A Celebration of Women™ is elated to Celebrate the Life of one of Canada's innovative women leaders. This powerhouse has co-founded a charitable organization that engages Canadian youth in the fields of science and technology. WOMAN of ACTION™ Jennifer Flanagan Jennifer Flanagan is the co-founder and President and CEO of Actua, a national charitable organization that engages Canadian youth in … [Read more...]
Jennifer Flanagan – WOMAN of ACTION™
October 16, 2013 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: Uncategorized, WOMEN of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, Actua, Canada's youth, Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation, educate a girl, education, girls, Jennifer Flanagan, Jennifer Flanagan - WOMAN of ACTION™, L'Oréal For Women in Science Program, Michael Smith Awards, Pathmakers, UNESCO, Virtual Ventures, Wired Women, Woman of Action, women's education, youth, youth of action, youth taking action
Girls of Afghanistan: “The Pen is the Sword”
May 21, 2013 by Team Celebration
EDUCATE OUR GIRLS! CLICK IMAGE TO READ MORE They want to be teachers, doctors and scientists, a dream that would not have been possible just ten years ago. On 18 March, throngs of girls lined up singing and clapping to welcome UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, and Afghanistan’s Education Minister Farooq Wardak to the Ayesha-e-Durrani school in Kabul. The school, named after the first woman who opened a girls’ school in Afghanistan, was severely damaged during the war. … [Read more...]
Filed Under: MIDDLE EAST, Uncategorized, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Afghan children, Afghanistan, education, girls, Girls of Afghanistan: “The Pen is the Sword”, Middle East, Minister Wardaq, Sharifa Sharif, UN, women., youth of action, youth taking action
2nd annual Girl Up Leadership Summit, June 10-12, 2013
May 13, 2013 by Team Celebration
In collaboration with our partners, Girl Up will host the 2nd annual Girl Up Leadership Summit in the nation’s capital, Washington, DC. Between June 10 and 12, the Leadership Summit will convene 150 youth supporters from across the United States to dive deeper into the Girl Up campaign through three days of powerful speakers, skills-based workshops and advocacy on Capitol Hill. 2013 GIRL UP LEADERSHIP SUMMIT REGISTRATION Please fill out the information below to register for the 2013 … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AMERICAN [U.S.A.], CANADIAN, Contributors, FEATURED EVENTS, WORLD EVENTS, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: 2013, 2nd annual Girl Up Leadership Summit, A Celebration of Women, Girl Up!, June 10-12, UN, UN Foundation, youth of action, youth taking action
Towards XXVIII World Youth Day – 23 to 28 July 2013
April 16, 2013 by Team Celebration
History of WYD Getting to know the world youth day It all started with a meeting hosted by Pope John Paul II in 1984. It was an encounter of love, dreamed of by God and embraced by the youth. Voices that needed to be heard and a heart ready to receive them. The World Youth Day (WYD) as it was named in 1985 continues to show the world the witness of a living and renewing faith, transforming the face of Christ in every young person. They are the young, the protagonists of this … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Contributors, FEATURED, Uncategorized, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: 23 to 28 July 2013, A Celebration of Women, boys, child marriage, childbearing, Colombia, girls, John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square, PERU, Senegal, Towards, World Youth Day, XXVIII World Youth Day, youth, youth of action, youth taking action, Zimbabwe
EuWHO youth initiative for global health equity
April 6, 2013 by Team Celebration
Movement calls for education, empowerment and equity APRIL 2013 – A new youth initiative is working to catalyze global efforts on integrating the right to education, and increased empowerment and equity as keys to improving the health of all — especially that of Girls and Women. EuWHO: WHO Simulation Youth Initiative is a movement that brings young people together to tackle crucial global health issues in the manner of a WHO World Health Assembly. Each delegate represents a UN member … [Read more...]
Celebrating ANIM Tour in NYC, Carnegie Hall, Feb 12 is the next stop!
February 8, 2013 by Team Celebration
February 8, 2013 Afghan National Institute of Music tour completes 1st stop in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON – The Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) has made history with the start of its first U.S. tour. Since arriving in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, members of the Afghan Youth Orchestra and other smaller ensembles have performed an astounding six times culminating in a historic performance at the Kennedy Center on Thursday evening. The free Millennium Stage … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AMERICAN [U.S.A.], CONTRIBUTORS, FEATURED EVENTS, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Afghan Deputy Minister of Education Asif Nang, Afghan youth, Afghanistan Embassy, Afghanistan Youth Orchestra, Ambassador Hakimi, carnegie hall, Celebrating ANIM Tour is New York City, classical music, classics, Feb 12 is the next stop!, Kennedy Center, music, musician, performance, Secretary of State John Kerry, Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, Senator Wicker of Mississippi, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, youth, youth of action, youth orchestra, youth taking action
Challenges and hope for world’s indigenous youth
February 1, 2013 by Team Celebration
Indigenous Youth: Identity, Challenges and Hope The world has never faced such a large youth population as the one inhabiting the globe today, with about 40 per cent of the world population under the age of 25. With the recent economic crisis and high unemployment rates, there are many challenges facing today’s young generation. The world’s 67 million indigenous youth face even greater challenges, but have big hopes. To address these issues, indigenous youth experts from around the world … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFRICA, ASIA, CA-- USES, CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, EURASIA, EUROPE, FORMER SOVIET UNION, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, WORLD ISSUES, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, challenges, Challenges and hope, education, girls, global issues, hope, indigenous youth, TEENS, universal education, women., world, world’s indigenous youth, youth, youth of action, youth taking action
