Link Up, Read Up,  Act Up
 
Today’s youth and students, need causes and to be involved in promoting peace, economic equality, environmental preservation and awareness.  A way to keep them with an outward look to the world is to involve them in consciousness raising activities and volunteering at home or abroad.
 
Links here are for young people to explore their area of interest to get involved in their communities and open their minds to the possibility of traveling and volunteering at home and abroad.
 
The aware and connected youth of today are the peace and equality minded decision makers of tomorrow.
 
Links also exist for Universities with interdisciplinary  degree programs that link international development, peace, business and education.
 
          
 
 
Resources
Youth Activities Chess for Peace Non Violence International Environmental Fair Trade Lobbying: Bread for the World Natural Resources Development Council Fair Trade Youth curricula International Exchanges Youth for Understanding Nomura Center Chess for Peace Volunteering MBA’s Without Borders Universities with Peace Business and Development Studies The American University George Washington U. Thunderbird University Columbia Brandeis Stanford Bringham Young School of International Training Economic Development SEEP Network Katalysis Network  Link to development and microfinance institutions http://www.seepnetwork.org/section/links/  Link to Peace http://www.nonviolenceinternational.net /  Link to volunteering http://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.htm http://www.gatesfoundation.org/AboutUs/WorkingWithUs/GettingInvolved/Volunteering.htm http://www.iaf.gov/index/index_en.asp  Chess For Peace www.chessdon.com/uscf.htm http://www.seepnetwork.org/section/links/http://http//www.seepnetwork.org/section/linkshttp://www.nonviolenceinternational.nethttp://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/http://www.gatesfoundation.org/AboutUs/WorkingWithUs/GettingInvolved/Volunteering.htmhttp://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.htmhttp://www.iaf.gov/index/index_en.asphttp://www.chessdon.com/uscf.htmshapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7
Dr. Abdul Said, The American University School of International Service Director Center for Global Peace
http://www.american.edu/sis/academics/graduateprograms/ma/ipcr.htmhttp://www.american.edu/sis/academics/graduateprograms/ma/ipcr.htmshapeimage_4_link_0
http://www.fairtrade.net/ certifies for Europe
http://www.transfairusa.org/ certifies for the US
http://www.maxhavelaar.ch / certifies for Switzerland
http://fairtrade.uk certifies for the UK