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ASEF conference:
ASEF is organising the Second Asia-Europe Youth Interfaith Dialogue to be held in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, from the 23rd to the 27th June 2008.
For more information, check this page YPD partnership with ASEF
ASEF conference:
ASEF is organising the 19th International Youth Forum 2008: Youth Challenges in the ASEM Context, which will take place from the 15th to the 22nd of July, in Seoul and Goesan, Republic of Korea.
For more information, check this page YPD partnership with ASEF
ASEF conference:
The Asia-Europe Training for Trainers on Intercultural Learning, Methods and Techniques in Asia-Europe Youth Projects, to take place from the 2nd to the 9th of July 2008, in Predeal, Romania.
For more information, check this page YPD partnership with ASEF
YPD 2008 and Green World Youth Day
Melbourne - Sydney, Australia, 5-20 July 2008
Registration for YPD 2008 and Green World Youth Day next year is now open.
Click here for details.
Plus see our Green WYD website and our GreenWYDNews blog.
Volunteer Programme Host Form:
Teams or ganisations willing to use the YPD network to find volunteers, this form is for you! Let's get our volunteer network organised!
YPD 2007 booklet
The so expected Booklet of our training programme in Cambodia in July 2007 is ready! The booklet contains every contact details of the participants, organisors and friends. It is available in PDF format.
To avoid misuse of personal informations, it has been decided not to make it available on-line, but if you want a copy of it, feel free to send an e-mail the international secretary roger.clemence@gmail.com and she will send it to you.
YPD 2007 in Cambodia
Enterprise and Innovation for the Environment: Capacity Building for Asia - Europe Youths on Sustainable Development
July 14 to 22, 2007.
The training programme on Enterprise and Innovation for the Environment: Capacity Building for Asia - Europe Youths on Sustainable Development, hosted by Cambodia in July 2007 was a great success! Around 60 participants coming from 14 different countries from Asia and Europe attended our programme. Some new countries were introduced to the YPD network, like Philippines, Sweden, Holland, and Laos, hopefully some new chapter will appear very soon!
During the immersion programme in Phnom Penh participants have been seperated into 3 different groups to share about 3 different innovation for environment :
- on renewable energy
- on improved char briquet and cook stoves
- on dumping site management and sculpture made of natural ressources
The main training programme was held in Siem Reap and started with a memorable bike ride around Angkor Wat to raise awareness on environmental protection and climate change. 60 YPD members were cycling as a group with t-shirt and hats. Let's Beat the heat all together! After so much exercice, we all could relax our legs listening to presentation on climate change and global warming, improved lao stoves, sculpture workshop...
But not very long... why? because all participants had to prepare and rehearse its performance (dancing, singing...) for the cultural show to take place on the final day of the training in Phnom Penh. This was at the same time a fundraising and an intercultural event open for public. About 100 people came to see the show. Great success!
The YPD network thanks a lot ASEF for its support for this programme.
YPD 2006 in Kuala Lumpur
YPD2006 was a great success. See you all at YPD2007 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
YPD France - Paris Water Festival or Festival de l'Oh
YPD Paris held a stand at the Festival de l'Oh held at Val de Marne in the Paris suburbs on the weekend of 20-21 May.
The Val de Marne region is named for the Marne river which runs into the Seine river near Paris. Many French regions have launched cooperation programs with developing countries and the Val de Marne has links with Vietnam in Asia.
Every year the region holds a Water Festival or Festival de l'Oh (or "eau" which is the French word for water) in which it focuses on water issues in a different part of the world. This year the focus was on water problems in the desert problems of North Africa.
YPD Paris was one of many community and solidarity groups which participated in the Festival.
Stefan Gigacz reports:
Six of us from JAD (YPD) Paris looked after the stand over the weekend - Franz Cotrebil, Souleymane Kane, Jean Joseph Christophe, Xavier Christophe, Thierry Cotrebil and myself.
Franz and Souleymane had organised an educational game including a quiz on water issues. We also sold fair trade products from Vietnam.
Our stand had many visitors over the weekend. Hopefully, we have also made some new contacts for YPD. We also started to make YPD known in the community. Next year our stand will be even bigger and better...
Visit the website of our French team http://www.jadparis.info/wiki/ (in French)
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