survey from UN-Habitat….below

We know that this application is long, but we want to know as much as possible about youth-led organizations so that we can make it easier for them to be successful. So, we are asking you to help us with a research program we are undertaking on youth-led organizations and fill out a survey (click on the link below which will take you to the survey).

If you complete the survey, you will automatically be entered into a draw to WIN A NEW IPOD!

Click on the link below for the survey:

tinyurl.com/youthled

Deadline to complete the survey is June 1st, 2009. Winners will be notified by phone or e-mail.

Thanks

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A page is setup on facebook for the Pre-Colloquium, International Youth Forum. You may forward this widely to your friends or networks.

I am also always excited about this project. Thanks to leaders of the International Women's Colloquium that thought prudently about young people.

Please join us at: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=7966uid=54615261405#/group.php?gid=54615261405

For some who may not have the opportunity to attend, can we use this opportunity to share our views and idealisms about this whole Colloquium and Youth Event......What do you think? what do you feel is the best way to achieving this? how could you have best contributed if you were a Delegate?

What goal of the colloquium best interest you? and Why?

Please Read here and send your reply: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=7966uid=54615261405#/topic.php?uid=54615261405topic=7966

For more on the International Women's Colloquium, please see: www.womenscolloquium.org

You may also write the Youth Steering committee at: iyouthforum@yahoo.com

Welcome,

Thomas J. Barlue
Programs Director
African Child Peace Initiative-Liberia
National Coordinator - YoungPeopleWeCare Inc
Cell: +231-6605658 / 77969319
http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/Teeman
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Tomorrow, young people from several Universities and Local Organizations will be joining others from around the world in a dialogue with our president.

You’re kindly encouraged to send your contributions and recommendations for issues that concern young women and youth empowerment in your communities.

The Women's Dialogue is a 3 part series of virtual dialogues which will feature live interviews and participation of current and former female Heads of State including Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and President Tarja Halonen interacting with a global audience of future leaders and will produce recommendations and solutions on how to break down barriers to leadership. They are being organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liberia. Each Dialogue consists of a 2 hour event supported by videoconferencing and live streaming.

The purpose of these Dialogues is to bring together young people and others concerned with issues related to female leadership in an international conversation with women leaders in different regions of the world. The outputs of these videoconferences, including recommendations will be collated and presented to the International Colloquium in March 2009.

This Dialogue # 1, tomorrow 22 January is a two-hour event supported by videoconferencing and streaming linking participating sites in Africa and Asia taking place from 13.00 – 15.00 GMT/Liberian time. At its heart will be an interview with President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa’s first female President and it will include local discussions as well as an open moderated discussion with President Johnson-Sirleaf linking participants in all sites.
At the close of the conference, there will be questions and points to be raised with President Johnson-Sirleaf.

Watch Dialogue Live on: http://www.womensdialogue.org/


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]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:37:00 EST http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/573915 http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/571223 Rising Voices, the outreach arm of Global Voices, is now accepting project proposals for microgrant funding of up to $5,000 for new media outreach projects. Ideal applicants will present innovative and detailed proposals to teach citizen media techniques to communities that are poorly positioned to discover and take advantage of tools like blogging, video-blogging, and podcasting on their own. Applications are due no later than Sunday, January 18, 2009. The five selected grantees will be announced in early February.

Grantees are expected to host regular workshops to train participants how to start and maintain a weblog, upload and share digital photographs, and produce basic videos. Grantees are also required to post regular project evaluations and updates to the Rising Voices website.

To Apply, copy and past the Link below in your browser
http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/apply/

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]]> Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:19:00 EST http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/571223 http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/566173
This INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON WOMAN’S EMPOWERMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY, will coincide with the International Women’s Day on the 8th March.

Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements.

In just three years time, 2011 will see IWD's Centenary - 100 years of women's united action for global equality and change. Organizations around the world have already commenced planning for their IWD Centenary celebrations.

The first International Women's Day was launched on 8 March 1911 in Copenhagen by Clara Zetkin, Leader of the'Women's Office' for the Social Democratic Party in Germany. This followed many years of women's campaigning dating back to British MP, John Stuart Mill, the first person in Parliament calling for women's right to vote.

