Dear Youth,
Imagine youth in every country working together to improve the world for the next millennium.
We invite you to get a group together to create a local plan that deals with a global issue. 11 to 14 year-olds are the main group participating, but older and younger youth are also welcome. There are now 5,000 youth in 63 countries involved!
Your Local Plan can be large or small, lasting one hour to one year! Here are examples of current local plans:
Canada/ recording books on tape for visually impaired children in Guyana
Vietnam/ selling chicken eggs to raise funds for school supplies
Tanzania/ planting trees and assisting the elderly
Estonia/ cleaning up their village
United States/ helping immigrating Bosnian families learn computer skills
Sudan/ building desks for their school
Grenada/ working to protect animals by putting up posters and speaking on radio and television
Companion Groups You will be given three companion groups in other countries to make friends and share news of your local plans.
How Adults Can Help You can participate with or without help from adults. Adults such as teachers, youth leaders and parents can help by providing support for a positive and empowering experience.
The Role of UNICEF
UNICEF has offices all over the world which help local youth who participate in the Youth Millennium Project.
Goals of the Youth Millennium Project
1. Develop awareness of global issues
2. Foster self-confidence in the face of global issues
3. Build communication and community within and across national boundaries
4. Promote the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is
an international treaty outlining children’s rights, signed by 191 countries.
How to Participate - 6 Steps
1. FORM YOUR GROUP
Your group can be big or small. If you don’t have a group, you can participate as an individual.
2. DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING FOUR QUESTIONS:
A. What do you think are the ten most important global problems for the world to deal with in the next millennium?
B. What are the causes of these problems?
C. Design how you want the world to be in the year 2020. Be specific. Feel free to write and draw your ideas.
D. With your group, create a local plan that deals with a global problem. Your local plan is something that your group can do, not something for politicians or large institutions. Feel free to be creative.
3. SEND YOUR REGISTRATION FORM
4. CARRY OUT YOUR LOCAL PLAN
5. COMMUNICATE WITH COMPANION GROUPS
You will receive four companion groups in other countries. Send pictures and photos, especially if you do not have a language in common.
6. SEND YOUR SUMMARY REPORT
When you have finished your local plan, describe the experience in a Summary Report. What was the hardest part. What was the best part? Your Summary Report can be in any form, such as written text, photos, video, journal, music or collage. |
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