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May 10, 2013
800 million people around the world cannot read or write, of which 40% of them are children and teenagers
4 out of 5 children in remote and indigenous communities in Australia cannot read above minimum standards
50% of young people living in poverty and unemployment have difficulty reading & writing
Bus of Books is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing young people in rural and disadvantaged communities within Australia with resources and programs to read and succeed. We...
May 4, 2013
Our earth’s biodiversity is threatened as species are becoming extinct at an alarming rate. In the past century, the rate of species extinction has increased a hundred-fold and all efforts must be made to stop this. There are several positive examples of biodiversity conservation from which one can learn and emulate. The Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital is one such shining example.

Falcons are majestic birds of prey and have a very special significance in the UAE as they are the national...
April 30, 2013
Simran talks about her inspiration for forming the youth group SynergY on Siobhan Live in Dubai, UAE on Earth Day. Simran shares her inspiration for forming the SynergY youth group as well as a bit about how they are orgainzed and how they use social media to further their goal of youth creating a sustainable future.. She also describes SynergY's Earth Day activities of planting trees near toxic areas to help ameleriote the damage.
Click here to listen to the interview.
April 29, 2013
From I to We to ONE
(Beginning May 1, 2013)
From “I” to “We” to “One”
From the point of Light
within the mind of Oneness,
Let Light stream forth into our minds;
Let Light descend on Earth.
From the point of Love
within the heart of Oneness,
Let Love stream forth into our hearts;
May Love increase on Earth.
From the center where
the will of Oneness is known,
Let purpose guide our wills;
The purpose which the Holy Ones know and serve...
April 29, 2013
CoE Chapter Leader Patrick Maluki manages a national NGO called Poverty Eradication and Community Empowerment (PEACE) in Kenya. PEACE works with young people at different stages in their lives to ensure that they acquire relevant skills and knowledge for informed and timely decision making.
PEACE is holding a series of seminars on “Youth for Peaceful Elections” for college age youth in and around Nairobi. An initial group of 50 students was invited to the first phase in...
April 15, 2013
On April 22, 2013, more than one billion people around the world will take part in the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day. From Beijing to Cairo, Melbourne to London, Rio to Johannesburg, New Delhi to New York, communities everywhere will voice their concerns for the planet, and take action to protect it.
More: http://www.earthday.org/2013
Robert M. Weir, Writer, Author, Editor and Speaker, shares about the Earth Day Celebration at the United Nations:
The United Nations has been holding an...
April 15, 2013
On April 10th, Nina Meyerhof and Noah Miller, a youth from Burlington who went to Nepal with COE and also led a workshop for Diversity Rocks refugee group last year, offered a workshop on Peace and Art at Burlington High School. The school-wide event served the purpose of bringing together students of diverse backgrounds and breaking down the barriers that so often keep people apart. Nina shared about COE and Noah did an exercise of drawing their vision of peace and sharing with the group and...
April 14, 2013
Project Name: The Joy of Touching
Implementation Period: 10-01-2012 to 30-12-2012
Scool Name: Middle School Nicolae Iorga Baia Mare
Coordinator: Dr. Rodica Silvia Pop
Target group: 150 blind or visually impaired students and 150 sighted students
Locations: Baia Mare, Romania
Team/Resources
People: 3 staff and 10 volunteers
Equipment: Printer, laptop, computer, digital camera, stationary
Support & Outside Services: travel and accommodation
Manufacturing: typing braille education...
April 14, 2013
Currently there is an initiative driving throughout Europe…the development of a new united European dynamic with special space for the youth of Europe today. A Festi-Forum called EuroPie is in the process of construction hoping to contribute to this momentous help for future challenges.
The idea behind the EuroPie event is to create an informal space, politically charged, but mixed with creativity that can help provide the beginnings of more connectivity among the youth of Europe. Solution-...
April 14, 2013
FAMILY LINE FOUNDATION MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL
DU-PORT ROAD JUNCTION, P.O. BOX 10- 192
MONROVIA, MONTSERRADO COUNTY, LIBERIA
Contact: 231-0777-214434 / 231-0886-053000
Email: vifu58@yahoo.com
TO SUPPORT ORPHANS, SINGLE MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN
After 14 years of war in Liberia, our children have become the most venerable in all fairness. Some of them have become orphans and children of single mothers not by choice. There are also children...