`Issue 16_February 15, 2012

NEWSLETTER February 15, 2012

Inside this Issue

Facilitator Corner 2

Our Projects 3

Conferences 4

Regional Updates:

Africa

5

Asia 6

Australia & Oceana 10

Europe 10

North America 11

Executive Team 12

Advisory Board 13

Member

Organizations

14

Collaborating

Knowledge Partners

16

Directory 17

Get Involved 18

Our Sponsors

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FOR SOCIAL ACTION RESEARCH

UCP-SARnet is a growing global social network

that was created at Arizona State University in 2008.

It is governed by students and young community activists.

Its mission is to empower new generations of community leaders to become

actively involved in the realization of the UN Millennium Development Goals.

Utilizing the recent advances of Information and Communication Technologies,

UCP-SARnet offers a platform for the multicultural exchange of visions, ideas and

best practices aimed at achieving MDGs.

We engage university faculty and students in partnerships with community

organizations, local governments and socially responsible corporations.

Creating a powerful educational environment for students preparing themselves to

become leaders, we also bring about a sustainable social change

in their communities.

Newsletter Team:

Fitzgerald Jerome

Abidah Khalife

Dorav Kumar

Osee Romeo

Dr. Marek Wosinski

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Dear UCP-SARnet Partners, Members and Friends,

In our previous newsletter we presented our

plan for year 2012 and step by step we are

trying to implement that plan.

Please read on our website the blog about

discussions with the World Bank and the

UN Foundation, as well as a report from

my visit to India. The negotiations we had

so far promise new opportunities for collab-

oration and it seems that these may also

open doors for potential funding for our

network and the various projects we sup-

port. One example of collaboration we are

really excited about is a week long Interna-

tional Leadership Workshop organized and

sponsored by the Gandhi Research Foun-

dation in Jalgaon in September this year.

We will keep you updated about the further

progress of this plan.

At this point in the semester the Forks for

Change club is vigorously trying to assure

funding for their large-scale It Takes One

event, as well as to create a fun, educational

and inspiring program for the event. You

can read about It Takes One on the project

page of this newsletter, just opposite this

Facilitator

Corner

section. As for the Leadership Summit in

China, to take place at Sias International

University this summer, marketing for the

summit is in progress. If you would like to

participate in the leadership summit then

please contact us or feel free to visit

www.globalinteractions.org to access a full

program of the summit and additional in-

formation.

Our plan for the coming month is to revital-

ize UCP-SARnet's collaboration with cur-

rent knowledge partners and member or-

ganizations. As a part of this effort we will

revise our policy regarding Regional Coor-

dinator by strictly connecting their leader-

ship role with organizational members of

the network. You may already find some

changes in information regarding these

roles on our website.

I would like to close with an appeal to all of

you to post comments on our blogs and

forums. It is extremely important for us to

know your suggestions and/or reflections

on what is being done by the Leadership

Team; any encouraging remarks would be

welcomed!

M.W.

Dr. Marek Wosinski

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We encourage your collaboration on these projects!

Please contact us if you would like to get involved! Our Projects

The main projects that UCP-SARnet has been coordinating over the years as well as a few newly started ventures in-

clude the following: “Bridging the World” virtual conferences, Stand Up Against Poverty events, Development of the

Gandhi College of Social Work in India, Collaboration with the World Academy for the Future of Women in China,

Leadership Summits in China and Africa, Collaboration on the ASU Interfaith Campus Challenge Project, the “Forks

For Change” Club Chapter at ASU which promotes our mission through events on campus, and finally the various

courses and opportunities that are available at ASU to get involved with UCP-SARnet. Visit the UCP-SARnet website

to find out more about our projects and how to get involved.

The “It Takes One” Proposal

Imagine a stadium. Imagine every seat filled as roving spotlights reveal young faces charged with anticipation. Imagine the air

electrified by the feeling of 10,000 hearts beating and 10,000 minds listening, all as one. Now imagine the collective thunder of all those hearts and minds clapping and screaming for one purpose, one common challenge. Finally, imagine that what has

brought 10,000 young people together is not the latest top 40 artist or a sports game, but the prospect of bettering their communi-ty through volunteerism. This is our vision.

In response to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) and the White House Interfaith and Community

Service Campus Challenge, Forks For Change hopes to collaborate with campus departments, faculty, student government, stu-

dent organizations, student leaders, as well as community organizations across the state to launch a new initiative: “It Takes One.” We envision the young people of our generation rallying together to make a local change in a wider global effort, the

endeavor to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by 2015. We can visualize this because for the first time we believe our generation has both the will power and the resources to make change through social action a reality.

For the month of April, and for the first time ever during National Volunteer Week (April 15—April 21), Forks For Change will

be organizing for 10,000 members of the ASU community to volunteer and show that “ It Takes One” voice, action, change and

stand to significantly contribute to a better world—all within a single week. To do so we will begin with the “It Takes One” inspirational concert, on ASU Campus, providing a platform for students and community members; a platform to come together

and celebrate their efforts in local communities. This initiative will also be used as an educational tool to raise awareness and connect community members to the most pressing global issues.

Contact us at [email protected] if you would like to contribute to our event planning as a sponsor and/or if you would

like to suggest volunteer venues during the National Week of Service.

