A memorable and unforgettable experience that i urged him to share to give us fresh ideas to plan for our program in S'pore.
HOLIDAY AFTER PRAYERS POSITIVE YOUTHS SHARING
(H.A.P.P.Y SHARING)
Title of Workshop: S'pore Youth Vs. American Youth - Why Volunteers are more committed and serve longer
Theme: Key to attracting & retaining volunteers: Understanding youth culture across asia/America & Leaving a lasting legacy
Who should attend: Activists, youth, educators, parents with concern
DETAILS:
Day: Friday, 1May (Labour day) - right after friday prayers
Venue: Al Khair Mosque Auditorium, 3rd level
1, Teck Whye cresecent
(Besides Chua Chu Kang Polyclinic Bus: 190,985,172 from CCK interchange)
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Fee: Free of Charge
Places: Reply to email or sms 8123 4170 to confirm place & freebies.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To share best practices used by US youth organizations and volunteer corps
2. To put up a quick Action plan on some of the strategies that would work here
3. To give volunteering opportunities in areas that are of immediate concern to the community
FREEBIES:
Freebies coming your way
WEBSITES:
BLOG - WWW.25HAPPYDAYS.INFO
VIDEOS - VISITORS25.BLIP.TV
BOOK – 1ST international book – in collaboration with youths from 25 countries
OTHERS
There's sale of bookmarks and good english Islamic books for sale!
NOT TO BE MISSED
Come down and bring whoever wants to make a difference in the life of ithers!
It will NOT be a wasted 2 hours as REAL plans will be made and executed.
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PRESS RELEASE (EMBARGOED TILL AFTER 10 APRIL)
25 Youth Leaders from all over the World undergo Leadership training in the U.S.
Singaporean, Ikram, who travelled to the United States on the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Programme run by the U.S. State Department on behalf of the American people, joined 25 other participants to learn the concepts of democracy, government and citizenship and their importance to American civil society.
Ikram and his group visited model programmes that promote civic awareness and youth leadership such as schools, colleges, associations, youth clubs, sports and arts programmes as well as interfaith-initiatives. Throughout the 20 days, the group was taught the skills necessary for becoming future leaders and discuss methods to be used to develop these skills in critical thinking, decision-making, communication and organization, and building leadership capacity: “The importance of pluralism, tolerance and volunteerism as components of civic life in the United States will be emphasized in this programme”
The group began the programme in Washington, D.C., with a tour of the city and a briefing on current challenges faced by American youth. The group also meet with the U.S. Department of Education officials where they will learn the role of the federal government in the U.S. education system.
From D.C., the participants travelled to Nashville, Tennessee, where they participated in the Annual National Service-Learning Conference organized by National Youth Leadership Council and Volunteer Tennessee.
Participants then travelled to San Francisco to focus on activism in schools, including youth mobilization for social action and youth development skills. The group also visited an after-school project sponsored by “Team-up For Youth,” which works with local organizations creating after-school sports opportunities for youth in partnership with colleges and universities.
From there, the team broke up into team cities where Ikram travel to Cleveland, Ohio, where the team will look into various organizations working on issues of youth and economic development as a part of local grassroots democracy.
The programme wrapped up in Washington, D.C. with participants learning about U.S. foreign policy priorities at the beginning of the Obama Administration. They visited the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to discuss research and training initiatives to guide federal juvenile justice issues and meet with the Corporation for National Community Service’s “Learn and Service America programme.”
The group comprised of participants from Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Congo, Denmark, India, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Peoples’ Republic of China, Romania and Rwanda. Others are from Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and West Bank.
The International Visitor Leadership Programme facilitated personal and professional contacts between the people of the United States and the people from various parts of the world.
PLACES VISITED:
SPECIAL THANK YOU WASHINGTON DC
Kathi L. Grasso, Senior Juvenile Justice Policy and Legal Advisor Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
Ms. Marion Lange, International Visitor Exchange Specialist Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, Multi-Regional Programs Division
Mr. Vladimir Spencer, Senior Programme Officer World Learning Visitor Exchange Programme
Ms. Cecilia Golombek, Senior Programme Associate World Learning Visitor Exchange Programme
Mr Eduardo Bialostozky, Program Intern World Learning Visitor Exchange Programme
Ms. Eileen Maloy, English Language Officers/Cultural Facilitators
Mr. Norman Skougstad, English Language Officers/Cultural Facilitators
Ms. Ellen Schwarz, English Language Officers/Cultural Facilitators
Adaora Nwigwe, Guidance counsellor & Teacher Columbia Heights Educational Campus (CHEC)
Ms O. Lyons, AP English Literature Teacher, Teach for America.com Columbia Heights Educational Campus (CHEC)
Daniel A. Barutta, AmeriCorps State and National Team Leader AmeriCorps
MARGUERITE W. KONDRACKE, President and CEO America’s Promise Alliance
