Global Care Unlimited Youth Coalition

Mission Statement

The mission of the Global Care Youth Coalition is three-fold:

• To encourage and inspire youth participation and leadership in global humanitarian service initiatives;
• To provide a way of connecting service-minded youth from different schools and youth service organizations;
• To offer tools and suggestions for developing a successful global service initiative.

Initiatives

Global Care can offer tools and resources to engage in the following initiatives:

• The Ethiopian School Construction Initiative

This initiative will be kicked off in November 2007. Its goal is to sponsor construction of a Pre-K to Grade 10 school for 1,000 students in Awassa, Ethiopia.

• The Mine Action Initiative

Global Care was involved in landmine removal and survivor rehabilitation initiatives from our inception in 2000 to 2004. We have developed excellent educational resources to assist you and your students in the development of a mine action service initiative.

Model

The Global Care model for youth participation is simple and straightforward. Every Youth Coalition partner will follow the following steps:

• Register as a Youth Coalition member and receive the Membership Benefits;
• Identify a humanitarian problem or area of concern either locally, nationally or internationally;
• Research the problem;
• Identify a specific, concrete way of making a tangible and constructive contribution to address your selected problem;
• Develop a plan for achieving your humanitarian initiative;
• Find an implementing partner organization (if necessary);
• Develop and deliver a youth presentation about your selected problem to students, parents and community members;
• Celebrate the success of your project.
• Post your achievements on the Global Care website;

Global Care can provide advice for following each of these steps!

Member Benefits

As a member, you will receive free online access to:

• A Facilitator’s Guidebook for developing and implementing a youth-led global humanitarian service initiative;
• E-mail access and advice from founder, Mark Hyman, and youth leaders for implementing an effective youth-led humanitarian initiative;
• Partnerships with other youth organizations;
• Youth Coalition updates and reports;
• A forum for communicating with like-minded youth;
• Blogs from Mark Hyman and youth leaders.

Terms for Membership

Each member youth group is required to perform the following actions:

• Develop and submit your plan for addressing a humanitarian concern of your choosing;
• Develop and deliver youth-led educational presentations about your selected problem to your school-based peers and your local community;
• Submit updates and photos regarding your initiative for posting on the Global Care website;
• Submit a culminating report of your group’s achievements for posting on the website.

*Important Note: There is no requirement to change the identity or name of your group in order to participate in the Global Care Youth Coalition.

Registration

We hope you have been inspired to join our Global Care Youth Coalition. If so, please click on this link to register.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Mark Hyman at mhyman@globalcareunlimited.org.
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