Earth Focus Foundation, General presentation, Feb 2011

Geneva, 24th of February 2011

THE TENPRINCIPLES

OF MCN

Global Design SeminarsLaunching of the international programme

simultaneously in ten cities over four continents:

Antigua, Aurora, Barrie, Cape Town,

Chicago, Copenhagen, Geneva, Liverpool,

Sydney, Toronto

Geneva, 24th of February 2011

welcomes you

www.earthfocusfoundation.org

www.earthfocus.org

The

Earth Focus Foundation

A PLATFORM FOR TODAY’S AND

TOMORROW’S WORLD CITIZENS!

“All our work is devoted to giving

a positive and active platform for people to be inspired,

empowered, listened to and heard.”

Earth Focus Foundation

A PLATFORM FOR TODAY’S AND

TOMORROW’S WORLD CITIZENS!

“We make opportunities available for people

to become involved in the change they wish to make for the

future, their future. For this, they need tools, which we are

establishing with modern communications that share

their knowledge, experience and action.”

Earth Focus: Our Vision

“Building a world that is more sustainable

and peaceful for current and future

generations.”

Sustainable

Development

Earth Focus Goals

Raise awareness about local and global

sustainable development issues and human

rights

Obtain engagement for these causes

Take action now to create a fairer, liveable

world for the next generations

How to achieve our goal?

Create a platform for youth and adults

to express themselves

Interact with experts

Let people learn and practice debating

Give a voice for youth

Make them heard by society and

authorities

Conferences and Debates

Youth: young adults and students

Topics based on sustainable development

and human rights chosen by:

• youth

• Earth Focus

• fuelled by current events

Participation of international experts

Results in concrete action plan

Activities

Activities

Webcasts & Videoconferencing Programmes

Video-recordings of the live conferences that

enlarge and prolong impact

Videoconferences for inter-

active participation of youth

around the world, with focus

developing countries

Monthly webcasts on current topics related to

sustainable development and human right issues

Magazines Earth Focus and Objectif terre

Articles written and published

by youth

Main topic of each issue also

proposed by youth

Goals: share experiences, exchange points of

view, recount actions, news, projects, etc.

Topics: related to sustainability or human rights

Activities

Activities

Events

Organization of events such as exhibitions,

stands, and presentations

Activities

Green Maps

Charting sustainable initiatives in a specific

area (city, neighbourhood, region)

Projects include the participation of all local

stakeholders

Goals: creating a tool that demonstrates

local aspects of sustainability that can be

shared globally

http://www.greenmap.ch/

Activities

Visits

International organizations: WHO, UN, UNEP...

Associations: Green Cross, WWF, Greenpeace…

Companies

Infrastructures: hydraulic dams, windmills, water treatment plants, waste management facilities…

Natural areas: forests, mountains, rivers, lakes…

Successes“The foundation showed me that no matter what your background,

you have a voice and it is important to let that voice be heard because

as an individual you can make a difference. Thank you Earth Focus!”

Brianan Kiernan, USA, 24 years 2010 Earth Focus Foundation Intern,

Boston College Student

“Permettez-moi de vous féliciter vivement de cette belle réussite que

confirme l’engagement actif de la jeunesse du monde dans les grands

enjeux internationaux de demain. Compte tenu du fait que la voix de la

jeunesse ne se fait que trop rarement entendre dans les négociations

sur le climat, j’ai transmis vos propositions à la délégation suisse qui

se rendra à Cancun à la 16ème Conférence des parties à la Convention

cadre de l’ONU sur les changements climatiques.”

H.E. Ambassador Dante Martinelli, Switzerland, Representative of the

Swiss Confederation to the United Nations, Geneva

Programme 2011

Conferences and Debates We will hold two Global Youth Conferences:

Forests, Water and Health – March 2011

Rio+20 (20 years after the Rio Conference) - October 2011

We will hold one Debate:

2048 Project / Bill of Rights for Environment - December 2011

Video-conferencing and Webcast Programmes We will install video-conferencing and webcast programmes

to prolong and share the information and educational

programmes for the following year and more:

http://www.klewel.com/conferences/global-youth

Programme 2011

Publish and circulate magazines Earth Focus

and Objectif terre We plan to produce 5 issues of the two

magazines of a professional standard

Produce Green Maps We plan to produce three Green Maps:

Commune of Chêne-Bougeries

more Green Maps of the City of Geneva

and further into Suisse romande (Valais)

THINK local ACT global

But act NOW!

thank you!

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