Nyheter 2007 / Latest News 2007

2007-12-24

Christmas at Children´s Garden, Nairobi

2007-09-26

Globeday at the Stockholm City Museum

The Globe Day is the annual meeting, mainly with the Swedish Globetree network. The issues of this year were:
• WorldCiC in Kampala 2008. Preparations for Swedish participants.
• Exchange program between municipalities of Sweden and Kenya/Uganda
• Study Tour to Kenya and Uganda in December 2007.
• Planning for the theme weeks in Swedish municipalities in 2008: “We in the World and the World among us”

2007-08-30

Stockholm Water Symposium

At Stockholm Water Symposium during the Stockholm Water Week in August, the President of Globetree got the opportunity to meet with the Mayors of Entebbe, Homa Bay, Kisumu and Mwanza, Deputy Mayor of Kampala and the Director of Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC). The issue of Children’s Empowerment and Children’s Participation was discussed. Another meeting took place with H.W. Mayor of Entebbe and Deputy Mayor of Kampala for the planning of the WorldCiC next year and the Seminar during the coming Study Tour in December.

2007-05-17

Study tour in Sweden with delegates from Uganda, Kenya and Malaysia

Between the 5th and 17th of May Mayors and leaders of organisations from Kenya, Malaysia and Uganda came to Sweden for a study tour during 14 days in May. They visited 6 municipalities – Värmdö, Haninge, Vimmerby, Strängnäs, Kalix, Skellefteå – and 2 City districts of Stockholm – Katarina-Sofia and Tensta. The group of ten persons was keen to learn how children, young persons, teachers, project leaders and politicians prepared, realized and followed up of the WorldCiC in Stockholm, 2006.
The study tour included a seminar at The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, a visit to Barnombudsmannen (Children’s ombudsman), the Swedish Parliament, Stockholm City Hall and Stockholm Culture Administration.

2007-05-08

Dialogue between children and politicians

The 8 of May 120 children and youth from 10 schools in Stockholm met with representatives from the five political parties of the City under the oak tree in the courtyard of the Stockholm City Hall. The tree is the Stockholm Children’s Meeting Place with inspiration from the Mother Tree at UN in Nairobi. The pupils had prepared questions in their respective schools and decided which questions to bring to their politicians, who answered their questions. The pupils also had the opportunity to put questions to the foreign guests from Kenya, Uganda and Malaysia.

2007-02-09

UNEP conference on Globalization and the Environment

Globetree got a unique invitation from UNEP (United Environment Programme) to contribute to the 24th session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum in the conference on Globalization and the Environment 5 – 9 February 2007, Nairobi, Kenya

The Globetree contributed with 4 events:
• Participation in the Opening Ceremony of the conference
• Dialogue between delegates and children at the United Nations Children’s Meeting Place
• Connected Dreams Scuplture to UNEP from Varberg Municipality. Connected Dreams was one of the art presentations at the Future Vessel of WorldCiC 2006 in Stockholm. Connected Dreams became a Centre Peace of art at the UN Conference and also gave name to the Conference itself. Connected Dreams is a huge Drop of Water uniting all nations of the world and has now its final place at the United Nations.
• Exhibitions
Globetree invited 50 children to participate in the program from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Sweden and we worked together with “Tree Theatre Group” from Malaysia. The joint Opening Program of the UNEP’s Governing Council Meeting became a success!
The children presented Our Uniting Water Ceremony and inspired the audience to sing along in “Let Us Join! – You Can Count on Us!” – Directly after the ceremony the Vice President of Kenya made his address to the conference.
The Ministers of Environment from Algeria, Kenya and Sweden together with the Ambassador from Malaysia and several Mayors participated in a non-formal meeting at the Children’s Meeting Place under the acacia tree of the United Nations.
The Connected Dreams sculpture was placed at the entrance and welcomed all delegates.

Vice Mayor of Nairobi Mr. Ferdinand Ndungu Waititu invited to a meeting February 6, where coming hosts of a World Championship in Cooperation discussed future cooperation.
Vice Mayor of Kampala Ms. Namayanja Florence presented how Kampala is planning for WorldCiC around World Environment Day (2-5 June) 2008
The Mayor of Morelia, Mexico, Mr. Salvador López Oruna participated to get ideas of a planned WorldCiC in Mexico.
Mr. Jes. I. Izaidin, leader of ”Tree Theatre Group Malaysia” will take the idea with him back home to the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur to host a WorldCiC in 2010.

In connection with the UNEP Conference Globetree organized a study tour to Nairobi between the 3rd to the 10th of February.