The Kenn Allen Global Award for Volunteer Leadership (IAVE)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 05Aug
n honor of the lifetime contribution to the global volunteer sector, IAVE has instituted the Kenn Allen Award to recognize an individual whose volunteer leadership has had a transformative effect on their community, country or region. The Award will be made annually, on November 1st, Kenn Allen’s birthday.
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Our Strategic Plan The Power of Volunteering to Change the World: Proud of Our Past, Building for the Future (IAVE)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 05Aug
Our 2021-2025 Strategic Plan, The Power of Volunteering to Change the World: Proud of our Past, Building for the Future, serves as the roadmap for the beginning of the next 50 years. Building on our rich history and the qualities that make IAVE unique, this Strategic Plan serves as our pledge to meet the future with a renewed and refreshed purpose and commitment to our stakeholders...
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‘Net zero’ carbon targets are dangerous distractions from the priority of cutting emissions says new Oxfam report

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 05Aug
Land-hungry ‘net zero’ schemes could force an 80 percent rise in global food prices and more hunger while allowing rich nations and corporates to continue “dirty business-as-usual”
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SOFI 2021

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 05Aug
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
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FROM WEF: We asked young people about work and skills. ( BY Nadi Albino and Robert E. Moritz Global Chairman, PwC)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Jul
"We polled 11,000 young people around the world and spoke to a small group of them about the future of work and skills. Almost two-thirds are optimistic they will get the job they want. They say the pandemic has bolstered their resilience, but that today's education system is not giving them the skills they need. And that soft skills are just as important as technical abilities."
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COVID-19: Education replaced by shuttered schools, violence, teenage pregnancy

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Jul
A culture of “safety, friends and food” at school has been replaced by “anxiety, violence, and teenage pregnancy”, with remote learning out of reach for millions, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Tuesday.
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Progress on tobacco fight, but new nicotine products pose increasing threat (UN NEWS)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Jul
While many countries are making progress in the fight against tobacco use, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows some are failing to address the problem of emerging nicotine and tobacco products.
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Event: To Think, To Learn, To Do – Learning in and for Community Development ( COADY INSTITUTE) 5TH AUGUST, 2021

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Jul
Citizen-led change is fundamental to the realization of justice, rights, and abundance for all. Thinking and learning are crucial to doing collective action for community development. Known by different names, such as popular or adult education, or workshops, trainings, or study circles, people come together, in-person or online, to critically analyze, reflect, and strategize.
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Virtual peer exchange: “Meaningful civil society participation in SDG follow-up and review”

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Jul
Partners for Review (P4R) and Action for Sustainable Development (A4SD) organized a half-day virtual peer exchange on the topic of “Meaningful civil society participation in SDG follow-up and review” on 2 June 2021. The event was moderated by David Donoghue, Distinguished Fellow, ODI and former Irish Ambassador to the UN.
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Designing For What's Next Two-part Virtual Workshop Series | September 23 & October 21, 2021 (TAMARACK INSTITUTE)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 29Jul
Tamarack is excited to launch a unique partnership between Cameron Norman, Principal and President, Cense Inc and Liz Weaver, Co-CEO, Tamarack Institute called Designing for What’s Next. This innovative series is being delivered in four parts. Designing for What’s Next launched with two open to all webinars.
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