As a youth who is very passionate about making a difference wherever I found myself, I volunteered for the earth charter and was ask to do a presentation to youth organisation about Earth Charter and their principles. This was an awesome experience and would like to share with everyone.

1. Eben Afful
Earth Charter Youth

2. OBJECTIVES
Understand sustainability
Know the Earth Charter and
their values
Ethical Workshop

3. What are the challenges
facing the world?

5. Video on sustainability…

7. Is a international declaration of global
interdependence and shared
responsibility for the wellbeing of the
human family, the greater community
of life, and future generations.

8. The four ethical values
Respect
Integrity Justice
Peace

10. How do we address
the current challenges?

11. Video on System thinking…

16. Activity

17. CRITICAL AND SYSTEM THINKING
• Use critical and system thinking to generate
solutions to these problems.
Problems Solution
Water Scarcity
Too much crime
Declining crop yield
Road
congestion/Traffic
Air Pollution
Terrorism

18. CRITICAL AND SYSTEM THINKING
• Use critical and system thinking to generate
solutions to these problems.
Problems Solution
Water Scarcity Desalination of sea water ×
Too much crime Increase number of policemen ×
Declining crop yield Increase use of fertilizers ×
Road
congestion/Traffic Build more roads ×
Air Pollution Wear masks ×
Terrorism Increase immigrant surveillance
×

20. Visit our website!
www.EarthCharter.org
• Read the Earth Charter in
more than 35 languages
• Read “Earth Charter in
Action,” our news site, and
download dozens of free
resources
• Endorse the Charter and/or
subscribe to our Newsletter
• Find out how to contribute,
get involved and become a
member of the Earth
Charter Initiative…