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“What sculpture is to
a block of marble,
education is to the
human soul.”
Joseph Addison
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
A Journey of Ques-
tions:
Deewai Rodriguez,
Regional Facilitator,
IYPF Asia
2
Green Up:
Dominic Nkisan,
Regional Facilitator,
IYPF Africa
3
International Young
Professionals
School
4
Youth Leading The
World
4
Land Management:
Dennis Kateregga
Regional Facilitator
IYPF Africa
5
Opportunity
Knocks
5
8 Reasons Education is Important for the MDGs . . .
N O V E M B E R
2 0 1 2
The ChronicleI N T E R N A T I O N A L Y O U N G P R O F E S S I O N A L S . . .
In this Issue we
celebrate Educa-
tion and its key
role in the achieve-
ment of the MDGs
with our special
feature on the
Economist MBA
Fair. Education has
always been, and
always will be a
catalyst for human
development by its
mere ability to
open and expand
the mind in ways
and means incom-
parably greater
than we ever could
imagine
The IYPF Family
iypf@iypf.org
 More people would
grow and develop
 More people would
learn and know
 More people would be
equal and just
 More children would
survive and live
 More mothers would be
healthier
 More people would be
able to combat illness
 More people would
think of the future
 More people would
work together
WELCOME!

2. P A G E 2
“There is
also a growing
amount of
dissent because
of peculiar
challenges faced
by the youth
sector in each
country”
A Journey of Questions . . .
On October 12, I travelled
half-way across the other
part of the globe to attend
the 7th
World Movement
for Democracy Assembly in
Lima, Peru. I attended as
Member of the Leadership
Board of the World Youth
Movement for Democracy
(WYMD) representing
Asia. I travelled for more
than 30 hours to cross the
seemingly infinite distance
between the South Pacific
Ocean to the North Pacific
Ocean.
I find events such as this as
an utmost privilege not
only in terms of being able
to see the world and ex-
pand my understanding of
the world but also in terms
of being able to contribute
to a body of experiences
which I hope can help make
the world a better place. I
have faith that my contribu-
tion in the discussions by
way of responses or thru
questions and even how I
sparked friendships and
acquaintances during such a
period of time contribute
to the good in the universe.
My engagement with the
World Youth Movement
for Democracy or WYMD
was sparked by an e-mail
which I received in 2007. It
was a call for essays to a
global competition on the
theme of democracy. I im-
mediately scribbled ideas
and felt empowered that
“somebody” would like to
solicit my ideas on the sub-
ject matter.
You see this world that we
live in, is quite a paradox.
Often in the universities, as
students we are asked
questions, a bundle of in-
quiries and a collection of
infinite queries. But out in
the real world, the moving
questions are scant unless
you are privileged to be
serving the government as
an elective or appointed
official or you have a fair
share of importance in your
country. For many of the
young professionals who
work and for the countless
who have responsibilities
not only for themselves or
their dreams but those who
have filial duties, as well,
questions have descended
into more practical ones.
They have become ques-
tions of pragmatism and
not of idealism.
As member of the board in
WYMD, I help co-organize
periodic competitions such
as the photo contest which
was preceded by the essay
contest. I am quite an advo-
cate in encouraging young
people to join these con-
tests. Often I would get the
response that only a few
winners will be chosen any-
way so why join? I would
however respond that the
prize is just that sweet icing
on the cake but the cake is
that experience – the inval-
uable experience of being
asked and being able to
answer back.
In Lima, I met amazing indi-
viduals from different parts
of the globe which I hope
contributed to a better
version of myself in coming
home to the Philippines. I
was tasked to serve as
Moderator in the Panel
Discussion-Workshop on
WYMD. I have had the
opportunity to speak in a
global audience since 2008
but being able to moderate
the discussion on an issue
which is very close to my
heart remains a very signifi-
cant experience in my life.
Like the International
Young Professionals Foun-
dation and other global
youth networks, WYMD
uses social media as a plat-
form to help shape its pur-
pose, reach out to other
stakeholders, build partner-
ships and advocate to the
bigger world. In the
WYMD panel discussion,
we talked about the reali-
ties and limitations in using
social media as a platform
and we also discussed its
meaningful potentials.
T H E C H R O N I C L E

