Events of 2003

UNEP Deputy Executive
Director visits Globetree

Many memories and happy laughs when Mr. Shafquat Kakahel, UNEP Deputy Executive Director, visited Globetree for a half day program end of June. Memories came to mind from Adelaide in Australia when President of Globetree received UNEP Global Roll of Honor Award three years ago. It was a week with many unforgettable field trips to unique environmental areas. The Lord Mayor of Stockholm, Mr. Barry Anderson, welcomed Mr. Kakahel in his office at the Stockholm City Hall. Globetree upcoming Roots Meeting program was discussed as well as future plans for a Global Event in Stockholm.

Baltic Sea/Lake Victoria region
Exhibition at
Stockholm Water Symposium

At the Stockholm Water Symposium, August 10-16 Globetree presents an exhibition on networking and cooperation between children, teachers/leaders in the Baltic Sea and Lake Victoria regions.

Christmas at UN
Children make a book
to Kofi Annan

A new tradition started when 50 orphans from a children’s home were invited to celebrate Christmas at the Children’s Meeting Place – The Mother Tree – at the United Nations, Nairobi.

What a day!
Children sang, made drama sharing their life stories, played together and made a small book to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan – with messages to come and join the Christmas party!

EU-Commissioner
Margot Wallström
donates prize-money
to Globetree

Margot Wallström receives the prize as the best EU-Commissionar by the Belgian newspaper European Voice and donates the prize money to Globetree.