Andy Shallal, Iraqi-American owner Busboys and Poets
Mr Akram R. Elias, President Capital Communications Group LLC
Ms Sambia Shivers - Barclay, Manager International Visitors Program, U.S. Department of State
Ms Rita Foy Moss, Education Program Specialist Civic Education Programmes
Richard A. Nuccio, Director, International programme Civic Education Programmes
Ms Preeti Shroff-Mehta, Phd, Consultant World Bank & United Nations Development Program
SPECIAL THANK YOU NASHVILLE TENNESSEE
Brandon L. Hill, Youth United Coordinator Oasis Center - Youth Opportunity Center (YOC)
Abbie Alexander, Volunteer/Intern Oasis Center - Youth Opportunity Center (YOC)
Dr Judy Freudenthal, Director of Youth Action & Engagement Oasis Center - Youth Opportunity Center (YOC)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee
GalaxyStar
Hands on Nashville
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Jane Hamrick, Executive Director Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency
Nashville Career Advancement Center
Nashville Prevention Partnership
STARS Nashville
Kids on the Block
Mary Bufwack, CEO United Neighborhood Health Services
Linda O’Neal, Executive Director Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
SPECIAL THANK YOU SAN FRANCISCO
Rene Quinonez, Executive Director H.O.M.E.Y. — Homies Organizing the Mission to Empower Youth
Jose Luis, Program Director H.O.M.E.Y. — Homies Organizing the Mission to Empower Youth
Debra Koffler, Executive Director Conscious youth media crew
Kali Cheung, Youth Leadership Director Youth Leadership Institute
Carlos Mejia, Vice President of Community Based Programs, Bay Area Youth Leadership Institute
Keldon Clegg, Teacher Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton, California (CA)
Mr Michael Rubio, Director of Operations Youth Radio
Jacinda Abcarian , Managing Director Youth Radio
Brett Myers, Field Producer Youth Radio
Liora Kahn, Mediation Program Manager Community Boards
Judy Zalazar Drummond, Professor University of San Francisco - School of Education
SPECIAL THANK YOU CLEVELAND OHIO
Josephin Pettersson, Cleveland Council on World Affairs
Thomas Mulready, Creator CoolCleveland
Ray Petro, Owner Ray’s MTB
William Ruschhaupt, MD Chairman, Global Patient Services Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Ellen S Rome, MD Associate Chief of Staff, Section Head, Adolescent Medicine, Department of General Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Ed Center, Director of Programs Team-Up for Youth
Fredrick E. Weinmann, Weinmann Enterprises
Ruthanne Weinmann,
Alana Garnett Ferguson, Shaw High Small Schools Student Shaw High Small Schools
Meredith Scerba, VP of Event Management Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
George M. Nanchoff, Event Manager, Continental Cup Tournament Director Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
Brother Charles McElroy, College Interns for Energy Efficiency John Carrol University
Mary Sue Tanis, CFRE, Founder & Executive Director Youth Challenge
Ken Kasler, Program Director Youth Challenge
Christopher Garr, Program Manager Youth Challenge
SPECIAL THANK YOU NEW YORK
Amy Sananman, Director Groundswell - Community Mural Project
Stephanie V Rivera, Success Coach Groundwork Inc.
Brett Taylor, Deputy Director, Technical Assistance Center for Court Innovation
Austin Haeberle, Creative Director Listen Up- Youth Media Network of “LEANING MATTERS”
Angela Carlino, Creative Director Listen Up- Youth Media Network (Brit)
Ms Tene Howard Head, High School for Global Citizenship
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YOUTH LEADERS PERTICIPANTS
Armenia: Mrs. Yughanna KHACHATRYAN, Co-Chairman of the Youth Club in Aram Village, Kotayk Region of Armenia
Belaru: Ms. Katsiaryna HALITSKAYA, International Affairs
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Mr. Darko BRKAN, President of the Association of Citizens
Congo: Mr. Leon Kassongo MOUKENDI, Senior Member of Villa Washington English Club
Denmark: Mr. Khuram Shehzad HUSSAIN, Project Leader, Folkehoejskolernes Forening
India: Mr. Saurav BARDHAN, Chair, Integrity Campaign, Young Indians, Confederation of Indian Industry
Israel: Mr. Naser ABU SAFI, Acting Principal and High School Coordinator, Hand in Hand
Jordan: Mr. Ibraheem Nayef AL HAYEK, Coordinator, Youth Unit, Jordan River Foundation (JRF)
Kazakhstan: Mr. Zafarzhan YULDASHEV, Leader of Center for Tolerance and the Youth Club Vera
Latvia: Mr. Edgars GRIGORJEVS, Chairman of the Committee, Non-Profit Association/Youth Club “For & Against”
Morocco: Mr. Rachid BADOULI, Central Director, Fondation Orient Occident, Rabat
Nepal: Ms. Mandira RAUT, Assistant Editor, Today’s Youth Asia
Nigeria: Mr. Chude Osanddum JIDEONWO, Founder and Director, Redstrat (Private Sector Communications)
People’s Republic of China: Mr. Yu ZHOU, Teacher, Jimeijianzan Welfare School
Romania: Ms. Ilinca BUCIU, Principal, G. Cosbuc National Bilingual High School, Bucharest
Rwanda: Mr. Alexis NKURUNZIZA, Chair Person/Youth Crime Rwanda
Palestine Mr Osama
Sierra Leone: Mr. Claudius MORGAN, Traffic Officer
Singapore: Mr. Muhammad Ikram Bin MOHD ARIFF,
Syria: Mr. Mohamad Abi ALAZHARI, Founder and General Manager, Slamin Basketball School, Damascus
Tanzania: Mr. Beno MALISA, Deputy Secretary General, CCM Youth League.
Thailand: Mr. Somkiat CHAMPEEPAN, Head of English Department
Turkey: Mr. Evren Sener UNAL, Head of Training Department, Society Volunteers Foundation (TOG)
United Kingdom: Mr. Atta Ul Haque YAQUB, Muslim Community Development Worker, Faith in Community Scotland
Uruguay: Mr. Leandro FOLGAR, CEO, Ibirapita Reecreation Business
between the people of the United States and the people from various parts of the world.
Assalamualaikum Brothers and Sisters!
