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This presentation, called "Bulgarian miracles: Stara Zagora youth and business in pursuit of the Millenium Development Goals" was made by the Initiative Regional Youth Council about their contributions to the Millenium Development Goals.
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Bulgarian miracles:Stara Zagora youth and business in pursuit of the Millenium Development Goals
WHO WE AREInitiative Regional Youth CouncilIn existence since 2005;
Umbrella of local youthclubs , organizations , Informal groups;Inter-mediating between youth and other social stakeholders in Stara Zagora Region;Albeit grasrooted , Initiative has sent over 300 young people to international events/projects
OUR INSPIRATIONInitiative operate in a unique ethno-cultural surrounding;A region with over 8 000 years of civilization;
The legacy of the very past , which we shall lay in the grounds of the BETTERfuture Wisdom , responsibility and inspiration that we all share.
To suffice short-term survival needs : fundraising
campaigns, charity events, DMS, pay roll donations.Narrowing the distance
between schools/university and the job market :
database of vacancies , meeting youth with large companies , proposals for
changes in education curriculum , training on soft
skills.In times of crisis: youth are
particularly targeted as they suffer the most
(financially , economically and socially)
MDGs RELATION
OUR CONTRIBUTION TO MDGsUniversal education
Advocating for and preventing drop-outs;Working primarily with minority and rural youth (UNICEF Rural Voices of Youth);Non-formal learning tools:comic strips,information campaigns,youth media,online training platform (turnover 6000) europeanyouthtraining.com/softskillstraining/
OUR CONTRIBUTION TO MDGs
Gender issues
50/50 involvement of young male and female participants in projects;
Conselling and rehabilitation of victims of domestic violence;Networking in SEE Cross-bordered Counter-Trafficking Youth
Task Force;
OUR CONTRIBUTION TO MDGs
Child and maternal health, HIV/AIDS
Awareness-raising on reproductive health;
Discuss family planning with minorities;
Volunteer with local social institutions (hosting single mothers,orphans)-largest number in the region;
OUR CONTRIBUTION TO MDGsEnvironment sustainability
Protests against multi-year gas pollutions in the region;Establishing a permanent SEE body:Balkan Inter-parliamentary Green Lobby Group;A strong voice in international fora such as World Water-Forum 5 (Istanbul),Challenge the Best (climate change,Switzerland) , Nuclear Investments (Frankfurtam Main)
OUR CONTRIBUTION TO MDGs
Global partnership
Networking in over 50 world-wide projects;Emphasis on cooperation with developing countries in the
neighbourhood-the Black Sea Basin,SEE,Post-Soviet space;Refugess: REFUGICS series of comic strips and website
OUR CONTRIBUTION TO INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE
Important for a total of 20 ethnic groups co-existing locally;
Innovative approach:Miss Interculture contest,a common calendar of cultural customs,visit of the local Ombudsman,building a museum of ethnicities,Mall of Democracy,etc.
Expanded to 14 points in Bulgaria,7 900 youth directly reached (a project of the CEGA foundation and OSI) in 2009-2010
Let us contribute together! Join us:More on:www.chambersz.comhttp://www.stara-zagora.travel/en/[email protected]
