The Video Conference: “Climate Change: The Impact on Corporate Strategy” – 9th October, 2007 (17:45 – 20:30 EAT)

Introduction

On October 8-10, 2007, WBI and its partner InWEnt, Capacity Building International, are jointly organizing and hosting the 12th International Business Forum on Business and the Millennium Development Goals in Washington, D.C. This annual event will include keynote speeches and presentations by the World Bank President Robert Zoellick, MTV Brazil, Transparency International, Volkswagen, Citibank, CEMEX, Fluor, United Nations Environment Programme, and many others. The Forum will take a close look at the global issues faced by firms where they can find themselves as rule breakers, rule takers or rule makers, running ahead of legislation in order to manage their risks effectively.

In order to make sure that input & voices from young people and future leaders are heard, consultations will be conducted with students from around the world on the key themes of the Forum. These consultations will take place via e discussions and a videoconference and will connect multiple locations at once for a lively, cross-cultural discussion. The objective of each of these consultations is to provide concrete recommendations to the Forum participants on the Forum’s key themes. By allowing students to intervene in a real world, high-level policy discussion with concrete recommendations and their own experiences, these e-discussions and videoconferences will create a new kind of bottom-up feedback opportunity into development initiatives.

About the Videoconference: Youth from around the world will discuss and debate on Climate Change: The Impact on Corporate Strategy:

Why participate? The outcomes of the Videoconference discussions from Tanzania will be shared as recommendations for the international business leaders who are convening at the International Business Forum at the World Bank in October 2007.

Participants: All youth are invited to join. Students from high schools, colleges, universities, and young professionals.

Format: This videoconference will link Tanzania, Senegal, Morocco, Wharton School, Pennsylvania USA, Macedonia and World Bank Institute. Participants will discuss two key questions posed at the International Business Forum and provide two Recommendations that will be reported to business leaders after the 12th International Business Forum in October 2007 at the World Bank Headquarters.

Venue: Tanzania Global Development Learning Centre, IFM Building, 7th Floor, Shaaban Robert Street

Date: 9th October, 2007, Time: 17:15 – 20:30 EAT

For more details visit http://businessandmdgs.net

Registration Contacts:

The Director
Tanzania Global Development Learning Centre
IFM Building, 7th Floor
Phone: 222123705, Fax: 2123702
Email: tanzania_dlc@gdlnmail.org,
Website : www.tgdlc.go.tz

THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY YOUTH ORGANISATION TANZANIA CHAPTER (EAC YOUTH -Tanzania)

THE EAC YOUTH SUMMIT. 02ND AND 03RD NOVEMBER 2007,AICC, ARUSHA-TANZANIA.

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR APPLICATIONS

This is to announce to the Non Governmental Organizations and the General public that 170 chances of participation to the November 2nd and 3rd East African Community Youth Summit are available. Fifty vacancies (50) have been allocated for Tanzanian participants, fifty (50) for Kenyans, fifty (50) for Ugandans, ten (10) for Burundians and the other ten (10) for Rwandese.
The summit will be officiated by the Minister for East African Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania Hon. Dr. Ibrahim Msabah (MP); and will be closed by the Secretary General of the East African Community Ambassador Juma Volter Mwapachu.

Objectives of the Summit
The Summit has the following objectives:
i) To approve a two years tentative strategic planning of the Organization.
ii) To analyze and identify young peoples roles and networking in the realization of the East African Community.
iii) To identify Regional challenges and to propose solution from young peoples contribution and perspective therefore.
iv) To get Regional leadership.
v) To launch the East African Community Youth Organization.

East African Community Youth Organization has the following key objectives among others;

ORGANISATION’S KEY OBJECTIVES

i) To sensitize and educate youth from all EAC Partner states on the objectives, current programmes and activities of the East African Community and its importance/benefits to the members;

ii) To gather support and popular will for the regional integration among the youth and other civil society organizations in the partner states.

iii) To create networks and promote information sharing among the youth in order to raise awareness regarding the EAC and its progress.

iv) To articulate youth interests from a professional point of view for consideration in the policies of the East African Political Federation

v) To advocate for the creation of the people centered and people driven East African federation.


About the Organization

East African Community Youth Organization came into existence in February 2006 as an initiative of students from Tanzania Institute of Accountancy Arusha in collaboration with other young leaders from the rest of the country. 31 young people founded it, with the spirit of seeing a successful EAC.

East African Community Youth Organization – Tanzania Chapter (hereinafter referred to as (EACYO - TC) is a non-governmental, non-profit making Organization intending to create young peoples engagement in realization of the goals and objectives of the East African Community secretariat, which among others is, to create a people driven East African Federation.

EACYO - TC is young people’s initiative intending to initiate young people’s involvement towards realization of the East African Community and exploitation of shared opportunities for the benefit of the East African dwellers. EACYO - TC is anticipated to work with and in support of the East African Community Organs.

Criteria for participation:-

1. Age; 18 – 35 years.
2. Community activist; informed and current in global affairs particularly East African issues for this case.
3. Write a brief motivation letter/letter of interest of not more than 150 words as a response to
why you think you are the right candidate to attend the summit
what is your role to the enhancement of the prospective East African Federation


4. Submit your CV concentrating on;
a. Personal profile
b. Leadership experience
c. Training attended
d. Conferences attended
e. Level of Education
f. Personal contacts and Region of residence

NB; Transport to and fro, meal and accommodation will be provided for the qualified participants.

Please inform the RECRUITMENT TEAM any serious current health concerns to allow efficient organization
 Disabilities
 Allergies
 Special meals e.g. vegetarians or
 Any other serious current medical problem.

Note; the organizing committee doesn’t mean to make a laboratory/ clinical check up but rather a casual report of the health status

Submit your applications through the e-mail address; eacsummit2007@yahoo.com

DEADLINE: THURSDAY, 11TH OCTOBER, 2007 at 1600 hours

Incase you need further information; don’t hesitate to call the Participants recruitment team for Tanzania through the following numbers: +255 713 873 520, +255 787 000 950

Or

The Conference and Summit Coordinator (For Participants from Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Uganda) through +255 732 995 013 or +255 754 867 721



Khalid Mlanga

Conference and Summit Coordinator
khmlanga@yahoo.com

Mobile:+255 754 867 721