January 2010
83 posts
(Video) Mixtapes for a New Generation →
ElectricLit points us to “Mixtape” a short film by UK director, Luke Snellin. The short explores the timeless strategy of using a cassette tape of other people’s music to express…
Kinematics Project Teaches Children About Motion... →
The Kinematics project is one of the projects being featured at MIT’s Conference On Tangible, Embedded And Embodied Interaction. At this point in development, the details of the…
Scratch: A Programming Language For Kids →
The MIT Media Lab has developed a programming language simple enough for children to use.
With the goal of teaching kids to understand how technology works, Scratch allows users to…
Youth of America Spend Half Their Waking Hours... →
hexinfinity:
“Even with out including multitasking hours, the Kaiser Family Foundation study shows that kids these days are watching TV, texting, or on the internet 7.5 hours each and every day… Basically, if they’re awake and not in school, they’re staring at a screen.”
Welcome to The Future.
World Vision and Child Rights →
This paper provides an overview of World Vision’s responses to major challenges facing children in the world in which they live today. It explains the agency’s commitment to the rights of children…
(Pics) Emotional Furniture: The Punch‘n’Cuddle →
The Punch‘n’Cuddle is a curious combination of a soft toy and a punching bag. Brit Leissler’s invention is designed to be an “emotional piece of furniture” which combines play,…
Forever Young
shanekidd:
I realize as I was going to the mall shopping for a few shirts that our culture is infatuated with youth. We desire to stay young and age is the price to pay for maturity.
I realize this cuz I’m 23 as I write this and done with college on the undergad level. Since then it’s the transition to becoming stable and continuing maturity. But real I see people my age still trying to live...
The Global Teenager project - A world class... →
Imagine how lively a classroom debate on immigration, rainforests or HIV/AIDS would be if teachers and pupils could link up with their peers in Ghana or Ecuador and get their opinions on the subject! Now, apply that thought to the school curriculum and you capture the essence of the Global Teenager project (GTP). The Global Teenager project enables classroom discussions to ‘go global’....
Engaging Youth in Decision-Making: A Path toward... →
To analyze the importance of young people’s citizenship in a democratic society, one has to understand several key points: why youth often do not develop a sense of citizenship; why citizenship is a responsibility; how policy can ensure the participation and active citizenship of youth; how young people should engage constructively in the governance processes; what skills are required of young...
Youth in Cyprus : Aspirations, Lifestyles &... →
This first Human Development Report for Cyprus focuses on the lives and aspirations of the island’s young people. The Report is unique as it is the first time that aspects of the life of youth in both the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot communities have been mapped out in tandem. This is significant given the long existing division between the two communities that has resulted in young Cypriots...
(Video) Coca-Cola’s Happiness Machine →
Coca-Cola’s new “Happiness Machine” video – the brand’s first global video produced exclusively for viral distribution – has racked up more than 729,000 views since launching on YouTube…
An iPhone Obsession At Three Years Old →
Writing on the Apple Blog, Patrick Hunt talks about his 3 year old daughter’s obsession with her iPhone. He loaded his older model phone with educational games, hoping it would be a…
(Pic) Nike Encourages Physical Philanthropy With... →
A Nike display in Argentina encourages passersby to contribute collectively to the United Nations Children’s Fund while engaging in fitness and outdoor activity. Translated, the display…
The identity and status of the Ghanaian youth
It has been recognized the world over that the youth constitute the most important human resource that can contribute significantly to the overall development of a nation. There is seemingly little being done to harness this tremendous potential which will determine our strength and resilience in pursuing our social, economic and political goals. The youth of a nation are the trustees of posterity...
U.S. Government and Partners: Working Together on... →
Provides global estimates of the number of highly vulnerable children; a summary of United States Government (USG) assistance programs for highly vulnerable children; a summary of progress coordinating the response among USG agencies; key strategic issues and opportunities; priorities for 2009–2010 and beyond; and a summary of the results and achievements of USG assistance.
