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Pakistan: Quetta - Lets say YES to Peace and NO to Conflict Youth leaders of Cyaad came up with an idea to design an action on the GCC theme of the month with the title of LET’S SAY YES TO PEACE AND NO CONFLICT. The idea behind this action was to show solidarity with the most targeted and vulnerable community of Quetta recently dwelling in Mariabad. |
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Indonesia: Jakarta - FLASH MOB POSITIVE The biggest flash mob in Indonesia was held on December 11th 2011 in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. The flash mob participants were partly made up of communities named kakigatel (Itchy feet) flooded around Monas (Monument Nasional, central Jakarta) since 4 o’clock in the morning. |
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Forum Post: Pakistan, Swat - Visit to Marghuzar to build Peace and Harmony in Swat The event “visit to Marghuzar” was conducted by youth leaders. CYAAD support us for this special event. We have visited the coolest place of swat Marghuzar and there we have conveyed the message to the poor folks that peace have very special role in the development of society and country. |
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USA: Atlanta - Action Project for AIDS For Halloween at my school we thought about ways that we could benefit the community, ways that we could have fun, and ways that we could raise money for an important issue. In the end, we chose to have a trunk-or-treat where little kids could be able to come to a safe environment, pay a small ticket fee, and go to individual cars to collect candy. |
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USA: San Diego - Food Security Interviews My name is Melissa and I am a third year student studying at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego). At school I study Political Science in the Middle East. I am part of many organizations in college that deal with promoting international awareness which help solve important global issues of our time such as food security, peace/conflict, and climate change |
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Indonesia: Jakarta - HIV & AIDS Public Discussion Last Saturday (December 10, 2011), Global Citizen Corps Indonesia leaders with Indonesian Youth Health Ambassadors (IYHA) held a public discussion about HIV & AIDS in Mercy Corps Office Jakarta. |
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Pakistan: Shanti Nagar - Public Health Lesson The GCC youth leaders named STREET group had a meeting at CYAAD office to discuss their ideas to observe the month of PUBLIC HEALTH. Youth leaders discussed different communities in which to take action, they decided upone Shanti Nagar as their target area, because Shanti Nagar has a large minority population and is the most deprived community of the city lacking the facilities of basic health. |
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USA: Forest Grove - AIDS awareness campaigning As a student of Forest Grove High School my purpose in recognizing AIDS day (December first) was to raise awareness about a serious health issue, AIDS, and ways of preventing it. I created a poster that spelled out AIDS in condoms and made informational flyers about AIDS/HIV. When people took the condoms, “AIDS” disappeared. |
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Gaza: iYouth visit the Al Wafa hospital and the elderly care center Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which lasts 29 to 30 days. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating and drinking and is intended to teach Muslims about patience, humility, and spirituality. Muslims fast for the sake of God and to offer more prayers than usual. |
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Pakistan: Public Health Awareness Cleanliness is the most important factor contributing to a good healthy life. We are at risk if cleanliness is not valued. Considering that, Paras and his group had a meeting and they shared their ideas and views regarding the issue of health and uncleanliness affecting our health. |
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Gaza: Celebrating Universal Children’s Day "We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue to be the most universally cherished aspiration of humankind." |
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Indonesia - Bekasi: Concern for Underprivileged Children's Education Global Citizen Corps Indonesia leaders: Chyntia, Febrina, Meriny, and Siti have begun an initiative to create KAPELA (Kawan Peduli Belajar), which is a social action group for education under the auspices of GCC Indonesia. KAPELA was founded at Al-Falah School Bantar Gebang, Bekasi –a location in close proximity to a waste disposal sites. |
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Indonesia: Jakarta - World Mental Health Day In order to celebrate World Mental Health Day in October and GCC’ Action Month for Public Health in December, Indonesian Youth Health Ambassadors (IYHA) and Global Citizen Corps Indonesia (GCC Indonesia) paid a visit to Panti Tuna Grahita Belaian Kasih in Kalideres, a home for the children with special needs in West Jakarta. |
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"I am From" Video Poetry Contest Winners Congratulations to all of the "I am from" Video Poetry Contest participants. Below are the five randomly selected winners. Thanks to everyone who participated in the contest, the poems are powerful and moving. We salute your creativity and confidence in sharing with the Global Citizen Corps community and the world. |
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Video Conference: Gafsa, Tunisia and Portland, U.S.- Update Last Saturday a group of GCC leaders from the Portland area participated in an hour long video chat with Tunisian leaders in Gafsa. The GCC program in Tunisia is new and this was their first opportunity to meet US leaders. Before the video chat, none of the US youth had previously engaged with anyone from Tunisia. |
