Recent news : Child Abuse.

Something that really scares me.

Does humanity still exist in our society?
I ask myself repeatedly. As I flip through the newspaper ,cases of child abuse are all over the pages.
To my disbelief, the victims can be as young as three years old.
I ask again, ”These children are supposed to be our precious jewel aren’t they?”
So, why in the world they are being treated this way? No one really knows. Though most people will not believe that parents can abuse their own children, it is a problem that is faced by many young children irrespective to class, race, gender and country. This social defect leads abused child to grow up having personality disorder. Their future altogether turns to be a rough road.

What can be worst? Take a look at this article. [http://www.koat.com/r/24850075/detail.html ].It reads a child was found covered in dried feces. I was speechless when I come across with this article. I am sure all of us would be mad at this mother who did such an inhuman act to her own blood and flesh.

However, what is more important now is not to condemn the child’s parents. We should stop the blame game. I truly believe together we can make a difference in preventing child abuse. Please don’t let them be hurt. Keep them safe. Stop child abuse if you care.


~Angeline~

Latest Updates.

Its been ages since we last updated the blog.
Sorry for the inconvenience but today, we would like to officially invite all of you to join the 2010 Global Youth Symposium.!


1. Welcome people!

Below is the informal invitation letter. (if there's any typo error, it is not my fault!)
Anyway, the formal version has been sent to respective universities / institutions.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We from the University of Malaya, Malaysia, are honoured to invite students from your university to be a part of this year's Global Youth Symposium which is to be held in the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur from the 16th to the 20th of December 2010.

The symposium is an annual conference designed to bring together youths (undergraduates) from around the globe with different ideological, religious and cultural background to openly and professionally discuss global issues pertaining to the world. It also aims to foster networks among participants especially at the international level.

This symposium is organized with the purpose of challenging youth to come together and to deal with issues faced by the world today in this era of globalisation, setting aside their differences and work towards a common goal. Recognition and acknowledgment of cultural identities, linguistic diversity and each others' social responsibilities will also be promoted.

Youth are the focus for the future and therefore we believe this event can accelerate 'youth empowerment' while at the same time discouraging 'youth apathy'.

It is hoped that in the long run, the resolution resulting from this event will assist the participants to prepare themselves in facing the
challenges ahead as potential world leaders. Through this symposium, it is hope that practical road maps and plans can be produced and implemented.

We hope to host participants from your university this year. I have attached a poster, the formal invitation letter, the participant entry forms and the participant proposal for your perusal. We hope to receive a response from you soon with regards to your interest in this event in order for us to make further arrangements. For your own convenience, please do visit us at our own blogspot www.gysmalaysia.blogspot.com as it is a place where you can get a preview on what we have so far.

Thank you for your kind attention. Hope to hear from you soon. We look forward to having students from your university at this year's conference.

Thanks again!

"Empowering Youth - Meeting Global Challenges"

Best Regards,
Ain Atikah Ali
Secretariat & External Affairs
+6012 - 2776710

done with reading?
next..

2. The Official Poster.!

take a look at it please.
: )

Click to enlarge!

3. Forms etc.!

Check out at the top-right of the widgets column.

There's a "Click Here!" section where it contains the GYS proposal, invitation letter, participant form, and also the reply form. Just click on the link.

If you need any assistance, fell free to ask any help from us.

That's all for now.

Cheers,
Admin.

Official Promo!!

Hi guys! Sorry for being off the radar for a while. Like I said in the previous post, we are still in the phase of processing, updating the forms and documents and sending out invitations to your respective universities so that you guys can be a part of the GYS 2010! So, we hope that you guys could bear with us for a while =).

Anyway, here's the very first of our promotional post on the issues that we will feature on the GYS 2010. Our publicity team is currently working hard in filming commercials, designing posters and whatnot, for the sake of gaining exposure for the GYS 2010!

This is a simple video that will give you a brief an insight of the global issues that we are focusing on.

And this is the first promo poster for GYS 2010. There will be more to come, so just wait and see!

=)

It's Around The Corner!

Hi guys!
Haven't posted anything for a long time. Hope everyone's in the pink of health. There are a few announcement to make actually.

The official date for this year Global Youth Symposium is 16th - 20th of December 2010.
So be prepared guys. GYS is just around the corner!

Next, we are currently in the phase of processing and updating all the forms and documents.
That is why we can't give you guys much details about GYS 2010 at the meantime.
What we would to like to say is that please be patient for a while as we will post any changes or latest infos in this blog and also in our facebook page.

Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for showing your interests towards GYS!

Cheers,
Admin.

the camp parte dos

Wednesday.

It is the time to keep the ball rolling=)!

The publicity team, as usual, update the facebook group and blog. some of the team members finalized the design for the advertisements and name cards.
Mr. Director, went round and round checking every team just to make sure that all of us did our jobs. You guys seriously had no idea how we got panic everytime we saw him striding towards us!

Realizing that people were getting stressed from day to day, he suggested that all of us should go out for a movie on that day. Love it!

Zuraiha did the booking and at 9.00pm, we happily sat in the cinema, watching Shrek 3. Love it double!

U need energy before you watch Shrek. location: Pizza Hut, Mid Valley Megamall.

After the movie: everybody seems happy right? yup.. just wait untill tomorrow.. haha.

If you read Martha Stewart's Blog, she did mention that Malaysians eat every two hours. Being real Malaysians, we went off to Bangsar, to find a place where we can eat and chat. At 12am. -_-''

It's hard to keep in shape if you live in Malaysia. Just ask Zuraiha. I think she gained more than 5kg that night. haha.

Thursday.

Today is Orange Day! Back to reality, facing the same people and same place again, burying our faces in the sand dunes of tasks.

the Operation Room for GYS. Chuck(in white), the Head of Tours and Logistics looks kinda busy.

compare the above with this one....

caught them chit chatting! when we came closer, they acted like they we doing GYS stuff!

Friday.

Thank God its Friday! (not T.G.I. Friday's ok!) It was the last day for the GYS working camp! Everyone seems excited to finish their job for the week. So on the last day, Christine, our lovable ex-officio came to see our progress and gave us a healthy dose of motivation.

Talking about hyperactivity! I wonder where did she get all that energy?

is this a rocking camp?

Look at the eye bag. He needs a vitamin c injection!

As the working camp came to an end, we realised that we need to cultivate the spirit of togetherness and cooperation for the sake of making GYS 2010 a reality. Yes, the seas may not always be calm and the ship may not always sail smoothly, as we brave through the rough seas and tribulations ahead. Nevertheless, it came upon us that we should put our differences aside and work hand-in-hand to show that we, today's youth, are capable of making our efforts noticed and our voices heard with respect to the pressing issues in today's global community. To sum things up, we, the Organising Committee of GYS 2010 hold on to the positive hope that this spirit of togetherness and kinship will sustain among ourselves. Hopefully, this spirit of togetherness may emanate to the aspiring participants and everyone involved, in making our concerns and voices heard to show to rest of the world that we, the youth of today's generation, CARE.!!!!

Cheers,
Admin.

the camp parte uno

It is semester break here in University of Malaya (UM).

Students get a chance to go home and rest in peace. Not literally “rest-in-peace” (read: DEAD). What I mean is that, they can go for a holiday, or even just stay at home and sleep happily.

As for myself, I had plans to go to Langkawi; a beautiful tropical + DUTY FREE island located at the northern peninsula of Malaysia. Everything seems to be well. That is UNTIL I got a message saying that we, the Global Youth Symposium Committee, will have to attend a 7 day working camp in UM! Sigh. There goes my holidays. I owe you one, Mr Director=(.

Anyway, as a “professional” committee member, my fellow friends and I had to sacrifice our precious time just for the sake of the GYS.

The camp starts from 23^rd of May 2010 until 29^th of June 2010. The first day was a team building camp. The purpose behind the working camp was to incorporate the spirit of togetherness and friendship within the committee members, so as to ensure that we are able to gel with each other towards making the Global Youth Symposium 2010 a successful reality.

Christine and Feli.

This is.. erm.. -__-"

"America's-Next-Top-Model-ish" kind of photo. Tyra Banks at the back. LOL! (ampun Feli!!)

Monday.

They say that Monday is the most hated day of the week. Well, that is not exactly the case for our GYS team, as we look forward to kick start our working camp with a smile on our faces and a leap in our steps=).

What we had for the working camp was, everyone in the committee had to dress according to the daily theme. To make things more exciting, Monday was Pink day (thanks to our Deputy Director I, Zuraiha), so everyone at least had to wear something pink. (not exactly “in-the-PINK-of-health”!)

The Publicity and Media team. luckily all were in the pink of health.

Basically, each bureau would have to do their respective tasks as per our tight schedule. For example, the Publicity and Media team are to edit the name cards, update the Facebook group and also the blog. The Food and Accommodation Bureau needed to find the suitable caterer for GYS and the Sponsorship Bureau were required to submit the proposals to companies.

