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We live in the Philippine islands. We take pride and are always in awe and marvel at the richness of our land, the abundance of our diverse natural resources – the thick and ages-old forests of both land and sea where thrive exceptional flora and fauna, the grasslands and the marine resources which provide for our (...)

We live in the Philippine islands We take pride and are always in awe and marvel at the richness of our land, the abundance of our diverse natural resources – the thick and ages-old forests of both land and sea where thrive exceptional flora and fauna, the grasslands and the marine resources which provide for our people. We grow up relishing on sea food and recreation means frolicking on the (...)

Human Responsibility in the Framework of Sustainable Development. Putting Our Heads together to React and to Act Ecological Problems and Human Responsibility; Agenda 21 for Schools and Institutions. Seminar at the Saguramo Orphanage and School, Georgia, October 4, 2009, SaqarTvelo Under the responsibility of: Marina Avaliani Seminar organized by: Group for the dissemination of the (...)

The Charter of Responsibilities of the Children of Chile to the Environment and Climate Change has been finalized, drafted from the logs of the National Conference of Children of Chile "Let’s Take Care of Chile" carried out in Santiago de Chile this past December 16 (International Confint Brasilia 2010). For a detailed report on all the CONFINT Chile process toward the international CONFINT (...)

Last July 14, 2009, the Philippines launched the local campaign for the “Let’s Take Care of the Planet” International Conference to be held in Brazil on 2010. The Philippine National Organizing Committee of the said international conference, which includes the Charter of Human Responsibilities, Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), UNESCO (...)

20-pages presentation: Introduction - Historical Context - What is the Children and Youth International Conference for the Environment? - Objectives of the International Conference – Principles - Organizational Structure – Steps - Calendar of Events - Expected Results

[9 pages presentation, to download below in pdf format ,as well as a 2-page summary] The Government of Brazil, through the Ministries of Environment and Education, invite the nations of the world to participate in a large scale process of international cooperation: the Children and Youth International Conference for the Environment – Let’s Take Care of the Planet, in Brasilia, 2010. (...)

Last April 19, 2008 in Kaspi (Georgia) the team of the Georgian facilitation has completed the project "let’s make our village cleaner and more beautiful" with the NGO "Community of the Thezami women”. Tsisso Chipashvili presented the Charter and facilitated the workshop "Children and responsibility" in front of 80 schoolchildren and teachers. Then the three groups of schoolchildren planted (...)

Citizen Responsibility Campaign in the city of São Paulo With its 12 million inhabitants and enormous social problems, São Paulo is South America’s biggest city. The “R” actions in São Paulo organized by the Movimento Nossa São Paulo Outra Cidade (the Our São Paulo: A Different City movement), aim to set an example for other Brazilian cities. The actions were inspired by the citizen participation (...)

The Indian Charter facilitation team, in association with Activity, an edutainment company, has successfully facilitated the drafting of Indian Children’s Charter of Social and Environmental Responsibilities for the second year. Horlicks Wizkids – 2007, a personality competition that recognizes the outstanding students, who are all-rounders and have a good balance of character & (...)

The Charter of Human Responsibilities (CHR) – Philippine Team and its Indian-based counterpart, CHR-India represented by Sudha Reddy, together with the World Youth Water Alliance represented by Anugraha John, launched a joint undertaking which focused on environmental awareness raising among students in selected schools in Metro Manila and the sub-urban areas. The week-long Film Festival (...)

The Brazilian Government, through the Ministries of the Environment and Education, considers carry through the International Children’s Conference for the Environment “Let’s take care of the Planet”, in 2010, involving a wide process of international cooperation.

Objectives To contribute for confrontation of serious planetary social and environmental problems through educational means and the promotion of community participation. To enable that the largest possible amounts of young people, teachers and school communities concern themselves at the local level with planetary commitments, by assuming responsibilities for building sustainable societies, (...)

Asian Film Festival on the Environment Philippines, 9th - 16th October, 2007 The Charter of Human Responsibilities Facilitation Teams of the Philippines and India have organised, jointly with the World Youth Water Alliance (WYWA, an organisation inspired by the CHR) the "Asian Film Festival on the Environment" between 9th October - 16th October 2007, along with local partners like Buklod (...)

On March 16 2007, the Georgian Charter facilitation team has organized a workshop with the children’s art studio. There were two groups of children participating the project: 1. The children from the Centre for Rehabilitation of the Homeless Children, from the Risk Group (Tsisartkela, Begurebi), from a school in Ananuri and from the former orphanage of Temka. 2. The children from the Art (...)

As you may have read in the article titled A Philippines - India Cultural Exchange for the Wizkids Winners!, the four young winners of the Wizkids final contest enjoyed a very interesting and pleasant trip to the Philippines. Among the visits and experiences, they have selected the ones that most moved them to share their feelings. Aeta Community Aeta is a simple indigenous village in (...)

From April 28 to May 4, 2007, three members of the Charter Facilitation Team in India have visited the Philippines. The three, Sudha Reddy, Anugraha John, and Deepa Alige Guru were joined by managers of The Activity , and the winners of the Wizkids event. The Activity is a corporate-sponsored project that launched an academic contest involving thousands of schools across India. It (...)

On March 16, the Georgian Charter facilitation team organized a workshop with the children’s art studio. The group was selected as it includes children of different ages from 4 to 15, some of them handicapped. The principles of the Charter were presented to the group. Discussion turned to be rather interesting, as the main principles of responsibilities were not alien to them. The children (...)

Invited to speak during the 10th SEAMEO-INNOTECH International Conference held in Quezon City, Philippines, last November 15-17, 2006, I had the opportunity to present the Charter for Human Responsibility. SEAMEO INNOTECH is short for Southeast Asian Ministers Regional Center for Innovative Education and Technology. (http://www.seameo-innotech.org/) Theme of the Conference was "Learning (...)

This document gives an account of the unique and successful experience of the Second National Children and Youth Conference for the Environment held by the Ministries of Education and Environment. We present here a detailed methodological account, the outcomes and evaluation of this process, which mobilised more than 4 million people across the whole of Brazil. The results are organised (...)

Teaching is a noble profession. It is service-oriented. It has the potential to have a great impact in the molding of the next generation. That is why education should be valued by social institutions like government, the church, the family and civil society. While a great majority of teachers carry with their heads high this noble tradition and even innovate and teach beyond the (...)

Following the Conference, Edith Sizoo, Coordinator of the International Charter Team, wrote to Mr Lula, Mrs Silva and Mr Haddad.

BANGALORE CYCLING MARATHON 22nd January, 2006 : “What is our responsibility for a Clean Air in Bangalore?”. Activity supported by Pipal Tree, and by Solar Generation - GREEN PEACE, aiming at school students with the theme “Cycling for a Clean Tomorrow”. For an awareness of the growing pollution levels in the city, the importance of clean air and healthy living among school students. (...)

The Charter Facilitation Team in the Philippines co-sponsored the holding of a Girl Children’s Day, together with the Buklod Tao Foundation, the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging(CFCA), and the Center for Positive Futures. March is Women’s Month. This project involved organizing a Girl Children’s Day Celebration last March 5, 2005. One hundred girl children ages 11 to 14 participated (...)

The Library of Human Responsibilities was set up as a community library within the school library of the Center for Positive Futures in Barangay Banaba, San Mateo, Rizal. Featuring in the library are books, documentaries and films which promote environmental and social responsibility. The Library shall sponsor a series of activities to encourage developing responsibilities of community (...)