This time I am going to introduce you my friend Evariste Mamadou, a 23 year-old young man from Central African Republic. After graduating from high school, he has been working for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Central African Republic (ELCCAR). His major duty is to audit the projects implemented by ELCCAR.
Evariste told me that the concept of climate change [...]
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I guess you have already read about the youth message on climate change - http://lwfyouth.org/2008/06/28/a-call-to-engage-climate-change/ - which was presented in the LWF Council Meeting during the opening hearing of climate change.
In the coming days, I am going to share with you all the stories I have heard from the participants of the Pre-Council Youth Workshop. Since there are too [...]
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Yesterday, 17 young people stood in front of the LWF Council in Arusha and read the following message:
“A household in a remote village outside of Arusha in Olokii Parish enjoys electric lights provided by a solar panel, allowing them to finish schoolwork and household chores after dark. A woman cares for her cow, ensuring her [...]
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No doubt. The contributions of youths to economic development can be tremendous. That’s why many governments in Asia are willing to invest lots of money in Education.
As pointed out by UN World Youth Report 2007, access to quality education has expanded in many parts of Asia, making it possible for a much broader range of youth to contribute meaningfully to economic and social development.
Many [...]
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Remembered that last month, Roger and I went to the presentation of the United Nation World Youth Report 2007. After attending the meeting , we thought it would be great to invite Lutheran youths in different regions to give their feedback on that. Thanks a lot for their support, the idea bears its first fruit.
Titled ‘ASIAN YOUTH in the Context of rapid GLOBALIZATION’, the first chapter of [...]
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The German Protestant Youth offers the opportunity for young people in Europe between 17 - 27 years old to participate in a newspaper. During 4 days in November 2008, the participants are going to learn write, edit and design a newspaper discussing current European policy. All additional information you find here as a pdf-file. And [...]
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The discussion about climate change and its implication for our faith and for our churches continues. Our colleague, Rev. Rolilta Machila, is currently doing a small research project on what people in our member churches think about climate change. Many young people have responded to this survey. Here is a short report from Rolita:
“In trying [...]
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Posted in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Church, Ecumenism, Europe, LWF, Latin America/Carribean, Middle East, North America, Youth, Youth participation on May 22, 2008 | No Comments »
The Lutheran World Federation is about community. People from all over the world who belong to a host of churches on all continents say: We belong together. I care what happens to sister or brother in a far away country. We are connected in Jesus Christ.
That is really not a new idea. Christians from the [...]
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Christine Mangale from Kenya participated in the youth caucus of the Commission for Sustainable Development from May 5th-16th 2008 at the UN Headquarters in New York, the themes were: Agriculture, Rural development, Land, Drought, Desertification, and Africa.
Christine made an intervention on behalf of children and youth (scroll down this page to the afternoon interactive session).
Amongst [...]
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- By Jenny Skumsnes Moe, Norway
The CSD, The Matrix, and the future. It might sound like a script for a new futuristic movie, but it is actually quite real. This year the 16th CSD, that is Commission on Sustainable Development, took place in the basement of the UN building. This year was also the first [...]
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