Tuesday.

Day Two of the working camp.The Tour and Logistics team did some research on places of interest for GYS. I hope they choose Langkawi (crossing fingers). The Secretariat and External Affairs aka SEX (think positive!) prepared the rules of conduct for the participants .

Caught them gossiping about something.. When we entered the room, they pretended to do their job. haha.

We are not machines. Yup, as you could see, we dedicated our mind, body and soul towards GYS (ahh.. so cliche). We even spent our nightlife doing some stuff for GYS. But for that night, we held a surprise party for the Head of Food and Accommodation team, Jiha. Happy Birthday girl!

The victim, Jiha. You look old btw. haha.

La familia del GYS.

I think it is better for me to stop until Tuesday. I'll give you guys time to digest this post first, then I will present you guys the next post ok. adios amigos.!

Cheers,

Admin.

An Overview to GYS 2010 : Part 3.

Environmental Protection & Sustainable Development

Imagine having to wear masks all the time because the air is too polluted.



Or what about having to wear protective outfits because the atmosphere is full of toxic.

Or even living in a surrounding full of rubbish with no trees or flowers in sight.



This issue has always been a hot one because of the importance of the environment to us humans.

Do you know that there has been a 35% increase in the global carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels since the Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1992.(from Environmental Action Defence Fund)



Every 20 minutes the world adds another 3500 human lives but loses 1 or more entire species of animal or plant lives – at least 27 000 species per year.(from PBS)

These are all but a few of the statistics regarding to the deterioration of our environment. A new term – sustainable development – has been coined as a solution to this issue.

Basically, it means that development is being carried out to meet human needs without compromising the environment for the sake of our future generations.



Do you want your child to know how a lion looks like by showing them the picture book?

Do you want your grandchild to live indoors?

Let’s not let our future generation suffer from our inaction.

Stand up now and be counted.

Join us GYS and together we can make a difference.


Cheers, JY

An Overview to GYS 2010 : Part 2.

Well, the second topic for GYS will be World Peace and Violence Against Children.

VIOLENCE...a word that may brings to your mind a gruesome scene of an angry person hitting an innocent individual.


Or it may give you an image of a woman crying helplessly after being raped by an unknown man.
What if it brings you to a scene where a little kid is sitting at the corner of a room sobbing quietly after being beaten and scolded by his drunk father???
Violence against children is an issue that has been discussed since a long time ago and continuous efforts have been done to help free these children from this kind of suffering. Various campaigns have been done globally but cases regarding violence against children still happen until today.


Do you know that violence and neglect against children is reported - on average of every 10 seconds?
Because of there are many cases of child violence and neglect that go unreported, it is estimated that the actual number of child victims is 3 times greater.
Even in the USA, children are more apt to die from violence and neglect than from accidents.
Child violence permanently disables 18,000 children and youth every year and seriously injures 565,000 children every year.

So, what we can do? Are we just going to close our eyes and keep our arms folded?


Definitely not!!! We should join hand in hand in the name of GYS to bring back colours to the life of these little ones...

~yeeyee~

An Overview to GYS 2010 : part 1.

Hi guys,

Well, as mentioned in the previous post, Global Youth Symposium 2010 will place the limelight on 3 global issues.

The first one is…

Global Economy & Global Poverty

Imagine this…

While you are wondering what’s for dinner …

Pizza?

Fried chicken?

Something delicious?

….There are people out there who will have to sleep through the night with an empty stomach.

While you are complaining about having to go to school….

….There are people out there who can’t afford to go to school even if they really want to go to

This is an issue that has existed for a long time but sadly, these saddening facts still come exist..

* Almost half the world population live on less than $2.50 a day.

-They can’t even own a pair of proper shoes-

* About 25,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, according to the United Nations.

* 640 million children worldwide live without adequate shelter

A huge gap exists between the wealthy and the poor.

A few hundred millionaires now own as much wealth as the world’s poorest 2.5 billion people.

In 2009, according to World Bank, the economic crisis is set to drive 53 million more people into POVERTY

The world map shows the population suffering from hunger, World Food Programme, 2006.

Poverty can lead to many other things such as hunger, illiteracy, diseases and death.

With the advance of technology, wealth, and skills available to us now, maybe we can now finally solve this problem.

So guys, let’s not WAIT.

Do something NOW

Join us now and make a difference to their lives.

Cheers, JY