On 19 September 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing nation in the world to give women the right to vote.

International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.

The new millennium has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women's and society's thoughts about women's equality and emancipation.

Women’s Day is now an official holiday in Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. The tradition sees men honoring their mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, etc with flowers and small gifts. In some countries Women’s Day has the equivalent status of Mother's Day where children give small presents to their mothers and grandmothers.

This day is one of the most celebrated days in Liberia as well.

Colloquium Goals
COLLOQUIUM GOALS AND THEME LEADS FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Goal 1: Empower women to be more effective leaders by linking them with their peers from around the world and sharing best practices

Goal 2: Support the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325

Goal 3: Contribute to the achievement of Millennium Development

Goal #3 on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women, including building capacity and resources of government and non-governmental institutions to work for women's rights and economic empowerment

Goal 4: Demonstrate the clear gender dimensions of climate change, environment protection and sustainable development

Goal 5: Launch the Angie Brooks International Centre on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security, in Monrovia to support the implementation of action emerging from the Colloquium through, inter alia, training and research.

For more details: www.womenscolloquium.org

Welcome,


Thomas Julo Barlue
Programs Director
African Child Peace Initiative Inc
National Coordinator – Young People We Care
www.ypwc.org

]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:27:00 EST http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/566173 http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/562549 > Evidence for Predicting Global Cooling for the Next Three Decades
>
> by Prof. Don J. Easterbrook
> Global Research,
> November 2, 2008
> Department of Geology, Western Washington University
>
> INTRODUCTION
> Despite no global warming in 10 years and recording setting cold in
> 2007-2008, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climatic Change (IPCC) and
> computer modelers who believe that CO2 is the cause of global warming
> still predict the Earth is in store for catastrophic warming in this
> century. IPCC computer models have predicted global warming of 1° F
> per decade and 5-6° C (10-11° F) by 2100 (Fig. 1), which would cause
> global catastrophe with ramifications for human life, natural habitat,
> energy and water resources, and food production. All of this is
> predicated on the assumption that global warming is caused by
> increasing atmospheric CO2 and that CO2 will continue to rise rapidly.
>
> Figure 1. A. IPCC prediction of global warming early in the 21st
> century. B. IPCC prediction of global warming to 2100. (Sources: IPCC
> website)
> However, records of past climate changes suggest an altogether
> different scenario for the 21st century. Rather than drastic global
> warming at a rate of 0.5 ° C (1° F) per decade, historic records of
> past natural cycles suggest global cooling for the first several
> decades of the 21st century to about 2030, followed by global warming
> from about 2030 to about 2060, and renewed global cooling from 2060 to
> 2090 (Easterbrook, D.J., 2005, 2006a, b, 2007, 2008a, b); Easterbrook
> and Kovanen, 2000, 2001). Climatic fluctuations over the past several
> hundred years suggest ~30 year climatic cycles of global warming and
> cooling, on a general rising trend from the Little Ice Age.
> PREDICTIONS BASED ON PAST CLIMATE PATTERNS
> Global climate changes have been far more intense (12 to 20 times as
> intense in some cases) than the global warming of the past century,
> and they took place in as little as 20­100 years. Global warming of
> the past century (0.8° C) is virtually insignificant when compared to
> the magnitude of at least 10 global climate changes in the past 15,000
> years. None of these sudden global climate changes could possibly have
> been caused by human CO2 input to the atmosphere because they all took
> place long before anthropogenic CO2 emissions began. The cause of the
> ten earlier `natural' climate changes was most likely the same as the
> cause of global warming from 1977 to 1998.
>
> Figure 2. Climate changes in the past 17,000 years from the GISP2
> Greenland ice core. Red = warming, blue = cooling. (Modified from
> Cuffy and Clow, 1997)
> Climatic fluctuations over the past several hundred years suggest ~30
> year climatic cycles of global warming and cooling (Figure 3) on a
> generally rising trend from the Little Ice Age about 500 years ago.
