Social Change Program – برنامج التغيير الإجتماعي

The Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) Social Change Program is a year long program that aims at providing individuals, groups and/or organizations in the  Arab World with both theoretical and practical training in the area of Gender and Sexuality and applying it to Social Change.

The University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies invites college and university faculty members (from any field) to apply to the 4th Annual Summer Institute f

The Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize honors individuals under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in their fields and who show creativity, commitment, and extrao

Are you a undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate student who wants the chance to impact the world? The U.S.

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Course Title: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Social Change
*6-week online course starting August 15, 2011

RESOURCES, CONTESTS, WEBSITES, ANNOUNCEMENTS
 

1. iEARN-PANGEA VIRTUAL SUMMER SCHOOL.   iEARN-Pangea is training over 200 teachers in the use of Web 2.0 tools, from July 1-14.  Participants are enrolled across 9 online courses focusing on a range of topics, including LAMS, Quia, Moodle, Augmented Reality, Cooperative strategies in the digital classroom (including iEARN projects).  Read More >

2. iEARN-PAKISTAN HOSTS SUMMER CAMPS.  On June 28th,iEARN-Pakistan started its English Access Microscholarship Program in Karachi with online activities for students from different Access Karachi Centers. Students got connected through Skype and Blackboard (Elluminate) and shared their experiences, including discussions of their community service projects, field trips and creative writing.  Mobile technology tools (EVDO Internet devices, laptops and multimedia projectors) were used to connect students. 

See photos of activities in Karachi on the iEARN-Pakistan Facebook Page.  Summer Camps are also underway at iEARN-Pakistan's Islamabad Office, with Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program Alumni taking a lead role in helping to run classes throughout the summer - see photos of activities in Islamabad on theYES Alumni Pakistan Facebook Page.  Connect with the camp participants on the iEARN Collaboration Centre, including in the Global Art: Images of Caring Project, the Folk Tales Project, and the CIVICS Project.

iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is a global non-profit network that empowers teachers and students to undertake projects designed to make a meaningful contribution to the health and welfare of the planet and its people. Started in 1988, iEARN is currently active in over 130 countries, with 2,000,000 students participating as part of their education. iEARN-International: www.iearn.org

SEEKING PARTNERS: iEARN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES 
Download the 2010-2011 iEARN Project Book [ now available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Korean, Russian, and Spanish ] or view full listing of iEARN projects.

1. SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 2011-2012 IEARN PROJECT BOOK.  If your project is already active and will continue, please submit an updated template toprojects@iearn.org.  If it is a new project, please first post your project idea in the Teachers Forum or, for students, the Youth Forum.  Once you find partners (please note that this step is required), complete the project template below and send it to  projects@iearn.org as soon as possible, but no later than the FINAL DEADLINE of August 1, 2011.  This project template can be submitted in any language, and is available in multiple languages in the translated versions of the iEARN Project Book.

Scholarships available for Online MA in Peacebuilding: for further information: www.coventry.ac.uk/peacestudy.

The GNRC South Asia Secretariat is offering a Regional Training of Trainers Course on the use of the ‘Learning To Live Together’ manual for Ethics Education for Children. The course will be held at the Vishva Nikethan International Peace Centre in Sri Lanka from 13^th-18^th August, 2011.  

The course is designed for formal and non-formal educators working with children to become trainers on the Learning To Live Together manual .  

Whilst the course mainly targets participants from South Asia, candidates from other parts of Asia and elsewhere are also invited to apply. Limited number of travel support is available for candidates. 

Please find the information booklet and application attached here.

Deadline for Applications: 12^th July, 2011.