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"We
can hear all around us the murmuring demands for change. We are
on the edge of a political renewal with the ambition to create a
kinder, more just and peaceful world."
-Lloyd Axworthy, Canada's former Minister of Foreign Affairs
On-going
conflict, corrupt government, wide-spread disease and natural disasters
have resulted in the destruction of infrastructure in different
areas of the globe.
The
War on Terror, South Asian tsunami, South Asian earthquake and Africa's
AIDS pandemic, among other issues, have shown us how human life
is effected when things like access clean water, electricity, social
services, education, health care, food supply, roads and bridges,
and police services are destroyed, interrupted, or simply do not
exist.
Global
Groundwork: youth creating foundations for the future looks
at:
- the
importance of sound infrastructure and the effect it has on a
society's prosperity
- the
important role that Canada plays
in global development
- how
Canadian youth can become involved and lead their peers to create
foundations for the future
Global
Groundwork kick-off conference
Peel
board secondary and middle schools:
Register
a Global Groundwork leadership team of five students and one teacher
to participate in this year-long program. Learn
more.
Non-Peel
board teachers:
Plan
to attend the Global Groundwork kick-off conference on Nov. 30.
Reserve your spot today. Learn
more.
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