International Youth Day 2008

Dear all young people,

I would like to say a happy International Youth Day 2008. May we, as young people, always be able to contribute to the development of our nation.

I would like to also share a quote of mine that was published in August last year in the President Post.

“A good environment is an environment that can provide comfort and which can benefit the people living around it.”

To analogize it to the term of youth, meaning to say that young people should be able to provide comfort and benefit the people who live around them.

Again, happy International Youth Day 2008.

Regards,

Mohammad Reiza

Support Indonesia

Kepada semua bangsa Indonesia,

Dearest all Indonesians..

I got this inspiring message from a friend and I would like to share this with all of you readers…

It is time for us to hold hand in hand together, for Indonesian dreams..

Let the sleeping beauty awaken..

Let’s support our nation!

Pemilihan 7 keajaiban milik dunia kembali digelar, berbeda dengan
kriteria sebelumnya dengan keajaiban yang dibuat secara sengaja oleh
manusia dalam bentuk bangunan, kali ini panitia mengajak dunia untuk
memilih 7 keajaiban baru milik dunia yang bukan dari buatan manusia.

Sudah terpilih sebanyak 77 tempat di seluruh dunia dari berbagai
kategori, dan Indonesia mengajukan atau setidaknya sudah terpilih
sebanyak 3 tempat eksotik, antara lain:

1. Komodo National Park
2. Krakatau, Volcanic Island
3. Lake Toba

Voting dilakukan melalui internet, dengan batas waktu sampai akhir
2008!

VOTE for INDONESIA: http://www.new7wond ers.com/ atau:
http://www.new7wond ers.com/nature/ en/liveranking/

Catatan:

Indonesia mungkin akan kalah dari negara lain, bahkan negara kecil
yang mengajukan tempat yang tidak terlalu menarik, hanya karena
negara tersebut lebih melek internet (Singapore contohnya, yang
mengajukan Bukit Timah Nature Reserve). Dan yg lebih menyedihkan
lagi, pulau Sipadan juga termasuk dlm nominee yg diajukan oleh
Malaysia. (sedihT_T).

Brazil misalnya, pemerintahnya menyediakan fasilitas gratis untuk
masyarakatnya yang tidak punya akses internet agar bisa ikut memilih
untuk negaranya.

Karena itu, ayo bantu sebarkan informasi dan ajakan ini!

ke mana aja:
1. blog kamu (multiply, blogspot, dll)
2. friendster, tempel di buletin
3. forum (myQuran, kaskus, yogyafree, dll)
4. semua group yang kamu punya… di mp, di blog, dan semua
komuniti…

coz i luv Indonesia…

Saatnya Indonesia bangkiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!!

Cheers,

Mohammad Reiza

Proud To Be Indonesian: “The Power of Youth”

Are you proud to be Indonesian? I am proud of my “TANAH AIR” and to be INDONESIAN

This will be one of the best theme for my campaign for Indonesian youth. Proud to be Indonesian. I was so inspired when I accidentally logged on a Filipino people group, they are so proud to be Filipino and live everywhere in this world. They hold hands together to proudly say, “We are Filipino.”

Stop talking about other…

Let’s go back to our track. I just found it this morning. This will be a blast and outstanding theme to bring up to the surface’ to make it a national issue for Indonesian youth. We have to make them (ourselves as youth) to be proud of our country – “tanah air” – INDONESIA. So that we have great willingness to develop our country together.

To promote our country to regional and international programmes and events. Indonesian youth, no exception can be the country’s goodwill ambassadors to other countries. We must be proud of being Indonesian, otherwise we feel bad about to be Indonesian and it will be big problem to move forward to develop our country, Indonesia.

We must hold hands together and move beyond the borders of our ability as youth. If we stick together, we will be much stronger and then be able to build our country. Let’s create what so-called “the Power of Youth” we also have to be able to be a group of decision making for our country’s national policies specifically on the issues that affect youth life in Indonesia.

Youth has become an integral part of all countries as youth will be the next generation who build the nations’ idealism and carry on with the national duties to move forward to the future. So, we have to understand our imperative roles as youth in our country.

Let’s make a illuminating conclusion:

“Youth, the next generation who develop Indonesia for future!” 

The World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY)

The World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond was adopted by the General Assembly in 1995. It is a blueprint for the development of national youth policies in relation to the following ten priority concerns:

1. Education
2. Employment
3. Hunger and poverty
4. Health
5. Environment
6. Drug abuse
7. Juvenile delinquency
8. Leisure-time activities
9. Needs of girls and young women
10. The effective participation of youth in decision-making

On the occasion of the ten-year review of the WPAY in 2005, the General Assembly decided to add the following as additional priority areas to the Programme:

1. The mixed impact of globalization on young women and men
2. The use of and access to information and communication technologies
3. The dramatic increase in the incidence of HIV infection among young people and the impact of the epidemic on their lives
4. The active involvement of young people in armed conflict, both as victims and as perpetrators
5. The increased importance of addressing intergenerational issues in ageing society

The programme is available at:

http://www.un.org/youth

The Bayer Young Environmental Envoy Program

Contributor: CDC (04.05.2004 00:00)

The Bayer Young Environmental Envoy Program was launched in Indonesia on April 2004, following the success of the program in the region. It is organized in association with the Institute of Technology Bandung (a prestigious Indonesia university) and KEHATI (a leading not-for-profit organization that focuses on bio-diversity in Indonesia).

