Yesterday I participated in a Google+ Hangout with Rio+20 Executive Coordinator Brice Lalonde and four other young people!  The focus was on “how young people can be involved in Rio+20 from all around the world and what young people expect from Rio+20.”  I linked un/employment, inclusive growth and volunteerism to sustainable development. These issues need [...]

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 [...]

All too soon the UN’s proclaimed International Year of Youth will be phased out. This will happen after the 12th of August 2011. For most youth development activists, I think the 12th of August 2011 which marks International Youth Day and the few days after should mark another time of stock-taking. As a young person [...]

Along the past week here are some interesting news relating to youth, volunteerism and migration and development that i came across: Castro Says Migration Policy to Be Eased Volunteer contributions to peace and development UNV chief sees youth as engaged actors of development Gov’t challenged to prioritise youth education, employment Rethinking Growth and the Green [...]