Filipinos in Baguio City have their say on MY World
On 23-27 February 2015, Ms. Rubeliza Castañeda, a volunteer with the World Youth Foundation collected 50 offline votes in the community where she live at Baguio City, Cordillera Administrative Region and this is her story: “I started the survey on 23rd February 2015 with my family and some of neighbors. Then, I conducted my planned […]
International Youth Day in the Philippines
By the Balayan Social Action Office of the University of St. La Salle and the Sagay City Government. International Youth Day 2014 brought together more then 150 youth leaders and activists at the University of St. La Salle for discussions on the post-2015 development agenda, the My World Survey and gender equality. The day started […]
The Boy Scouts of the Philippines participate in the Global Week of Action
By Daryl Alfred “apol” Y. Tadique, Youth Coordinator of MY World 2015 and World We Want campaigns in the Philippines Scouts from various parts of the Philippines have once again participated on the My World Global Survey of United Nations (UN) during the 6th National Scout Venture Camp (NSVC) of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines […]
The World We Want for Girls, from MDGs to post-2015
12 March 2014 – NEW YORK The United Nations Millennium Campaign and World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) co-hosted “The World We Want for Girls, from #MDGs to #post2015 agenda” – a side event during The Commission on the Status of Women, #CSW58. The event was moderated by Amy Graham from WAGGGs. It was live tweeted (twitter.com/@myworld2015 and twitter.com/waggs_delegates), and the […]
International Bloggers and Public Celebrities promote MY World in the Philippines
The Philippines has been at it again! Following up their initial push from March through July 2013 involving the nations primary schools and youth organizations such as the boy scouts, and even significant engagement of the private sector which brought in an astounding 35,000 votes, with an equally promising an exciting advocacy initiative!
UN Inter-agency collaboration drives successful MY World roll out in the Philippines
My World in the Philippines is going full steam ahead following a successful partnership launch and media briefing last month. From less than a thousand votes in March, the Philippines now ranks 3rd, with more than 18,000 votes. Key to this success is the UN Country Team’s inter-agency collaboration, supported by a UN Communication Group […]