3. P A G E 3I N T E R N A T I O N A L
The number of young people
today is growing in number.
There is also a growing amount
of dissent because of peculiar
challenges faced by the youth
sector in each country. Young
professionals can play a distinct
role in shaping the future by
gathering its strength, using
opportunities to discuss the
world’s challenges and mould
solutions by building solidarity.
As recently-appointed co-
Regional Facilitator for Asia, I
believe that IYPF has a special
purpose in this generation. We
begin by journeying with the
following questions in mind:
Who are the young profession-
als? What are their priorities?
How are they contributing to
their community and their soci-
ety? What are their dreams?
How can we reach out to the
many young professionals using
social media platforms? How do
we sustain their interest? How
do create a meaningful space
for young professionals to gath-
er and share ideas and insights?
How can our sector change the
world? These are huge ques-
tions which do not necessarily
demand and an answer nor do
they urgently require specific
responses. But I sincerely be-
lieve that a journey with these
questions in mind make for a
meaningful process as Rainer
Maria Rilke wrote “And the
point is, to live everything. Live
the questions now. Perhaps you
will then gradually, without no-
ticing it, live along some distant
day into the answer.”
Deewai
Youth Initiative is an environ-
mental restoration project initi-
ated by Dominic Nsikan that
engages young people in taking
action to mitigate the impact of
environmental degradation in
their communities.
Dominic
IYPF is partnering with
GreenUp Youth Initiative in
planting about 150 tree seed-
lings in igwuruta community,
Port Harcourt Nigeria. The
high rate of deforestation as a
result of the construction of
new motor roads across the
community is leading to habitat
loss and species extinction. To
restore and help in enhancing
the beauty of our once beautiful
environment and provide habi-
tat for birds and wild life,
GreenUp Youth Initiative in
collaboration with IYPF is
providing a sustainable environ-
mental restoration program
through tree planting. GreenUp
Green Up . . .
“ action to
mitigate the
impact of
environmental
degradation
in their
communities.”

4. Fair touring in over 30 coun-
tries. The most active partici-
pants will get an internship
The International Young Professionals School
(www.iypschool.com) is a joint programme of
several international partners, among them the
IYPF. With enrolment start-
ing on 15th November and
completing by 15 December
2012, the non-formal learning
online would enable students
and recent graduates to
deepen their practical
knowledge and get skills in
areas such as leadership and
innovation, marketing, talent
management, and youth entre-
preneurship. Companies will
be giving their case studies to
participants and the most
creative solutions will be ap-
plied in the company as well
as presented in an Innovation
with an NGO or company and
be entitled to proceed into a
2nd year of specialization.
Y
Youth Leading The World is a global movement for sustainable development initiated by IYPF's partner, OzGreen from Austral-
ia. IYPF regional facilitators got trained in online sessions in September and November, attended by other young leaders from
throughout the world. Together with them, they will pass the message about green growth through local peer-to-peer sessions
starting in December. With young people getting trained by other youth that have entered the professional world, sustainable
development is placed in the context of various career paths and office environments due to the exclusive involvement of IYPF
in this incentive. For more information view the promo video http://youtu.be/hRoK_GZUc_A and follow us at www.iypf.org
Youth Leading The World . . .
The International Young Professionals School . . .
P A G E 4

5. which is a three
year initiative to
be implemented
from November
2011 to October
2014, with sup-
port from the
Government of
Sweden. LVEMP
II CS watch project is being im-
plemented in partnership be-
tween Uganda Coalition for Sus-
tainable Development (UCSD),
Tanzania Coalition for Sustainable
Development (TCSD), and Sus-
tainable Environmental Develop-
ment Watch Network (SusWatch
Kenya).
During the meeting I was able to
talk about IYPF and the opportu
I attended a validation meeting for the draft report
on Environment and Land Management and liveli-
hoods interventions in the project targeted catch-
ment basins of Katonga in districts of Mubende and
Rakai in Uganda on October 5, 2012 with support
from the Government of Sweden under LVEMP II
CS watch project.
The East Africa Sustainability Watch (EA Sus-
Watch) Network is a network of NGOs from Ken-
ya, Uganda and Tanzania spearheaded by Uganda
Coalition for Sustainable Development (UCSD),
Sustainable Environmental Development Watch
Network (SusWatch Kenya), and Tanzania Coali-
tion for Sustainable Development (TCSD). EA Sus-
Watch Regional Secretariat is hosted by UCSD in
Kampala, Uganda.
The EA Suswatch Network is currently implement-
ing LVEMP II Civil Society (CS) Watch project
-nities one would get if became a
member. A total of 25 partici-
pants attended from the districts
of Rakai, Mubende, Masaka,
Mityana and within greater Kam-
pala.
Dennis
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Viva IYPF!!
Opportunity Knocks . . .
P A G E 5
Land and Management . . .