Call for Applications- Washington DC Summit 2012!

With great pleasure, the IL2L committee announces that APPLICATIONS for the annual Summit in Washington DC are officially open!

http://www.il2l.org/apply.shtml

Interesting read!

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/09/opinion/keller-just-the-ticket.html?emc=eta1

One Woman Who is Making a Difference

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced yesterday the United States government’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security. This goal is to empower half of the world’s population as equal partners in preventing conflict and building peace in countries threatened by war, violence, and insecurity. The U.S. believes that achieving this goal is critical to national and global security. During remarks made at Georgetown University yesterday, Mrs. Clinton stated that the US will advance women’s inclusion in peace negotiations, in peacebuilding activities and in conflict prevention, protect women from sexual violence, and assure equal access to recovery assistance. This plan institutionalizes the US’ commitment to women as agents of positive change. As Mrs. Clinton outlined, when women are equal partners in making and keeping peace, they tend to lead toward a better society, one that respects human rights, justice, and builds coalitions across lines of conflict.  When women participate in the processes of peace and conflict resolution, they build a more durable peace.  This plan advances the UN Security Council’s Resolution 1325 which promotes gender equity.  In order to achieve these goals, women need to be able to play a role in building and participating in the full range of decision making institutions in their nations.  This broad based initiative will affect US government agencies, such at the Department of State, the Department of Defense, US AID, and the Department of the Treasury.  The plan will also affect nations with whom the US has diplomatic relations, as they work to promote peace and avoid conflict.

Mrs. Clinton has been making her mark both inside the Department of State and around the world as she works with nations in transition.  Her commitment to women has lasted a lifetime, but her actions today will affect generations of women world wide for many years to come.  Hillary is an example of how one woman can truly make a difference for so many others both men and women in the world.  Her commitment to the equal inclusion of women in promoting peace and forwarding the stability of the world will have long lasting effects on our society as a whole.  No longer will 50% of the brain power and creative ideas be left out of the processes that promotes lasting peace.

Celebrating women across time and space

Women in art

Projects that make a DIFFERENCE- by Annelize Booysen

Projects that make a Difference
By Annelize Booysen

It started with a book, and ended with a badge. That is Anu’s story. Except, that is not quite where it ended…
In February this year Pétanque Consultancy teamed up with iLivetoLead International (iL2L), teaching project management skills as part of their dynamic international leadership training programme for young women. An integral part of the training programme is the delivery of a community project , called the “I Commit to Act Now project” (iCAN), whereby each student gets the opportunity to use the leadership skills that she had learnt in a manner that would benefit her community. To ensure the success of these iCAN projects, Project School for Girls – a Pétanque initiative – was brought to life whereby the basics of Project Management is distilled to its essence and adapted to a younger audience.
The students are taught how to articulate their passion for social change by clearly defining a perceived need within their communities and then learning how to go about implementing a workable solution to address that need. The students learn how to plan effectively, covering dimensions like deliverables, detailed work breakdowns, budgeting, risk management and milestone management. The iL2L leadership training teaches these young women how to dream big and believe in their ability to make a difference in their world. Project School for Girls complements this by teaching the young women how to take those big dreams and turn them into reality, step by step, with the aid of good project management skills. Although it is taught within the context of the iCAN projects, its reach is so much wider: it exposes these young women to a way of thinking, a way of dealing with complex and seemingly overwhelming situations in a constructive and positive manner. Let’s face it – landing a boyfriend is every bit as important as setting up a charitable organization to eradicate poverty at that tender age. And project management skills are applicable in both situations!
Back to Anu.
Anuradha Rao is a young women in her final year at school who received training at the iL2LIndia Summit in Chennai during March this year. Co-hosted by Global Adjustments Relocations services, 20 young women from all over India were trained in the nuances of leadership. Voted as the most promising young women of her group, Anu was selected by her peers to attend the prestigious International Summit in Washington DC in July this year.
She was very clear about the focus of her iCAN project: being a passionate environmentalist, she perceived an urgent need to educate her fellow school students about environmental degradation and their role in halting it. With the aid of her iCAN Project Workbook and her two mentors, she planned a project – called Environ – through which she would subtly educate and inspire her fellow students to get involved in Green initiatives. Her milestones included upskilling herself in Green speak, ascertaining the pre-project Green perceptions of her target audience, bringing in guest speakers to educate the students on the topic, exposing the students to facts and tips through a Green notice board and a dedicated Green newsletter, arranging an arts competition on biodiversity, and instituting a Green award for top performers. Her enthusiasm and expertise in the field was noticed by her teachers and she was invited to set up the Economics and Environment section displays of the quadrennial project organised by her school. Focussing on ‘Sustainability: Industries and Renewable Energy’, her team produced, amongst other things, a model of a sugarcane-producing village that has a bagasse plant using the waste material of the juice extraction factory to meet the energy needs of the entire village, as well as the factory -a sustainable village of the future.
As a result of her project Anu has already noticed more enthusiasm for environmental affairs amongst her fellow students, with a marked improvement in perceptions that one person can make a difference.
And this one person, Anu, did make a difference. She also learnt how to translate an idea into reality. Anu says that “I’ve never realized it until now, but planning and sticking to the plan is actually a very good idea!” She highlights learning to communicate effectively and coordinate multiple tasks and people as valuable skills learnt from the project. Setting up her newsletter and starting a blog on the project had furthermore added valuable editing and writing skills to her experience list. Perhaps most importantly though, is learning about being a leader and what that entails. “The very objective of taking up a community service project as part of the iLive2Lead programme was to hone my leadership skills. I am happy to say that Environ gave me the opportunity to do all of the above and much more! I was also made the Environment Monitor of my school, and here is a picture of my badge!!”

