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YCI is offering two scholarships to youth who want to "Stand Up!" and participate in the National Youth Leadership Conference this March at the University of Calgary, Alberta.
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YCI announces our Youth Volunteers of the Year for 2006, Germaine Watson and Sara Hassan!
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The AIDS Committee of Toronto is looking for women of colour to get involved in their new "From My Community Project". This program aims to battle AIDS and reduce stigma through peer educaton in the GTA.
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OXFAM Canada is hosting a free symposium next Saturday in Vancouver titled "Engendering Development". They are also involved in other IDW events across the country. Take a look
at the website for more info.

There are several public discussion forums about gender and development happening this week in cities such as: St. John's, Charlottetown, Winnipeg, Victoria, Gatineau, Toronto and more.
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The 17th Annual International Development week has arrived and is this week - Sunday February 4th to Saturday February 10th. The aim of this week is to raise awareness about ongoing development efforts throughout the world, and to challenge Canadians to get involved in international development work and become Global Citizens. The theme of this year's International Development Week is Gender Equality and the aim is to highlight the fundamental link between gender issues and positive development worldwide. • Check out CIDA's website to read more about why Gender Equality was chosen for this year's theme. Also - read about IDW events happening all across Canada to see where you can get involved. The Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean is one of the few female Heads of State in the world. Recently, our very own YCI alumnus Danny Richmond had the opportunity to accompany the Governor General on the recent state visit to Africa and has written an article on the power of the female spirit he witnessed in Her Excellency and in Africa. Read the article This year's International Development Week – happening this week February 4th to 10th 2007 – is focused this year on gender equality. While the week is very important for reminding us of the inequality that still exists for women and girls, we at YCI are confronted by these issues every week of the year. Our work in Africa and the Americas continually battles the challenges faced by young women. Many deal with discrimination in school, work and at home. Read more... YCI's new Volunteer Advisory Council was an effort launched in 2006 to engage young people across Canada in grassroots community development projects AND advise the organization on youth issues. The action network is divided into teams that focus on issues such as Food Security, Environmental Sustainability and Gender Equality. Read more about the Volunteer Advisory Council members who will be leading this network or check out the VAN section of our website to read more and get involved! More and more YCI alumni have been impressing us with great stories of what they have been up to since their project with us. Elizabeth McCarville is no exception. Elizabeth went to Tanzania on a 10 week project with YCI in the fall of 2005. Now she is in Rwanda through a CIDA internship. Click here to read her first hand account of life in Rwanda and how her time volunteering with YCI has helped her get where she is today. This month we would like to highlight two organizations that are doing amazing work around the world: The Stephen Lewis Foundation funds community-based initiatives in Africa. Their funding works in four major areas: providing care to suffering women, assisting orphans and AIDS affected children, supporting grandmothers – "the unsung heroes of Africa", and supporting associations of people living with HIV/AIDS. This organization's unique focus on gender issues as a part in the HIV/AIDS crisis has raised the profile of women. Visit the foundation's website to learn more and get involved! The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) is an international membership organization that aims to "connect, inform and mobilize people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights". The AWID website is packed full of resources, including publications, announcements, job alerts, links and events listings for those interested in engaging themselves in gender development. Read more...	YCI is offering two scholarships to youth who want to "Stand Up!" and participate in the National Youth Leadership Conference this March at the University of Calgary, Alberta. Read more... YCI announces our Youth Volunteers of the Year for 2006, Germaine Watson and Sara Hassan! Read more... The AIDS Committee of Toronto is looking for women of colour to get involved in their new "From My Community Project". This program aims to battle AIDS and reduce stigma through peer educaton in the GTA. Read more... OXFAM Canada is hosting a free symposium next Saturday in Vancouver titled "Engendering Development". They are also involved in other IDW events across the country. Take a look at the website for more info. There are several public discussion forums about gender and development happening this week in cities such as: St. John's, Charlottetown, Winnipeg, Victoria, Gatineau, Toronto and more. Times and locations...
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