Mohamed Camara & Angela Abolhassani President and Project Manager

Forks for Change

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CONFERENCES

ESTIMATED COST: Estimated 12-day venue including coach airfare from LA, all lodging (double occupancy), meals,

Symposium registration, cultural, historic sights and in country travel $3200.00 pending final negotiations.

Jerrie Ueberle

President

Global Interactions, Inc

6th ANNUAL WOMEN’S SYMPOSIUM

Shanghai and Zhengzhou, China

MARK YOUR Calendars

May 19-20, 2012

Sias International University Presented by Global Interactions and the World Academy

for the Future of Women

Welcome to Participate:

WOMEN AND MEN …

COMMITTED to accelerating women’s leadership

WONDERING how they can make a difference in

advancing women’s education, health, and economic

status

WILLING to make a presentation and interact with

Businesses, NGOs and University women and men

EAGER to interact with Sias University students

and women from other universities in Henan

PREPARED to expand their ability to engage as a

global citizen and the future of women

Call for Presentations:

PRESENTATIONS GUIDELINES

YOUR PRESENTATION TIME will be 90 minutes

total; 15 minutes allocated for your presentation, 15 for

translation, and 30 for discussion.

SUBMIT Title of your presentation, a 250 word abstract

describing your presentation, a headshot photo, and the 3

major points of your presentation.

INCLUDE Your name, position, institution,

e-mail address, phone.

INDICATE Your willingness to speak on

May 19 or May 20, or both days.

SUBMISSIONS DUE ON MARCH 31 to: [email protected]

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Regional Updates: AFRICA

2012 Project: Leadership Workshops in Africa

Next summer 2012, UCP-SARnet is facilitating an MDG Leadership Workshop in Afri-

ca. As we mentioned in a previous newsletter edition, we would like for these to be held

in Cameroon, Gambia and Kenya but we will be more certain as we work on the project details further.

The three day workshop(s) will be focused on the topic “Building Capacity and Empow-

erment for the Millennium Development Goals,” with participation of governmental offi-

cials, university faculty and students, high school students and teachers, community lead-ers and activists and representatives of international organizations. These workshops are

going to be our contribution in Africa to the Stand Up Against Poverty project (UN Mil-lennium Campaign) and will focus on empowering the participants to bring about social

change in this region.

UCP-SARnet wants the Regional MDG summit to be organized every year, as we hope that they will build capacity and skills of participants so they could actively contribute to

changing local conditions by becoming catalysts for change and in this way contribute to achieving the MDGs. All participants who will successfully complete all session are re-

quired to submit within two months a proposal of a project addressing a specific commu-nity need. This will be a prerequisite for receiving a certificate and relevant monitoring,

technical assistance, and recommendation to funding bodies.

The purpose of the workshops is to:

1. Wake up awareness about MDGs and provide basic information about realization of MDGs in the hosting country.

2. Identify local needs articulated into the MDGs and develop community projects ad-dressing these needs.

3. Facilitate engagement in community by developing a sense of personal responsibility

for its wellbeing.

4. Inspire and guide community leaders and activists to organize actions that will build

capacity and increase self-reliance.

5. Challenge young people to fully develop their own talents and leadership skills and

engage them in bringing about social change.

6. Identify a steering committee from various groups that will continue the work and

facilitate the implementation process of any suggested project in regards to the MDGs.

7. Develop local and global partnerships (UCP-SARnet, universities, governments, col-

leges, community leaders, community-based organizations, students, etc.) that will sup-port regional actions addressing MDGs.

The MDGs are an eight-point road map with measurable targets and clear deadlines for improving the lives of the world's poor-

est people. World leaders have agreed to achieve the MDGs by 2015. It is up to us to make sure leaders follow through on these commitments. Since 2008 the United Nations Millennium Campaign supports and inspires people from around the world to take

action in support of the Millennium Development Goals. On behalf of the University-Community Partnership for Social Action Research (UCP-SARnet) we invite our members and partners to join us as part of our contribution to the UN Millennium Cam-

paign and be part of the generation that puts an end to poverty!

Osee Romeo Tcheupgoum Assistant Facilitator,

Regional Coordinator for Africa,

UCP-SARnet

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Gandhi in the New Millennium: Challenges and Issues

(Conference in Mumbai)

On January 27-28, I participated at the conference “Gandhi in

the New Millennium: Challenges and Issues” organized by the Nagindas Khandwala College of Commerce, Arts & Manage-

ment Studies and Shantaben Nagindas Khanwala College of

Science in Mumbai. The conference was sponsored by the Uni-versity Grant Commission and the Gandhian Study Centre. Of

the various topics presented, I was able to participate in the following two sessions: 1. Bapu - Leader of Leaders and 2.

Impact of Gandhi on Economics and Management.

At the first session, Birendra Kumar and I presented “The Role

of Partnerships and Networking in Realization of UN Millenni-

um Development Goals”; the case of the Gandhi College of Social Work (Champaran). We briefly presented to the audi-

ence worldwide efforts directed on eradication of poverty and hunger and the commonly accepted idea that without local and

global partnerships, achieving of this goal will not be possi-ble. In this context we presented the role of organizations with

missions similar to that of UCP-SARnet and finally we present-

ed our efforts to create a Gandhi College of Social Work that is intended to become a model of a community based higher level

educational institution. Our presentation was very well re-ceived and resulted in finding new supporters for the College, as

well as new prospects for organizational and individual mem-bers of UCP-SARnet.

