The School Days Project, a project by the Quirky Kid Clinic, has been shortlisted in The Global Competition, the Young Social Entrepreneurs’ Forum and GK3 Forum to occur in Kuala Lumpur between 11 and 13 of December 2007. The events are organized by Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), the world’s leading multi-stakeholder network promoting innovation and advancement in Knowledge for Development and Information and Communication Technologies for Development. www.globalknowledge.org
GKP runs the Youth Social Enterprise Initiative (YSEI), a programme dedicated to young social entrepreneurs that offers support in the four key areas of knowledge, networking, mentorship and financing. www.ysei.org
The project sponsors included the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) www.sdc.admin.ch, International Development Research Centre, Canada (IDRC) www.idrc.ca, Microsoft Corporation www.microsoft.com, United Nations Development Programme (Undp) www.undp.org, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) www.acdi-cida.gc.ca
The final judge will decide on the selected projects on the 20 of October. There were 863 applicants form 5 continents and only 140 were short listed.
THE SCHOOL DAYS PROJECT is dedicated to promoting school culture and the wonders of multiculturalism. We aim to share valuable insights into cultural diversity based on the experiences of school students from around the globe.
To this end, School Days has travelled to as many as 52 different countries collecting images and interviews addressing the intricacies of school culture, such as the contents of school bags, styles of school shoes, diverse jewellery and hairstyles, popular playground games and school transport. We offer products, resources and workshops.
For further information visit www.schooldays.com.au or call +61 (0)2 9362-9297
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
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