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UF Children’s Hope India to Participate in the 2009 Clinton Global Initative Conference

ufchi — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:02:07 +0000

UF Children’s Hope India was accepted to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative University Conference in Austin, Texas with top student leaders from around the world!

Building on the successful model of the Clinton Global Initiative, which brings together world leaders to take action on global challenges, President Clinton launched the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world.

Each year, CGI U hosts a meeting for students, national youth organizations, and university officials to discuss solutions to pressing global issues. CGI U is more than just an event. It is a growing community of young leaders who don’t just discuss the world’s challenges — they take real, concrete steps toward solving them. Throughout the year, and as a prerequisite of attending the CGI U meeting, students, youth directors, and university officials develop their own Commitments to Action: a specific plan of action that addresses a pressing challenge on their campus, in their community, or in a different part of the world.

To learn more: http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org//Page.aspx?pid=1871&srcid=1878

UF Children’s Hope India Awarded with a $10,000 Projects for Peace Grant

ufchi — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:57:17 +0000

On March 16th, UF Children’s Hope India won a $10,000 national grant on behalf of Davis Projects for Peace. The funding will be used to initiate our new microfinance venture in Shadipur Depot, India.

In its third year, Davis Projects for Peace, is an invitation to undergraduates at the American colleges and universities in the Davis United World College Scholars Program to design grassroots projects that they will implement during the summer of 2009. The projects judged to be the most promising and do-able will be funded at $10,000 each. The objective is to encourage and support today’s motivated youth to create and tryout their own ideas for building peace.

To learn more about Projects for Peace: http://www.kwd100projectsforpeace.org/
To learn more about the Microfinance Project: http://www.ufchi.org/projects/microfinance-venture/

UF Children’s Hope India Awarded with the Celebration of Service Award

ufchi — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:45:55 +0000

On April 2, the Center for Leadership and Service at the University of Florida awarded the UF Chapter of Children’s Hope India the highest collegiate honor for service, the Celebration of Service Award.

The Celebration of Service Award is granted every year by the Dean of Students Office at the University of Florida and is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the dedicated efforts of university students, faculty, and staff that have been committed to volunteerism personally and professionally.

For more information, visit: http://www.dso.ufl.edu/cls/awards/celebration.php