“ Within each of us resides

the power and courage to

choose the most positive
thoughts, words, and actions in
each situation... We need only
choose.”
Unknown Author
Today,

We have the choice to acknowledge our

impact.
We have the choice to seize a moment
and live it to its fullest.
We have the choice to be aware of
what surrounds us.
To realize the need and consequences
of our actions,
the opportunities available to each of us
We have the choice of taking or leaving
Some do not have that choice…
 now stop

… and think
about what you just saw…

What if you knew the people in these pictures?

… or had been to these places yourselves?

Would you have thought the same if …

…
If before she was a delegate you met at a
conference…
You had seen him training perfectly normally before
2000, Athens, Greece
The man in the cage was your
brother…

And you had met the soldier…

2003, outside Baghdad, Ira
Your cousin was waiting for a test
result…
2004, Kampala, Uganda
She’s your aunt and the rest of the family is
gone… December 2004, Sri Lanka
This was where the family water supply came
from… 2005, Nkomazi, South
You saw this kid going to school in the
morning 2004,
Russia/Tchetchenia
You visited this perfectly normal African village a
year ago…

2004, Darfur, Sudan

You came back home and this was your
city…

2005, Port-Au-Prince, Hait

Your child just got cancer from nuclear
radiation…

Safety drill in Chernobyl contamination

zone, April 2006, Ukraine
The police have just beaten your
friend…

April 2006, Katmandu,

Nepal
Your house is underwater…

April 2006, Bulgaria

Half your friends have been abducted for a
guerilla army April 2006, N’djamena, Tchad
You would have been blown up if you had arrived
on time for the bus

April 2006, Tel Aviv, Israel

You haven’t heard from your dad who commutes
by train in Mumbai…

July 2006, Bombay,

India
What kind of world do
we live in?
Today’s problems are more
global…
More connected…

And more
complex…
Than ever…
Global Problems
Global Solutions
Something has to
change…
If something has to
change…
Someone has to
change it…
Think about it …
Are we creating change
as the youth?
Did you know?
 Globalisation
In a list of the top 100 economic powers
…51 are
Environment
corporations
… 2% of the world is forest
erty
ver 1 billion people live on less than 1 US dollar a day

Education
… 1 out of every 5 adults is illiterate
Hunger
… Almost 800 million people do not have food
Health
More than 40 Million people are living with
HIV/AIDS
Children
Every minute, 50 children are born in
But there is hope…
 Democracy
… 62% of states are democratic.

NGO Sector
… 2,091 NGO’s hold consultative status at
the UN.
Wealth
… World Economic Output tripled in the past 25 years

Technology
… 214 countries are connected to the internet.
Energy
… 11.5% of energy production comes from
renewable energy sources
 Are you now thinking about…
W
Where hat Who

Your contribution to our world?

When Why
How
Learning Networks Day
30th October, 10 am, St. Stephens School,
Chandigarh

Connect with 800 like-minded youth from

across the city

Understand Global Issues from the experts

Know more about HIV/AIDS, Education,

Social Entrepreneurship, Environment &
Technology
Launch of Youth Volunteer
Enterprise
Connect with city’s NGOs for
Child Rights
practical work experience &
Poverty
making a difference
Education
Environmen
Attend an NGO fair
t
Rural &
Understand local socio-economic
issues affecting your city community
developmen
Sign up to volunteer for one of the t
HIV/AIDS
NGOs