>
> Figure 3. Alternating warm and cool cycles since 1470 AD. Blue = cool,
> red = warm. Based on oxygen isotope ratios from the GISP2 Greenland
> ice core.
> Relationships between glacial fluctuations, the Pacific Decadal
> Oscillation, and global climate change.
> After several decades of studying alpine glacier fluctuations in the
> North Cascade Range, my research showed a distinct pattern of glacial
> advances and retreats (the Glacial Decadal Oscillation, GDO) that
> correlated well with climate records. In 1992, Mantua published the
> Pacific Decadal Oscillation curve showing warming and cooling of the
> Pacific Ocean that correlated remarkably well with glacial
> fluctuations. Both the GDA and the PDO matched global temperature
> records and were obviously related (Fig. 4). All but the latest 30
> years of changes occurred prior to significant CO2 emissions so they
> were clearly unrelated to atmospheric CO2.
>
> Figure 4. Correspondence of the GDO, PDO, and global temperature
> variations.
> The significance of the correlation between the GDO, PDO, and global
> temperature is that once this connection has been made, climatic
> changes during the past century can be understood, and the pattern of
> glacial and climatic fluctuations over the past millennia can be
> reconstructed. These patterns can then be used to project climatic
> changes in the future. Using the pattern established for the past
> several hundred years, in 1998 I projected the temperature curve for
> the past century into the next century and came up with curve `A' in
> Figure 5 as an approximation of what might be in store for the world
> if the pattern of past climate changes continued. Ironically, that
> prediction was made in the warmest year of the past three decades and
> at the acme of the 1977-1998 warm period. At that time, the projected
> curved indicated global cooling beginning about 2005 ± 3-5 years until
> about 2030, then renewed warming from about 2030 to about 2060
> (unrelated to CO2just continuation of the natural cycle), then
> another cool period from about 2060 to about 2090. This was admittedly
> an approximation, but it was radically different from the 1° F per
> decade warming called for by the IPCC. Because the prediction was so
> different from the IPCC prediction, time would obviously show which
> projection was ultimately correct.
> Now a decade later, the global climate has not warmed 1° F as forecast
> by the IPCC but has cooled slightly until 2007-08 when global
> temperatures turned sharply downward. In 2008, NASA satellite imagery
> (Figure 6) confirmed that the Pacific Ocean had switched from the warm
> mode it had been in since 1977 to its cool mode, similar to that of
> the 1945-1977 global cooling period. The shift strongly suggests that
> the next several decades will be cooler, not warmer as predicted by
> the IPCC.
>
> Figure 5. Global temperature projection for the coming century, based
> on warming/cooling cycles of the past several centuries. `A'
> projection based on assuming next cool phase will be similar to the
> 1945-1977 cool phase. `B' projection based on assuming next cool phase
> will be similar to the 1880-1915 cool phase. The predicted warm cycle
> from 2030 to 2060 is based on projection of the 1977 to 1998 warm
> phase and the cooling phase from 2060 to 2090 is based on projection
> of the 1945 to 1977 cool cycle.
> Implications of PDO, NAO, GDO, and sun spot cycles for global climate
> in coming decades
> The IPCC prediction of global temperatures, 1° F warmer by 2011 and 2°
> F by 2038 (Fig. 1), stand little chance of being correct. NASA's
> imagery showing that the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) has shifted
> to its cool phase is right on schedule as predicted by past climate
> and PDO changes (Easterbrook, 2001, 2006, 2007). The PDO typically
> lasts 25-30 years and assures North America of cool, wetter climates
> during its cool phases and warmer, drier climates during its warm
> phases. The establishment of the cool PDO, together with similar
> cooling of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), virtually assures
> several decades of global cooling and the end of the past 30-year warm
> phase. It also means that the IPCC predictions of catastrophic global
> warming this century were highly inaccurate.
> The switch of PDO cool mode to warm mode in 1977 initiated several
> decades of global warming. The PDO has now switched from its warm mode
> (where it had been since 1977) into its cool mode. As shown on the
> graph above, each time this had happened in the past century, global
> temperature has followed. The upper map shows cool ocean temperatures
> in blue (note the North American west coast). The lower diagram shows
> how the PDO has switched back and forth from warm to cool modes in the
> past century, each time causing global temperature to follow.
> Comparisons of historic global climate warming and cooling over the
