Global Changemakers is a vibrant community of young activists, volunteers and social entrepreneurs. It aims to empower youth to catalyse positive social change through Learning, Doing and Advocacy. With that in mind, they are organising a summit this summer focused on Africa and Africa-related issues. Where? Brussels, Belgium When? June 2012 (exact dates to be announced) [...]

Creating Holistic Learning Experiences and Teaching Sustainable Lifestyle A holistic training experience for all staff in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in the living and learning place ‘Ecovillage of Sieben Linden’. We are excited to offer a EU-wide workshop opportunity for professionals in the field of sustainability where real life examples, hands-on training, action learning [...]

International Dialogue for Environmental Action (IDEA) is an international campaign launched on July 12, 2011 by Leyla ALIYEVA, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation which is one of the leading NGOs in the Republic of Azerbaijan. IDEA is organizing an International Camp of Young Environmentalists in collaboration with UNDP Azerbaijan. Environmental students or managers, researchers [...]

The good news came on September 9, when the skills training project for 100 disadvantaged young people went online on 1% Club. It seeks an online presence to draw support from benefactors in directly reaching out to 100 disadvantaged young people. Ten to fifteen young people in every batch will be personally mentored by seasoned [...]

The Global Ecovillage Network is happy to announce the following workshop – free of charge! What? Communicate Yourself! When? 27.11-04.12.2011 Where? Sieben Linden Improving communication skills, creating meaningful conversations and inviting collective intelligence. In this course, we will explore personal strengths and capabilities. We will practice how to speak up in front of others and in [...]

The One Young World 2011 summit is currently taking place in Zurich, Switzerland until Sunday, 4 September. You can follow the livestreaming of the event either on the official website at www.oneyoungworld.com or their Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/OneYoungWorld. You can also follow the event live on Twitter: follow @oneyoungworld or search for the #oyw hashtag.

Back in July I had my first project working for the Global Ecovillage Network: The Ecovillages and Sustainable Living Conference 2011 – Strategies for Resillience took place in Tamera, Portugal, where I could not only get to know many representatives from worldwide ecovillages but also witness the spirit of this movement. It was an atmosphere [...]

We are pleased to invite you to World Youth Festival – “Discover Azerbaijan”. Azerbaijan will welcome 100 young people from all over the world to celebrate 20 Years of Azerbaijan Independence. You will have the chance to discover Azerbaijan – crossroad country of European and Asian cultures, to learn more about Azerbaijani culture, traditions, history, [...]

“How on earth can we live together – How can we agree to agree?” The Tällberg Forum 2011, 30 June to 3 July, starts in the realization that today’s established business models and governance frameworks are struggling to release the structural change that financial/ budgetary, social and environmental pressures are likely to require. Out of [...]

The School of Commoning is organising a workshop called “Democratic Mobilisations, the Commons and Communities” this upcoming Friday, 24 June in London. The aim of this workshop is to “develop awareness and initial capabilities (individual & collective) for forming and managing commons and commoning relationships”. Find out more about the event and RSVP on Facebook or [...]