Enroll now to secure a place on the 30th Global Young Leaders Programme! Empowering Rice Farmers through Mobile Technology 14-25 January 2013 Hong Kong and the Philippines Programme Prospectus Participants on the 30th Global Young Leaders Programme (YLP) will explore the role of business in society, the impacts of globalisation, …
Empowering Rice Farmers through Mobile Technology
GIFT’s 30th Global Young Leaders Programme: “Empowering Rice Farmers through Mobile Technology”, Hong Kong & the Philippines, 14 – 15 January, 2013 In this ground-breaking programme, GIFT’s first in the Philippines, participants will work alongside the International Rice Research Institute in rural areas of the Philippines to map out new …
The Green Economy Movement: Our generation faces huge challenges: a failing jobs market, record inequality, and the growing threat of catastrophic climate change…
Our generation faces huge challenges: a failing jobs market, record inequality, and the growing threat of catastrophic climate change. But our generation also has the solutions to address all these challenges at once. From coast-to-coast, innovative young leaders are organizing across issue lines to build the green economy as an …
2011 Recap and Our First Family Photo
I’m still eating Thanksgiving leftovers, but it’s already time to decorate Focus the Nation headquarters for the holidays! In the spirit of “you have mountains to ski and cookies to decorate,” we’ll keep this one short and sweet. Image of Focus the Nation Staff 2011 has been a groundbreaking year …
GIFT monthly newsletter
Welcome! This is GIFT’s new monthly newsletter and we hope you enjoy reading it. For new subscribers to GIFT, and for those who just want to be reminded of what we do, we begin this edition with a video of the 13th Global Young Leaders Programme (YLP Aceh, Indonesia). Click …
Arrested, but not stopping
By the time you read this, I will be on my way to jail. I have never been arrested before. It’s not a decision to make lightly. In the last week, 706 people have been arrested in front of the White House calling on President Obama to reject an outright …
President Obama Meets with Power Shift Youth Clean Energy Leaders
Immediate Release: April 15, 2011 Contact: Trevor FitzGibbon 202-406-0646 Brianna Cayo Cotter 415-305-1943 President Obama Meets with Power Shift Youth Clean Energy Leaders Leaders Urge President to Protect Clean Air Act, the EPA, and Rethink “clean” Energy Policy More than 5000 to Rally Outside of White …