JCI Actions

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JCI Actions

• 6th World Chambers Federation World Congress
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• June, 2009
• Graham Hanlon, 2008 JCI President

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• What is JCI?
• Worldwide leadership development organization
• 200,000 active citizens (age 18-40) creating
  positive change
• 5,000 communities in 115 countries around the
  world

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What is JCI? We provide boundless development in
4 areas of opportunities Individual, Community,
International, Business while contribute to our
community for everlasting world peace and
prosperity as Active Citizens.
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• JCI is one of largest global NGO with a simple
  mission to provide development opportunities
  that empowers young people to create positive
  change.

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JCI, what are we?

• JCIs Mission
• To provide development opportunities that
  empower young people to create positive change

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JCI, what are we?

• JCIs Vision
• To be the leading global network of young active
  citizens

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Partnership with UNESCO

• JCI Local Organizations, in partnership with
  UNESCO National Commissions, are involved in the
  development of youth training programs related to
  leadership, multi-cultural leadership, tolerance,
  culture for peace and youth migration

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Partnership with the UN Foundation

• 17,280
• the number of childrens deaths caused by malaria
  during the time we are here in Kuala Lumpur
  attending this World Congress.
• (1 child per 30 seconds).

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• Raise funds to purchase, transport and
  distribute bed nets in Africa as well as educate
  families on its correct use. Target distribute
  1,000,000 bed nets by 2015

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Partnership with United NationsGlobal Compact

• Advocate UN Global Compact and Corporate
  Social Responsibility (CSR) for Small-Medium
  Enterprises (SMEs)

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Partnership with the UN Global Compact

• JCI Local Organizations have been exploring
  partnerships with the UN GC Local Networks to
  implement the Corporate Social Responsibility
  concept as well as the UN GC Principles in the
  areas of human rights, labour, environment and
  anti-corruption

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Partnership with ICC-WCF

• On March 4, 2004, 20 years after the signing
  of a partnership agreement with the ICC-WCF, JCI
  renewed its commitment to actively cooperating
  with ICC-WCF in various areas and their
  cooperation is proving to be mutually beneficial.

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Partnership with the ICC WCF

• JCI Local Organizations have been exploring
  partnerships with Chambers of Commerce by
  promoting the UN MDGs and exchanging resources
  and training

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Existing Partnerships at National Level

• - JCI Germany / Wirtschaftsjunioren Deutschland
  housed at Deutsche Industrie- und
  Handelskammertag (DIHK) in Berlin.
• - JCI Austria / Junge Wirstschaft Österreich
  housed at Wirstschaftkammern Österreichs in
  Vienna
• - JCI Japan over 700 JCI Japan Local
  Organizations are based within its local Chamber
  of Commerce and Industry.

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Partnerships in Progress

• JCI Syria and Chamber of Commerce of Syria have
  established working relations to develop mutual
  areas of interest.

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Partnerships in Progress

• JCI Lebanon and Chamber of Commerce of Lebanon
  have established working relations to develop
  mutual areas of interest.

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Partnerships in Progress

• JCI Argentina and Chamber of Commerce of
  Argentina have established working relations to
  develop mutual areas of interest.

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New Partnerships in Progress

• Approaching in progress with Chamber of Commerce
  of Chile, Czech Republic, Iceland, Denmark, USA,
  Brazil and growing.
• Creation of standard procedure manual for JCI
  national and local organization to guide the
  process of approach and partnership with
  respective Chamber of Commerce. (Implemented)

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Partnership with the ICC WCF
JCI National Organizations to join
WCN Global Business
Exchange (GBX)
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• Climate Change
• Climate change prevention is an issue that
  concerns everyone around the world.

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• Climate Change
• It has been proven that government alone cannot
  resolve issues of climate change. Civil society
  or non-governmental organizations like ours are
  playing a significant role in climate change
  prevention.

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• Climate Change
• JCI is addressing this issue in every community
  by adopting the JCI Active Citizen

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JCI UN Leadership Summit
JCI are conducting workshops at all four Area
conferences, then at JCI Leadership Summit at the
UN in Geneva July 27- 29, 2009 JCI will come up
with resolutions that will be adopted at JCI
World Congress. JCI is working with UN Global
Compact and the (ICC-WCF) International Chambers
of Commerce-World Chambers Federation to promote
climate change awareness
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2009 JCI Leadership Summit at the UN in Geneva

• July 27-29, 2009 at
• Palais de Nations UNO in Geneva a joint event
  between JCI, UN Global Compact and ICC-WCF

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Partnership with United Nations
JCI Local Organizations have been implementing
projects related to the UN Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) in 115 countries
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Partnership with the United Nations

• JCIs heightened sense of social awareness and
  an intimate proximity to local conditions allow
  members to target the MDGs at the grassroots
  level JCI also invests in the sustainable
  future of local communities.
• Ban Ki-moon,
• UN Secretary General

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• How big is the challenge ahead?

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Theres difference between interest and
commitment.When you are interested in doing
something, you do it when circumstances
permit.When you are committed to something, you
accept no excuses, only results.
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JCI through Active Citizenship creating..
Global Impact through Local  Action