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December 18, 2008
4:00
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December 18, 2008
5:30
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Join us in celebrating International Migrant’s Day by participating in a Live Chat event on December 18th, at 11:00 AM EST or 16:00 GMT. Meet guest speakers and learn more about how youth all over the world have been affected by migration and economic instability. Join the Live Chat group on TakingITGlobal to learn more about the experiences of youth migrants and how this phenomenon is changing the world!
Guest Moderator:
Sheridy Leslie
Global Issues Managing Editor, TakingITGlobal
Speakers:
Michael Boamping
Executive Director, Young People We Care (YPWC)
Michael Baompong is the Founder and Executive Director of Young People We Care (YPWC). He has recently completed a four-year undergraduate degree at the University of Cape Coast, where he read Economics and Geography as his major courses. He participated in the recently-held Civil Society Day of the Global Forum on Migration and Development in the Philippines where he made a strong case for youth migration. He has his eyes on being a Migration Expert.
Céline Lemmel
Involved in Youth Migration Programme at YPWC
Since June 2008, Céline has offered her competencies to be an UN Online Volunteer for Young People We Care. Currently, she is working as a Programme Associate - Francophonie in Programme Design and Management for Afromedianet, a network of journalists and experts in Human Rights and development and humanitarian affairs in Africa.
Kayode Ajayi-Smith
Youth Opportunity Coordinator,
Young People We Care (YPWC)
Kayode is a Youth Action Ambassador of the Young People We Care, a registered youth-led and youth-focused, non-profit organization that is headquartered in Ghana and has satellite offices in the UK, Canada and USA. The organization is operated by young people (ages 15–30) and adult allies working on youth and development related issues worldwide.
René Plaetevoet
Founder and Executive Director of December18
René is the Founder and current Director of December 18, an NGO based in Belgium working on international labour migration issues. They initiated the www.radio1812.net project in 2006 to get more attention to International Migrants Day. I lived abroad from 1985 to 2000, starting in China, followed by Canada and the UK. Previously I worked for OneWorld.net and also for the Canadian Human Rights Foundation.
More speakers coming soon!
To keep updated on speakers as they are added to the Live Chat please join the Live Chat Reminder Group on TIG.
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Report of Youth Consultation on Migration and Development
TIG Youth Migration Live Chat rough transcript Dec 18 08 [doc]
News Release: Global Forum on Migration and Development
ECOWAS Protocol on the Free movement of people and goods [doc]
Youth Migration: Challenges and Opportunities [doc]
A. YOUTH MIGRATION – DEFINITION, CHALLENGES AND LIMITS [doc]
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TakingITGlobal (TIG) is an international organization, led by youth, empowered by technology. TIG brings together young people in more than 200 countries within international networks to collaborate on concrete projects addressing global problems and creating positive change.
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