> past century with PDO and NAO oscillations, glacial fluctuations, and
> sun spot activity show strong correlations and provide a solid data
> base for future climate change projections.
> The Pacific Ocean has a warm temperature mode and a cool temperature
> mode, and in the past century, has switched back forth between these
> two modes every 25-30 years (known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation
> or PDO). In 1977 the Pacific abruptly shifted from its cool mode
> (where it had been since about 1945) into its warm mode, and this
> initiated global warming from 1977 to 1998. The correlation between
> the PDO and global climate is well established. The announcement by
> NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that the Pacific Decadal Oscillation
> (PDO) had shifted to its cool phase is right on schedule as predicted
> by past climate and PDO changes (Easterbrook, 2001, 2006, 2007). The
> PDO typically lasts 25-30 years and assures North America of cool,
> wetter climates during its cool phases and warmer, drier climates
> during its warm phases. The establishment of the cool PDO, together
> with similar cooling of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO),
> virtually assures several decades of global cooling and the end of the
> past 30-year warm phase.
>
> Figure 6. Switch of PDO cool mode to warm mode in 1977 initiated
> several decades of global warming. The PDO has now switched from its
> warm mode (where it had been since 1977) into its cool mode. As shown
> on the graph above, each time this has happened in the past century,
> global temperature has followed. The upper map shows cool ocean
> temperatures in blue (note the North American west coast). The lower
> diagram shows how the PDO has switched back and forth from warm to
> cool modes in the past century, each time causing global temperature
> to follow. Projection of the past pattern (right end of graph) assures
> 30 yrs of global cooling
> Comparisons of historic global climate warming and cooling over the
> past century with PDO and NAO oscillations, glacial fluctuations, and
> sun spot activity show strong correlations and provide a solid data
> base for future climate change projections. As shown by the historic
> pattern of GDOs and PDOs over the past century and by corresponding
> global warming and cooling, the pattern is part of ongoing warm/cool
> cycles that last 25-30 years. The global cooling phase from 1880 to
> 1910, characterized by advance of glaciers worldwide, was followed by
> a shift to the warm-phase PDO for 30 years, global warming and rapid
> glacier recession. The cool-phase PDO returned in ~1945 accompanied by
> global cooling and glacial advance for 30 years. Shift to the
> warm-phase PDO in 1977 initiated global warming and recession of
> glaciers that persisted until 1998. Recent establishment of the PDO
> cool phase appeared right on target and assuming that its effect will
> be similar to past history, global climates can be expected to cool
> over the next 25-30 years. The global warming of this century is
> exactly in phase with the normal climatic pattern of cyclic warming
> and cooling and we have now switched from a warm phase to a cool phase
> right at the predicted time (Fig. 5)
> The ramifications of the global cooling cycle for the next 30 years
> are far reaching?e.g. , failure of crops in critical agricultural areas
> (it's already happening this year), increasing energy demands,
> transportation difficulties, and habitat change. All this during which
> global population will increase from six billion to about nine
> billion. The real danger in spending trillions of dollars trying to
> reduce atmospheric CO2 is that little will be left to deal with the
> very real problems engendered by global cooling.
> CONCLUSIONS
> Global warming (i.e, the warming since 1977) is over. The minute
> increase of anthropogenic CO2 in the atmosphere (0.008%) was not the
> cause of the warmingit was a continuation of natural cycles that
> occurred over the past 500 years.
> The PDO cool mode has replaced the warm mode in the Pacific Ocean,
> virtually assuring us of about 30 years of global cooling, perhaps
> much deeper than the global cooling from about 1945 to 1977. Just how
> much cooler the global climate will be during this cool cycle is
> uncertain. Recent solar changes suggest that it could be fairly
> severe, perhaps more like the 1880 to 1915 cool cycle than the more
> moderate 1945-1977 cool cycle. A more drastic cooling, similar to that
> during the Dalton and Maunder minimums, could plunge the Earth into
> another Little Ice Age, but only time will tell if that is likely.
>
> Don J. Easterbrook is Professor Emeritus of Geology at Western
> Washington University. Bellingham, WA. He has published extensively on
> issues pertaining to global climate change. For further details see
> his list of publications
> http://www.globalre search.ca/ index.php? context=va aid=10783

