Michael Boampong

She was one of Kenya’s most recognizable women, the first African woman recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for combining environmentalism and social activism. She was the founder of the Green Belt Movement, where over 30 years she mobilized poor women to plant 40 million trees. She was designated as a UN Messenger [...]

On the 11th of September I was at the CIVICUS World Assembly at the request of the United Nations Volunteer program to make a presentation during the “Connecting People Through Technology:  Volunteering Online” program on the role of online volunteering in building the capacity of non-profit organizations and facilitating youth participation in decision making. My [...]

After the June meeting of the “Friends of the Forum” went by without any announcements made regarding the GFMD chair for 2012, many observers were speculating about the host of next years’ meeting. Now it has been revealed: Mauritius offered to welcome the Global Forum and named three major incentives to do so: 3 people [...]

[EN,ES,&FR] [EN] Dear friends, Live Webcast of DGD on Undocumented Migrant Workers on 19 September: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/migrant-forum-in-asia As we have informed previously, the Day of General Discussion (DGD) on migrant workers in an irregular situation will be held on 19 September 2011 (Monday), from 10:00am to 6:00pm CET (Central Europe Time / Geneva time) at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, [...]

Join World Bank Africa tomorrow for a Constituency for Africa (CFA) event: “Africa’s Future: Innovative Ways to Engage the Diaspora Community.” Tune in on Wednesday, September 14, 2011, from 9am – 5pm: Visit www.livestream.com/WorldBankAfrica or click here to join the conversation and spread the word! 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike