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A Program of Youth Service America, with the Global Youth Action Network

Prepared by: Luis A. Davila Ortega, Benjamin Quinto, Silvia Golombek, PhDGYSD International Coordination Team

v.3d. August 04, 2005

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Table of Cont ent s

Section Pg.

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3

II. INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION 5

III. NATIONAL COORDINATION 6

IV. LONG TERM IMPACT OF GYSD7

V. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR GYSD CELEBRATIONS 9

VI. MEDIA COVERAGE 10

VII. COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTS 11

a. Political Leaders & Government Agencies in Support 56

VIII. GYSD COUNTRY CELEBRATION SPONSORS 57

COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING

IN GYSD 2005

Albania Algeria

Angola Argentina

Armenia Austria

Azerbaijan Bangladesh

Belarus BeninBhutan Bolivia

Bosnia & Herz. Brazil

Bulgaria Burundi

Cameroon Canada

Cent. Afri. Rep. Chad

China Colombia

Congo, DR Costa Rica

Cte d'Ivoire Croatia

Czech Rep. Dominican Rep

Ecuador Egypt

El Salvador Eritrea

Ethiopia France

Gabon Gambia, TheGeorgia Germany

Ghana Grenada

Guatemala Guinea

Guyana Haiti

Hong Kong India

Indonesia Iran

Israel Italy

Japan Kazakhstan

Kenya Kyrgyzstan

Lebanon Liberia

Macedonia Malawi

Malaysia Mauritius

Mexico Moldova, Rep.

Mongolia Morocco

Namibia Nepal

Nicaragua Niger

Nigeria Pakistan

Palestin.Territ. Panama

Paraguay Peru

Philippines Portugal

Romania Russian Fed.

Rwanda Saint Lucia

Senegal Seychelles

St. Kitts & Nevis Sierra Leone

Slovenia SomaliaSouth Africa South Korea

Sri Lanka Swaziland

Sweden Taiwan

Tajikistan Tanzania

Thailand Togo

Tonga Tunisia

Turkmenistan Uganda

Ukraine United Kingdom

United States Uruguay

Uzbekistan Venezuela

Vietnam Yemen

Zambia Zimbabwe

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6th Annual Global Youth Service DayMobilizes Millions of Young Volunteers!

In its sixth year, millions of young volunteers helped tomark the Global Youth Service Day celebrations, heldin over 100 countries around the world.

Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is an annual eventheld on a designated weekend every April whichcelebrates the year-round contributions young peoplemake to their communities and world throughvoluntary service.

GYSD helps to focus the worlds attention on thevaluable skills and ideas youth have for the welfare oftheir communities and the development of theirsocieties. GYSD was launched in 2000, and has been

celebrated to date in over 150 countries. This yearGYSD received almost 95 million media hits.The goals of Global Youth Service Day are to: BUILD the capacity of an international network of

organizations that promotes youth participation,service, and learning;

EDUCATE the public, the media, and policy-makersabout the year-round contributions of young peopleas community leaders around the world;

MOBILIZE youth and adults to meet the needs oftheir communities through volunteering; and

LEARN and share effective practices in youthservice, youth voice, and civic engagement in the

world today

GYSD grew out of the successful experience of National YouthService Day, held annually for the past 17 years in the UnitedStates, which mobilizes about 3 million young people in serviceprojects each April. National Youth Service Day and its globaformat are the inspiration of Youth Service America (YSA), aresource center that partners with thousands of organizationsworking to increase the quality and quantity of opportunities foyoung people to serve locally, nationally, and globally.

GYSD is organized and managed by YSA and the GlobaYouth Action Network (GYAN), together with a consortium ointernational organizations and over 100 national coordinatingcommittees.

More than 1,000,000 young volunteers were mobilized across100 countries this year, on top of the millions that participate inthe traditional National Youth Service Day in the United StatesNotable partnerships this year included Service For Peacewhose chapters and affiliates mobilized in a dozen countriesGeneral Motors continued its partnership with Grupo Tayronain Colombia, by supporting youth volunteerism programs. TheInter-American Development Bank supported PaSo Joven inArgentina, Bolivia and the Dominican Republic, in developingregionally-targeted materials for young people in the AmericasAnd the US State Departments Global Connection Programwhich manages global student exchange programs, engagedtheir partners in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, TajikistanUzbekistan, and other countries in the Middle East and SouthAsia.

Highlights of activities from Global Youth Service Day 2005: [see Country Highlights for a complete list]

InRussia, the Russian DevelopmentVolunteer Center, Constructive Approachand Sozidanie Foundation togethermobilized over 587,000 volunteers in 4,800projects in 42 regions.

Under the patronage of President JacquesChirac, youth organizations acrossFranceorganized events in four main regionsthroughout the country.

With the support of President Lula, UNDP, UNVand Natal Voluntarios involved over 30,000volunteers in 145 cities acrossBrazilin advocatingfor the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

InTaiwan, the National Youth Commission, ServiceFor Peace, PlanetKIDS Club, Taipei Da-LiElementary School and Tzu Chi BuddhistAssociation engaged 17,000 volunteers in over1,000 service projects.

SPONSORS:

We are very grateful for the generous support provided by GM, DisneyHand and the Inter-American Development Bank whocontribute through funding or expertise to this initiative. We also wish to acknowledge the support of the United StatesDepartment of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs which manages student exchange programs around the worldand encourage the participation of youth in Global Youth Service Day.

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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I . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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The Coordination Team: Luis A. Davila Ortega: NLA Coordination Silvia Golombek, PhD: Project Oversight Ibrahima Diouf: NLA Support Benjamin Quinto: Management Sarah Kielsmeier-Jones: Communications Adam Jacobson: Intern Alia Mahmoud: Intern Logan Wallace: Intern

The International CoordinatingCommittee (ICC):The ICC is a consortium of organizationsworking to promote, organize and supportGYSD. ICC members have extensiveinternational presence and offer theirexperience and connections to broadenthe impact of the celebrations.

The ICC supports GYSD throughdissemination and promotion of materialsin various contexts; offering their expertisein a variety of fields related to internationalyouth service; and by guiding andevaluating the development of theinternational event.

Twenty ICC members promoted GlobalYouth Service Day throughout theirnetworks in 2005. Every ICC memberhighlighted GYSD 2005 on their existingwebsite or through other electroniccommunications, and distributed GYSDmaterials to their partners. Nearly all ICCmembers related GYSD resources in theirprinted or electronic newsletters andprovided information about GYSD viabooths, workshops, presentations orcommunication materials.

For example, the National YouthLeadership Council posted the GYSDlogo and DisneyHand Minnie grants intheir e-newsletter on on their homepage.They also highlighted GYSD at theNational Service-Learning ConferencesInternational Networking Event and roundtable sessions.

Many ICC members also integrated GYSDactivities throughout their organizations.The Council on InternationalEducational Exchange (CIEE) requiredthat all students receiving grants organize

a GYSD project, while Nacel Open Dooradopted World Read, an organization-wide, ongoing literacy project, to beexpanded upon each subsequentcelebration. Similar initiatives werelaunched by organizations like IFES andYouth Employment Summit, whichintegrate GYSD into their affiliates annualprograms

Service For Peace utilized its extensiveinternational network to promote 70projects in 20 countries with over 5,000participants, thus receiving extensivemedia attention. As the National LeadAgency in Japan, Mongolia and SouthKorea, Service For Peace awarded 35mini-grants, for a total of $13,950, tosupport service projects around theworld. The Inter-AmericanDevelopment Banks financial supportto PasoJoven in Argentina, Bolivia, andDominican Republic was also key indeveloping and disseminating regionalorganizing materials in Spanish.

Numerous ICC members plannedprojects that extend GYSD into year-round initiatives. People to PeopleInternational is working on integratingGYSD into all of their student chapters,and connecting their largest travelprogramthe Student Ambassadorprogram (30,000 people)with a yearlyGlobal Youth Service Day projectstarting in 2006. Service For Peace willbegin GYSD efforts in the DominicanRepublic this August, culminating in anation-wide program in April 2006.

They also will be sponsoring TheVolunteer Culture Festival in Tokyo Dec1-5, as a follow up from GYSD05.

ICC members also offer other expertise,resources and contributions to supportGYSD. Some ICC members, like theNational Youth Leadership Council, offertoolkits and training materials onservice-learning and HIV/AIDS--resources applicable to GYSD. Othermembers offer their services in web sitedevelopment, like TakingITGlobal, whocurrently host and maintain thewww.gysd.net web site. Meanwhile,

Innovations in Civic Participation(ICP) offers its expertise in national andcommunity service policy development.

The ICC is a strong advocate for thedevelopment of Global Youth ServiceDay and we are currently working toexpand its membership in order to helpus take the GYSD celebrations to a newlevel.

I I. International Coordination2005 INTERNATIONAL

COORDINATION COMMITTEE

American Councils for InternationalEducation ACTR/ACCELS

Centro Boliviano de Filantropia Center for Cultural Interchange Council on International Education

Exchange Global Youth Action Network

International Education and ResourceNetwork (IEARN-USA) IFES Innovations in Civic Participation Inter-American Development Bank International Youth Foundation Nacel Open Door National Youth Leadership Council People to People International Project Harmony Azerbaijan Service For Peace TakingITGlobal.org Unite For Sight Youth for Understanding Youth Employment Summit

Youth Service America

Previous ICC Members include:

4-H International Casa Alianza/Covenant House Latin

America Earth Restoration Corps Free the Children Generation Rising Global Environment Facility Habitat for Humanity International Hague Appeal for Peace Youth

Programme Hope Worldwide International Association for Volunteer

Effort International Labour Organization Lions Club International Jane Goodall Institute - Roots & Shoots OAS Young Americas Business Trust Organizacion IberoAmericana de la

Juventud Partners of the Americas Peace Child International Peace Corps Points of Light Foundation United Nations Programme on Youth Worldview International Foundation UNESCO Youth Focal Point - Arab

States

UNICEF UNDP UNEP UN Information Service United Nations Population Fund United Nations Volunteers United Nations Youth Unit United Way International World Assembly of Youth World Association of Girl Guides and

Girl Scouts World Bank World YWCA YMCA International

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In each country, GYSD is coordinated by National Lead Agencies (NLAs). As ageneral rule, a single agency or organization is designated as NLA. In this capacity,the organization provides a focal point for the distribution of GYSD-relatedinformation and news to other organizations and young people throughout eachcountry.

NLAs are responsible for recruiting other youth organizations onto a NationalCoordinating Committee (NCC) that helps coordinate activities in one or morelocations on GYSD. The NCC shares the workload and responsibility of theNational Lead Agency, and help to achieve broader community impact.

Qualifying criteria for National Lead Agencies include scope and national outreachcapacity, strong relationships with other youth-serving organizations in theircountry, ability to engage multi-sector partnerships, and a commitment to carry outthe effective coordination of GYSD.

NLAs are sent supporting materials, including GYSD Planning Toolkits, brochuresand posters with service-learning activities. They are also added to the GYSDNewslist-server to be kept up-to-date on GYSD-related progress, activities and updates.

National Lead Agencies may include a wide range of youth-led or youth-servingorganizations, and may represent university student associations, community-based and volunteer organizations, faith-based groups, local government agencies,national youth councils, national chapters of international agencies or nationalgovernment offices.

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Global Youth Service Day strives to be much more than a three day event: it seeks to be an opportunity to launch longterm initiatives, sustainable collaborations, and programs that address community problems through the year-roundengagement of youth in service and decision-making. Most of the organizations involved in GYSD 2005 are seeing long

term impact in the continuation and expansion of their GYSD projects. Here are a few examples:

Project Harmonys volunteers in Azerbaijan,for example, are continuing charity auctions fora local orphanage on a regular basis afterGYSD, and organizations in Israel, India,Moldova, Slovakia, South Korea, and manyothers are now planning to continue theiractivities year-round.

The organizations taking part in GYSD projectshave also helped establish continuingprograms independent of themselves. InNigeria, some secondary schools will beincorporating conflict resolution seminars into

their curriculums, thanks to the work of IkweriiYouth Development International. In othercountries, the organizations GYSD projectshave inspired others to follow their example.Tara Educare Academys project in India(setting up a free school for children) is nowbeing replicated around the area, with theopening of other free schools. In South Africaas well, several churches have shown interestin starting Scout groups after seeing the SouthAfrican Scout Association MpumalangasGYSD projects. In Tajikistan, Student ActionCommittee chapters are opening in manyschools as a result of the participation of ReliefInternational Schools Online in GYSD.

Some GYSD projects have yielded results thatwill empower the youth of the country andencourage youth voice, such as theMultimedia Youth Association in Macedonia,whose activities have made the local officialstake initiatives and suggestions by youth moreseriously. This is the case in Ghana also,where Friends of the Disadvantaged, Elderlyand Children (FRIDEC) is overseeing aprogram of dialogue between the youth of theSSNIT flats (a residential area) and theMinistry of Health.

Many organizations involved in GYSD cameaway from the experience with newconnections to other organizations and

agencies, which could make their activities inthe future more fruitful. Adele ReproductiveHealth Centre in Cameroon, for example,developed connections not only with GYSDorganizers in France, but also with localhospitals, training institutes, and nursery andprimary schools. In addition, many of theGYSD projects helped different groups in thecountry establish partnerships andrelationships which will lead to betterunderstanding and cooperation betweenthose groups. In Kazakhstan, SpecialChilds activities created a connection

between local students and disabledchildren. In Tanzania, YEN Tanzania helpedlocal NGOs connect, and in Armenia,Habitat for Humanity Armenia helpeddeepen the relationship between local youthgroups and the children of Habitat forHumanity families.

The outcomes of some initiatives will beevident in the longer term. For instance, ahome building project organized byJeunesse en Reconstruction du Mondeen Destruction (Youth in Reconstruction ofthe World in Destruction), led to a smootherreconciliation process in Burundi. And thenthere are the projects that inspired thoseinvolved to reach for more in the future, suchas Service For Peaces activities in CotedIvoire, where volunteers committedincrease their participation through nationallevel projects for next years GYSD. Also, inUganda, the Campus Youth Alliance calledfor the establishment of a network ofvolunteer organizations, and in the CzechRepublic volunteers committed to joiningprograms that would allow them to volunteermore often.

IV. Long term Impact

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GYSD 2005 has laid the groundwork for the continuation of projects, the launching of new ventures, and the introductionof more positive perspectives and attitudes regarding youth participation through service. The program is also showingevidence of its potential to convene different actors and sectors through innovative collaborations.

A number of projects addressed the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which reflects youths potential inaddressing many of the worlds most pressing challenges.

At the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000, 189 Heads of State and Governments pledged to work together tomake a better world for all by 2015. On behalf of their people, they signed the Millennium Declaration which promises to

free men, women and children from the dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty and make the right to development areality for everyone. Eight Millennium Development Goals were adopted, committing rich and poor countries to worktogether in a global partnership to eradicate extreme poverty by 2015. Each Goal has been designed so that it is easy tounderstand, easy to implement and easy to measure. The MDGs are to:

1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger2. Achieve Universal Primary Education3. Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women4. Reduce Child Mortality5. Improve Maternal Health6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability8. Develop a Global Partnership for Development

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Government Involvement Supports Youth Actions for GYSD 2005

If Global Youth Service Day is to serve as a strategy toengage youth as active agents of community change, itis critical that government agencies and public officialsin each country recognize young people's contributions.We are excited to report that the attention received byGYSD efforts from local and national governmentsaround the world is growing; below are some examplesof public officials involvement:

At the highest government level, President Luiz InacioLula da Silva in Brazil continues to be a supporter ofNatal Voluntarios GYSD activities, kick-starting theevents with his now traditional Call to Service. Theevents in Georgia, France, Malawi and in Bosnia andHerzegovina also received attention from their

respective presidents, while Service For Peaces projectin South Korea drew the attention of First Lady KwonYang-sook.

Many projects benefited greatly from the integralsupport and involvement of local officials as well. Thiswas certainly the case in Burundi, where Youth Actionfor Developments efforts were aided by the Mayor ofBujumbura, who donated cleaning supplies, and theEnvironment Minister, who not only helped in trainingproject organizers and providing refreshments forparticipants, but also acted as chairman of the events,working with the National Committee. Also inKazakhstan, for Contact Clubs GYSD project, AkimMarat Uderbayev (equivalent of a Mayor) gave a

speech at the awards ceremony, and cheered onparticipants throughout the entire event. IrinaLeonidovna Kim, First Assistant to the Akim, helpedorganize the activities with Contact Clubs ExecutiveBoard and Advisors, and Roza Zhunisova, Chief ofSmall Business Affairs Department, who helped withmedia coverage and acted as liaison between the localgovernment, the park owners, and Contact Club. TheMayor of Bobeica (Moldova) was present at a two-daycleanup of the village; the local government sponsoredthe project by providing both drivers and gas for thetractors used, and the Regional Ministry of Ecologydonated 700 trees to beplanted. In Mongolia,Service For Peace co-organized its project withthe Municipal Offices of

the downtown districts of Sukhbaatar and Chingeltei,and the Sukhbaatar District Governor issued an officialletter inviting all organizations in the district to supportGYSD.

Public officials spoke to participants at many GYSDevents. At Volta Star Family Fun Club events inGhana, the District Director of Education in Kpandoinspired the students to become teachers, and Mr. PausAdawuty, District Chief Executive, spoke aboutmaking good education and career choices. In Israel,Bet Shemesh Mayor Daniel Vaknin spoke to theService For Peace participants, stressing theimportance of volunteering and expressing his faith inthe younger generation. For South African Scout

Association Mpumalangas GYSD projects,representatives of both the Department of Health andthe Department of Education addressed andcongratulated the volunteers at all venues of activity. InBolivia, a new national volunteer law was created withthe support of the CEBOFIL.

When unable to attend GYSD events, some publicofficials found other ways to show support, such asissuing public statements or providing funding. ForPeople to People International Lagos GYSD projectin Nigeria, the Chairman and the Mushin LocalGovernment issued a proclamation in support of GYSDand the President of the Nigeria Labour Congresssent a letter of support. In Kenya, the City Council

contributed $1,000 to the Youth Centres project, and inthe Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Municipality ofHebron donated all the paint which Schools Onlineused for cleaning and painting in the towns of Hebronand Albireh.

The trend toward increasing attention of policymakerstowards GYSD is encouraging. It indicates a growingawareness about the current and potential impact ofyouth service and sets the stage for strongercollaborations between governments and youth-orientedNGOs. Such partnerships can lead to more sustainable

solutions to communityproblems and the engagementof young people as resourcesfor change.

V. Government Support

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Media coverage of Global Youth Service Day and all youth involvement is key to creating public awareness about thepositive role of youth in their communities. More than 80 organizations worldwide received international, national, orlocal media coverage for their GYSD projects this year. Some highlights of media coverage for the 2005 Global YouthService Day celebrations include:

In Slovenia, the Slovene Philanthropy, Association for Promotionof Voluntary Work received coverage on Slovene public radio aswell as 10 local commercial radio stations (including 2 radio talkshows) and on Slovene radio in Italy (for the Slovene minority).Slovene public television as well as 2 private TV stations coveredthe events (including features on 4 TV talk shows), along with 2national newspapers, 3 regional newspapers (including a weeklypaper), and a Catholic weekly newspaper.

The American Councils for International Education inUzbekistans work for GYSD received attention from a variety ofmedia outlets as well. A nationwide youth television network coveredthe events, as well as articles in a popular magazine for expatriateswith readers in all Central Asian republics. Interviews with projectleaders were featured in seven regional newspapers, extendedcoverage and interviews were presented on 2 state televisionstations, and postings on several websites detailed GYSD, includingthe website of the US Embassy in Tashkent, and the AmericanCouncils for International Education. Altogether, GYSD eventsappeared on 7 television programs, 2 magazines, at least 4 websites,and 14 newspaper articles across Uzbekistan.

In the Russian Federation, Russian Development Volunteer Centerand Constructive Approach Foundations widespread GYSDactivities were featured extensively in the countrys media. More than100 newspapers (including 30 publications in the Samara area and58 publications in Tatarstan) covered the events, as did more than 40television channels, and 11 websites. There were also 15 radio

reports detailing the activities.

In Brazil, Natal Voluntarios immense celebration of GYSD wascovered by very important and diverse media outlets across the country,including TV stations (Globo, SBT and MTV), hundreds of radiostations, and both national and local newspapers.

Project Harmony - Armenia publicized its activities by preparing andsubmitting a press release detailing GYSD, which was featured inseveral of the countrys leading domestic news outlets. Several of thenews outlets covering GYSD reach expatriated Armenians in nearly 80countries around the world. More than 5 national magazines (includingan online magazine on the subject of volunteering) and several dailynational newspapers covered GYSD in Romania. The events were alsodetailed on national and local radio and television stations.

And in the Palestinian Territory, 3 local radio stations, Palestiniantelevision station, Hebron TV, and 3 newspapers covered SchoolsOnlines GYSD project.

With the media coverage of young peoples service and civic engagement activities, more people around the world cansee youth for what they really are: an asset rather than a liability to society, people willing to step forward and helpimprove their communities. GYSD and NYSD had a combined number of almost 610 million media hits.

VI. Media Coverage

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Please note:Country names reflect those provided by National Lead Agencies.

Albania Total Volunteers: 80

LEAD AGENCY: Albanian Ecological

Club Intl Friends ofNature

Alona Elitari

Rr. Todi Shkurti P.13TiranaTel: +355-69-234-1003Fax: +355-4-373-148eco-club@san.com.al

With the support of a DisneyHand Minnie Grant, eighty students of Adem Sheme primaryand junior high school in Saranda, Albania, will participate in a service-learning project tofocus on the arts and education, organized by student government. The children willresearch their local heritage and produce artwork (in any format, jewelry, pottery, etc.) thatcopies a particular piece found during their research. The children's work will be exhibitedalong with photographs and information about the original inspiration and will compete. Thebest eight reproductions will be given prizes.

http://www.albanianyouth.org

Algeria Total Volunteers: 600

LEAD AGENCY: Algerian Volunteers forPeace and CulturalExchanges, Inc.

Zouaoui Mostari

B 89 Cite Madina MounaouraSidi Bel Abbes, 22000Tel: +213-48-565756Fax: +213-48-557997kcalgerie@yahoo.fr

The Association des Volontaires Algeriens pour la Paix et Lechange Culturel mobilized 600volunteers for GYSD 2005 in Algeria. They organized a project called Stop Sida or Stop AIDS which intended to go beyond the work done in the past to combat the epidemicand support the development of new programs to address the deficiencies of ongoinginitiatives. The proactive approach would assess and identify the problems and with the helpof experts, other associations and logisitical and technical assistance, develop newresources. A new branch of Association Volontaires Algeriens called Sidaction was createdto monitor these new projects. All of the volunteers benefited enormously from theexperience. The organization carried out these projects with no significant funding and didnot attract any media attention, however they hope to do a better job of this in 2006. These

projects plan to help hundreds of AIDS victims in the future whose needs are notbeing adequately addressed in the country and continue to solicit more volunteers tohelp ensure that the programs are successful.

Angola Total Volunteers: 72

LEAD AGENCY: Shirley Ann SullivanEducational Foundation

Angola

Rhonda Staudt

C/O German EmbassyLuanda,Tel: +244-2-32-76-31Fax: +244-2-33-47-73sasef@hotmail.com

The Shirley Ann Sullivan Educational Foundation worked to institute successful GYSDactivities in a country recently plagued by the Marburg virus and still recovering from war.The Foundation played a game created by Netaid called, The Real Life Game AngolanChildren Cant Play with 72 young children of an average age of 12. The children archivedtheir feelings as they went through the process of what challenges children in Angola face

when trying to attend school and attain their dreams of obtaining a job to take care of theirfamilies. Although the measurable results cannot be calculated at present, the Shirley AnnSullivan Educational Foundation witnessed children understanding the challenges theirpeers face in extreme poverty situations. It is hoped that measurable results will be indevelopment education, something that can only be seen in the future with these students.The Luanda International School system wrapped up the activities with a project of A DayIn the Life of a Child in Angola. Due to the outbreak of the Marburg virus the event had tobe held inside the school compound with no outside contact with local Angolan schoolchildren. Radio Nacional and YES Angola also participated in the project.

http://www.sasef.org/

VII . Country Highlights

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Argentina Total Volunteers: 5,000

LEAD AGENCY: Argentinian Center forIntl Cooperation andDevelopment (CACID)

Gustavo Smith

Sucre 1607 PB 'B'Buenos Aires City C1428DVATel: +54 -11-4784-5438Fax: +54 -11- 4784-5438dacevedo@cacid.org.ar

CACID in partnership with the Ministry of Education and IDBs Paso Joven program led theGYSD celebrations in Argentina. Hundreds of young volunteers working as school tutors,

and volunteers in civil society organizations, came together in a national campaign to shareproposals and experiences regarding youth volunteerism. Young volunteers were also ableto create educational materials, which were distributed in hospitals, children homes, andfoundations working with disadvantaged children. In communities across the country,representatives of the Paso Joven program, also held volunteer activities such asbeautification campaigns, street clean-ups, visits to children and elderly homes, amongothers. CACID was able to publish a book evaluating GYSDs impact in Argentina, in thepast five years. As part of the long term results, CACID continues to work withNational Directorate for Youth (DINAJU) and the Ministry of Education, in developinga youth service policy for Argentina.

http://www.cacid.org.ar/

Armenia Total Volunteers: 4,800

LEAD AGENCY: Project Harmony

Naira Karmirshalyan

45 SevastopolyanYerevan,Tel: +374-1-260686Fax: +374-1-227458nairak@projectharmony.amhttp://www.projectharmony.am/

CO-National Lead Agency:

GYSD celebrations in Armenia were led by Project Harmony (Armenia) and the AmericanCouncils for International Education (Armenia), involving 4,800 volunteers and 300schools from 11 regions across the country. The celebrations were co-organized by theMinistry of Culture and Youth Affairs, Habitat for Humanity (with the support of aDisneyHand Minnie Grant), Peace Corps volunteers, Red Cross International, and localmunicipalities. Some of the activities included planting of 1000 trees, visits to disabledchildrens homes, concerts, community clean-ups, and workshops attended by stateofficials focusing on youth development. The celebrations were covered by media outletssuch as Lori TV, Vanatiour weekly, Arminfo, Armenpress and Arka, which distributesnews to Armenians living in almost 80 countries around the world. Some of the longterm results included the creation of a partnership with other GYSD NLAs forfuture exchanges, as part of the World Tour de France, organized by AFEV, thelead GYSD organizer in France.

American Councils forInternational Education:ACTR/ACCELS

Elizabeth Winship18/2 Baghramyan St. #2Yerevan, 375019Tel: +374-1-561410Fax: +374-1-561498ewinship@americancouncils.amhttp://www.americancouncils.am/

Austria Total Volunteers: 200

LEAD AGENCY: United Nations Youth &Student Assn. of Austria

Irene Stoeckl

Johannesgasse 2/2/32Vienna, A-1010Tel: +43-1-512-8521Fax: +43-1-512-8521austria@afa.at

The GYSD 2005 celebrations in Austria were led by the United Nations Youth and StudentAssociation of Austria, involving over 50 volunteers in a panel discussion that started the

nation-wide Stop Child Trafficking Campaign, by panelists from a range of internationalorganizations and local authorities. The discussion educated many people, particularly inVienna, about the problem of child trafficking and corresponding international, regional, andnational mechanisms to prevent it. A number of media outlets helped to raise awareness bycovering the panel discussion including various Austrian daily newspapers, local radiostations and national and local TV stations. MTV and R.E.M were present for the discussion,and the Associations website received over 5,000 hits out of interest to GYSD 2005. Themost important long term result of the panel was the heightened awareness amongAustrians about the very serious problem of human trafficking around the world. TheYouth and Student Association established itself as a knowledgeable and authoritativeleadership force in the country and created relationships for future successful campaigns.

http://afa.at/

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Azerbaijan Total Volunteers: 800

LEAD AGENCY: Project Harmony

Vusal Khanlarov

183 Suleyman Rahimov stBaku, 370014Tel: +99-412-479181

Fax: +99-412-479181vusal@projectharmony.az

As the GYSD National Lead Agency in Azerbaijan, Project Harmony conducted youthvolunteer activities in four regions of the country, mobilizing almost 200 motivated students,ECA alumni, ACE teacher exchange program participants and members of the AzerbaijanConnections and Exchange network. GYSD included a Fire Precaution training of trainers,

involving local fire department employees; a volunteerism poster festival; a charity auction;clothes and toy drives in Baku, engaging students and local orphanages; and a CookingDay organized by students and teachers in Quba, Sumqayit and Lenkaran, delivering mealsto local senior shelters. Students in Quba also organized an art exhibition showcasing thebenefits of volunteerism. The activities were showcased in the Project Harmony website,which was accessed by over 10,000 visitors. Alumni of the Future Leaders Exchangeprogram, administered by American Councils, mobilized 600 university and high schoolstudents, NGOs representatives, ex-pats, and local people through a charity ball andauction and theatrical performance to support children and teens from the Down SyndromeAssociation. Their goal was to promote public awareness of kids with Down Syndrome andintegrate kids with disabilities into Azeri society.

http://www.projectharmony.az/

Bangladesh Total Volunteers: 1,200

LEAD AGENCY: National Federation OfYouth Organisations InBangladesh (NFYOB)

Dulal Biswas

2/7, Sir Syed Road,MohammadpurDhaka, 1207Tel: +88-02-9111660Fax: +88-02-8122010nfyob@bijoy.net

Led by the National Federation of Youth Organizations in Bangladesh, the NationalCoordinating Committee organized activities including a youth fair, project exhibitions,cultural festivals, debates, workshops, leadership trainings, concerts, tree planting drivesand clean-up projects. Relief International-Schools Online (RI-SOL), an international NGOinvolved in education and youth activities in Bangladesh partnered with Peace CorpsBangladesh to coordinate a series of activities promoting community service by youngpeople. RISOL educators developed a syllabus forits schools in Gazipur, Tongi, and Comilla, and forservice-learning activities organized by PeaceCorps volunteers throughout the country. Thelessons highlighted ways in which young people

can make a difference in their community byperforming volunteer services. Students and localyouth identified needs in their community, andexecuted projects tailored to meeting them. Localgovernment elected representatives were invitedto participate in the activities and discuss theyear-round contributions of young people ascommunity leaders.

http://nfyob-bd.netfirms.com/

Belarus TotalVolunteers:

22

LEADAGENCY:

American Center for Educationand Research

Kevin Reiling

F. Skorina ave., 169,office 512 (south wing)Minsk, Belarus 220114Tel: ++375-17-218-1264reiling@amcenter.by

http://www.amcenter.by/cgi-bin/showe.cgi

More than 20 Belarusian alumni of the Future Leaders Exchange program,administered by American Councils, helped fight illiteracy and promotevolunteerism through the Save the Libraries Global Youth Service Day projectthis April. With the help of local schools and university partners, as well as friendsand families, they collected and donated 200 books to libraries in Minsk and thevillages of Dzerzinsk, Zhodino, and Novosely.

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Benin TotalVolunteers:

LEADAGENCY:

Enfants Solidaires d'Afrique etdu Monde (ESAM)

Bouraima Bello

08 BP 0049

Cotonou, Littoral 229Tel: +229-30-52-37Fax: +229-31-38-77esam@firstnet.bj

Capacity building activites were planned for GYSD 2005 in Benin.

Final Report not available at the time of printing

Bhutan Total Volunteers: 500

LEAD AGENCY: National Women Association

Dechen Wangmo

Phajoding Primary SchoolPhuentsholing, ChukhaTel: +975-5-252902

Fax: +975-5-254070dwangmo_drukyul2002@hotmail.com

The Phuentsholing Women Association/YES Bhutan Network was successful inmobilizing over 500 young people in Bhutan by holding three projects. These projectstook place in one of the districts in Phuentsholing and included a cleaning campaign,unemployment awareness and a job fair. There is a lack of community awareness on

sanitation and its needs especially at the grassroots levels. With the help of localyouth and womens groups, a cleaning and awareness campaign was organized.These included various activities such as uses of waste management tools providedby the municipality, condoms distribution and HIV/AIDS programs and building thedrainage system. All these events were covered by media outlets such as thenational and local newspapers and local TV channels. The events were sponsoredby Phuentsholing Women Association, the local business community, and fundswere raised by young people. The long term results of the activities includedestablishing collaborations with new partners in other countries, leading tointernational exchanges and creation of training sessions in youth volunteermanagement.

Bolivia Total Volunteers: 10,000

LEAD AGENCY: Centro Boliviano deFilantropia (CEBOFIL)

Fabiola Castedo

Comercial El ChuubiSanta CruzTel: +591-3-330-0356Fax: +591-3-333-4488info@cebofil.orghttp://www.cebofil.org/

Supported by IADB Youth, Paso Joven Bolivia and the Youth Volunteer in the Americasprogram, CEBOFIL was able to mobilize over 10,000 young volunteers, 30 youthorganizations, municipal public officials, universities and schools across Bolivia. Theactivities were kick-started on April 7th, with service learning projects in 25 educationalcenters. Activities also included workshops on issues related to service learningstrategies and volunteer management. Other activities included award ceremonies inLa Paz and Santa Cruz, as well as 30 activities organized by youth-led organizationsinvolving 3,000 children and adolescents, focusing on sexual and reproductive health,the environment and capacity building for volunteer organizations. The celebrationsended with simultaneous activities in Santa Cruz and La Paz, celebrating year-roundvolunteer activities through artistic and cultural displays. The activities were covered bymedia outlets such as newspapers (El Deber and El Nuevo Da); radio stations (RadioLatina, Radio Caliente and Radio Fama); and TV stations (Channel 5 - ATB, Channel 7,

Gigavision and Antena Uno). The celebrations sponsors included Coca-Cola, PasoJoven, Grupo RIBEPAR, Editorial La Hoguera, Natura, Helados Pato Roca, RotaracEquipetrol and Zoolgico Municipal. Some of the long term results from this yearscelebrations include the creation of a new National Volunteer Service law; theinclusion of youth in the upcoming Constituent Assembly, general youthengagement in civic and democracy initiatives; creation of a GYSD LatinAmerican guide in collaboration with IADB, Paso Joven and NLAs in Argentinaand the Dominican Republic; and the creation of a partnership with other GYSDNLAs for future exchanges, as part of the World Tour de France, organized byAFEV, the lead GYSD organizer in France.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Total Volunteers: 3,000

LEAD AGENCY: OSMIJEH, Associationfor Psychosocial Helpand Development ofVoluntary Work

Vahida Huzejrovic

Naselje Lamele BBGracanica, Tuzla Canton75320Tel: +387-35-702-860Fax: +387-35-787-281osmijeh@bih.net.ba

OSMIJEH led the GYSD celebrations in Bosnia, mobilizing over 3,000 volunteers across the

country. With the help of numerous NGOs and 47 schools, and the support of the BosnianPresident, they were able to organize ecological projects, workshops, visits to hospitals andchildrens homes, and concerts. At a national conference with over 120 youth volunteers,best practices in youth volunteerism were presented and discussed, including apresentation by two young volunteers who had been part of the World Tour de France. Thecelebrations were covered by Radio OSMIJEH, Radio Grazanica Daily paper AVAZ CantonTV.

Brazil Total Volunteers: 30,000

LEAD AGENCY: Natal Voluntarios

Monica MacDowell

Avenida Rodrigues Alves 871Natal, RN 59020-200Tel: +55-84-211-1527Fax: +55-84-211-5624diaglobal@natalvoluntarios.org.br

With the now traditional nation-wide call toservice, President Lula kick-started theGYSD celebrations in Brazil, whichinvolved over 30,000 volunteers in 145cities, in 25 states across the country. Thisyear the celebrations had a commontheme; engaging young people inachieving the UN Millennium DevelopmentGoals (MDGs). This strategy includedactivities ranging from peer-educationinitiatives, environmental projects, sexualand reproductive health workshops, cultural and sport activities, food and clothing drives,and construction of community centers, among others. In the north of the country, the localSecretary of Youth organized a cultural exchange between urban youth and youngmembers of the aboriginal Krah tribe. In the south of the country, young people led masstransportation safety campaigns and non-formal education activities in public squares. In thenortheast, young people organized massive clean ups, and exchanges of violent toys forbooks. In the southeast, young girls organized a social inclusion project for young inmates,and Scout groups organized massive food distribution activities among street children. Thecelebrations were covered by diverse and extensive media outlets including TV stations(Globo, SBT and MTV), hundreds of radio stations and national and local newspapers. Theorganizers were able to create a partnership with McCann Erickson, a public relations firm,to create an awareness raising campaign as part of the celebrations, which included awebsite (http/www.diaglobal.org.br), which had over 15,000 visitors during April 2005. Thecelebrations were also promoted by celebrities such as actor Paulo Altran, one of the most

recognizable media figures in Brazil. Some of the long term impact includes an increasein partnerships with state agencies, from 1 in 2004 to 7 in 2005; a strategicpartnership with the Scout Union of Brazil; ongoing partnerships with NLAs inArgentina and France; inclusion of service-learning curriculum in schools in the stateof Rio Grande do Norte in partnership with the local Secretary of Education; and thecreation of a university center for volunteerism at Universidad Federal do Rio Grandedo Norte.

http://www.diaglobal.org.br

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Bulgaria Total Volunteers: 100

LEAD AGENCY: Young Men ChristianAssociation (YMCA)Gabrovo

Antoaneta Yankabakova

P.O. Box 235Gabrovo, 5300Tel: +359-66-29032Fax: +359-66-23419tony@mbox.eda.bg

GYSD celebrations in Bulgaria included a cultural heritage workshop in the city of Plovdiv. It

was organized by Association National Forum API, with the cooperation of the People toPeople International- Plovdiv. This workshop brought together participants from severalsecondary schools, and young people directly involved in cultural projects and activities.With the help of teachers, participants were able to discuss different methodologies forplaying interactive cultural heritage games. The workshop was able to raise awarenessamong young people on the concept of being European, by using innovative technologies,and promoting a more inclusive understanding of citizenship, cultural heritage and migrationacross Europe.

Burundi Total Volunteers: 20,300LEAD AGENCY: Youth in Reconstruction of the World in

Destruction (YRWD)

Prosper Ndabishuriye

B.P. 6144Bujumbura,Tel: +257-920-609Fax: +257-222-955ndapros@yahoo.frhttp://www.netministries.org/ministries/cm02806/

Co-Lead Agency:

GYSD celebrations in Burundi were part of an initiative to help victims of thewar rebuild their homes and promote peace among Burundiancommunities. With the support of SHINE Ministry and EEAC Bujumbura,JRMD/YRWD was able to build 9 homes for 9 families (totaling 60 people)who are victims of war, in 3 days at Carama, where they are in the longterm process of building 800 homes. JRMD/YRWD also conducted an openspace conference for peace and reconciliation, with a turnout of 430participants. Youth Action for Development (YAD) carried out multipleprojects that involved 11,708 participants between ages 7 and 45 aroundthe country. Their activities included a tree planting project, collection ofplastic litter and street clean ups in bare areas in Gatumba, Maramvya,

Mubimbi and Isare zones. The Ministry of Environment participated bygiving beverages to participants towards the end of the activity and byproviding training for 48 GYSD leaders in conjunction with YES Burundi.The Bujumbura mayor was also present and donated cleaning equipmentto the project. They held public music and theatre performances put on byMoses Fund Kazibwe and 5 associations from YES Burundi respectively.YAD also gave books to students present from 7 primary and secondaryschools around the country. The Environment Minister was the chairman ofthe day together with the National Committee in Burundi. Media outletssuch as Culture Radio, African Public Radio, and Radio Isanganiro coveredthe festivities in 3 different languages and the YAD website was accessedby some 8,000 people between January and April out of interest in GYSD.Some of the long term results from GYSD 2005 in Burundi included acloser relationship between government officials, leaders ofinternational NGOs and youth organizations dedicated to sustainablechange, and the recognition of youth as effective community leaderscapable of initiating and executing major projects for the bettermentof their society.

Youth Actions for Development

Bizimina VincentBwiza, 1 avenueBujumbura, 6106Tel: +257-990-784Fax: +257-232-807yadinfo@yahoo.fr

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Cameroon Total Volunteers: 16,911

LEAD AGENCY: Adele ReproductiveHealth Centre

Gwewasang Martin

P.O.Box 9450Douala,

Tel: +237-765-1615Fax:adele_healthcentre@yahoo.fr

GYSD in Cameroon was led by Association Mieux Vivre (AMV), CATIBA, and AdeleReproductive Health Center. AMV mobilized 14,755 people in a successful cleaningcampaign in school yards and hospitals, as well as road renovation. Mayors and generalmanagers of some companies in Douala and Yaound were present and Hysacam provided

materials (wheelbarrows, shovels etc), while SABC offered refreshments to the workers.The project was covered extensively by such media outlets as TV stations (Crtv and Canal2), radio stations (Equinoxe Radio, La Bonne Nouvelle, Yemba, RTM Radio, Radio leslaurates and Nostalgie Radio). CATIBA participated by hosting multiple educationaltraining sessions that involved 1,156 people between the ages of 10 and 40 in manydifferent fields. Over 25 youth groups along with local schools organized 4 training projectsranging from education in nutrition and HIV/AIDS to language training and art classes. TheMinister of Social Affairs came to support the event along with the general director ofSOAPCAM and the president of the traditional College of Dschang. Major donors includedSOAPCAM, the parents association of students at CATIBA, and Womens Partnership ofWorld Africa. ARHC projects included the distribution of Essentials of ContraceptiveTechnology handbooks (French & English), free health lectures in training institutions,training on voluntary and confidential counseling on HIV/AIDS and the treatment of drinkingwells investment. Many elected officials came to support the health care initiative including,

The Mayor of Bamusso Meh Polycarp, Dr Ngum, District Medical Officer Tiko, Mr SamuelNdla, Human Right Douala, the team of Medical Doctors in South West Province, MrsRoslyn Suite, Jhuccp.: Johns Hopkins University provided 420 copies of essentials ofcontraceptive technology handbooks and 420 wall charts on family planning. Together withthe NCC, ARHC established the Volunteer Youth Leadership Forum, with youthrepresenting more than 30 groups and schools. Some of the long term results of GYSD2005 in Cameroon include a new committee devoted to the fight against HIV/AIDS, thecreation of a partnership between CATIBA and other associations and sponsorsthroughout the country, the identification of new zones and partners by ARHC, whowill continue to benefit from GYSD activities. Some of these activities will include,provincial and district hospitals, private training institutions, some nursery andprimary schools and a youth policy group will be put in place to mobilize other youngpeople in their local areas so that they can actively engage in sex education foryoung people in Cameroon.

Canada Total Volunteers: 10,000

LEAD AGENCY: Volunteer Canada

Rita Devlin

330 Gilmour StreetOttawa, Ontario K2P 0R8Tel: +1-800-670-0401Fax: +613-231-6725gysd@volunteer.ca

http://www.gysd.ca

Volunteer Canada's energetic team of callers spent weeks on the telephone, phoningschools in every province to promote GYSD and to encourage youth-led volunteer events.Two thousand Canadian schools, from British Columbia to Newfoundland, were contactedover a three-month period, 3,500 GYSD promotional kits were distributed to schools, and anadditional 10,000 GYSD informational postcards were sent out to schools and youth-involving organizations in Canada. More than 300 confirmed events were registered on theGYSD website. These events included such activities as a garage sale that raised morethan $800 for three local charities, volunteering in school libraries three days each week,youth volunteers from the youth organization Katimavik visited clients at Community Living,students volunteered as Academic Tutors and Anti-Harassment Healthy Relationshipsmentors, and a bake sale, with proceeds going to the Youth Centre. Volunteer Canada

also developed GYSD Public Service Announcements (PSAs) for radio, two in English andtwo in French and launched a GYSD website which received over 2000 hits between Marchand the end of April. The major sponsor for the GYSD initiatives in Canada was Old Navy.The GYSD 2005 events were a great success in Canada and mobilized a large andmotivated young population that took huge strides towards becoming a positive force forchange all around the country. People nationwide were motivated by the efforts of theyoung volunteers and changed their perception of youth to more respected communityleaders.

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Central African Republic Total Volunteers: 3,000

LEAD AGENCY: Federation Nationaledes Organisations deJeunesse

Desire Dole

FNOJ BP 2227Bangui, BP 2227Tel: +236-61-18-66Fax: +236-61-35-61ojdsac@yahoo.fr

GYSD 2005 saw the success of many projectsin Central African Republic organized by the

Fdration Nationale des Organisations deJeunesse and the Organisation des Jeunespour le Dveloppement. These projectsinvolved some 3000 participants, and included:clean-ups, door-to-door awareness campaign

on HIV/AIDS, reparation of water canals and damaged roads, and multipleconferences/debates on topics like, the Culture of Peace, volunteering, ICT opportunitiesand drug abuse. 2000 participants were served sandwiches from the 1250 bread donationsreceived from different bakeries, and 800 young people participated in the conferences. Thelaunch of GYSD 2005 was opened by the official representative of the first lady of theCentral African Republic, Solange Ndakala, and many other elected officials were presentsuch as, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Desire Kolingba, the National Coordinator of theFdration Nationale des Organisations de Jeunesse, Desire Dole, the representative of thePresident of the Delegation of the city of Bangui, over thirty heads of different academicinstitutions, district mayors, and members of international institutions. The activities were

funded by sponsors SOCATEL, BICA, HUSACA, LEAL, the Ministry of Water, Forests,Hunting, Tourism and the Environment, and the participating bakeries. The activities ofGYSD were covered by such media outlets as Central African Radio, Central Africantelevision and two private radio stations. There were many positive long term results thatemerged from GYSD in the Central African Republic including: influence on publicpolicy related to youth (legislation, and meetings with government officials),collaboration with new future partners in different countries, collaboration with otherinternational youth agencies, creation of new initiatives for continuing youth servicethroughout the year (i.e. create a new program for the continuation of projects startedon GYSD and develop education sessions for the promotion of voluntaryparticipation), and promote a positive perception of youth through multiple modes(i.e. magazine articles that highlight the contribution of youth, quotations frommembers of the community and officials about the involvement of youth indevelopment and youth in positions of decision making). Most importantly theFdration Nationale des Organisations de Jeunesse developed an annual plan of action

financially supported and approved by the government (over 7,000 Euros), that plans tomeet with member organizations twice a month, use radio and television to raise awarenessabout and encourage youth volunteerism and organize periodic job management andeducational workshops for young people.

Chad Total Volunteers: 200

LEAD AGENCY: Association JeunesseAnti-Clivage Section

Adam Abakar Kayaye

BP 11 Mao Kanem TchadMaoTel: +235-23-5732

Fax: +235-50-3002ajackanem@yahoo.fr

The Association Jeunesse Anti Clivage (AJAC) engaged young volunteers in multipleprojects as part of the GYSD 2005 in the city of Mao, with the hopes of emphasizing the rolethat youth must play in development. The activities included a panel discussion, a filmshowing, and a series of games and competitions. The panel discussion entitled Lavolontariat de la jeunesse dans les processus de developpement or Youth volunteers inthe process of development, was led by M. Bopan Dpalb and the youth had theopportunity to actively participate. The film entitled Scnario de Sahel treated the topic ofthe AIDS pandemic and ways to prevent it. After the film there was a demonstration aboutcontraceptives and the distribution of contraceptives to many youth volunteers. The gameswere focused around important topics such as AIDS, education of girls and violence inschools and the winners received prizes. The Mayor of the Commune of Mao waspresent for the activities and all those who participated were enthusiastic and AJACpledged to enlarge their service efforts in other towns in the region of Kanem in theyears to come.

http://www.tchad.org/

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China Total Volunteers: 70

LEAD AGENCY: Youth Volunteers'Association

Zhu Danqing

BeijingTel: +13-58-160-8730Fax:zdq0@yahoo.com.cn

With the help of UNICEF the Youth VolunteersAssociation involved more than 70 participants

in a fund raising project on GYSD 2005 inChina. By selling UNICEF cards and gifts theyraised 10055 yuan for UNICEF who contributedit all to children in poor areas of China. Alongwith UNICEF mainly Chinese women, localmedia and school managers provided theproject with significant support. Although allparticipants spared no effort to convey themeaning of GYSD and UNICEF to thoseinterested, the Youth Volunteers recognized that GYSD will never completely developwithout the support of the government, and that is their ultimate goal for the future. Theyhope that China will one day be an active force for GYSD.

Colombia Total Volunteers: 18,000

LEAD AGENCY: Corporacion GrupoTayrona

Juan Diego Valenzuela

Transversal 55 No. 112 - 33Bogota, Cundinamarca10612Tel: +57-1-296-5815Fax: +57-1-296-5816grupotayrona@hotmail.com

GYSD 2005 in Colombia was led by Grupo Tayrona with the support of the NationalCoordinating Committee, including the Colombian National Planning Committee, agovernment body coordinating 11,000 territorial councils; public officials, volunteerorganizations, youth groups, universities and schools. Over 70 activities were carried out by18,000 volunteers, such as health campaigns in poor neighborhoods, activities promotingthe conservation of cultural heritage and sustainable development, clean-up events, culturalperformances, book collections, trainings on information and communication technologies(ICTs), and activities with disabled children. Furthermore, GYSD organizers were able tocarry out the 2nd Annual Youth Volunteer Work Fair, involving 40 volunteer organizations, 4Ministries, the Mayor of Bogota, schools and universities. This event was tied to the Forum

for a Fair Colombia, with national experts and youth organizations such as the YMCA, theYouth Observatory, YES Colombia, YWCA, theColombian Volunteer Association, Young CatholicGroups, Red Cross, among other organizations.The celebrations ended with an award ceremony,including UN representatives, IAVE officials andGeneral Motors representatives. As part of thelong term strategies, the GYSD organizersagreed to produce 8 radio shows on youthvolunteerism, with the support of governmentagencies, civil society and multilateralorganizations, and youth volunteers. It isestimated that these shows will reach 15,000people, including 10,000 youth. The GYSDorganizers in Colombia are also expecting to distribute a publication on youthvolunteerism in Colombia, which includes a national directory of volunteerorganizations and personal stories from youth volunteers. Finally, Grupo Tayronaplans to train youth volunteers through a series of capacity-building workshopsfocusing on volunteerism, citizenship and ICTs.

http://www.grupotayrona.org/

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Congo, Democratic Republic of Total Volunteers: 35,000

LEAD AGENCY: Development and ReliefGinger Group (DEREGG)

Joel Bayubasire

17 Av, Kindu, IbandaBukavu, South-Kivu

7140 KigaliTel: +250-840-5478Fax:deregginfo@yahoo.fr

Co-Lead Agency:

Forum des Jeunes pour le Developpment (FOJEDEV) played an extraordinary leading rolein the events of GYSD by mobilizing over 35,000 people in its projects. They organized andtelevised an educational conference that emphasized youth self-empowerment and

leadership that reached over 10, 000 viewers. More than 50 young people participated invisiting destitute patients at the Roi-Badouin Hospital in Kinshasa and donated neededmaterials such as 50 bags of sugar, 1000 bars of soap, 50 boxes of milk, second-handclothing and other pharmaceutical products. These two projects were sponsored by KairosTelecom, Eglise la Gloire de LEternel, Boutique GAIUS, Christian Seka and Michael Ntoto,and were covered by two different television stations. FOJEDEV continued their serviceinvolving over 25,000 people, in activities such as, the creation of an establishment foryouth development, creation of a not-for-profit organization, the formation of a group topromote awareness about youth and their nationalism, and the participation of youngCongolese in an international conference against racism and discrimination. They carriedout this initiative with the help of donations made by group members and with the support ofone elected official, Senator Wamba dia Wamba. Consultation Collective Nationale des Ongde Jeunesse du Congo (CONAJECO) also engaged in many activities involving more than150 leaders of youth organizations from Kinshasa, such as, raising awareness concerningthe voluntary participation of youth in their communities, educating the leaders about the

management/organization of volunteers, a forestation project and food banks. The activitiesof CONAJECO were funded by such sponsors as ONG OPURR and the Commune ofNgaliema (city of Kinshasa). There were elected officials present including the principalDefense and Security Advisor to the Vice President, Mr. Thomas Wetshi Tambwe, a lawyerwith the court of Appeals in Kinshasa and the Advisor to the Ministry of Youth and Sports,Mrs. Marie Jeanne Luhaka, and Mr. Jean Baptiste Kiaku Mayamba, the Magistrate of theCommune of Ngaliema. The events of GYSD 2005 in D.R. Congo were covered by the radioon Radio Naitonale (RTNC) and on Television Nationale (RTNC) and Canal CongoTelevision (CCTV). Some of the long term results of GYSD in Congo were the initiationof a mini-project titled Appui des renforcements des activites du volontariat desjeunes au Congo-Kinshasa (Support for strengthening the activities of youthvolunteers in Congo-Kinshasa), which aims to generate more initiatives to continueyouth service throughout the year. Through this project it is hoped to organize a series ofshort-term and long term events on the national level that will raise awareness and educateyouth organizations on leadership and how to implement mini-projects in their communities.

Important contacts were initiated between CONAJECO and Mr. Victor Amougou who is incharge of United Nations Volunteers in Congo-Kinshasa which may lead to strategicpartnerships.

Solidarite Pour LaJeunesseKibosi Nyamuhunda83, av. KimbanguBurundi, Uvira, Sud-KivuTel: +243-977-48053Fax: +257-21-2485sjasbl_ong@yahoo.fr

Costa Rica Total Volunteers: 1,500

LEAD AGENCY: Fundacion Laberinto

Rodrigo Hernandez

San Pedro Montes de OcaSan Jos, 300-1009Tel: +506-225-1351Fax: +506-225-1351

flaberinto@costarricense.cr

With over 20 activities around the country, and the participation of over 1,500 youthvolunteers, Fundacion Laberinto led the GYSD celebrations in Costa Rica. Twenty highschools in San Jose, and youth organizations in several provinces, carried out VolunteerCampaigns, collecting 10 tons of garbage, planting 200 trees, organizing artistic exhibitions,setting up a recreational camp for disadvantaged youth, and carrying out workshops onsustainable development. The GYSD organizers were also able to organize a NationalForum on Youth Exchange, where several youth leaders were able to share their point ofviews on the issues of public policies affecting young people.

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Cte d'Ivoire Total Volunteers: 16

LEAD AGENCY: AIESEC Cote D'Ivoire

Detchio Akobe

08 BP Abijdan 5Anijdan, Cocody 225Tel: +748-5248

Fax: +225-203-89073aieseciv@yahoo.org

GYSD celebrations in the Ivory Coast were led by Service For Peace and the InterfaithYouth Peace Council. The council involved 16 people including 12 principal youth leaders ofthe three main faiths (Catholic, Protestant, and Islam). A workshop was organized for theleaders of these Religious Youth Organizations (RYOs) in order to: initiate a dialogue to find

the best ways to communicate and work together, help the organizations realize and takeresponsibility to educate young people about problems common to all faiths and discussmodel RYO responses to future conflicts. Educational support came from local Jesuiteducators and the Service For Peace International HQ provided funding. The Director of theHuman Rights and Dignity Institute Cote DIvoire was present as well as members of theJesuit Community. The activity was covered by Private Islamic TV and translated intoFrench and English. All of the participants were receptive and happy to attend such anactivity and promised that for next years GYSD they will be more active to make somethingbig happen on the national level. It is hoped that these workshops planted the seed fora peaceful relationship between the RYOs that will evolve to educate youth andprevent conflict.

http://www.aiesec.org/

Croatia Total Volunteers: 400

LEAD AGENCY: Croatian Youth Network

Tomislav Tomisevic

Ilica 35ZagrebTel: +385-1-483-3809Fax: +385-1-483-3635mmh-predsjednik@globalnet.hr

GYSD celebrations in Croatia were led by the Croatian Youth Network. With the support of19 youth organizations, they carried out simultaneous events around the country includingconcerts, rallies, fairs displaying the work of youth organizations, public debates, trainingsand workshops, blood donations, environmental clean-ups, cultural performances, sportevents, among other activities. As part of the long term effects, GYSD activities havehelped mobilize youth organizations to come together in the creation of a nationalyouth platform, which will act as an umbrella organization for all youth organizationsin Croatia.

Czech Republic Total Volunteers: 15

LEAD AGENCY: Mezinarodni asociacepro pomoc a pratelstvi

Alena Disha

Zerotinova 42Praha 3Czech Republic 130 00Tel: +420 608 215 170Fax: +420 283 853 299

http://irff-cz.og

On GYSD 2005, the organization Mezinarodni Asociace Pro Pomoc a Pratelstvi incooperation with its partner organization Dobrovolnicke Centrum Kladno (DCK) organized aday of volunteer training workshops mainly targeted to regional high school students andother youth interested in volunteering. Fifteen new people decided to become regularvolunteers, 12 of which decided to join volunteer programs of DCK and Mezinarodini. Theworkshops explained the activities of youth organizations in the Czech Republic, andemphasized the importance of volunteer work. They also included interactive games,presentations and team work exercises. From funds donated by the Volunteer CentreKladno and Service For Peace, 3 new projects were initiated by new volunteers, and others

participated in the local Spring of Service program. DCK also sent volunteers to a home forelderly people, an orphanage and a hospital. The official representatives of these receivingorganizations were present at the workshops as well as the director of the Volunteer CentreKladno. The main long term result of GYSD 2005 in the Czech Republic is theestablishment of relationships with new partners, and the continuing collaborationsbetween organizations to encourage more youth volunteerism and spear-head newservice projects and workshops.

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Dominican Republic Total Volunteers: 4,000

LEAD AGENCY: Alianza ONG-SirveQuisqueya

Victor Almonte

Caonabo No. 22Santo Domingo,

Tel: +809-221-9192Fax: +809-221-0004addys@codetel.net.do

GYSD celebrations in the Dominican Republic were led by Alianza ONG/Sirve Quisqueya,mobilizing over 4,000 young volunteers. The celebrations started with the 3rd NationalYouth Service Fair, which focused on the exchange of information, resources, and

experiences on youth service and service-learning among youth volunteers. The Fairparticipants included representatives from the InterAmerican Develoment Bank (IDB),United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and state officials. The Fair hosted anexhibition of 33 organizations, and capacity-building workshops. The following days werefilled with simultaneous activities, involving youth volunteers such as clean-ups, visits tochildren and elderly homes, small donations, planting of trees, among other activities. Thisyears activites were supported by the IDBs Paso Joven program, UNDP, United NationsVolunteers (UNV), Mayors Office, Orange and ITABO. The celebrations were covered bynewspapers such as El Caribe, Diario Hoy and Diario Libre; and TV stations such aschannels 11, 13, 27, 9, 2 and 4.

http://www.alianzaong.org.do/

Ecuador Total Volunteers:

LEAD AGENCY: Gobernacin de Guayas

Miriam Rojas

Malecon y AguirreGuayas, Guayaquil 593-4Tel: +593-4-2322616Fax: +593-4-2534261miriam_rojas@indes.org

Organizers in Ecuador planned a one-day academic event, focusing on volunteer work. Itwas part of a series of conferences on social development.

Final Report not available at the time of printing

Egypt Total Volunteers: 100

LEAD AGENCY: Arab Office for Youthand Environment

Emad Adly Adly

Zahraa El Maadi st.Cairo, 202Tel: +202-516-1519Fax: +202-516-2961aoye@link.net

iEARN Egypt's BRIDGE program in partnership with People to People International invitedyoung people to volunteer their talents to help give 45 children from the Resala Orphanagea day of fun and games. The day was made possible by corporate sponsor McDonald's;and also included the participation of the Modern Education School in Katamya, Cairo andAbbas El Akkad Experimental Language School. During their BRIDGE Physical ExchangeProgram, US students had the honor of joining their Egyptian peers, of the Hosni MubarakSchool in Alexandria, in a tree planting ceremony in the name of hope for understandingand peace. The event was covered by such media outlets as Nile News TV & Orbit Network.

Some of the long term effects include a closer relationship among the children ofCairo, a new motivation towards youth service activities and a happier experience forthe children.

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El Salvador Total Volunteers: 200

LEAD AGENCY: Comite de Emergencias Medicasde Nejapa

Saul Alexander Torres

Av. Norberto Moran No.12San Salvador,

Tel: +503-503-2929Fax: +503-201-0112comiteemergenciasnejapa@yahoo.com

GYSD celebrations in El Salvador concentrated on offering recreationalopportunities for youth, as an alternative to getting involved with gangs. Theorganizers offered activities such as swimming, martial arts, soccer, workshops on

sculpting, carpentry and painting, as well as first aid courses. Furthermore, with thesupport of the City of Granada, Spain, the organizers were able to provideeducational scholarships to 13 disadvantaged youth. As a long term result, theorganizers secured a partnership with the Mayor of Nejapa, and currentlyplanning the creation of a Youth Center to serve the needs of young people inthe surrounding communities.

Eritrea Total Volunteers: 20,000

LEAD AGENCY: National Union ofEritrean Youth &Students

Rahel Weldeab

Keskese St. 173 #27Asmara,Tel: +291-1-12-5772Fax: +291-1-12-5981nueyspub@eol.com.er

The GYSD celebrations in Eritrea were led by the National Union of Eritrean Youth andStudents (NUEYS), which mobilized over 20,000 young people aged 14-35. The goals forGYSD Eritrea were to highlight the accomplishments of young people, address the problemof environment conservation and learn more about the role of youth in community welfareand development through volunteering. To accomplish these goals, their projects includedproviding care for elderly people, care for the disabled, tree planting, terracing,environmental cleaning and sensitization in HIV/AIDS and STDs. These projects wereextremely successful because they were conducted in the six administrative zones inEritrea. These events were covered by media outlets including the national television (Eri-TV) and were supported by the mayors of each administrative zone. The funding for theseevents came from each of the respective NUEYS Zonal Office. The long term results of

these events were that through media coverage and community awarenesscampaigns, the society was given a clear picture as to the positive role youth play intheir communities and it encouraged youth to continue given services to theircommunity voluntarily. Even though GYSD only happens once a year, NUEYS continuesto carry out activities promoting youth volunteerism and participation through year-roundactivities.

http://www.eriyouth.org/

Ethiopia TotalVolunteers:

LEADAGENCY:

Ethiopian Medical Students'Association

Berhanu Gebremichael

P.O. Box 9302Addis AbabaTel: +251-9-451653Fax:betgir2@yahoo.com

Organizers planned capacity building workshops focusing on volunteerism andhealth care.

Final Report not available at the time of printing

http://www.emsa-ethiopia.org/main.html

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France Total Volunteers: 8,000

LEAD AGENCY: A.F.E.V. (Association dela Fondation Etudiantepour la Ville)

Benoit Marquaille

26 bis, rue Chateau Landon

Paris, 75010Tel: +33-140-36-0101Fax: +33-140-36-7589pole.national@afev.org

Under the patronage of President Jacques Chirac, youth organizations across Franceorganized events in four main regions with regional institutions, local communities andbusinesses. In each region activities focused on solidarity and youth engagement. Theevents aimed to be inclusive, festive and to positively impact the media. The organizershosted forums, debates and social events to celebrate youth service. The celebrationsended with a World Tour de France, which included participants from 40 countries around

the world, providing a platform for exchangesamong different GYSD organizers. As part of thecommunications strategy for GYSD 2005 inFrance, thousands of posters, fliers,organizational guides and a website were created.As part of the long term effects of GYSD inFrance, greater partnerships were developedwith state institutions, and financial partnerssuch as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Ministry of European Affairs, UNESCO, FNAC,and BNP-Paribas.

http://www.afev.org/

Gabon Total Volunteers: 170

LEAD AGENCY: Nouvelle Afrique

Felix Nemi Gwodog

BP:4105Libreville, 241Tel: +241-091976Fax:felix.nemi@caramail.com

Over 170 youth participated in GYSD 2005 in Gabon, organized by Jeunes VolontairesFrancophones (JVF) jointly with the First Youth Forum on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity.With the support of a few sponsors including, CNFL, Ministry PME-PMI, Direction Nationalede la Francophonie and Omar Bongo University, JVF Gabon trained young high schoolstudents in computer and internet skills. Moreover, the organizations staff organized aworkshop on web site development. There were many officials present at the event such as,the Vice-President of the University of Libreville, the Director of CNFL, Richard Aubry, theMinister of Education, J.R. Pendy-Bouyiki and artist Annie-Flore Batchiellilys. The activitieswere covered by such media outlets as television stations la RTG1, TV+ and TlAfrica,

while JVF received some 2,622 hits on their website. With the goal of taking actions thatimprove the conditions of youth JVF hopes to associate and collaborate with other partnersso that youth may improve their conditions. As part of the long term results, JVF aims touse GYSD 2005 as the jumping point to create collaboration with agencies working inother countries to benefit from each other and to integrate community projects intoeducation systems at the level of ICTs. ICT training for young people will involve: mediaprojects, e-centers in high schools in rural areas, support for youth-led small privateenterprises, support for literacy, and counseling for youth infected by HIV/AIDS.

Gambia, The Total Volunteers:

LEAD AGENCY: Lend a Hand Society

Lamin Kamara

P.O. Box 2914Kanfing, KMCTel: +220-390-550Fax:lamincam@hotmail.com

Plans for GYSD 2005 in Gambia incluided a national conference on hunger, co-organized with the National Youth Association for Food Security (NaYAFS).

Final Report not available at the time of printing

http://members.tripod.com/lahsgm/

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Georgia Total Volunteers: 1,200

LEAD AGENCY: Development andReform Fund under thePresident of Georgia

Marina Purtseladze

12 Chanturia St.

Tbilisi, 108Tel: +995-32 99 6723Fax: +995-32 99 75 82mpurtseladze@drf.org.ge

The Development and Reform Fund (DRF) under the patronage of the President of theRepublic, conducted many activities as part of the GYSD celebrations in Georgia. It involvedover 1200 people in their projects including, visits to two orphanages in Kojory and Tsknetiwhere over 200 pupils received free caps and t-shirts provided by Coca-Cola, and another250 were provided with a free dinner from the restaurant Nikala. Throughout the countrymany squares and sport halls were inaugurated, 300 new trees were planted and cleaningprojects were undertaken in almost every region. Sponsored humanitarian events, concertsand performances were held in Tbilisi and other big cities. Money collected from auctionswas distributed among youth and elderly homes. The President of Georgia andrepresentatives of Parliament and Ministries were present in solidarity with the efforts of theDRF. The activities generated hundreds of hits on the Funds website and were covered bysuch media outlets as T.V. channels Rustavi 2 and the Public Channel and certain RadioChannels. The Charity Humanitarian Center Abkhazeti also made significant contributionson GYSD in Georgia with activities including clothing drives and culture and sport activitiesfor local orphans. 200 orphans from the Poti Orphanage participated in these activities and

received clothing and toy donations. 40 youth clubmembers participated in the organization and

implementation of the project including sportscompetitions, a chalk mural, a carnival and a youthconcert. 10,000 Poti residents read about the eventin the local newspaper, the Martali Tribuna. TheHead of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport inPoti, Tariel Zarandia, was present and advertised theevent at the Culture House of Poti, while LuizaJolokhava, the Orphanage Coordinator of the PotiMinistry of Education, asked local media to cover theevent. Charity Humanitarian Center Abkhazeti

(CHCA) and the Shota Rustaveli University of Theatre and Cinema were the major sponsorsfor the event. Several alumni of U.S. exchange programs and members of the Youth CivicLeadership Club of Gori, organized the Children Helping Children project in the ShidaKartli Region. With the support of a DisneyHand Minnie Grant, they mobilized local youthinto service for the less privileged children in their region through school donation drives,

and then traveled to Katsi to deliver necessary items and spend the day with the orphanchildren. Some of the long term results of GYSD 2005 in Georgia include theformation of new youth organizations after meetings with public officials and a newPeace Corps chapter in Tbilisi. DRF established new relationships with New-Artrepresentatives to conduct new events together, and community centers wereestablished at local agencies with young representatives who are actively involved asdecision makers in their communities. The CHCA Poti Orphanage Sport and CultureCarnival raised awareness of the plight of youth in orphanages and youthvolunteerism and artistic talent through local media coverage in the Republic ofGeorgia, and established networking connections with local government andeducation ministry and youth clubs.

http://www.drf.org.ge/

Germany Total Volunteers:

LEAD AGENCY: Institut Juleiqua

Robert Hostings

Talstr. 116North-Rhine Westfalia, 40217Tel: +49-21-131-13041Fax:gysd@juleiqua.de

Institut Juleiqua planned volunteer activities among young people in the North-Rhine,including workshops and exhibitions.

Final Report not available at the time of printing

http://www.juleiqua.de/

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Ghana Total Volunteers: 2,000

LEAD AGENCY: Foundation ForInternational HumanDevelopment andEnvironmental Studies

Jesse Amesimeku

Behind Kpogas FurnitureWorks OdorkorAccra-North, Greater - AccraTel: +233-24-667132Fax: +233-21-662210fihdes@mail.com

GYSD 2005 celebrations in Ghana mobilized over 2,000 volunteers all over the country.

These projects included activities ranging from extensive cleaning campaigns, sponsoredwalks, concerts, carnivals and photo exhibitions to educational films, lectures, panels andworkshops covering topics like environment, health/sanitation, teen pregnancy and STDs,gender equality, career planning, public awareness and volunteerism. In general, youthvolunteers were motivated to be positive influences in their communities, champion thecause of volunteerism and learn to take control of their futures to improve their country andeducate others on how to continue these efforts. The activities were attended by suchprominent officials as Ms Pamela Ayimey, Senior Nursing Officer from Ho MunicipalHospital, the National Youth Coordinator of Lion Clubs in Ghana, Ghana NationalAssociation of Teachers and police service, famous personality Lion Willie Sam and variousRegional Ministers. Sponsors who made these projects possible included DisneyHand,Children Better Way, Lions Clubs in Ghana, Turom World, Coca Cola Ghana Limited andthe Ghana Police. The celebrations were covered extensively by such media outlets as theDaily Graphic newspaper, the Junior Graphic (national newspaper with widest circulation),Ghana News Agency (government news agency that serves radio/TV news stations with

news information) Internet news (Ghana Today), Enquiries, Children Graphic and Heritage,People and Places. All of the organizations generated positive long term results fromGYSD 2005 in Ghana. They initiated important dialogue between the youth/childrenand elected officials, trained youth to become agents of positive change in theircommunities, formed various new youth clubs to continue the efforts started onGYSD, planned youth forums for the future and all established importantcollaboration with new partners locally and abroad.

Grenada Total Volunteers: 700

LEAD AGENCY: Department of YouthDevelopment

Fredel HalleyPrime Minister Office,Ministerial ComplexSt. GeorgesTel: +473-440-2255 ext 3123Fax: +473-440-4116youthdivision@gov.gd

GYSD 2005 activities in Grenada were spearheaded by the Department of Youth

Development and involved over 700 volunteers between the ages of 11 and 35. 73 youthorganizations registered for this year's events and eleven schools, five churches and 37youth groups planned and implemented 52 service projects between April 15 and 17. About1000 food items/hampers were distributed to the poor and needy, while more than 10houses were built for persons who lost their homes as a result of Hurricane Ivan. Theseincluded vulnerable persons such as single mothers, senior citizens and disabled persons.During Hurricane Ivan, the islands fauna was immensely damaged so, more than 2000trees were replanted over the weekend. More than 20 people from different groups weretrained for the activities. There were certain elected officials present for the festivitiesincluding, Hon. Roland Bolah, the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Claris Modeste-Curwen, theMinister of Communications, Hon. Adrian Mitchell, the Minister of Sports and Sen. EmmalinPierre, the Minister of State responsible for Youth Development. The events were alsocovered by various newspapers, radio and TV stations. As part of the long term results,most groups pledged to continue their projects through-out the year. The Departmentof Youth Development was praised for initiating the event in Grenada and the youngpeople for taking advantage of the opportunity to participate in positive activity.GYSD 2005 provided young people the initiative and the tools they need to continuevolunteering in their communities in the future.

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Guatemala Total Volunteers: 300

LEAD AGENCY: Centro de DesarrolloHumano de Guatemala

Gustavo Castellanos

5a. calle 2-80, zona 1Guatemala, 1001

Tel: +502-2232-7411Fax: +502-2232-7411humano@intelnet.net.gt

GYSD 2005 was led by the Volunteer Program at the University of San Carlos. It included ahealth campaign, focusing on poor communities without access to basic health services,both in urban and rural areas, and a capacity-building campaign focusing on peace and

human rights initiatives. The free health services included donation of medical supplies toover 150 people. As part of the peace andhuman rights initiatives, volunteers organizedCooperative Games, strengthening communityties. Furthermore, the organizers heldworkshops on self-steem and leadership, aswell as preventive and reproductive health.Sociology students developed a workshop oncommunity action, and the creation ofcommunity-based organizations. The medicalsupplies were donated by Alaska MedicalMissions.

Guinea Total Volunteers: 500

LEAD AGENCY: Association des JeunesHumanistes de Guine

Amara Cont

030 BP 928Conakry,Tel: +224-113-31256Fax: +info_ajhg@yahoo.com

Refugees Humanitarian and Social Organization for Africa is an organization of refugees forrefugees. They used GYSD 2005 as a way to help those who have little means to helpthemselves and to expose their efforts to the world. They provided people with needed foodand other kinds of human assistance and placed an emphasis on providing basicinformation to educate and raise awareness in refugee camps. This valiant effort of a group,who has little themselves, could spread a positive initiative of helping one another in refugeecamps around the country.

Guyana Total Volunteers:

LEAD AGENCY: GuyberNet

Trevor L. Benn

17F Garnett StreetGeorgetown,Tel: +592-223-8251Fax: +592-226-2804trevorbenn@yahoo.com

GuyberNet planned to hold workshops, panel discussions, inner city clean ups, and aschool debating competition.

Final Report not available at the time of printing

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Haiti Total Volunteers: 5,000

LEAD AGENCY: Action Integree pour ledeveloppement (AID-HAITI)

Jean Julme Alexandre

38, Rue Caonabo delmas 24Delmas, HT:6120Tel: +509-224-1536Fax:aidhaiti@yahoo.fr

Over 5000 people benefited from the projects organized and executed by Action Integrepour le Developpement (AID-HAITI) during GYSD 2005 in Haiti. The projects included the

cleaning of 3 public schools, discussion panels on the need for governmentdecentralization, and the creation of 16 different workshops that educated over 400 youngpeople on the integral roles of youth in community development. The director of INFODEVand the directors of the public schools mentioned were all present for the activities. Theyouth volunteers financed all of the projects themselves and Mr. Jean Julme Alexandre,Executive Director of AID-HAITI spoke on a local radio show about the importance of GYSDin Haiti. In the long run, the events of GYSD 2005 sparked a culture of volunteerismamong Haitian youth who committed to increase their efforts in 2006. The schoolrenovations provided a clean learning environment for thousands of students andencouraged them to do the same service for others in the future.

Hong Kong Total Volun