VISTA to create Vieques' first community radio station
VYLI has been chosen as a new AmeriCorps/VISTA member organization. We are currently recruiting four bi-lingual people (ages 18 and up) to work in four areas: resource development, education, sustainable development and radio-technology. On January 26, Governor Anibal Acevedo Vilá and the First Lady of Puerto Rico transferred a 14,000 square foot building to VYLI to transform the building into a youth-led sustainable development showcase for the Caribbean. soup4world@aol.comwww.soup4world.com

:: PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

Participate in the "We the Peoples 2007" youth survey!
We the Peoples 2007 is an annual international survey which analyzes and reports on civil society activities, achievements and views regarding the Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The survey is organized by the World Federation for United Nations Associations and the North-South Institute, and this year the survey has a special focus on youth. All youth organizations are encouraged to fill out this survey! For more information, click here.

:: EVENT SPOTLIGHT [Full Calendar]

The 2007 International Summer University's “Global Campus”
Date: July 19 - 28, 2007
Location: Tamera, Portugal
This year the International Summer University of Tamera, will go under the heading 'Global Campus'. The idea of the 'Global Campus' was born in the international Summer University 2006 together with our cooperation partners in Israel, Palestine (Holy Land Trust), India (Barefoot College) and Colombia (Peace Village San Jose). It is an initiative that will provide education, training and research in all aspects of peace work for the future - community building and social dynamics, sustainable technology, truthful reconciliation between the genders, the connection between the spiritual and political. The International Summer University 2007 will focus on Finance and Economy, Information Technology and Media and Sustainable Technologies, in the form of think tanks - spaces of constructive vision building and concrete realisation. For more information, click here or send an email.

South Asian Conference on Youth and Democracy
Date: August 12-15, 2007
Location: Pune, India
The Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA) in association with like-minded organizations intend to organize a 3-day international conference on “Youth & Democracy in South Asia”. The objective of conference is to bring together, young people, youth activists and academicians from different walks of life and deliberate on concerns and issues of democracy in the context of young people. The Conference will aim at discussing various dimensions that youth can and must play not only on issues that concern them but also in the formulations of policies that affect them. For more information, click here or send an email.

2007 WYSE International Leadership Programme
Date: July 22nd - August 2nd 2007
Location: Lucca, Italy
The International Leadership Programme is a 12-day residential programme which promotes visionary leadership with awareness and provides education that respects diversity of political, religious and social views. The programme is open to young people aged 18 to 32, and will be held at 'Villa Boccella' which is situated 5 miles outside of Lucca, Italy. For more information, click here or send an email.

:: BE CAUTIOUS - POTENTIAL SCAMS
Many scams invite people to register for a youth conference, and intend only to collect registration fees. Please beware and only pay fees when you are certain it is a legitimate event. Common schemes include events taking place both in the USA and other countries.

• National Youth Action Network Organization The National Youth Action Network Organization (NYANO) in the United States invites organizations, youths and youth-focused organizations to take an active role in the forthcoming international conference taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the 3rd - 9th of May, 2007.
• The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Nationwide UNICEF has released the sum of $5 Million which will be used in assisting the children and orphans in various countries with Education Funding.
• The World Organization for Human Welfare The World Organization for Human Welfare is hosting a "Youths Combined Conference," taking place from June 5th -7th 2007 in California, U.S.A., and in Dakar, Senegal from June 12th-14th 2007.