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Title: Japan Youth G8 Project
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Categories: Environment
Human Rights
Peace & Conflict
Status:
Completed
Timeline:
April 10 08 to April 10 08
Description:
Mission
Poverty, environmental degradation, infringement of human rights, conflicts and terrorism. Despite we have entered 21st century, we are facing diverse issues both on the global and regional levels. Those issues are interlinked and thus the cross-sectional approach is essential. Japan Youth G8 Project (JYG8), an NGO established by Japanese young activists, hopes to bring one of the solutions for the complex issues by gathering the power of youth from all over the world.
We believe young people have rights and responsibility to raise a voice against injustice and unfairness. It is because we are the people who will be affected by the issues; and we are the people who will affect the future generation. In addition, JYG8 recognizes that the G8 Summit is a very important opportunity for us to accomplish our mission because it is a global forum where the heads of states and ministers from eight richest and most powerful countries gather in one place, though we also acknowledge that there are pros and cons regarding the existence of the G8 Summit.
Objectives:
Our goal of establishing a platform for youth activists has been made based on
As a set of projects towards G8 Summit in 2008, our short-term goals are:
1) to deliver the voices of global youth to the G8 Summit and
2) to raise awareness among young people on the global issues.
However, our supreme goal does not reside in the G8 Summit. It is to establish a cross-sectional and independent platform of youth activists which makes youth activities more influential.
our vision: we need a solid civil society to see a "sustainable society" in the near future. To make civil society more influential, we should be collective and strategic; hence, the platform will be designed in such a way that it enables youth activists more collective and strategic.
Milestones:
On 7th -9th March, we held Japan Youth Forum toward G8 Summit ~for Sustainable Society~ as a preparatory event for the World Youth Summit. Approximately 100 Japanese youth activists assembled all over Japan and discussed various global issues. Participants were able to share their opinions and views on the global issues and reached some consensus. Through this event, we created the "Youth Statement"; our norms to take an action.
Budget:
Japan Fund For Global Environment financially supports this project
Needs:
young leaders all over the world as participants of the World Youth Forum, especially who are managing a youth network.
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