EARTH VISION-A VISUAL FORUM TO THINK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH MOVING IMAGES AND THE OLDEST INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAl FILM FESTIVAL IN ASIA . EARTH VISION – Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival- has been held annually in Tokyo since 1992 to understand our environment better through moving images. Each year, nominated films from all over the world are screened in Tokyo during the festival. Filmmakers should reside in Asia, Oceania or Polynesia (however, any nationality is eligible). Amateur films are also invited. No limits on the year of film completion.
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ViewChangeFilmContest is launching an online competition to find powerful new stories about the progress being made in achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These short videos will be used to raise awareness, inspire action, and accelerate the worldwide movement to reduce extreme poverty by 2015. We want professional filmmakers, amateurs, and experts in the field to show us the personal stories behind these global targets. Whether your film is a documentary, short drama, music video, or animation, we’re looking for stories that show how development efforts are helping the world’s poorest people to improve their lives.
There are six categories (listed below). To encourage a variety of submissions, we’re offering a $20,000 Grand Prize for the overall winner, plus $5,000 to the winner of each category. Online voters will help determine the finalists in each category. Winners will be chosen by a distinguished panel of judges from many fields, including actor and UN Ambassador Danny Glover and US Senator Daniel K. Inouye. Best of all, the videos of winners and finalists will be broadcast on Link TV and other television channels worldwide, and be available for high-quality streaming at ViewChange
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The Population Institute (PI) is an international non-profit (registered 501(c)(3) organization) that seeks to promote universal access to family planning information, education, and services. Through voluntary family planning, we strive to achieve a world population in balance with a healthy global environment and resource base. PI was established in 1969 and is located on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
The Population Institute’s Global Media Awards are designed to encourage greater media coverage of population and development issues. The awards honor those who have contributed to creating awareness of population problems through their outstanding journalistic endeavors. The awards serve to encourage editors, news directors, and journalists to acquire a more in-depth knowledge of population issues and to stimulate high standards for journalism on global issues.
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The Asia Research Institute of NUS invites applications from citizens of Asian countries enrolled for a fulltime advanced degree at a university in an Asian country (except Singapore) for consideration for the award of Asian Graduate Student Fellowships.
These fellowships are offered to current graduate students doing their Master’s or PhD degrees and working in the Humanities and Social Sciences on Southeast Asian topics, and will allow the recipients to be based at NUS for an ‘in residence fellowship’ for a period of three months.
The aim of the fellowship is to enable scholars to make full use of the wide range of resources held in the libraries of NUS and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Scholars will be expected to commence on 3 May 2011, and to make a presentation on their work at the Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asian Studies at the end of July 2011.
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4 – 15 October 2010 in Bonn – Germany.
The course will provide a comprehensive understanding of key issues in the
world of Telecommunications. An ideal training resource for professionals
involved in or wishing to learn more about the regulation of the
communications sector, particularly those working for operators, regulators
and other telecommunications organisations. Read more…
Sprout E-course
On International Youth Day (August 12th) at the World Youth Congress in Turkey, TakingITGlobal announced the launch of the Pearson Fellowship for Social Innovation, an international fellowship program that supports the most promising social service projects created by TakingITGlobal’s network of youth leaders. As activists leading action projects, you are eligible for online training and financial support!
This October, all Sprout alumni will be eligible to apply to be considered to win one of two $5,000 International Fellowships or one of 10 Regional Fellowships of $1,000. Pearson fellows will receive one-on-one mentoring from experienced social innovators who will consult with them as they implement their project plans. Read more…
The International Association for National Youth Service 9th Global Conference is fast approaching and registration closes in just one month on 25 September 2010. Register now to make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to hear from exciting speakers and network with youth civic participation professionals worldwide. Hosted by Innovations in Civic Participation, in collaboration with the Gerhart Center at the American University in Cairo and Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Global Conference on National Youth Service will be held from 25-27 October 2010 at the Library of Alexandria in Egypt. It will take place over the course of three days and the agenda is continuously being updated with exciting new speakers and sessions. See the preliminary agenda here. Read more…
The ICRC is an independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war and other situations of violence. The ICRC has a permanent mandate under international law to take impartial action for prisoners, the wounded and sick, and civilians affected by conflict. With its HQ in Geneva, Switzerland, the ICRC is based in around 80 countries and has a total of more than 12,000 staff.
Participate in the ICRC Young Reporter Competition and get an inside look at the ICRC’s humanitarian action, in collaboration with national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The four best entries will win a one-week mission to ICRC delegations in Georgia, Lebanon, Liberia and the Philippines.
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The Program in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA) at Princeton University invites outstanding faculty, independent scholars, lawyers, and judges to apply for appointments as residential fellows for the academic year. Each year, through its Fellows program, LAPA brings to Princeton world-class experts on the law.
Successful candidates will devote an academic year in residence at Princeton engaging in their own research and in the intellectual life of the campus. Under exceptional circumstances, applications for only one semester in residence may be considered.
The Fellows program is open to all regardless of citizenship, but it does not support work toward the completion of a degree.
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UNICEF is providing support for the presentation of the annual Alexander Bodini Foundation children’s awards, which honour child-led organizations that have successfully and meaningfully contributed to creating a world fit for children.
The 2011 San Marino-Alexander Bodini Foundation Children’s Awards will comprise a grant of US$20,000 for each finalist. The awards will be presented at an event to be held in New York City in February 2011 in the presence of members of the Government of San Marino and of UNICEF. During the awards event, a message from the children who lead the organizations may be read or shown, and a brief audio-visual presentation highlighting the achievements of the previous year’s recipients will be shown.
The UNICEF offices from where the award recipient organizations are selected will also receive US$10,000 each from the Alexander Bodini Foundation towards the promotion of children’s participation and civic engagement.
Read more about the award, including the purposes, nomination criteria and deadline at http://www.unicef.org/voy/takeaction/takeaction_4284.html
