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Posted on 22/11/2009 13:43:15 |
Dear Theodore,
I want to know more about "Nature and Sports Camp" and how to organize such events.
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Assia Korichi (from Algeria)
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Hello Assia,
The Nature and Sport Camp is a training programme on sport and the environment for children. It uses sport (football, volleyball, tennis etc.) to promote environmental awareness and actions by young people. It engages children, mainly from underprivileged communities, in sports training and environmental activities such as clean-ups, tree planting and seminars. Currently we have only one camp - in Nairobi, Kneya. We will definitely like to expand the concept to other countries and can discuss this with you. Please visit our web site: www.unep.org/tunza for more information on the camp.
Theo/.
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Posted on 22/11/2009 13:15:34 |
Dear Sir,
What drives you on your mission to create a meeting point for youth worldwide? What are the various kinds of inertia you have faced when you try to implement a new project and how have you overcome the same?
Regards,
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Govindraj Umarji (from India)
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It is my work to implement activities for young people in my organization. In addition, I also have a strong passion to create opportunities for young people to learn about and voice their concerns and views on the environment. When we listen to young people in our conferences and seminars, we realize how important their their views are. They always provide us with fresh and different ways of addressing many of the environmental problems that we face today.
Initiating new environmental projects would require one to think about the importance of the project, what does it aim to achive and whether it is relevant to the target audience. New projects are also not easy to implement because of funding. It is always difficult to convince people that something which has never been tried before will work. In my case, also making sure that there is complete buy-in from the young people for whom the project is design for. Finally, the project has to be relevant to the overall goals of the organization (UNEP in this case).
Always difficult to make sure that all new project meet the above-mentioned criteria. However, it is important to think through all these issues before the implementation starts.
I hope that I answered your question.
Theo/.
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Posted on 22/11/2009 07:10:34 |
Dear Theo:
How are you? I want to ask you something. Currently I am working as Environmental Education Officer in a governmental team for the Protection of the Havana Bay. We work directly with 52 schools and soon we will reach 62 more, all in Havana City. I want to implement and to promote UNEP activities among them. Is there any posibility to sign an agreement between DCPI Unit and our Team to promote further actions regarding youth and children issues?
Very best regards
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Handy Acosta (from Cuba)
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Hi Handy,
Good to hear from you. I am doing great. Hope all is fine with you.
I am happy to hear about the great work that you are doing with schools in Havana. Yes we can reach some sort of agreement. Two things that quickly come to my mind (our International Children's Painting Competition and our Billion Tree Campaign). Also the UN led "Seal the Deal" Campaign. All these activities are available on our web site so please check the web site. We should discuss how you can promote these campaigns/activities in Havana. Let's exchange e-mails on how to go about this. Cheers and bye for now.
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Posted on 22/11/2009 04:31:36 |
Dear Sir,
My question is that how UN defines the children ? I mean, is there any specific age limitatiion ? What are the relationship between UNEP and children ? Is there any space within UNEP for indigenous children ? Can you tell me on what kinds of activities have been conducted by UNEP so far for the overall children of the world ?
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DILIP KULUNG (from Nepal)
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Hi Dilip,
The UN defines children as young people 14 years and below. Young people between 15 and 24 are considered as youth. So our Tunza programme works with both children and youth and there are several activities for young people within our Tunza programme.
UNEP's work generally focuses on major environmental areas which include the following: climate change, managing our ecosystems (environment); using environmental resources in a more efficient manner; harzardous waste and harmful substances; conflicts, disasters and the environment; and environmental governance.
We engage young people through the sharing of information (environmental publications for and by young people and our web services); creating awareness (networking, organizing sub-regional regional and global conferences/serminars and workshops as wells competitions and campaigns); building their capacity to address environmental issues; and involving young people in environmental decision making processes. These activities and several others provide opportunities and platforms for young people from all corners of the world to participate in environmental issues.
I would suggest that you visit our web site: www.unep.org/tunza to learn more about our work with young people.
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Posted on 22/11/2009 01:50:52 |
Dear Mr Theodore,
I thank Maiken Hamaluba (12) from Botswana and Felix Finkbeiner (11) from Germany for providing good answers, through this interactive website on August 18 and 19, 2009, during the UNEP TUNZA International Children Conference that was held in Daejeon, Korea and hope several other children showed similar talents! Do you think world leaders have been taking such views by children, in the lead-up to the Copenhagen Conference in December 2009, seriously?
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Francis Bagambilana (from Tanzania (United Republic of))
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Hi Francis,
The statement from the Tunza Conference was shared with World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on 21 September by Yugratna (from India), one of the Tunza Junior Board members. It is our hope that the views in Yugratna's speech and those of millions children and youth are being taken seriously by decision makers. Their views and involvement in environmental issues is extremely important and should not ignored in decisions that we make today.
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