Anu is one of many young women who have benefited from leadership training and are now making a difference in the world. To learn more about the programme, contact us or visit www.il2l.org

IL2L now official One Young World Ambassadorial PROJECT!

It’s with great pleasure that we announce the new synergy created with One Young World.

Chiara,our Social Media Director, is also a One Young World Ambassador and she is going to be the IL2L face for OYW.

We thank One Young World for sharing the same vision about Leadership and we are confident in a fruitful cooperation!

http://www.oneyoungworld.com/impacts/project_detail.asp?prj_ID=128

IL2L Interview ON EURONEWS featuring Pauline,Chiara and Leena!

 

IL2L on Euronews

Our first interview with Euronews. Our active and bubbly presence at the Women’s Forum on Economy and Society has raised the interest of delegates and the media.

A big thanks to Anne Glemarec from Euronews PARIS,whose passion and interest has been amazing!

 

 

Advices on Leadership by WE Delegates

The flloor is yours for advices on how women can become leaders of today and tomorrow.

Malyse Uwase’s expectations on the Women’s Forum

The Women’s forum is a conference that creates a platform where women and men from different backgrounds discuss how to impact this world more positively. This year the theme is centered around the future and particularly Generation Y’ s role in it. As a member of this generation, I am hoping to bring more understanding about it, and respond to doubts regarding its efficiency in the workplace. This Generation is very diverse, and recent events such as the Arab Spring have proven that we are not a “sleeping generation”. I am also looking forward to participating in other sessions and learning so much from all the amazing speakers. I feel that the forum is a place full of wonderful energy, that we can all take and then use to promote positive changes in the world.

Where to find us at the Women’s Forum?

Last year the Women’s Forum ended with a call to build the pipeline of young women leaders. At this year’s Forum, for the first time a select group of international young women leaders ages 15-21 have been invited to share the perspective of their generation with the Forum. They can describe the challenges they face and what their generation looks for in leadership, in countries such Saudi Arabia, Kenya, China, Argentina, Rwanda, Jordon, India and France. More importantly, these young women are here as emissaries to take back to the young women in their countries the inspiration and knowledge they gained from you. Please come meet with them and share your advice in the INSPIRE CORNER by Adeya, near Agora 2.

The young women would be especially delighted to have you welcome them by attending their opening sessions on Thursday.

Thursday 13
12:30-13:15
iNSPIRE DISCOVERY CORNER: (Near Agora 2)
Leadership in a Global Community: A New Style of Leadership?
An interactive workshop to examine the core qualities of leadership. Do youth and adults value the same qualities? Which values are shared by all cultures? In which leadership qualities are women traditionally weak and how can they gain strength?
Laura Bode, President, iLive2Lead Young Women’s Leadership
Antoinette Benoit, Chair, McDonald’s European Women Leadership Network
iL2L Young Women Leadership Delegates

13.30-14.15 (Box lunch provided)
AGORA 2
Social Media and Mobile Phones: Protecting our businesses, our youth and ourselves
Today’s mobile phone hacker can easily access personal information and intercept your mobile phone’s voice and data communications. Financial data, confidential business documents, personal communications, all are easily accessed. Social media postings are archived forever. Protect your vulnerabilities to modern media.
Alexander Harbaugh, Managing Director, Adeya SA
Chiara Palieri, Social Media Director, iLive2Lead