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| Topic:When/how can we bid on the Lottery of Birth art? | Chris Hylland
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| | Re: When/how can we bid on the Lottery of Birth .. (23rd May 10 at 10:47am BST) | | | The Lottery of Birth Auction is now online: check it out and place your bid today! Go to http://auction.uydo.org/ | |
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| Topic:Work with the world's leading Social Entrepreneurs | Chombeh
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| | Re: Work with the world's leading Social Entrepr.. (10th May 10 at 1:03pm BST) | | hi,
I have already registered my organisation.It is now almost two years.It comprises of fifty youths and most of them are teenagers.
My main aim is to build a nursery school for young children, but my problem is about how to get loan to finance it.
I am seeking assistance in cash or kind. If i can get a loan i will appreciate it. | |
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| Topic:Work with the world's leading Social Entrepreneurs | SMDI
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| Work with the world's leading Social Entrepreneurs (9th May 10 at 11:53am BST)
The Student Microfinance & Development Initiative is sending students to 158 Schwab Social Entrepreneurs in SUMMER 2010 | | DEADLINE: SATURDAY 15 MAY 10 AM
The Internships
Top Students –> Leading Social Entrepreneurs
This Summer the Student Microfinance & Development Initiative is sending top students to 158 Leading Social Entrepreneurs of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship around the world to intern.
The internships between June and October on flexible dates will be partly supported by the social entrepreneurs, but the chosen SMDI Fellows are to expect to cover travel expenses and accomodation on their own. Interested students are asked to keep this in mind before applying.
Applicants are to specify one or at most two social enterprises they are interested in working with and the dates of their availability in summer. The Schwab Foundation and SMDI are then going to choose winning applicants and set up the internships with the leading social entrepreneurs.
If you are a student interested in applying to become an SMDI Fellow and join a Schwab Social Entrepreneur over the Summer, please:
Choose a Social Enterprise:
You can find all Social Enterprises on the SMDI Website: www.smdi.org.uk
You can find detailed descriptions of the enterprises on
http://www.schwabfound.org/sf/SocialEntrepreneurs/Profiles/index.htm .
Then apply:
by sending in your CV and a cover letter targeted to the one or two social entrepreneurs you are applying to work with
The application deadline was just pushed back to 15 May 2010 - send your application to info@smdi.org.uk
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
Leading Social Entrepreneurs –> Schwab Foundation
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is a not-for-profit, independent and neutral organization, founded in 1998, with the purpose to advance social entrepreneurship and to foster social entrepreneurs as an important catalyst for societal innovation and progress. The Foundation is under the legal supervision of the Swiss Federal Government and is headquartered in Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland. The Schwab Foundation is a sister organization of the World Economic Forum.
This summer two SMDI Fellows are working directly with the Schwab Foundation. | |
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| Topic:When/how can we bid on the Lottery of Birth art? | webmaster
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| | Re: when/how can we bid on the Lottery of Birth .. (3rd May 10 at 6:07pm BST) | | Hi James, thanks for the message, the auction will be launched on the evening of Thursday May 20th, it'll last for 10 days and will finish on the evening of Saturday May 30th, following the close down of the exhibition at the LSE. Stay tuned for more information! Check out the Community section of the site for more info.
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| Topic:When/how can we bid on the Lottery of Birth art? | James Nettleton
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| When/how can we bid on the Lottery of Birth art? (30th Apr 10 at 12:57am BST)
Amazing art at the Lottery of Birth exhibition | | | Hey guys, when and how can we bid on the amazing art from the Lottery of Birth exhibition that's up in the LSE gallery? | |
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| Topic:From Congo With Love | SaraLisa
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| | Re: From Congo With Love (5th Mar 10 at 1:56pm GMT) | | | Cool, thanks for letting us know! Will definitely go see it, it sounds really inspiring! | |
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| Topic:From Congo With Love | Chris Hylland
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| | From Congo With Love (4th Mar 10 at 11:30am GMT) | | From Congo With Love
From Congo With Love is a photography exhibition on London's South Bank. I was in London last week and was lucky to have some spare minutes to walk to the National Theatre near Waterloo station to see the photos, and WOW! There are some fantastic pictures and, more so, fantastic and moving stories.
The photographer Rankin's exhibition - in conjunction with Oxfam - From Congo With Love shows and tells you what LOVE means to the people of Congo and the context within which their love exists.
My favourite section of the exhibition was a collage of photos taken by the locals. Rankin armed a great number of kids and adults alike with disposable cameras - and some basic photography skills - and let them run free to take pictures of what they loved. One child, Rangombo, loves football and had a poster of Arsenal FC on his wall, so he took a picture of that! Tell us, what is your favourite photo?
