Youth Aiming to Reach 1 Million Young People in Pune, India
This is a letter written by Aakash Shah, Founder and President of Action for Pune Development, and Global Youth Advocate for MY World 2015 and World We Want 2015. He is striving to collect a million votes in Pune, India. It is an honor to work as a Global Youth Advocate for My World 2015, and […]
Over one million people speak at the United Nations
1,130,000 people have answered MY World, the United Nations global survey to citizens- voting for education, health, honest and responsive government and jobs as basis for a better future. Results from MY World are being presented to world leaders during the 68th UN General Assembly session in New York through a report and an innovative and interactive new […]
College freshmen give added boost to MY World campaign in Thailand
Thailand’s Dhurakij Pundit University (DPU) held a kickoff event for incoming freshmen on July 4 and 5, bringing together new students and offering them to participate in a range of team-building activities. It was also a way of introducing students to the university’s involvement in MY World, the United Nations Global Survey. DPU’s International College […]
Making every vote count in India
UNV Field Unit in India has mobilized thousands of Indians to vote for the My World Survey. Where internet or mobile options are not available, UNV’s partners at the grassroots level are supporting offline surveys since March 2013 reaching out to thousands of Indians to engage them in the post-2015 process. So far, about 2500 offline […]
Volunteerism as implementing actor for the new development agenda in Viet Nam
In Viet Nam, the United Nations Volunteers engaged in the translation of all contents of the My World website into Vietnamese and are promoting the survey through UN channels and social media. UNV Viet Nam is also engaging its partners and stakeholders to disseminate the survey. For example, during the Conference on Volunteerism and the […]
Message from Ms. Amina Mohammed: My World is close to hit 800,000 votes, thank you for your support!
We are please to communicate that thanks to your support over 780,000 citizens from 194 countries have already voted for the issues that would make the most difference to their lives. Listen to the inspiring words of Amina J. Mohammed, the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Advisor on the Post-2015 Agenda, recognizing the impact of […]
AFRC INDIA: Youth Volunteers Catalysts of Active Citizenship
A team of 20 enthusiastic youth took it upon themselves to reach out to their communities in Wayanad District of Kerala (India) to hear their unique perspectives for a better world, through the Offline My World Option Survey. For nine days, this team of youth volunteers traveled extensively throughout the district and collected approximately 500 […]