2011

Are you comming??

Registration is open check out http://www.aism-moz.com/?Page=giss1

Natasha Yogachundra has agreed to speak at GISS 2011. Check out her website for more details http://www.hopeislife.org/


Maria Lurdes Mutola, Mozambiques Olympiad has agreed to run a grass roots workshop throughout the summit, dont miss this opportunity to meet her...... Check out her foundation at http://www.flmutola.org.mz/

WELCOME TO THE 2011 GLOBAL ISSUES SERVICE SUMMIT

Conflict over resources, disease, famine and poor education in the face of population growth and habitat degradation are but a few of the challenges we face. Finding solutions to these on a local, regional and global level will be key to our planets survival and well-being.

The theme of the Summit is to explore how to solve global issues through service/action

Examples of workshops run by the 2010 participants.

Solutions/discussions made by the 2010 participants in service/action:

• A hole to dig. How can you apply your IB classes towards service? By AIS Lusaka
• A combination of science and mathematics modeled and developed a self sustained fish pond to provide nutrition for a small rural school.

• How do you create income out of recycling? By AIS Mozambique
• A successful paper recycling project has created usable products that can be resold and implemented into a self sustained community program.

• Pay now? Pay later? The truth about water conservation. By IS Kenya
• Problems and possible water shortages throughout the world got students discussing ways to create clean water and energy sources.

• Yes we can! How can International School students achieve the Millennium Development goals? By Harare International School.
• A call of interaction and unity between international school students to achieve Millennium Development goals.
  

• Our luxurious lifestyles: a curse to our planet?By Lusaka International Community School
• The rate at which our raw materials are being used alarmed a group of students to realize that the answers do not lie with our leaders alone, but in what you and I can do in our communities

• Can female education and empowerment co-exist in all cultural contexts? By IS Dakar
• Religion in some cultures claim that women don’t have the right to be educated or empowered ; this has created a goal to show that this widespread stereotype is not true.
  

Barak Obama´s famous inauguration message captures the essence behind the summit,

“I'm asking you to believe not in my ability to bring about real change… I'm asking you to believe in yours.”

The idea behind the summit is to bring together individuals from local and international schools, NGO´s and socially responsible corporations for the purpose of affecting positive change in their communities, both locally and globally. The bridge between understanding and action is emphasized by uniting service with issues. After two full days of workshops, activities, symposium panels, and guest speakers, the final day is devoted to working on sustainable projects within the Maputo area. Students will learn new ideas, build partnerships and networks. They will return to their schools empowered to make a difference in their own communities.

For the closing ceremony to the GISS Zambia go to: http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTyb51k_sSY&feature=related

GOLDEN HEART SCHOLARSHIP

Along with the invitees from across Africa and beyond, we will be honoured to accommodate the winners of the Golden Hearts awards.

The Golden Heart Scholarship Award recognizes young (14-19 year old) Mozambicans who have made a difference in their communities. They will be chosen from schools around Mozambique to particitpate in the Global Issues Service Summit 2011. These student leaders will exemplify the spirit of service that we hope to celebrate during the summit, and will contribute to the partnerships and networks created to seek sustainable solutions together.

The winners of the Golden Heart Awards will recieve full scholarship to participate in the conference. The conference is designed to build partnerships and enhance student skills, knowledge and passion, so as to help empower our youth to make a further difference within their local communities and beyond.

To sponsor a participant/s please contact Clare Diederichs on giss2011@aism-moz.com

To enter the Golden Hearts Scholarship .........................

To see more from Zambia go to: http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZAPanAyZbw&feature=related

20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them

by Jean Francois Rischard

Global warming
Biodiversity and ecosystem losses
Fisheries depletion
Deforestation
Water deficits
Maritime safety and pollution
Massive step-up in the fight against poverty
Peacekeeping, conflict prevention, combating terrorism
Education for all
Global infectious diseases
Digital divide
Natural disaster prevention and mitigation
Reinventing taxation for the twenty-first century
Biotechnology rules
Global financial architecture
Illegal drugs
Trade, investment, and competition rules
Intellectual property rights
E-commerce rules
International labor and migration rules

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

The summit is host to a number of international and local keynote speakers. The speakers include environmentalists, human right advocates and young people working with HIV/AIDS. There are many people out in the world making their little bit of difference and at the summit we share their experiences.

2009
An extract about Thom Henley at the 2009 summit in Uganda.
" He has spent years living with and learning about a tribe in Indonesia. In their soceity every person is completely equal. Newborn infants receive exactly the same amount of food as everyone else. Since they arent going to eat it, people would come up to the baby and ask if they could have some of the baby's food. When Henley asked why they didnt just give the baby less, they responded " How could you ever treat someone less because of their size?'" (http://www.thomhenley.com/)

Jane Goodall also shared her life long passion with us...... When asked to describe herself in one word, she responded "Hopeful". (www.janegoodall.org)


2010

The next year we listened to and the students were incredibly inspired by Kimmie Weeks (www.peaceforkids.org) When he was 9 years old he came face to face with civil war, human suffering and death. His story is about how he has worked to alleviate poverty and human suffering in Africa.

Austin Gutwein learned of the phlight of a HIV/AIDS orphans through his correspondence with his pen pal in Africa and after watching a video. He began raising money to assist when he was 9 years old by doing something as simple as shooting free throws. (www.hoopsofhope.org)

Hammerskjoeld Simwinga has changed the lives of more than 35,000 Sambian villagers by replacing illegal incomes (from poaching and bush meat), with legal alternatives such as, beekeeping, sunflower oil processing and fish farming. (www.goldmanprize.org)

DONT MISS SOME INSPIRING SPEAKERS IN 2011!

EXPERT PANELS

The expert panels is the comming together of community leaders, non-govermental organizations, goverment representatives, responsible international and local corporations to discuss and answer students questions in their line of expertise.

These discussion bring light into subjects that are sometimes confusing. Students get the chance to discuss face to face with the experts. A questions and answer panel is set up to allow everyone to get their say.

Some of the subjects that the summit has tackled are:

• Global infectious diseases with experts from (CDC) Center of Disease Control, (CIDRZ) The Center for Infectious disease Research in Zambia, and Grassroots soccer.
• Sustainable economies with experts from (COMESA) The common market for Eastern and Southern Africa, (PROFIT) Production Finance and Improved Technology, The Department of Agricultural Food, and Resource Economics and Natural Resource management from the Norwegian Embassy.

These expert panels are informative and interesting. The students walked away with a wealth of information.

SPONSORSHIP

IN SUPPORTING THIS EVENT, SPONSORS WILL PUBLICLY ENSORSE THE NEED TO TACKLE COMMUNITY AND GLOBAL ISSUES IN A COLLABORATIVE AND ACTION-BASED MANNER.

Sponsorship funds will be used to attract dynamic keynote speakers, contribute to the cost of event expenses and fund initiatives featered at the summit. Please contact Clare Diederichs on giss2011@aism-moz.com for more details.