The exhibition is FREE and is situated OUTSIDE the National Theatre. It is open for another week, until Thursday 11th April, 2010.
See also: TimeOut London | |
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| Topic:Paid field internship at SMDI | Rachel Schofield
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| | Paid field internship at SMDI (3rd Feb 10 at 9:21am GMT) | | UYDO has some links with SMDI, an LSE-based student thinktank. They have a couple of really exciting opportunities for students to get involved - see below for more details!
SMDI is currently conducting research on the impact of the financial crisis on microfinance institutions and on the repayment rates of microfinance institutions. In Spring 2010 SMDI will send two students to Bangladesh and India/Western Nepal to continue this research on the ground with its two partner organisation BRAC (Bangladesh) and Shivia (India/Western Nepa). SMDI will be paying for the flight as well as accomodation costs on the ground.
SMDI wants every student interested to have a chance to research on the ground and has therefore decided to open applications for membership in the Project teams. The application form as well as job description for BRAC and Shivia can be found on the SMDI Website under http://smdi.org.uk/index.php/resources | |
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| Topic:Does Africa deserve Aid from the West? | wembakoy
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| | Re: Does Africa deserve Aid from the West? (17th Dec 09 at 11:56pm GMT) | | Yes. Africa deserves aid from the west because most of the problems Africa have come from the West. For example go and read what is going on in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
www.okonda.com/please_save_my_people.html
You will understand, why I am saying the above.
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| Topic:Sustainable Christmas | Mariana Evica
Guest | | Re: Sustainable Christmas (10th Dec 09 at 7:36pm GMT) | | Hi, I'm here, actually because Kris Hylland found my organization and campaign on Facebook, and I have an answer that I think you'll really appreciate  I quite agree with all that's been said, and I personally have traditionally had this horrible pit of regret in my stomach when all the presents are opened, and there are those MASSIVE bags of refuse left over (I've stopped buying wrapping paper, and instead substitute re-usable gift bags, but there's all the stuff that people give us!!) from all the presents that my family and I have received. It's just horrible. The waste and impact to the environment is totally insane. And never mind some of the stuff I get *sigh* -- the Christmas crackers, or more commonly here in the US, the "Stocking Stuffers" -- it's just silly, people trying to find little gifts that fit in the stocking, and all the packaging, it really all is enough to make you scream "ENOUGH already".
I'm very fortunate to be involved with an incredible campaign, as I said, which has an extremely cool premise -- asking your loved ones to give charitably, in your name, to your favorite charity! I was just awestruck when I heard this, it's such a coup. I've long worked for non-profit companies and bemoaned my own shallow pockets, all the organizations I'd love to give to...and now I can <3 <3 <3
It's a wonderful idea, one I hope you all will help me spread like wildfire. It's so flexible, it's perfect!
Those inclined to do so can find our home on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/RedefineChristmas and the website is http://www.redefine-christmas.org.
Just think of all the good it can do, it's so great!
mariana evica
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| Topic:Sustainable Christmas | Tim
Guest | | Re: Sustainable Christmas (9th Dec 09 at 9:06am GMT) | | What about not buying stuff? Focus more on experiences or services, things that are not extracted from the ground. For example, a trip to the opera for the parents, massage for the girls, cooking classes, and so forth. For the little kids you might have to buy some things, but make sure that you buy things that are not as bad for the environment. You can also sit down and talk to the kids and tell them that it might be better to give the toy away to hospitals or churches or something than to throw it away.
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| Topic:Sustainable Christmas | Chris Hylland
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| | Re: Sustainable Christmas (8th Dec 09 at 9:19am GMT) | | Avoid buying (or receiving, for those who have any control over this!) the cheap, mostly plastic gadgets and the like that only appear at this time of year. I have to say it is tempting, especially when you're stuck for what to buy for a loved one, but essentially they simply get thrown away after a few months.
I guess the above point is relevant for Christmas crackers too - I wonder if you can buy 'ethical/environmental' crackers where you don't get a mini pack of playing cards, or something equally pointless...?
Normally I would ask for CDs for Christmas but I realise that one day I'll have to throw all the plastic that I have accumulated by buying CDs over the years out, so I'll happily receive a voucher to download music instead .
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| Topic:Sustainable Christmas | Rachel Schofield
Guest | | Sustainable Christmas (3rd Dec 09 at 1:20pm GMT) | | Hi,
I've been thinking for a while about how to celebrate Christmas without making too much of an environmental impact.
I thought about buying local, organic food, replanting my Christmas tree and making sure I turn off my Christmas lights when I leave the room.
Does anyone have any more suggestions?
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