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Dear All The British Council are now looking for individuals to join their growing international programme 'Challenge Europe'. This is an amazing opportunity to create and develop your own environmental projects while building a valuable network of like-minded people across Europe and the world. The deadline for applications is different for each country, so I would recommend taking a look at the British Council website below for more information. "In each of the participating countries we wil… Continue

Lengang menyapa kembali lingkaran sanubari yang mulai rapuh detak2 jam dinding mengoyak nalar dan menjalar menelusuri turus2 waktu yang kerap hadirkan mu di pelupuk ku Kembali mengguncang-guncang alam tak berdimensi sosokmu menguat, menyengat aliran darah menyanyikan lagu sendu dan pendar uapnya mengiris-ngiris segumpal darah yang pernah terbelenggu Mengapa heningku selalu menjelma dirimu?? padahal aku tak pernah tahu adakah aku singgah dalam senyapmu? apalagi tawamu? Lalu, dimanakah aku? ter… Continue

Following the success of its first Sustainable Development Essay Competition for 2007/8, which attracted entries from 14 European member states, Vinyl 2010 is pleased to announce the launch of a second Essay Competition for 2008/9 for 18 to 30 year-olds throughout Europe. And, this year, also fr… Continue

Global Youth Action Network 5-LEVEL MODEL OF YOUTH ORGANIZING

Development and progress are limited by social divides. In order to combat fragmentation and maximize impact, youth movements need integration. Tens of thousa… Continue

A new series of Element, co-produced by TVE, is at the heart of a package of films and public service announcements (PSAs) being launched by MTV Networks International as part of its Global Climate Change Campaign - MTV Switch. The Element Climate Change Series will be made availabl… Continue

Paris/Nairobi – October 1st, 2008. How to balance looking cool and feeling cool with the need to combat climate are among the key tips in the new United Nations YouthXchange Training kit. This updated version of the guide also gets to grips with the mountains of waste emergin… Continue

Global climate change is happening now. Developing countries and particularly the world's poorest people are affected first and worst by changes of climate and extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, heat waves, and rising sea levels. The Social Development Depar… Continue

For women who love to swap By Siobhan Courtney BBC News Siobhan Courtney is invited to her first swishing party. Want a new outfit but loath to splash out when every penny counts? A swishing party is a swap shop for the smart set. "Everyone's swapping now, darling - it's so fashionable". I nod at the immaculately turned-out girl flipping through hangers in a furious frenzy. I'm at my first swishing party at a beautiful Georgian house in East London. Swishing is a growing trend, where a gagg… Continue