woensdag 8 februari 2012

Global Citizenship

This weekend I attended the 40th anniversary conference of NCDO. Their new focus is global citizenship. The shift of development aid towards international cooperation is so clear and good.
There were mini symposiums, the battle of the cheetah's, an interesting debate and a few keynote speakers. The one who most inspired me was Juma Mwapachu; the current President of SID and former Secretary General of the East African Union. During his entertaining talk I scribbled down some keywords:
oneness (ubuntu), social justice, human dignity, the important role of women, sustainability, for the use of public goods it's important to respect ecology and human diversity, the global society is hugely integrated (f.i. IT) and plays an important role, youth can -and needs to- play an important role in building global solidarity.
(photo from sr8talkchronicle)



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