]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:50:00 EST http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/562549 http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/551327
The Colloquium will empower women to be more effective leaders by linking with their peers from around the world. We expect that among the participants will be female leaders at various levels including Heads of State and Government and Ministers as well as female business and NGO leaders.

The Colloquium will consider concrete action for empowerment of women in development. It will give consideration to measures aimed at achieving Millennium Development Goal 3 on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment.

Discussions of the Colloquium will be inspired by UN Security Council Resolution 1325, adopted on October 31, 2000, which calls for women's participation in conflict prevention, peacekeeping, conflict resolution and peace building as activists pursuing peace and security.

The Colloquium will also consider gender and climate change issues with the aim of strengthening women's participation in sustainable development, creating sustainable livelihoods in rural areas, protecting the environment and natural resources, and addressing climate change.

The following main goals will frame the Colloquium discussions:

1. Empowering women to be more effective leaders by linking with their
international peers to share best practices;

2. Supporting the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325;

3. Contributing to the achievement of Millennium Development Goal 3 (MDG3) on gender equality and women's empowerment;

4. Demonstrating the clear gender dimensions of climate change, environment protection and sustainable development; and

5. Launching the Angie Brooks International Centre on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security in Monrovia. This Centre will support the implementation of action emerging from the Colloquium through, inter alia, training and research.

The program of the Colloquium will include both plenary sessions and workshops on these themes. Please find information on the themes in the annexed note.

Further information on the program and logistics will be provided in due course
by the Colloquium Manager Yvette Chesson-Wureh (email: liberianwom@netzero.net) or visit: www.womenscolloquium.org

We are convinced that the Colloquium will result in participants recommitting to
action that enhances women's role and participation, and will provide good and
replicable examples of successful experiences which will support them in their
important work.

We look forward to a successful Colloquium 2009. ]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:11:00 EST http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/551327 http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/492355
Adding to this note, In many ways, throughout every man’s life, there has been much wickedness. And today, I have seen that no matter where you are, where you look in this world around you, there is bloodshed, crime, hatred and immorality. In many cases, it is the innocent, decent people who suffer from these cause and wicked acts of others.

They may be victims of violence, brutal civil crisis, perhaps losing their homes, love ones or even their own lives.

They are all seperate cases in one man's journey and struggles still continue, BUT:

What i have learnt again in life are:

I HAVE LEARNED - that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I HAVE LEARNED - that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

I HAVE LEARNED - that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

I HAVE LEARNED - that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I HAVE LEARNED - that your family won't always be there for you. It may seem funny.

Welcome always,

Thomas
thomasbarlue@yahoo.com]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:04:00 EDT http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/492355 http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/478443
Young People We Care (YPWC) with support from TakingItGlobal, Global Youth Action Network, UNICEF Voices of Youth and Migrant Rights International is organizing an E-Consultation in preparation for the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) taking place in the Philippines in October 2008. The 4-week E-Consultation - from September 14 to October 11, 2008 – is expected to substantively include young people in migration debates as well as influence migration polices that work in the interest of young migrants. The GFMD has become one of the principal international spaces in which governments discuss migration and development policy, and young people are very affected. For more information or to join the consultation visit: http://groups.takingitglobal.org/migration or contact the youth migration team at: youthmigration@ypwc.org



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Chers Amis,

YPWC Avec l’aide de TakingitGlobal (leprendreglobal), Réseau Global d’action de la jeunesse, les voix de la jeunesse de l’UNICEF et Droits des Migrants International organise une consultation electronique en preparation du 2eme forum Global sur la migration et le Developpement qui se tiendra aux Philipines en octobre 2008. La consultation qui durera 4 semaines-du 14 Septembre 2008 au 11 Octobre 2008- s’attend à inclure substantivement les jeunes gens dans les debats sur la migration, aussi bien qu’influencer les polices de migrations qui travaillent dans l’interêt des jeunes migrants. Le FGMD est devenu l’un des espaces principaux dans lequel les gouvernements discutent les politiques de migration et de developement, et la jeunesse est très affectée. Pour plus d’information ou pour rejoindre la consultation, visitez : http://groups.takingitglobal.org/migration ou bien contactez l’equipe de migration de la jeunesse à cette adresse : youthmigration@ypwc.org

