Youth Highlights
July | June
Youth Exchanges Program
Global Connections and Exchange Expands to 20 New Centers through Partnership with D.Net in Bangladesh.
On July 26, ECA grantee, Relief International- Schools Online (RISOL), signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Development Research Network (D.Net) to implement the Global Connections and Exchange (GCE) program in 20 additional schoolbased Computer Learning Centers (CLC) in Bangladesh. This cooperation will also focus on GCE activities which include online collaborative projects with U.S. schools, Teacher Professional Development (TPD) training, Youth Leadership Training and exchanges for students and teachers. This agreement marks a significant leap for ECA in expanding GCE activities across the country. D. Net is a not-for-profit research institution which envisages the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to advance economic development in Bangladesh. Media coverage of this event was significant.
Youth Exchanges Program
Indonesian Youth Leader Participants Learn First-Hand About Community Involvement and Leadership Skills.
Twenty Youth Leadership Program (YLP) participants are in Roanoke and Bedford, Virginia, learning first-hand about community institutions and citizen involvement. From July 1-30, the group has an interesting program of site visits, trainings, and leadership development sessions. Participants will have site visits that focus on U.S. education, religious diversity, media, government, business, local community organizations, and community service, and live with American host families during this time. At the end of their program, the group will travel to Washington, D.C. to learn about American history and the U.S. government. The YLP with Indonesia Program is administered by Legacy International.
Nicaraguan Youth Leaders Learn Practical Skills to Benefit Home Communities
Fifteen Nicaraguan Youth Leadership alumni met in Managua on June 14-16 to report on their projects and activities since they have returned home in February 2008. “What I have learned here not only benefits me, it benefits my community as well. I am working for the improvement of my community, which translates into the improvement of my country,” said one participant. Besides reporting on their projects, the youth and adult participants had sessions on leadership concepts, how to deal with unexpected problems while carrying out their projects, rapid community assessment, and development and negotiations. Guest speakers from the Peace Corps and Movimiento por Nicaragua addressed the group, which was inspiring, and alumni also planned future activities and projects. At the end of the workshop one participant said, “I am fostering change. I am getting involved in volunteer activities that propel the development of the community where I live. The new skills offer me new tools to assist my community. Now, I believe that the best thing that a youngster can do for the present and for the future of Nicaragua is to give oneself to the community and to coordinate community work.”
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Twenty new Global Connections and Exchange computer centers will be the result of the Memorandum of Understanding signing that took place on July 26. |
Global Connections and Exchange Expands to 20 New Centers through Partnership with D.Net in Bangladesh.
On July 26, ECA grantee, Relief International- Schools Online (RISOL), signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Development Research Network (D.Net) to implement the Global Connections and Exchange (GCE) program in 20 additional schoolbased Computer Learning Centers (CLC) in Bangladesh. This cooperation will also focus on GCE activities which include online collaborative projects with U.S. schools, Teacher Professional Development (TPD) training, Youth Leadership Training and exchanges for students and teachers. This agreement marks a significant leap for ECA in expanding GCE activities across the country. D. Net is a not-for-profit research institution which envisages the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to advance economic development in Bangladesh. Media coverage of this event was significant.
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Indonesian Participants engaged in a leadership session in Virginia. |
Indonesian Youth Leader Participants Learn First-Hand About Community Involvement and Leadership Skills.
Twenty Youth Leadership Program (YLP) participants are in Roanoke and Bedford, Virginia, learning first-hand about community institutions and citizen involvement. From July 1-30, the group has an interesting program of site visits, trainings, and leadership development sessions. Participants will have site visits that focus on U.S. education, religious diversity, media, government, business, local community organizations, and community service, and live with American host families during this time. At the end of their program, the group will travel to Washington, D.C. to learn about American history and the U.S. government. The YLP with Indonesia Program is administered by Legacy International.
Youth Exchanges Program
Nicaraguan Youth Leaders Learn Practical Skills to Benefit Home Communities
Fifteen Nicaraguan Youth Leadership alumni met in Managua on June 14-16 to report on their projects and activities since they have returned home in February 2008. “What I have learned here not only benefits me, it benefits my community as well. I am working for the improvement of my community, which translates into the improvement of my country,” said one participant. Besides reporting on their projects, the youth and adult participants had sessions on leadership concepts, how to deal with unexpected problems while carrying out their projects, rapid community assessment, and development and negotiations. Guest speakers from the Peace Corps and Movimiento por Nicaragua addressed the group, which was inspiring, and alumni also planned future activities and projects. At the end of the workshop one participant said, “I am fostering change. I am getting involved in volunteer activities that propel the development of the community where I live. The new skills offer me new tools to assist my community. Now, I believe that the best thing that a youngster can do for the present and for the future of Nicaragua is to give oneself to the community and to coordinate community work.”