The session “Impact of Gandhi on Economics and Manage-

ment” was extremely interesting for us, both from the perspec-tive of our work on the Gandhi College, as well as for our plans

for the African Region. The session was opened by Dr. M.R. Kurup, Secretary of the Kelkar Education Trust. He presented

statistics regarding poverty in India, pointing out that the amount of poor people in India has not changed over the years

proving that the attempts to resolve the issue of poverty are not

effective. The solution in his opinion is to invest in education of underprivileged class and provide them with the skills necessary

to create sufficient income and sustainable community.

Dr. Kurup accentuated that according to Gandhiji, Economic

Development should focus on the entire spectrum of society and more particularly on the poorer masses, agriculture, rural

industries and vocational education. He said “we failed to in-corporate Gandhian ideals of Empowering the Poor, right from

1947, and are paying the price in terms of poverty, malnutri-

tion, unemployment, general/food inflation, socio-political marginalization/militancy, regional imbalances, etc.” To make

education socially, and economically useful we need to com-bine knowledge with skills (Learning to Know and Learning to

Do, UNESCO 1998) so that those who are in urgent need of a livelihood are directly employable. These comments are giving

us confidence that our vision for both the Gandhi College for

Social Work in Champaran, as well as for our leadership train-ing proposal for African Region are sound.

Regional Updates: ASIA

From right to left: Dr. Marina Pereira, Dr. Ancy Josh, Dr.

V.T. Patil, Dr. Marek, Birendra Kumar and C.A. Ramesh

Dr. N. Radhakrishnan, The Chariman Indian Council of

Gandhian Studies at the closing of the conference.

Students

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Visit to Champaran (India)

On January 29-30 I visited the Champaran District where the Gandhi College of Social Work is located. This was my second

visit since the time when I came there with Birendra to investi-

gate a possibility for creating the Gandhi College of Social Work. On Monday, January 30, at Gandhi Research Center

there was a public meeting to evaluate the progress in commu-nity building and of what the team has learned from the com-

munity. After almost 2 years of hard work, the community fi-nally started participating in public meetings. It was bit difficult

to make them understand the entire concept which we have

been trying to implement as it is not a traditional but rather a unique and rare model of community development.

During the meeting numerous people were recognized for their commitment to the project: Mr.Arvind Chauana and Arun

Chauana for donation of land and their stand for community work since activities started in Bhitiharwa, Gaunaha (West

Champaran), elected representatives, community leaders, offi-

cials of different self-help groups who come forward to setup village level industries. Mr. M. Hasan, Block Development

Officer, also participated during the meeting and assured to help for all activities.

As this was also an anniversary of Gandhiji's death, people from the local community took the pledge that they will make

sure his principles and philosophies remain alive in their com-

munity. The meeting was combined with the closing program from the Gandhi Film Festival that was meant to promote his

principles and Gram - Swaraj (self-sustainable and self-dependent) villages. The month long Gandhi Film Festivals,

spread Gandhhiji's message to all villages at the Indo-Nepal border. People were coming around the all villages of Gaunaha

Blocks which is union of 18 Panchayats and one of the most

backward districts and block in the country. It was first step to setup community based college, where community involvement

is the most important component.

We may say that now the community is with us; we have

reached out to all panchayats and it is time to implement our goals. We are identifying all girls (14-18 Years) who have been

dropped out from schools, and with the affiliation of National Institute of Open Learning School (unit of the Government of

India), they will be enrolled to College and complete their high-

er secondary school. Till today 34 girls have enrolled, 65 youths enrolled for computer education and from July 2012 youth are

going to be enrolled for undergraduate and master level pro-grams in social work. Until the Gandhi College will receive its

accreditation, the first courses will be offered under "Mahatma Gandhi Hindi International University" in Wardha.

Dr. Marek Wosinski Facilitator

UCP-SARnet

Meeting with Mr. Arvin Chauhan, local community

leader with whom we met two years ago to imitate negotiations about creating the College of Social Work.

Community Meeting

A team meeting ended with the pledge we will put all

our efforts to keep alive Gandhi’s principles.

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Prospects for NEW Partnerships:

Gandhi Research Foundation and Jain Irrigation

Systems, Ltd. (India)

My two-week long visit in India at the end of January had three objectives that were interconnected: participation at the

conference on the topic "Gandhi in New Millennium; Chal-

lenges and Issues" in Mumbai, visit to the Gandhi Research Institute in Champaran to see the progress in development of

the Gandhi College of Social work (see previous page), and visit to the Gandhi Research Foundation (GRF) in Jalgaon.

The GRF has been created by Mr. Bhavarlal H. Jain, the

founder and chairman of the Jain Irrigation Systems, Ltd.

with the purpose to disseminate knowledge about Gandhi's philosophy. There was no coincidence here, as Mr. B. Jain

for about 30 years has been implementing Gandhi's ideas in developing a corporation that is a unique example of a busi-

ness that: is based on values and strong ethics, is implement-ing corporate social responsibility in the full meaning of this

concept, is an example of environmentally friendly enter-

prise, and at the same time is an agriculture business that brings economic stability and sustainable growth to the com-

munity.