Welcome always

Thomas J. BarluePrograms CoordinatorAfrican Child Peace Initiative-LiberiaNational Focal Point-GYCA LiberiaCell: +231-6605658 / 77969319http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/Teemanhttp://teeman.tigblog.org/

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Despite the election of the country’s first democratic government in January 2006, Liberia is still recovering from 14 years of conflict. Although the security situation has stabilized in recent years, a combination of weak State institutions,weak law enforcement and a weak judiciary means that human rights are not promoted and protected. Reversing the climate of impunity and ensuring justice for all are the objectives guiding the Human Rights and Protection Section of UNMIL.

The Section has built constructive working relationships with ministries and UN agencies. A peace, human rights and civic education programme was jointly designed by the Ministry of Education, UN agencies and the Section, and launched in schools nationwide. Human rights clubs have also been established in schools in every county.

The Human Rights and Protection Section has also supported the State in developing laws and policies, including the enabling legislation for both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Independent National Human Rights Commission. The UNMIL Task Force on the Rights of Children in Conflict with the Law issued a report for study and follow-up action by the Government. Guidelines on minimum standards for operating welfare institutions in Liberia, including orphanages,were endorsed by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare as a result of the Section’s report on orphanages.

In 2008 and 2009 the Section will carry out initiatives aimed at integrating human rights standards into national legislation and Government programmes. Information collected through monitoring activities will direct the development of capacity-building and protection strategies. Providing assistance and support to national mechanisms should lead to an operational and functional Independent National Commission on Human Rights and the formulation and implementation of a national human rights action plan that will include reporting to UN treaty bodies and a strengthened judiciary.

Providing technical assistance to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in fulfilling its mandate by September 2008 and in issuing its final report, with recommendations, will be a key priority. The Section also plans to strengthen its engagement with Liberia’s civil society by conducting capacity-building activities.

]]> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:07:00 EDT http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/476541 http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/475077
There are many things we all can discover in life, just to list few of mine....more to come:

IN LIFE.......

I HAVE LEARNED - that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I HAVE LEARNED - that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I HAVE LEARNED - that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I HAVE LEARNED - that you can keep going long after you can't. I HAVE LEARNED- that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I HAVE LEARNED - that either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I HAVE LEARNED - that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.

I HAVE LEARNED – that, heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I HAVE LEARNED - that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I HAVE LEARNED - that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

I HAVE LEARNED - that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.
]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:13:00 EDT http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/475077 http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/475063
We hope to make the difference and see this vision continue.

Welcome all.

Thanks]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EDT http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/475063 http://Teeman.tigblog.org/post/466335
I am finally back, from Uganda, where i stay for a month working with the Aids Support Organization - TASO of Uganda.

The Experiential Trip was intended to build a young activist's capacity in massive fight against HIV/AIDS while practically experiencing the impact of the Aids Virus in the Ugandans communities.

I must admit-----it was both an opportunity for me and a sad experience looking on how deadly the virus can become when it have totally overcome a human body/immune system.

Through out my stay, I manage to combine integrated approach to learning, both building up my experience in project work and also field services provision, making use of TASO's vast level of experience in HIV work and service provision.

My stay with TASO ----- in Uganda, was a great level of step forward to my road to joining the global strive to reduce the level of impact of HIV/Aids in Africa and beyond. As a young activist, i have always believed in finding solutions to problems, through alternative researches and multi-dimensional approaches. With this, the organization TASO was a better place of inspiration for me and therefore my stay give me something more that just a trip to learn about fight an epidemic, rather a journey of SUPLUS empowerment....YES..!

As a participant, it was an exciting experience joining over 30 skilled activists from all over Africa. I must admit also that this was a another breakthrough for me, meeting people of different backgrounds understandings and cultures, this i never forget.......!

