Earth Focus Foundation, General presentation, Feb 2011

THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF MCNGeneva, 24th of February 2011

Global Design Seminars Launching of the international programmesimultaneously in ten cities over four continents: Antigua, Aurora, Barrie, Cape Town, Chicago, Copenhagen, Geneva, Liverpool, Sydney, Toronto Geneva, 24th of February 2011

The welcomes youwww.earthfocusfoundation.org www.earthfocus.org

Earth Focus Foundation A PLATFORM FOR TODAY’S AND TOMORROW’S WORLD CITIZENS! “All our work is devoted to givinga positive and active platform for people to be inspired, empowered, listened to and heard.”

Earth Focus Foundation A PLATFORM FOR TODAY’S AND TOMORROW’S WORLD CITIZENS! “We make opportunities available for peopleto become involved in the change they wish to make for the future, their future. For this, they need tools, which we are establishing with modern communications that share their knowledge, experience and action.”

Earth Focus: Our Vision“Building a world that is more sustainable and peaceful for current and future generations.” Sustainable Development

Earth Focus Goals Raise awareness about local and global sustainable development issues and human rights Obtain engagement for these causes Take action now to create a fairer, liveable world for the next generations

How to achieve our goal?  Create a platform for youth and adults to express themselves  Interact with experts  Let people learn and practice debating  Give a voice for youth  Make them heard by society and authorities

ActivitiesConferences and Debates Youth: young adults and students Topics based on sustainable development and human rights chosen by: • youth • Earth Focus • fuelled by current events Participation of international experts Results in concrete action plan

ActivitiesWebcasts & Videoconferencing Programmes Video-recordings of the live conferences that enlarge and prolong impact Videoconferences for inter- active participation of youth around the world, with focus developing countries Monthly webcasts on current topics related to sustainable development and human right issues

ActivitiesMagazines Earth Focus and Objectif terre Articles written and published by youth Main topic of each issue also proposed by youth Goals: share experiences, exchange points of view, recount actions, news, projects, etc. Topics: related to sustainability or human rights

ActivitiesEvents Organization of events such as exhibitions, stands, and presentations

ActivitiesGreen Maps http://www.greenmap.ch/ Charting sustainable initiatives in a specific area (city, neighbourhood, region) Projects include the participation of all local stakeholders Goals: creating a tool that demonstrates local aspects of sustainability that can be shared globally

ActivitiesVisits International organizations: WHO, UN, UNEP... Associations: Green Cross, WWF, Greenpeace… Companies Infrastructures: hydraulic dams, windmills, water treatment plants, waste management facilities… Natural areas: forests, mountains, rivers, lakes…

Successes“The foundation showed me that no matter what your background, you have a voice and it is important to let that voice be heard because as an individual you can make a difference. Thank you Earth Focus!” Brianan Kiernan, USA, 24 years 2010 Earth Focus Foundation Intern, Boston College Student“Permettez-moi de vous féliciter vivement de cette belle réussite que confirme l’engagement actif de la jeunesse du monde dans les grands enjeux internationaux de demain. Compte tenu du fait que la voix de la jeunesse ne se fait que trop rarement entendre dans les négociations sur le climat, j’ai transmis vos propositions à la délégation suisse qui se rendra à Cancun à la 16ème Conférence des parties à la Convention cadre de l’ONU sur les changements climatiques.” H.E. Ambassador Dante Martinelli, Switzerland, Representative of the Swiss Confederation to the United Nations, Geneva

Programme 2011Conferences and Debates  We will hold two Global Youth Conferences:  Forests, Water and Health – March 2011  Rio+20 (20 years after the Rio Conference) - October 2011  We will hold one Debate:  2048 Project / Bill of Rights for Environment - December 2011Video-conferencing and Webcast Programmes  We will install video-conferencing and webcast programmes to prolong and share the information and educational programmes for the following year and more:  http://www.klewel.com/conferences/global-youth

Programme 2011Publish and circulate magazines Earth Focusand Objectif terre We plan to produce 5 issues of the two magazines of a professional standardProduce Green Maps We plan to produce three Green Maps:  Commune of Chêne-Bougeries  more Green Maps of the City of Geneva  and further into Suisse romande (Valais)

THINK local ACT global

But act NOW!

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