Birendra is the one who first made the connection to the

GRF when in his role of coordinator of the College of Social Work he reached out to numerous Gandhi related organiza-

tions nationally and internationally. Since October of last

year, Birendra has been working part time for the Founda-tion, helping to collect materials and resources for a new

building addition to the Foundation – a Gandhi Museum that will be opened in March 2012. The celebration will be

attended by the President of India, Dalai Lama and many other officials.

For Mr. Jain, the Foundation is one of the important ele-ments of his legacy but by far not the greatest of his accom-

plishments. This multibillion dollar corporation with world-

wide affiliations and branches has not only created a model of an experiential school for future leaders (the Anubhuti

school), but also provides ongoing training for farmers, agro

engineers and governmental administration, and still has an ambition of creating a Water University preparing the world

to dealing with one of the big issues of the future: shortage of water. Most importantly, Jain Irrigation Systems has proved

that it is possible to utilize natural resources in such a way

that it will benefit the local community in a simple and repli-cable model.

After my participation in the conference organized by the World Youth Alliance in Nairobi in November and discuss-

ing our plans for organization of leadership training work-shops in the African Region with colleagues representing

various national and international organizations, I was des-

Regional Updates: ASIA (continued)

1. “More Crop Per Drop” Slogan

2. One element of Gandhi Museum constructed by GRF

3. Meeting with the engineers participating in the training

workshop

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perately looking for a model solution, which could be imple-

mented both on a small and on a large scale. A model that could be promoted in our leadership trainings and utilized for

the EcoVillage Rosa in Cameroon. I did not expect that I would find such model in Jalgaon.

During my two day long stay in Jalgaon I was given a guided tour through the company: starting from the Research Insti-

tute, through various food processing factories, ending at the

production of plastic pipes and solar batteries. I was invited to meet with participants of the training for engineers; I visited

the new Anubhuti School on the premises of the company, as well as a school for underprivileged children downtown.

After seeing the compound together with Birendra Kumar we had an opportunity to meet with various company officials

including Mr. Atul B. Jain, Jr. Managing Director. The pur-pose of each meeting was to discuss the potential for collabo-

ration between the Foundation, Jain Corporation and UCP-

SARnet, so I was presenting our ideas on preparing commu-nity leaders to effectively address the UN Millennium Devel-

opment Goals, and especially to eradicate poverty and hun-ger. Talking about specific projects I described our plans for

Gandhi College of Social Work, for the leadership workshops

in Africa and the vision of the EcoVillageRosa in Cameroon.

The fact that I came to Jalgaon from the conference on

"Gandhi in New Millennium" allowed me to look at all these conversations from a new perspective and to find a lot of

common ground between the mission of the Foundation, the business philosophy of the corporation and the training it is

offering at the grassroots level. The last step that we had to take was to meet with Mr. B. Jain himself as he had the final

authority on the scope and premises of such collaboration.

Mr. Jain was very positive on each and every aspect of poten-tial for collaboration. We agreed that in a relatively short

time we will submit a proposal of collaboration that will in-clude specific information about the plans for EcoVillage Ro-

sa, a description of UCP-SARnet and our role in expanding the network of both GRF and Jain Corporation (collaboration

with universities), and plans for our Leadership Workshops in

Africa that Jain Corporation can potentially support us on.

Concluding, the prospect for collaboration with GRF and

Jain Irrigation Systems is filling in a gap in our vision on lead-ership training and may provide a solid support for our efforts

to eradicate poverty in the African Region. I am really grate-ful to Birendra for creating this opportunity, to all in Jalgaon

for their hospitality and sincere interest in our efforts, and

finally to Mr. Jain for being open to bringing new ideas into his already successfully implemented vision.

Dr. Marek Wosinski Facilitator

UCP-SARnet

6. On behalf of Mr. Jain, Uday Mahajan is giving a book

about the founder of Gandhi Research Foundation and Jain Irrigation System. Ltd. to Dr. Wosinski

4. Meeting with GRF Staff at Gandhi Research Foundation

5. Mr. B. Jain, Dr. M. Wosinski and B. Kumar

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Networking Meeting and Upcoming Conference

There are two upcoming events that may be of interest to our members. One is a local activity to be held here in Perth and

the other is a Trans-Tasman activity of interest to Pacific, Australian and New Zealand members.

There will be a local network meeting on the evening of Wednesday the 29th of February for those interested in Social Justice

Action and Research. It will be a manageable after work activity which incorporates some refreshments and the opportunity

for a meal before returning home. We will provide some pre-dinner snacks and meals will be available for purchase.

When: WED 29th February 6.30pm to 8.30 pm

Where: SALT on the Beach

42 Port Beach Road

North Fremantle

The meeting will facilitate Peer Networking and also give people access to professional colleagues, with whom they share

values, enabling people to draw on colleagues' accumulated expertise and experience and to contribute their own.