Developing indicators for the protection, respect... →
The indicators presented here are the product of a 15-month period of intensive research involving a detailed review of the normative and conceptual framework, as well as extensive consultation with a range of EU, international and national stakeholders, policy-makers and children’s rights specialists, and an analysis of data availability and comparability. The areas of work for the indicators...
CultureLab 2010 Youth Trends Report
katybeale:
“CultureLab monitored social media chatter during the last quarter of 2009 to get a grasp on evolving trends. We also conducted in-market explorations in Houston, Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York. Finally, our Trend Summit in December was a success and helped us glean even more about the trends expected to make an impact in 2010! From lifestyle, technology, media and fashion to...
(Pic) Crayola Color Chart, 1903-2010 →
Stephen Von Worley at Weathersealed has whipped up a fascinating chart that tracks the proliferation of Crayola Crayon colors between 1903 and 2010. The collection has grown to 120…
Human Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation in...
endhumantraffickingnow:
300,000 American youths are trafficked for sexual exploitation
Apple and Red Cross accepting Haiti donations via... →
mrgan:
Apple and the Red Cross worked together to create a frictionless way to donate to the Haiti relief effort through iTunes. Click the link (or hit the iTunes Store on your own) and pick your amount - that’s it.
Everyone donates more when it can be done in fewer steps, using an existing, trusted payment system. Any company sitting on such a system has a responsibility to make things like...
UNFPA Special Youth Fellowship Programme in 2010
UNFPA will recruit six young people to be Special Youth Fellows from 1 April – 31 December 2010.
The Special Youth Programme fellowship consists of an initial 4.5 months fellowship at UNFPA Headquarters, New York, followed by a continued fellowship of another 4.5 months in the UNFPA Office in the country of the fellow.
Objective
This programme is designed to give young people from developing...
(Pics) Aid Packages Transform Into Footballs For... →
South Korean design firm Unplug Design has developed a concept for delivering footballs to impoverished children in third world countries who could otherwise not afford them. The Dream…
CARICOM saddened by unfolding events in Haiti
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said Wednesday that while the crisis in Haiti caused by the powerful earthquake is still unfolding, the regional integration grouping stands “ready to assist our brothers and sisters” in that impoverished Caribbean country.
“While we are very encouraged by the many expressions of international support that are already...
Digicel Group donates US $5 million for urgent...
Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel Group, the largest mobile company in the Caribbean and fastest growing mobile company in Central America, is donating US$5 million in cash to support the urgent relief efforts needed following the widespread devastation caused by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti yesterday.
Digicel’s donation will be made to the NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations) who are...
SAVE THE CHILDREN: Policy on Gender Equality →
Save the Children fights for children’s rights and aims to deliver immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives worldwide. It works for a world which respects and values each child, which…
Headline News Roundup: Google Out Of China, One... →
Earthquake in Haiti, Google out of China, One day business trips, Magazine ad slump and Tony Blair x LVMH – here are today’s headlines from around the world.
World
ABC: Hundreds…
(Pics) School Assignments From Children Of The... →
Future-thinker Shane Hope explores the cultural and technological norms of the distant future, expressing them through the fictional schoolwork diaries of children in the era of…
Interview With “Storyof,” Editor Of Chinese Indie... →
Special Comix (aka: SC), one of China’s leading independent comic book collectives, recently released their third compilation volume titled SC3. The book features stories from 45 of…
ANYC Encourages Candidates to Participate in...
The Anguilla National Youth Council Ltd. (ANYC) is an autonomous, non-partisan organisation which seeks to be the voice of Anguilla’s youth, promoting youth empowerment through advocacy, capacity building and strategic partnerships. One of the goals of the Council as articulated in its strategic plan 2009-2012 is to create an enabling environment for youth participation within national...
Child Migration in National Surveys →
In this paper Section 2 describes the objectives, the structure and the coverage of the MiNS catalogue. Section 3 deals with how the topics of ‘general migration’ and ‘child migration’ are treated in…