Youth-LeadeR (YL) unites dozens of outstanding youth leaders, globalexperts and change-makers under one banner for bringing theirreplicable model solutions for positive change and sustainability tothe young generation in schools around the globe.

Their stories, role models, solutions, methods, media, action-kits,websites and services make excellent, authentic learning resourcesand learning environments.

Further, YL offers educational methods, media and tools successfullyapplied by youth leaders, teachers and social entrepreneurs forspreading awareness, building community and enabling activity withcascading impact.

Services like speakers, webcasts, year-round student club activityprogram & community enable a student-managed learning culture forcocreative citizenship, peace and sustainability.

Our THEME COLLECTIONS

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and truly Being The Change we wish to see

YL THEME COLLECTION

WATER

Author: Eric Nicolas Schneider

copyright: Youth-LeadeR 2014

OFFICIAL PROJECTof the UNITED NATIONS Decade of Education for

Sustainable Development ESD 2005-2014. UNESCO

www.youth-leader.org

This resource collection offers a holistic scope of information, learningenvironments, activities and guidelines for educating, inspiring andequipping children, youth and adults for co-creating safe and affordablewater abundance in home regions.

ACTION PACKS

for each these extraordinary changemakers provide

- inspirational media- authentic learning environments- exciting learning experiences- media and methods used by successful changemakers- life-changing activities with real world impact

These changemakers provide learning opportunities

from- local to global level- small solutions to policy and global law- local to global research- online study to wetlands immersion- artwork and speeches to campaigns- fundraisers to tangible projects

at- your school- your home town- your nation- the UN- and abroad

with- vivid, authentic media- massive success stories- insights to grave crisis that needs to - and can - be solved- world-leading projects to contribute to- real, life-changing impact

around outstanding changemakers in the field- their story- their media- their website- even “live” encounters via webcast

making these media- uplifting- memorable- empowering

and equipping young people and adults- to follow up- with learning- with action

CONTENTS

Action-Pack “Sustainable Water School”for nurturing water awareness and changemakingcompetence

Teen-led action for securing clean, cheap, abundantwater on local level for generations to come, in part­nership with grand changemakers of our time.

1. ROBYN HAMLYN

“Blue Communities”. 3-pronged resolution for keepingwater public, banning bottled water and making watera human rightfocus: *change legislation*

- establish free tap water fountains at school, decoratewith artwork illustrating your research on regional watersources and ecosystem interdependence. Don’t forgetlife-sized magnificent animals!focus: *awareness + art, lifestyle adaptation*

2. AVALON THEISEN

Exploring regional wetlands as exciting habitats- Social experiment: “Mystery Day Out”- frog mini-habitat creation- frog lessons for children- frog nomination, submission with photo + soundfilefocus: *physical activities*

3. ASA. Amphibians Survival Alliance

Discovering the world of amphibians, engaging inhabitat conservation- amphibians exhibit- global froglog media exploration- document endangered species on expert platform- support species hot spots at home and abroadfocus: *online and onsite research and awarenesscampaign*

4. JOHN D. LIU - EEMP. IUCNLarge-scale ecosystem restoration- free online film collection- breakthroughs in healing the wounds of the Earth- water and ecosystem interdependence in regionsacross the planet- learning the laws of ecosystems- re-defining ecosystem economic value- research regional, national and global regions in needof restoration- contribute to the Whatifwechange docu film platformfocus: *online study, regional reseach, digital mediawork. online contribution, awareness campaign*

5. GERRY MARTEN. Eco-Tipping Points Project (ETP)

Success stories of sustainability based on one changein the web of problems- view short stories and films, share your discoveries- draft ETP Eco-Tipping Point graphics with potentialpositive cascading changes for regions in need ofecosystem-restoration (incl. John’s, Polly’s examples)focus: *online study, application of simple systemssciences on concrete examples of crisis*

6. MAUDE BARLOW. Council of Canadians

Water crisis as a source of conflict or peace- study cases across the globe, Kosmos Journal- look at “loss of inner and outer peace” pertaining tocauses led by Robyn, Avalon, John, Gerry, Polly

7. POLLY HIGGINS. Global End Ecocide Campaign

Ending planetary ecosystem destruction by making‘ecocide’ a crime against peace on global level at theUN’s International Criminal Court and nationally- study the legal definition of ‘ecocide’- study examples of ‘ecocide’ around the globe- submit examples of ecocide in your nation- spread the campaign online and onsite- adapt the law to your school ground

8. SMALL MODEL SOLUTIONS around the globe

9. YOUTH-LED PROJECTS to join and support

10. RELATED story collections, e.g. Food Abundance

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Our website’s media section offers a lot of attractive resources onglobal issues, youth leadership, social entrepreneurship and the fullspectrum of sustainability.

Many of these media come in unprecedented formats, such as postercollections and cardgames, all interlinking with videos and action kits.

The cardgame on young hero/ines is a stunner, and makes the spiritpositive change present and accessible in the classroom, year-round.

Posters, in particular, enable highly dynamic learning methods andlearning environments for memorable long-term impact on learning,worldview, behaviour change and community-building.

We are adapting authentic tools and methods from the leading chan­gemaking environments of the world’s finest institutions cultivatingvibrant interaction between “people with good ideas for the world” -without any stress on conventional curricula, finance or teacher training- but with many benefits for learning culture, and student-centred, self-organized life skill development and healthy community.

On top of multi-faceted resourceswith favourite topics and activities for everyone, we offer

- student-managed methods- a lot of different media- “live” services- student club support

for year-round presence in classrooms, and changemaking activitiesby student clubs, tuned to UNITED NATIONS Days of the month, withbenefits for the world and their peers.

We warmly invite you to visit out websiteand explore novel tools and methods for a rich learning culture foryouth leadership and sustainability, built on succesful models by multi-award winning youth leaders and education innovators.

All our media are available for free download. The lush imagery conveysthe genuine spirit of change that we all wish to cultivate.

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