This Global Online Plenary is hosted by the UN Committee of the Association for World Education. It will highlight local action for global goals from Denmark, Egypt, India and Russia. The purpose of this webinar is to inspire and exchange ideas on what one can do for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in one’s own community and region. We have invited educators and change agents from across the world to participate in this interactive global platform. This plenary will be moderated by Sujit Kumar Paul, Head of Department, Lifelong Learning and Extension at the Visva Bharati International University (Shantiniketan), West Bengal, India.
Speakers: Jakob Erle + Rex O. Scade (Denmark) Khaled Soliman (Egypt) Sabith L.K. Pillai (India) Alla Nazarova (Russia)
Sunday, JUNE 27, 2021 from 9.00 AM (Eastern Standard Time)
9 AM EST (UTC - 5) | 3 PM Europe CET (UTC +1) | 3 PM Egypt (UTC +1) | 4 PM Moscow (UTC +2) | 6:30 PM India (UTC + 5:30) | 9 PM Philippines (UTC +8)
REGISTER HERE (Please register before Friday, June 25, 2021)
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PROGRAMME/SCHEDULE
9.00 AM Welcome Message & Opening Remarks by Noël Bonam, Global President, Association for World Education (AWE)
PART ONE: EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY
9.10 AM Sustainable Community Development:Integrated/targeted approaches, outcomes, sustainabilityexperiences and lessons learned: grassroots level action in India that integrated & targeted sustainable community development projects. Speaker: Sabith K L, Sustainability Project Coordinator (India)
9.25 AM The relationship between local development and the overarching UN agenda: A presentation of a comprehensive joint project between the Danish Chapter of the Association for World Education, International Academy for Education and Democracy (IAED) and the Svendborg Kommune (City of Svendborg), Denmark. Learn about the work that goes into building such partnerships and about the many layers to consider. Speakers: Jakob Erle, Director, International Academy for Education and Democracy (IAED) and Rex O. Schade, Vice-Chairman, AWE Denmark + Chairman, AWE UN Committee
9.40AM Interactive Segment: Questions, Answers & Comments
PART TWO: YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
10.00 AM Skills for life and for self-sufficiency:Youth in cities in upper Egypt lack essential services and job opportunities. An Egyptian NGO founded by young university graduates, Benaa NGOis launching “Start Your Project” program to train youth in entrepreneurship skills. This program will enable youth to establish new startups and create new job opportunities that can address sustainable development goals such as poverty, hunger, health and education. Speaker: Khaled Soliman, Founding Member of Benaa, Egypt
10.15 AM International Partnerships for Global Worldview of Youth: Gain insights into how organized international exchange seminars can develop the worldview of youth, their understanding of democracy and their recognition of universal human values; helping to overcome the "fences" in the mind and finding their own path to global citizenship. Speaker: Alla Nazarova, Vice President of the Association for World Education (Moscow, Russia)
10.30AM Interactive Segment: Questions, Answers & Comments
10.50AM Presentations from Interactive Segments
11.00AM Group Discussion
11.25AM Closing note and conclusions by Noël Bonam, Global President, Association for World Education (AWE)
REGISTER HERE (Please register before Friday, June 25, 2021)
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SOCIAL INTERACTION TIME (11.30 AM – 12.00 PM)
If you have the time and if you are interested, please join us in the social interaction time after the official wrap-up of the plenary. It is an informal section with no agenda. You have the opportunity to interact with participants from around the world in an informal manner. DO JOIN US!