http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship Just another Citizenship Foundation Blogs weblog Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:14:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today was the big speech. Palms sweating, 3000 agitated young people watching and the proceedings were an hour and a half late – never a good way to sooth nervous presenters. Ruth and I were talking about how to support young people to have a positive impact on their community. ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2009/12/04/a-speech-to-3000-people-not-scary-at-all-%e2%80%a6/ Last night we were treated to front row seats at the most spectacular show I think I’ve ever been to.  5,000 children and young people, dressed in the most elaborate costumes performed a series of highly choreographed dances to mark the opening of the 12th International Convention on Student Quality ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2009/12/03/better-than-the-opening-ceremony-of-the-olympics-2/ Today's job at the convention on student quality centres involved being a judge on school case studies. Now, being a huge fan of X factor I'd always assumed I would be more of a Simon Cowell, ruthless and opinionated. One presentation in from a group of Nepalese fifteen year olds ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2009/12/03/which-school-has-the-x-factor/ Hi there, for those *keen* followers of this blog who aren't aleady aware, Tony Breslin our CEO, Ruth Le Breton from the Go Givers team and me from The Youth of Today will be blogging everyday from Lucknow, North India. We have been incredibly fortunate to be invited to a ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2009/12/02/welcome-to-the-worlds-largest-democracy/ Citizenship Foundation is looking for a political speaker to take part in this year's Margaret Quass Debate* ‘Can we still be global citizens in a worldwide crisis? Facing the challenges of financial insecurity, global warming and scarce resources together'. The debate will take place on the 10th of December 2009 at ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2009/11/25/looking-for-a-politician-to-join-panel-of-experts-on-global-citizenship/ Citizenship Foundation will start the work on a new project this month. This is the first project that is funded by DFID at the Citizenship Foundation and it is run in partnership with Relief International UK. Act Global aims to develop young peoples' understanding of the connections between actions in their communities and the ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2009/09/07/act-global-new-project-at-the-citizenship-foundation/ Citizenship Foundation has been informed on Friday, 14 August that the European Commission accepted to fund a large scale development education project we are a partner in. The other organisations involved are: Plan UK (lead partner), Partners Bulgaria, Plan Netherlands and other three Plan offices in Africa: Senegal, Kenya and Malawi. The project will focus ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2009/08/17/climate-change-project-successful-with-the-eu/ On Wednesday, the 26th of November 2008, we organised a cocktail reception celebrating the merger between the Citizenship Foundation and CEWC. Both friends and staff of Citizenship Foundation and friends of CEWC attended this event which had an 'atmosphere of celebration and excitement about future collaboration'. This was a fantastic opportunity for ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2008/11/27/citizenship-foundationcewc-merging-celebration/ From September to November 2008 Citizenship Foundation hosted an international  project called 'Young Ideas for Europe'. The project, funded by Robert Bosch Stiftung and supported by NEF (Network of European Foundations) aimed to create a space for young people from different countries to meet and discuss about political topics in a European ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2008/11/24/young-ideas-for-europe-international-project/ CEWC colleagues are very pleased that the Council for Education in World Citizenship is becoming part of the Citizenship Foundation, and are being welcomed with open arms. I am sure that all colleagues will work to make a success of this new situation, which has great potential. Les Stratton Director, Council for ... http://citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/blogs/globalcitizenship/2008/06/26/cewc-and-cf-2/