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Posted: Aug. 13 2006,05:09 by David from
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questionnaire,
1. a) If funds were
available, what youth activities related to a CoP would your members
like to do as an individual?
We would have to ask them
but we get regular requests for funds for meetings of Indian and
Pakistani youth on the issue of Kashmir; Azeri and Armenian youth on
the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh etc. It is a chicken and egg problem:
young people will not get excited or imaginative about dreaming up
creative Peace Action Projects when they know through bitter
experience that there are absolutely NO funds
available.
b) What non-financial support do they need to do
these activities?
Challenging guidelines; inspirational
stories of what other young people have done; some mentorship and
project management guidance; some help in managing funds, especially
in developing countries.
c) If funds were available, what
youth activities related to a CoP would your organization like to
do?
The attached "Peace Child meets Big Brother" documentary
series is one I would particularly like to do; we also have plans
for a fiction film of Peace Child set in Kashmir which we have long
sought to do; also a series of programmes on the World¹s
Greatest Peace-makers with the public making their choice via the
internet. Organisationally, we want to do media programmes to
make peace exciting, fun and cool in the eyes of the general public.
However, peace in the eyes of media people is ponderous,
'worthy¹ and extremely un-cool thus funds for peace media projects
are even harder to come by than charitable funding. Our peace media
projects are very low budget as they would all be made by youth
volunteers who have helped devise these ideas. We are
more interested in such projects as we feel they would make a better
impact. However, we would also support our young members with the
meetings they wish to do.
d) What non-financial support does
your organization need for CoP activities?
Not much.
2. a) What changes in youth policies do you
think the government/leadership in your country should make to
promote a CoP?
"See young people as a resource, not a
problem..." - and not just a resource to be used as cannon-fodder in
their illegal wars.
b) What CoP youth activities/initiatives
do you think the UN should do?
Media projects, of course!
Get UNTV involved and, perhaps, UN Publications.
OPTIONAL
QUESTIONS
3. Do you have any suggestions or
recommendations for improving youth participation in CoP activities
on any levels (UN, government, civil society)?
Yes!
Embrace the concept of co-management in any
activities/initiativesinvolving young people. See:
www.co-management.info. This would ensure that any initiatives
coming out of the CoP was genuinely owned and operated by young
people with adult-support.
4. What could be
done to improve/ensure transparency and flow of information in
promoting the CoP?
"Promoting the CoP"? - you would have to
engage the NGOs like ourselves. As you are doing. Do NOT rely just
on UN information flows the Youth Bulletins are OK, but
irregular and don¹t reach non-organised youth.
5.
To ensure the best possible benefit of a UN Voluntary Fund for
youth and CoP, how should it be managed/administered?
See:
www.co-management.info.
6. How can youth not
yet involved in CoP activities be reached and
motivated?
Through the NGOs.
7. a) Which other
organizations do you know of, that work for a CoP?
None that
I can think of.
b) Would you be willing to contact them or
may we contact them with the questionnaire? Please
specify.
8. My response to this questionnaire is
my personal opinion Yes!
organisation's opinion ___
Name
of organization: Peace Child International
Address: The
White House, BUNTINGFORD, Herts, UK SG9 9AH
Contact Person: David
Woollcombe
E-mail: david@peacechild.org
Telephone
and fax: +44 176 327
1459
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Peace Child Pitch Document
Date : 8/13/06 4:02:04 AM Eastern
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From: david@peacechild.org (David
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Dear
David:
How great to hear from you! And what a brilliant
initiative I hope that you are able to get some funding
and that my answers below are helpful.
David
PEACE CHILD
INTERNATIONAL
David Woollcombe, President |