TEACH as a continue project, sponsored by the SWEDISH government, is actually a dream liner for Africa in the fight against HIV/AIDS and i always want to encourage past, present and future participants to make good use of this opportunity, been very resourceful and committed to their projected plans.

At a times when citizens of Uganda were striving very strong to survive from the deadly hands of the most fearful disease (HIV/Aids), from the enormous stories death tour, The Aids Support Organization of Uganda emerged as one of the key among others who tried to counter the attack.

One thing i can never forget and never fill to apply in my life are the diverse strategies been applied by TASO in HIV/AIDS service provision - the care and support which sub passes awareness and publications, to an unnecessarily already inform population as see in most cases. HIV/AIDS now, with major concern require more than these and every advocate have to beyond just awareness and education, applying methods such as care and support which are actually the major needs now for communities already most affected by the disease.

One of the greatest lesson learned as a visionary is that I have met an exceptional organization, one that is a possible road model for my visions and goals for the future and growth of my organization.

As I work through the doors of TASO, from the warm welcome to the ultimate setup and structure of leadership and the assured good family spirit, those a lone have been a great lesson for anyone who really yield for success in every endeavor.

More to that, from the introductory workshop, my spirit was lifted and eyes opened to the reality and soul driven need to jump into my experiential buss.

As we move down to realities, it became vivid to me how a quality organization and organize service provision can upgrade the standard of living for PLWHA. More of the lessons learn could be summarizing as follow:

Meeting clients needs.
I discover through this experiential trip that Africa and the world beyond can defeat this deadly disease, if clients and prospective clients can be assure of greater love, care and support for their needs instead of just bringing them to public ridicule and abandoning them to stigma.

It was also observed that, given the socially driven nature of young people and the society at large been polluted with the massive involvement of technically made sound producing instruments, DRAMA performances during outreach do serve and a better cause since such incidents attract more people, who at the same receives important information such as awareness and education. With some clients publicly discussion the issue during performances helps to reduce stigma and denial as well.

I HOWEVER believe that if we as volunteers and advocates for the cause are very well committed to our promises and be more passionate to serve, service provision, care and support, can minimized the impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa.

We are not God's displeasure, neither are we course, but rather need to collaboratively reawaken to the need, concerns and to the call of the crisis that surrounds us all.

I believe, always, that together, we can all defeat whatever cause, whatsoever degree of case a condition may be.

Don't forget to visit: www.tasouganoda.org. You will sure be inspired.

Thanks and welcome
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I think it's about time for the whole world around to consider the importants of the rights of women and children and not install them in policies and pititions.

We all have to take actions strictly from the grassroots, and effect the changes require to move us all forward to meeting our goals in glabal equality and access to opportunity for all.

I move for a world action to preserving the rights of women and children.

Together we can all make it.

Welcome,

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This offcourse, i will really welcome, since indee, we have seen and experience parading Local NGOS and Int'l NGOS around monrovia and its subburb in the name of helping the Liberian Population. I believe if there can be such initiative that will monitor the performance of even the Liberian government and these NGOs, in terms of the positive impacts they are making in the country, we can assure of some cautions and sorts of assurance for quality and quantative delivery of services.

BUT - my hope is that this is also another NGO - that is hanging out of prospects to shoulder income from some expects who have interest in the success of the nation.

Let it be as they dream.....!!!! "FOOD FOR THOUGHT TOO"

Welcome, we are waiting and looking.
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Some Years back a young African American man from Virginia named Joseph Jenkins Roberts declared the colony of Liberia in West Africa an independent republic on July 26, 1847. The following year he became the first elected president of the new country. Roberts moved to Liberia in 1829 at the age of twenty from Petersburg, Virginia. At this time, Liberia was a colony owned by a group of people in the United States.

Up to date, Liberia is in her 161 years OLD, we are still celebrating…..!

What have we achieved and what really make US happy when we are happy…Celebrating?

Maybe OLD AGE….hahaha, But I believe we need to check –IN and see what’s really wrong with US.

All of the countries that just got independence in the sixties, that I have been to, are by 80% better off than the OLDEST in Africa……what is our JOY?

FOOD FOR Thought….our Assignment???????

Welcome friends of Liberia…..Let’s Celebrate..!



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