MOVING MOUNTAINS In Inspiration spiration fo for r Ac Acti tion on world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
Presented by: Nickson Otieno President, World Student Community for Sustainable Development (WSCSD); Architect at Technarch Consultants; Green Building Standards and Certification Director at the Green Africa Foundation 18 th March, 2012 Mobile: +254(0)722612841 Email: nickson.otieno@wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development R EA DY TO AC T ? R EA L I S I N G S U STA I N A B I L I T Y T H RO U G H CO L L A B O R AT I O N / www.wscsd.org
WSCSD Vision A multi-disciplinary network of motivated students with the ability to think and act both locally and globally, and who share the vision to make a difference. world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
WSCSD Purpose To be a leading international student organization that carries out meaningful projects which result in positive and enduring changes that improve lives in communities around the world. world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
Shifting Mindsets Environmental Sphere Environmental Sphere Socio-Political Sphere Socio- Economic Political Economic Sphere Sphere Sphere world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
WSCSD Landmarks 2000: Concept of the WSCSD created at Youth Encounter on Sustainability (YES) course. 2002: student representatives from leading universities founded "AGS World Student Community" in San José, Costa Rica & held first annual meeting In Costa Rica, the organization was named as ‘’The World Student Community for Sustainable Development’’. world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
Ready to Act? REALISING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH COLLABORATION world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
A Global Network CSS, Sweden SDSoc, St Andrews, AGS/WSC-SD AM Unipoly, Scotland 2004, Sweden Switzerland SfGS, MIT, USA SSS, St Petersburg, Russia WSC-SD AM AGS-UTSC, WSC-SD AGS/WSC-SD 2006 Switzerland Tokyo, Japan Regina, AM 2005, USA Canada Quark Society, [project21], Zurich, AGS/WSC-SD Cairo, Egypt Switzerland AM, 2003 SSS2008, Canada SSS2007, Japan SfGS-UoN, UY1-ADD, Yaounde, Nairobi, Kenya Cameroon SfGS-Uganda AGS AM / SSS2009 WSC-SD Fort Hare, Switzerland South Africa world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
Individual Members Annabel Bradbury (United Kingdom) Shumirai Magwada (Zimbabwe) • Denise Margaret Matias (Phillippines) • Iwan Budhiarta (Indonesia) Catherine Lippuner (Switzerland) Georgina Smit (South Africa) • Architesh Panda (India) Diana van Ringelenstein (Holland) Carlos Bacaimane (Mozambique) • Salman Saeed (Pakistan) Mimoza Gashi (Kosovo Albania) Agripa Munyai (South Africa) • Noorullah Ahmadzai (Afghanistan) Mimoza Telaku (Kosovo) Urias Goll (Liberia) • Fernanda Silva (Brazil) Nina Kruglikova (Russia) Cyril France (Ghana) • Jimena Ortega (Mexico) Timo Uustal (Estonia) Hebalallah Mowafi (Egypt) • Luis Miguel Forero Caro (Columbia) Jacob Veedfald (Denmark) Vuyokazi Lusanda Bangani (South Africa) • Jose Leurino (Argentenia) Violet Barasa (Kenya) Cheikh Mamina Diedhiou (Senegal) • Geoverty Sidel (Ecuador) Chenai Murata (Zimbabwe) Kelechi Eleanya (Nigeria) • Sara Atkins (USA) Erneus Kaijage (Tanzania) Ming Kei Leung, Andy (Hong Kong) • Lindsay Cray (USA) Gervas Kasiga (Tanzania) Mohammed Yacoob (Malaysia) • Tek Jung Mahat (Nepal) • Rizwan Mohammed Shamim (Bangledesh) Jess Schulschenk (South Africa) Nripal Adhikary (Nepal) • Mohan Kukreti (India) Zeeshan Shahid (Pakistan) Rajendra Prasad Koirala (Nepal) • Jarot Indarto (Indonesia) Kanokphan Jongjarb (Thailand) Rajesh Koirala (Nepal) Istiak Ahmed (Bangledesh) Tamila Khalilova (Uzbekistan) Songhee Park (Korea) Tulsi Giri (Nepal) world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
Executive Board • President - Nickson Otieno – Kenya • Vice-President - Carl Justin Kamp, MIT – USA • Director, Strategic Development - Steve Arowolo, S.Africa • Director, Internal Relations – Zeeshan Zahid, Pakistan • Kristina Nelson, Project Development, Canada world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
Advisory Board Prof. Thomas Andersson, Mr.Steven Millman, Booz AllenHamilton,USA,co founder WSCSD Prof. Jeffrey Steinfeld, MIT, USA Dr. Philip Osano, McGill University Prof. Greg Morrison, Chalmers University of Technology, Prof. Onuki Sensei, University of Tokyo world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
WSCSD External Networks Alumni Network Friends of WSCSD Experience & advice oikos International Access to resources & AGS opportunities YES courses YESE alumni network world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
Annual Meeting 2006 Rasa, Switzerland “MIND, KNOWLEDGE AND SUSTAINABILITY” world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
SSS 2007 Tokyo, Japan “TAKING ACTION FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY” world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
SSS 2008 Regina, Canada “SOCIETIES OF TOMORROW” world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
25 – 31 January 2009 ETH, Zurich, Switzerland Student Summit for Sustainability 2009 & AGS Annual Meeting Meeting world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
SSS 2011 Categena, Columbia “INNOVATION AND SOLUTIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE” Www.Studentsummit2011.Org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
Students Summit for Sustainability 2012 Theme: Student Leadership and Innovation towards a Green Economy Dates: November 12 – 19, 2012, Nairobi, Kenya Website: www.s3nairobi.org Contents: Focus Groups (Energy, Water, Food, Waste and Transport) Sustainable Urban Living Exhibition A Fellowship of Entrepreneurs in Sustainability We Are One Film Global Sustainable Village – “Nyakongo” world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
Dialogue with University of Tokyo President, Komiyama Student Community Project: Sustainable Campus @ AGS-UTSC world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
SfGS-UoN engaging in a number of initiatives, from campus audits to environmental Student Community Project: programmes Tree Planting at University of Nairobi world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
Nripal Adhinkary Nepal Individual Member Project: Sustainable Construction world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
Website & Wiki Functions WEBSITE: Information About WSCSD Dynamically Updated; Newsletter Function WIKI SITES:ONLINE COLLABORATIVE PLATFORM Access To Student & Project Databases; Extensive Resources world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
Internal Research Collaboration • Vision E-journal • Re-Solutions: An e-book Showcasing Student Solutions world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
Youth Encounter on Sustainability (YES) Two week summer programmes on sustainable development International and regional sessions Central and Eastern Europe Asia Africa Latin America world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
Joining the WSCSD LOCAL STUDENT COMMUNITIES INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP WWW.WSCSD.ORG world student community for sustainable development / www.wscsd.org
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