Secondly, members are encouraged to think about attending the 2012 Trans-Tasman Community Psychology Conference in

Wellington (Tapu Te Ranga Marae) being held on April 18th-19th. This is a satellite event associated with the New Zealand Psychology Society Conference which begins on April 20th. A call for submissions on any aspect of our theme, poverty and

inequality, is attached HERE. On behalf of Neville Robertson and the organizing crew you are invited to attend as well as to pass this information along to colleagues, students, researchers and activists who may be interested.

Dr. Katie Thomas

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research; Regional Coordinator for Australia

UCP-SARnet

Latest Book now available at www.amazon.com: Human Life Matters: The Ecology of Sustainable Human Living vs. The Rule of the Barbarians.

Regional Updates: AUSTRALIA & OCEANA

Regional Updates: EUROPE

Upcoming Events in Europe

Later this month I will be attending conferences in London

and Oxford related to social and economic development at

which I will be bringing our UCP-SARnet promotional materials to disseminate to any contacts I make during my

participation in these conferences.

Firstly, ODI (Overseas Development Institute) is holding an

event open to the public on February 22nd in London. The Topic: Measuring the scope, defining the limits: weighing the

evidence on microfinance. This conference will be held at the

House of Commons, UK Parliament.

And following that, from February 24th–26th, is the 3-day

forum at Oxford University which I will also attend. This conference is organized by the Oxford Forum for Interna-

tional Development (OxFID). The conference is titled

"OxFID 2012: International Development - Where Next?

Finding New Paths and Shaping New Visions." Various topics

touched upon are related to technology and conflict, the UN Millennium Development Goals, human rights laws

and global development, and economic changes for devel-opment.

Ganeswar Sahoo

Assistant Facilitator for Europe, UCP-SARnet

Student of Master in Innovation Management,

Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

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Regional Updates: NORTH AMERICA

Updated Partnership with Coaching the Global Village

On January 16th Dr. Patrick Williams, Founder and CEO of Coaching the Global Village (CGV), met with Dr. Marek

Wosinski (myself) and Osee Romeo Njacheun to discuss expansion of partnership between the two organizations. Negotia-

tions on this issue have been conducted since Summer 2011 and Robby Uppal, an assistant facilitator of the network was involved in these talks.

During the January meeting we agreed that:

1. The partnership between CGV and UCP-SARnet will be based on the following agreement:

Using its own networking outreach UCP-SARnet will search worldwide for community projects congruent

with the mission of CGV and UCP-SARnet and facilitate the process of writing grant proposals that will be submitted to CGV,

In compliance with its 501 (c3) not profit organization status CGV will search for funding for these projects and provide personnel that will conduct the project,

During the process of transition following realization of a project, CGV may also provide coaching and con-

sultants/advisors necessary to make the project sustainable.

2. CGV together with UCP-SARnet can organize fundraising events (starting with the events organized by "Forks for

Change" to support projects featured by UCP-SARnet.)

3. Dr. Patrick Williams or one of the CGV board members will be listed as a potential presenter during the 2012 Afri-

can leadership workshops in Cameroon and Kenya.

The meeting will be followed by revision of the CGV business plan, as well as by necessary modification of CGV website to

represent our partnership with the organization. We will inform you about the progress of this process.

Dr. Marek Wosinski

Facilitator

UCP-SARnet

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Activities of the Executive Team Learn more about our executive team

members by checking out their profiles.

Our Month in Meetings (see the blogs for more details):

January 20th, 2012 The bulk of this meeting was focused on Dr. Wosinski updating us

on various meetings he had this past week regarding fundraising for

UCP-SARnet. He met with Dr. Patrick Williams, Founder and CEO of Coaching the Global Village (CGV) to discuss details of the re-

vised partnership between UCP-SARnet and CGV. Dr. Wosinski and Osee Romeo also met with World Bank officials in Washington and

UN Foundation officials in New York to discuss plans for collabora-tion between UCP-SARnet and each of those organizations respec-

tively. We followed-up by adding our input on the issue of fundrais-

ing for UCP-SARnet projects. We closed with a reminder about the social event at Dr. Wosinski’s House tonight.

(Images Left: Attending the Social Event are UCP-SARnet Executive Team members, Dr. Wosinski’s TA’s, and Sias students training at

the Southwest Behavioral Health Services center in Phoenix).

January 27th, 2012 This meeting was a working meeting for the executive team. We spent the entire time going over as many features of the website that

we could show to the new interns during the allotted time: the

Gmail, Facebook and Twitter accounts, the various UCP-SARnet partners, the site map and working space of our team, task reports,

etc. (We had Dunkin Donuts courtesy of Fritz. Thank You Fritz!)

February 3rd, 2012 During this meeting we briefly went over what is being done for the International Leadership Summit in China as well as the Forks for

Change “It Takes One” Event. Regarding the summit, the registra-

tion deadline is April 2nd, 2012 and the program packet and the appli-cation form can be found on the Leadership Summit Page on the

Global Interactions Website.

As for “It Takes One”, this is the major project that Forks for Change

has planned for this semester; it is a concert that will take place be-fore National Volunteer Week (April 15th to April 21st). There are

about 754 student organizations at ASU alone and we want to get as many of these organizations inspired to be involved in service pro-

jects, as part of the Interfaith Campus Challenge in addition to MDG awareness. The concert, based off of a similar event held by a group

in Canada (We Day – “Power of We”), will serve as a tool to inspire

thousands of students to get involved in service events that week and hopefully to take initiative to get involved thereafter.