Program Objectives:
To train youth leaders in exploring solutions to environmental problems
To facilitate networking and the exchange of environmental views among the youth in both host and participating countries
To provide an opportunity for the observation of environmentally sound technologies, practices and ways of life

Bayer has a well-established tradition of environmental protection, which began more than 100 years ago when it set up its Wastewater Commission at its production plants at Leverkusen, Germany. As a leader in the life science and chemical industries today, Bayer has designed an exciting program for students to help them understand the role that industry plays in environmental protection.

About the partners:

The Institute of Technology Bandung
The Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) is one of the most prestigious and oldest universities in Indonesia. It is a centre of development for science, technology and art, and provides innovative and quality education, research and community services, that are responsive to global development and local challenges.

KEHATI KEHATI is an independent, not-for-profit and self-sustaining national organization that focuses on promoting bio-diversity in Indonesia. The organization plays a key role in mobilizing resources to provide financial assistance, expertise, facilities and services to support programs and activities related to the conservation and sustainable use of Indonesia’s diverse resources.

Eligibility Details
The competition in 2004 for Indonesia will be open to university students aged 18-24 enrolled in recognized local universities.
Interested applicants must display leadership qualities through involvement in extra curricular activities, particularly but not limited to environmental activities, in school or in their communities.
They must be in good health and available to travel to Germany on November 2004.

Selection Process
The envoys will be selected in three stages. In the first stage, each participant is required to fill an entry form and submit all the necessary documents along with a written report that outlines their contributions and activities for the environment.
In the second stage, 15 of the participants with the best report will be selected as finalists to take part in the four-day Bayer Eco-Camp in July 2004. During the Bayer Eco-Camp, participants will meet and discuss with environment experts about sustainable development in Indonesia from various perspectives.
At the final stage, each finalist will present their ideas before a panel of judges. Four participants will then be selected to represent Indonesia as Bayer Young Environmental Envoys, and travel to Germany in November 2004 on a visit program.

Restrictions
Children and relatives up to second degree of consanguinity or persons, whether they are related to or not, living with any of the following are not eligible to join the contest: persons who are employees of Bayer Indonesia, their agents, subsidiaries and agencies, or independent contractors engaged with the project; and individuals or companies engaged in development, production or distribution of materials for the project.
Applications with incomplete documentation will not be processed
Absolutely no applications by e-mail will be entertained.

Deadline for Submission of Application
Essay entries and completed application forms, together with the required documentation must be received not later than May 14, 2004 by the Bayer Young Environmental Envoys Secretariat.

Applicants may send their entries to the following address:

Corporate CommunicationsPT Bayer Indonesia
MidPlaza I, 14th floor
Jl. Jend Sudirman kav 10-11,
Jakarta 10220

For more information, you can also send e-mail to uscorporate.communications.cm@bayer-ag.de
or call (21) 570-3661.

Download the application form now:
http://www.indonesia.bayeryoungenvoy.com/download/Indonesia_E_applicationformm.zip

source: http://www.indonesia.bayeryoungenvoy.com/main.php

About the Program

At a glance: In Partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme

Bayer has a well-established tradition of environmental protection, which began more than 100 years ago when it set up its Wastewater Commission at its production plants at Leverkusen, Germany, in 1901. Since then Bayer has consistently stuck to the principle of more environmental protection, health protection, safety and Sustainable Development.

As a research-based enterprise, Bayer also places great emphasis on promoting science education for young people and has therefore been committed to promoting youth environmental programs for many years. In cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Bayer organizes and promotes a number of specific projects which aim to improve knowledge about the environment among young people and support them in their environmental commitment. One of these projects is the “Bayer Young Environmental Envoy Program”.

Under this program, selected students go to Germany on a weeklong study tour to experience how environmental protection is practiced by people, government and industry in one of the leading countries with regards to technology and environmental awareness.

The visit to the global headquarters of the Bayer Group in Germany demonstrates how companies – through product development and responsible manufacturing processes – contribute to sustainable development.

Initiated in 1998 as a local project in Thailand, the program included participants from the Philippines and Singapore from 2001 on. The program was further extended to India in 2002, China in 2003, and Poland, Indonesia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador in 2004, and Peru as well as Kenya in 2005. In 2006, Vietnam and Malaysia join the program for the first time.

The program has received widespread praise. Philippine’s President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo describes the initiative as ‘a meritorious project, particularly in the wake of pressing environmental problems in the country’. Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs said that Bayer has put together a program that deserves praise, and will stand to go a long way in promoting sustainable development among youth in Asia. Mr Carmén Arevalo, Colombian Vice-Minister of the Environment said that “Corporate projects that give young people the opportunity to actively participate and discuss such an important issue are highly valuable, and the Ministry of Environment and Territorial Development endorses this initiative of Bayer launched in the context of corporate social responsibility.”

Teenage Ambassador Exchanges

The Teenage Ambassador program has the goal of enhancing international friendship and mutual understanding of the youth who will bear the responsibility for the future generation as a part of international human resources and cultural exchanges.

Twenty-four high school students from Cambodia were invited to come to Japan in FY 2000. The members of the group obtained a deeper understanding and perceptions of Japan through personal experiences as students temporarily enrolled in Japanese high schools and homestays with the other students.