Taryn Danford's Posts - Young Partners in Development

Harvesting the fruits of the Art of Hosting

2012-11-15T19:30:00.000Z

On November 1-4, YPID, in collaboration with IICRD and the Pender Island Restorative Justice Program, hosted a four-day Art of Hosting session at beautiful Poets Cove Resort on Pender Island, British Columbia.

The Art of Hosting is a global community of practitioners using integrated participatory change processes, methods, maps, and planning tools to engage groups and teams in meaningful conversation, deliberate collaboration, and group-supported action for the common good. The Art of Hosting training is an experience for deepening competency and confidence in hosting group processes - Circle, World Café and Open Space and other forms of hosting which proceed meaningful, collaborative conversations and decision processes.

Pawa Haiyupis, one of the facilitators, reflected back to the group about her journey at Poets Cove:

Ancestral roots ground me through the soul of my boots. In pursuit of connection, looking at you I see my reflection. Art of hosting session sharpens life lessons. You have my full attention. Elder welcomes us to her territory on the Salish Sea and awakens blood memories. Everyone should have the time to share their story. Feel the glory of courageous leadership. It’s fresh and hip... everyone is doing it.

The weekend focused on building and exploring the power of connection, listening and hosting meaningful conversations. Participants found themselves reflective, sharing stories, connecting to

one another and co-creating a collaborative understanding of what it means to host meaningful conversations. Participatory tools were shared and built upon and harvesting the diverse wisdom from both the facilitators and participants was encouraged and explored.

For picture of this event, check out my album on my YPID page!

To read more about this incredible event, view the notes harvested and read more of Pawa's journey through this amazing event, please go to: http://aohpender.posterous.com/

To learn more about the Art of Hosting or to find out how to participate in a Art of Hosting session near you, please go to http://www.artofhosting.org/home/

Youth are key foundation to development: forum

2010-12-03T21:54:10.000Z

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/7220600.html .

A special workshop on "Youth Political Leaders", held on the sidelines of the 6th International Conference of Asian Political Parties, has stressed youths are the foundation to development, according to a statement released Friday.

Speaking at the forum, Kim Rithy, president of the Youth Association of Cambodia, said "Young entrepreneurs are the key to economic growth as they are filled with so much energy and creativity. If we have youth who have the basic fundamentals as the cornerstone of their development, they can easily integrate themselves with the world. Therefore, they must be encouraged to give their share of contributions towards building the nation." ....

International Release of 2010 "Because I am a Girl" Report

2010-09-22T17:33:37.000Z

The “Because I am a Girl” global campaign of Plan International aims “to fight gender inequality, promote girls' rights and lift millions of girls out of poverty. Across the world, girls face double discrimination due to their gender and age, leaving them suffering at the bottom of the social ladder.”

This year’s report is focused on the development role that technology plays in the life of young girls, particularly in urban areas. The report recognizes that with development opportunities (access to information, safe employment, etc.), there are also risks that girls, and youth in general, need to be aware of such as sexual exploitation through the internet. The report calls on all duty bearers to ensure that girls have equal access to resources and opportunities that technology has to offer while protecting them against potential harm.

See Plan country websites or www.childprotectionpartnership.org for more information about the report!

Unchain Canada's Foreign Aid Giant

2010-05-18T23:01:12.000Z

An article written by Barry Carin and Gordon Smith for Canada's The Globe and Mail newspaper.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/unchain-canadas-foreign-aid-giant/article1565251/

Gordon is the Director of the Centre for Global Studies at the University of Victoria, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The Centre for Global Studies houses the International Institute for Child Rights and Development of which I am a part of.

Gordon has also been presented the Vanier Medal by Governor General of Canada, Michaëlle Jean.

Governor General Presented Vanier Medal to Dr. Gordon S. Smith

OTTAWA (May 13, 2010) – Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, presented today the 2009 Vanier Medal to Dr. Gordon S. Smith, Executive Director of the Centre for Global Studies at the University of Victoria, in British Columbia, and former distinguished Canadian public servant. The ceremony was held at Rideau Hall.

Please visit the IPAC website for media release: http://ipac.ca/vaniergsmith

To read the Governor General’s speech, please click here: http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13639

To view photo gallery of the Vanier Medal presentation, please click here: http://www.gg.ca/gallery.aspx?ID=10267

The Vanier Medal, administered by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), is one of the highest forms of recognition for Canadian public administrators. It was created in 1962 in honour of Canada’s second Canadian governor general, the Right Honourable Georges P. Vanier. The Medal is awarded annually to a person who has shown distinctive leadership and has made a significant contribution in the field of public administration and public service in Canada.

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Effects of Media Today on Children

2010-05-10T18:27:11.000Z

Effects of Media Today on Children.PPT

NSPCC says 2m child abuse images circulated on internet

2010-05-10T16:41:28.000Z

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8647011.stm

More than two million images of child sex abuse had been circulated by 100 offenders who went on to be convicted in the last 20 months, the NSPCC says.

In a sample created by analysing media reports of court cases, the charity found that nearly 50,000 of the photographs were in the worst category.

One in four offenders had held positions of trust, including as teachers, clergymen, medics and police.

A third of those involved were reported to have used peer-to-peer file-sharing.

The children's charity said sex offenders were using the software - which eliminates the need for a server or host - to stay "under the radar" and called on the next government to help combat it.

The number of images seized in these cases is enough to cover the pitch at Wembley Stadium twice over - and this is just a sample

Diana Sutton, NSPCC
The two million photographs seized by police - some of which could be repeats of the same image - showed the "battle was far from won" on the issue, said the NSPCC's Diana Sutton.

All the cases examined for the snapshot had resulted in criminal convictions.

Ten per cent of those convicted had been hoarding child abuse images for five years or more before they were caught.

One in six of the 100 offenders involved had a conviction for sexually assaulting or grooming a child for sex, researchers found.

Ms Sutton added: "The scale of graphic child sex abuse pictures and videos over the internet is very alarming.

"The number of images seized in these cases is enough to cover the pitch at Wembley Stadium twice over - and this is just a sample.

"Many more people were convicted for possessing, making and distributing indecent images of children online during the same period.

"Children and babies are being seriously sexually assaulted to feed the demand for these photos and videos.

"And each time they are viewed, more degradation is heaped on the young victims."

'Disgusting industry'

In the year 2008-09 the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) received a total of 5,411 reports from members of the public and sources including industry, children's charities and law enforcement agencies around the world.

Each report "can relate to a single individual or allegation or hundreds, sometimes thousands of suspects," it says.

Ceop says the "vast majority of trading" of images takes place on various peer-to-peer platforms.

The NSPCC said there had been welcome measures in recent years to drive child abuse images from the internet, but there was still much to do.

"Making the internet safer for children should be a priority for all Parliamentary candidates during the general election campaign.

"In particular, we are calling on party leaders to show their commitment now to putting this disgusting industry out of business."

Last month probation officers' union Napo said sentencing for online sex offenders was too lenient and that many were failing to undergo proper treatment.

It warned that high risk paedophiles were not being locked up long enough to take part in rehabilitation courses.

The maximum prison term for web paedophiles at crown court is 10 years.

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