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    With more than 100 countries now participating in GYSD, YSA mobilizes and supports young people around the world who are addressing critical global issues through their service. One of our goals is to connect youth volunteers in the U.S. with other youth volunteers around the world through through dialogues and learning exchanges. This webinar will provide an introduction to the United Nations Millennium Development goals (MDGs), ways to incorporate the MDGs into your local service projects, and a highlight new opportunities and resources for cross-cultural learning exhcanges between U.S. and international GYSD participants.

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    With more than 100 countries now participating in GYSD, YSA mobilizes and supports young people around the world who are addressing critical global issues through their service. One of our goals is to connect youth volunteers in the U.S. with other youth volunteers around the world through through dialogues and learning exchanges. This webinar will provide an introduction to the United Nations Millennium Development goals (MDGs), ways to incorporate the MDGs into your local service projects, and a highlight new opportunities and resources for cross-cultural learning exhcanges between U.S. and international GYSD participants.

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    GYSD Webinar: Building Bridges Between U.S. & International GYSD Participants

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    With more than 100 countries now participating in GYSD, YSA mobilizes and supports young people around the world who are addressing critical global issues through their service. One of our goals is to connect youth volunteers in the U.S. with other youth volunteers around the world through through dialogues and learning exchanges. This webinar will provide an introduction to the United Nations Millennium Development goals (MDGs), ways to incorporate the MDGs into your local service projects, and a highlight new opportunities and resources for cross-cultural learning exhcanges between U.S. and international GYSD participants.

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    Building Bridges Between U.S.

    & International
    GYSD Participants
    Danielle Miranda and Michael Minks

    U.S. Presenting Sponsor

    1
    Objectives

    • Millennium
    Development Goals
    (MDGs)
    • Incorporating
    MDGs into your
    service project
    • Learning exchange
    opportunities to
    address MDG issues

    2
    “The MDGs are too big
    to fail. We are ready to
    act, ready to deliver, and
    ready to make 2010 a
    year of results for people.
    ”

    ~Ban Ki Moon, Secretary


    General of the United
    Nations

    3
    History of MDGs

    • United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000


    • 189 world leaders signed onto the “Millennium
    Declaration”; agreed to meet the "Millennium
    Development Goals (MDGs)
    • *End poverty by 2015*

    4
    The Goals

    • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger


    • Achieve universal primary education
    • Promote gender equality and empower
    women
    • Reduce child mortality
    • Improve maternal health
    • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other
    diseases
    • Ensure environmental sustainability
    • Create a global partnership for
    development

    5
    Two Ways to Address
    MDGS

    • Projects addressing
    issues globally
    • Projects in local
    community
    addressing global
    issues

    6
    Youth Projects Addressing
    MDGs

    • Disney grantees
    • Intercultural Service Learning Module

    7
    MDG Resources

    • One World Youth Project


    www.oneworldyouthproject.org

    • Peace Jam
    www.peacejam.org

    • Taking it Global MDG


    Module
    http://www.tigweb.org/themes/mdg/

    • Issue modules (Malaria


    Module, 55
    Environmental Projects)
    http://ysa.org/resources

    8
    Learning Exchange

    • Pair a U.S. organization


    involved in GYSD
    activities with an
    organization in another
    country engaged in
    service projects.
    • Internet-based program;
    Self-directed

    • Cross-cultural understanding and exchange to


    address issues facing global community
    9
    Resources for Learning
    Exchanges

    • People to People
    International
    http://www.ptpi.org/

    • Peace Corps’ Coverdell


    World Wise Schools
    http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/

    • Sister Cities
    http://www.sister-cities.org/

    • iEARN
    http://iearn.org/

    • Get Ur Good On
    http://www.geturgoodon.org/

    10
    Questions?

    Contact:
    Danielle Miranda
    dmiranda@ysa.org
    Phone:
    202.296.2992 Ext.118

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