February 10th, 2012

Team members briefly mentioned the status of their individual

tasks and responsibilities. Additionally, the status of the Forks for

Change “It Takes One” project as well as the status of marketing for

the Leadership Summit in China was covered. Dr. Wosinski then updated us on his 2 week trip to India – he attended a conference in

Mumbai, visited the Gandhi College of Social Work in Champaran, and visited the Gandhi Research Foundation and Jain Corporation

in Jalgaon (more details of this trip are on pages 6-9).

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Introducing Members of Our Advisory Board

The following distinguished colleagues agreed to serve on our Advisory Board:

Robert Cialdini,

Arizona State University (USA),

Liz Cunningham,

University of Brighton (England), Aecio D’Silva,

University of Arizona (USA),

Kim Eagles,

Grassroots Activist (USA),

William A. Foster,

Foster and Brahm Management

Consulting (USA),

Rajesh Jangareddy,

Vitesse Semiconductor

(India),

Solomon O. Kanu,

Kanu and Associates (USA),

Grazyna Prawelska-Skrzypek,

Jag i e l lo nia n U niv er s i ty (Poland),

Jan Sadlak,

Warsaw School of Social Sciences

and Humanities (Poland),

Daniel Schugurensky,

Arizona State University (USA),

Jerrie Ueberle,

Global Interactions Inc.

(USA),

Christopher Zambakari,

Student Representative

(USA).

Member Organizations

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AASRA for Community Transformation (ACT) is a non-profit advocating for universal human rights and children’s rights.

Website: www.aasraindia.org/

African Woman and Child Features Service (AWC) ensures that the voices of the women and children in Afri-

ca, and the issues they face, are better represented in mainstream media. Website: www.awcfs.org/

Ann Foundation empowers people who live with the daily challenges of vision impairment, hearing loss and other disabilities in

some of the world’s most impoverished places. Website: www.AnnFoundation.org

Anti-Poverty Project (TAPP) assists communities through job training, personal development training and providing technol-

ogy to non-profit organizations and to the disadvantaged. Website: www.tapp.org.

Association for Welfare, Social Action, and Research—India (AWSAR) is an organization comprising of a group of profes-

sional social development workers from diverse background. Website: www.awsarindia.org/.

Beam Foundation provides needy children in the developing world with school uniforms and necessary

school supplies. Website: www.beamindia.org/

Cameroon Association for the Protection and Education of the Child (CAPEC) works with children, youth, parents, and gov-

ernmental bodies to identify the needs of underprivileged children in Cameroon. Website: www.capecam.org.

The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice works towards a civil justice system that is accessible, effective, fair and effi-

cient. Website: cfcj-fcjc.org/news/

The Centre for Community Research and Action, Laurier works to advance community knowledge, social policy, and

practice for community wellness and social equity. Website: www.wlu.ca/homepage.php?grp_id=2615

Changes for New Hope supports the impoverished children from the Peruvian Andes region through educational programs,

personal development, and building of social and emotional wellbeing. Website: www.changesfornewhope.org

The Community University Research Alliance explores new ways of providing community mental health support. Website:

www.communitybasedresearch.ca/takingcultureseriouslyCURA/

Department of Youth Development, Sport & Training (Vanuatu). A government ministry that oversees sports and recrea-

tion along with technical vocational education and training which provides applicable life-skills to Youth and forges nation-

al, community and individual development. No Official Website: More Info Here.

Ecuador Volunteer Foundation volunteers for social, community, educational, healthcare, and ecological projects

throughout Ecuador. Website: www.ecuadorvolunteer.org/

FIRBEJC—Fondation Islamique de Recherches pour le Bien-Etre de La Jeunesse Congolaise—is an NGO dedicated to

helping youth in region fight economic, human, sociocultural, and political poverties. No Official Website. More Info Here.

Global Thinking Women empowers women of all ages throughout the various stages in their lives. Website:

www.odatsglobaltrainingandrecruitmentservice.com/index.html

Greater Boghé Area Association, INC is a US based organization that partners with groups in the Boghé region of

Mauritania to improve health conditions there and underlying factors affecting health. Website: www.boghe.org/

Helping Lives International is a non-profit focusing on eradicating poverty. Help youth gain employment and to work as

Ambassadors and leaders. Website: www.helpinglives.7p.com/

International Youth Peace Tourism & Development Initiative (Nigeria) is an NGO that envisions volunteerism, especially

of young tourists, as a key to accomplishing the MDGs and achieving sustainable development worldwide. Website:

iyptding.wordpress.com.

India Vision Foundation (IVF): founded in 1994 by Dr. Kiran Bedi to expand upon the work of Navjyoti India

Foundation. It strives to improve conditions in prisons, the lives of those incarcerated and that of their children.

Website: www.indiaviosionfoundation.org/

Member Organizations

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Kalawa Library and School Project is a non-profit organization that endeavors to develop the next generation by

providing basic library resources and teaching materials to several cities in Kenya that are in dire need of such resources. They are interested in gathering information to develop programs that will facilitate youth leadership and development.

