Archive for August, 2007
In conjunction with India’s 60th anniversary of Independence Youth4Change movement attached to the Centre for Youth Development Activities (CYDA) organized a conference for youth and democracy in South Asia. The five day conference held from the 11th – 15th of August in Pune, India saw the participation of delegates from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka [...]
Filed under: Bangladesh, Events-Activities-Announcements, India, Music, Sri Lanka, Youth-Culture-Society | 2 Comments
Tags: , Bhutan, Conference, CYDA, Democracy, India, Nepal, Pune, Sri Lanka, Youth
What is Peace?
A Third World Perspective
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who are hungry and not fed, who are cold and not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone; it is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of [...]
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Being the change
The sunday Times in an article about our open forum on Climate Change :
Forums are possibly one of the most effective mediums to discuss telling issues. And the one held on the July 21, at the British Council, could simply be described as argumentatively informative. With “How importantly should Global Warming figure in development agendas of developing countries” [...]
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Tags: Climate Change, Development, Sri Lanka, Youth
On the night of August 14th, history will be made as the people from Pakistan and India come together to jointly celebrate 60 Years of Independence.
For the first time ever, permission has been granted by both governments to allow this extraordinary coming together of hearts.
Dil se Dil, which means Heart-to-Heart, is not just a name. [...]
Filed under: Events-Activities-Announcements, Festival, Fun, India, Media, Music, Pakistan, Peace-Conflict-Governance | 2 Comments
‘Of the over 1 billion youth (ages 15-24) worldwide, some 10 million are living with HIV: every day, an estimated 6,000 youth are infected with the virus.’
Shocking statistics and the reason for the above is that young people do not have the necessary education to protect themselves. Isn’t it time you took a stand [...]
Filed under: Events-Activities-Announcements, HIV/AIDS, Sex - Sexuality - Gender, Sri Lanka | 2 Comments
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