Website: kalawalspinc.org/

LUKMEF helps Cameroon to embrace peace, non-violence, social justice, and sustainable development in order to allevi-

ate poverty. Website: www.lukmefcameroon.org/

Navjyoti India Foundation (NIF) was founded in 1988 by Dr. Kiran Bedi. NIF works in collabora-

tion with IVF for positive change, beginning with a flagship program for correction, drug-addiction

and rehabilitation. Website: www.navjyoti.org.in/

Network of East West Women - Polska (NEWW-Polska) is a Poland-based women’s advocacy network that provides

knowledge and resources to empower and strengthen women while working towards social and economic equity. Website:

www.neww.eu/en/about/neww/0.html

“New Choice” Children’s Charity (Mongolia) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization based in Ulaanbaatar that

seeks out volunteers to participate in their many projects based around helping the Mongolian community especially under-served children and orphans. Website: www.volunteer.org.mn/.

Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition (NYCC) is focusing on climate change and collaborates with collaborating with youth,

policy makers, and other stakeholders. Website: nigerianyouthclimatecoalition.blogspot.com/

Pluribus Europe is a consulting organization which coaches and trains their clients, comprised of interna-

tional companies, in diversity and inclusion techniques at all levels of corporate management. Founded in

2006. Website: www.pluribus-europe.com/en/

Social Care Youth Initiative (Rwanda) is a youth-run organization that also incidentally works for the empowerment of

youth in their region. They are devoted to accomplishing the MDGs as well as to addressing issues of Human Rights and

Justice through various programs that they have developed. Website: scyi-rwanda.weebly.com.

Somali Family Services, established in 2003, envisions a peaceful and thriving Somalia. They promote the causes of

human rights, social justice, democracy, and sustainable living by empowering the marginalized groups and communi-

ties in the country. Website: ussfs.org.

Students Travel and Exposure South Africa (STAESA) is a non-profit organization promoting and enhancing cultural

exchange and development in Africa. Website: www.staesa.org/

TESA is a nonprofit organization aimed at researching, training researchers, outlining an implementing projects for

the promotion of sustainable economy. Website: www.fundaciontesa.org/eng

Unreasonable Institute supports globally-minded social entrepreneurs who are developing solutions to press-

ing issues. Website: unreasonableinstitute.org/

UCP-SARnet The Gambia is an officially registered NGO that undertakes a diverse and creative range of educa-

tional, humanitarian, and peace-building initiatives in to help achieve MDGs in the Gambia. Website: ucpsar-

net.iglooprojects.org/gambia.

Woman As Hero is an ASU Student Organization driven by the importance of the empowerment of women to societies.

Their main interests are education and entrepreneurship opportunities for women, and they hold awareness campaigns on

gender-related issues such as violence against women to spread the message. Website: womanashero.weebly.com

Youth Alliance for Justice & Peace (Sierra Leone), an NGO dedicated to the youth in the region fights the evils of

poverty by encouraging saying no to narcotics, by creating education and employment opportunities, and by providing desperately needed housing and medical care. This NGO unites youth, gives stronger self-worth, and allows them to

help their own country. No Official Website: More Info Here.

Collaborating Knowledge Partners

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Amity University (India) is one of the best private universities in India with over 50000 students. http://www.amity.edu/

Centre for Community Based Research brings people together to share knowledge in order to impact positive social change.

http://www.communitybasedresearch.ca/

Coaching the Global Village works with social changers to use coaching to create innovative solutions to pressing global challenges.

Website: http://coachingtheglobalvillage.org/

Comunitaria provides technical support and tools for community and psychosocial intervention programs. Four professional psy-

chologists run this organization. http://www.comunitaria.cl/

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health through service-learning, community-based participatory research,

broad-based coalitions, and other partnership strategies. http://www.ccph.info/

Community Toolbox provides resources for community leaders.

http://ctb.ku.edu/en/default.aspx?404;http://ctb.ku.edu:80/en/default.aspx

East Europe Foundation seeks to support successful community-driven development initiatives. http://www.eef.org.ua/

Global Alliance for ICT & Development creates an inclusive global forum and platform to promote discussion on using ICT for the

achievement of the Millenium Development Goals. http://www.un-gaid.org/

Global Alliance for Community Based Research promotes Community-Engaged Research as a fundamental means to contributing

to human betterment by the sharing of knowledge across the world. http://communityresearchcanada.ca/

Global Interactions, Inc works with professionals to interact with domestic and global counterparts to increase exchange of practices,

technologies, and research. www.globalinteractions.org/

Indira Gandhi National Open University (India) offers 338 programs of study through over 3,500 courses to a cumulative student

strength of over 30 million students. http://www.ignou.ac.in/

Jagiellonian University (Poland) is the second oldest university in Europe located in Krakow. http://www.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/

Leadership Learning Community identifies, evaluates, and applies ideas and practices in leadership development in order to make

leadership more effective. http://leadershiplearning.org/community-connections

Orbis Institute develops global leaders through programs that advance awareness, critical thinking, and action.

http://www.orbisinstitute.org/index.php?id=141&no_cache=1

Sias International University combines Chinese educational philosophies with Western educational models to develop professionals

who are prepared to meet the demands of trans-national corporations and enterprises. http://www.sias.edu.cn/en/

SoReCom conducts and disperses research that focuses on social issues relevant to Europe and its policies.

http://www.europhd.eu/html/_onda03/01/00.00.00.00.shtml

Taking It Global uses the power of online community to facilitate global education, social entrepreneurship, and civic engagement for

millions of youth worldwide. http://www.tigweb.org/

UN Millennium Campaign supports and inspires people from around the world to take action towards the Millenium Development

Goals. http://www.endpoverty2015.org/

United Nations Foundation advocates for the UN and a platform for connecting people, ideas and resources to help the United Na-

tions solve global problems. http://www.unfoundation.org/

Video Voice Collective: brings academic researchers, filmmakers, technology mavens, social justice champions, and community

leaders together to improve the health conditions of underserved communities. http://video-voice.org/

Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities is a private university that educates students in psychology, philosophy, humani-

ties, and social sciences. http://www.swps.pl/english/

World for World Organization (Italy) is an Italian-based non-profit organization, operating in Italy and internationally. http://

www.worldforworld.org/

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Directory

HEAD OFFICE

Arizona State University

Department of Psychology

P.O. Box 871104, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA

Tel. 480-965-6253

Email: [email protected]

FACILITATOR

Executive Officer

Dr. Marek Wosinski*

Email: [email protected]

ASSISTANT FACILITATOR FOR

AFRICA

Osee Romeo Tcheupgoum

Email: [email protected]

ASSISTANT FACILITATOR FOR

ASIA & PACIFIC

Birendra Kumar

Email: [email protected]

ASSISTANT FACILITATOR FOR

EUROPE

Ganeswar Sahoo

Email: [email protected]

ASSISTANT FACILITATORS FOR

NORTH AMERICA

Osee Romeo Tcheupgoum*

Email: [email protected]

ASSISTANT FACILITATOR FOR

SOUTH AMERICA

Susana Pesis

Email: [email protected]

ASSISTANT FACILITATOR

John Mabey

Email: [email protected]

ASSISTANT FACILITATOR

Robby Uppal*

Email: [email protected]

COORDINATOR OF

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

Andy Chen

Email: [email protected]

ICT COORDINATOR

Adam Euerby

Email: [email protected]

ICT ASSISTANT COORDINATOR

Dorav Kumar

Email: [email protected]

ICT TEAM

Uttam Bhat

Adam Euerby

Dorav Kumar*

Loc Nguen*

Karan Puttannaiah*

EXECUTIVE TEAM

* executive team members already listed above in this directory are marked with an asterisk

Dr. Eva Szeli

Lauryn Bates

Mohamed Camara

Alexis Huth

Fritzgerald Jerome

Angela Kabasan

Abidah Khalife

Carlos Plascencia

Dieu Sababera

Marie Simonsen

Christopher Wells

REGIONAL OFFICES

AFRICA

Contact Person: Osee Romeo Tcheupgoum

No. 1 Ansumana Ceesay Street, Dippakun-

da UCP-SARnet -The Gambia

(Non-Profit & Charitable organization)

P.O.BOX 2192, serekunda, KMSD. The

GAMBIA

Tel. (00 220) 6548963/7953521/

3438 808 /6717761

Email: [email protected]

ASIA & THE PACIFIC

Contact Person: Birendra Kumar

University Community Partnership for So-cial Action Research Network.

UN Commission on Sustainable Develop-

ment (Youth and Children Major Group )

Tel. +91-9910711112

Email: [email protected]

EUROPE

Contact Person: Ganeswar Sahoo

via s cosma e damiano 103

trento, tn 38122, ITALY

Tel. +39 3319782685

Email: [email protected]

CANADA

Contact Person: Adam Euerby

Candidate M.ASc. Systems Design Engineering, B.ASc. Systems Design

Engineering, University of Waterloo

Advanced Interface Design Lab

1.519.888.4567 x34904

[email protected]

UNITED STATES

Contact Person: Mohamed Camara

Department of Psychology

P.O. Box 871104,

Tempe, AZ 85287, USA

Tel. 480-965-6253

Email: [email protected]

SOUTH AMERICA

Contact Person: Susana Pesis

Email: [email protected]

ADVISORY BOARD Robert Cialdini, Arizona State University

(USA)

Liz Cunningham, University of Brighton

(England)

Aecio D’Silva, University of Arizona (USA)

Kim Eagles, Grassroots Activist (USA)

William A. Foster, Foster and Brahm

Management Consulting (USA)

Rajesh Jangareddy, Vitesse Semiconductor

(India)

Solomon O. Kanu, Kanu and Associates (USA)

Grazyna Prawelska-Skrzypek, Jagiellonian

University (Poland)

Jan Sadlak, Warsaw School of social Sciences

and Humanities (Poland)

Daniel Schugurensky, Arizona State

University (USA)

Jerrie Ueberle, Global Interactions, Inc. (USA)

Christopher Zambakari, Student Representative

(USA)

For more information about our worldwide network

of educators, researchers, students and community leaders,

please visit our website:

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If you want to get involved, please click CONTACT US

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