In This Issue: One Pound project, JCI United Kingdom

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JCI France, Metropole Nicoise organizes – JCI Challenge, competing for MDGs (p.2)

The New JCI and the UN Facebook page (p.2)

JCI France organizes – JCI challenge, competing for MDGs (p.2)

3rd edition of the JCI Regatta (p.3)

JCI and the UN: Natural Allies training at EC in Monaco (p.3)

Electronic Marathon, Tallinn – Monaco (p.4)

JCI Global Partnership Summit (p.4)

JCI Turkey – Dare to Act for UN MDGs (p.5)

JCI Gent Artevelde – JCI Mosquito Classic Car Rally (p.6)

MY WORLD Survey (p.6)

UN MDGs Project Showcase at EC (p.7)

2013 JCI UN Affairs Commissioners visit European President Meeting in Luxemburg (p.7-8)

"Can YOU survive on 1 pound a day?" By: Katie Ogley, Pound a Day project Manager, JCI United Kingdom As a recipient of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Volunteering Award in 2012, JCI UK decided to start 2013 by showing just how much they deserve the recognition. Starting 14

th January, JCI

members across the whole of the UK lived on just £1 a day for food and drink for 1 week to raise money and awareness for charity. This is based on one of the UN Millennium Goals, eradicate extreme poverty & hunger. We were shocked to discover that hunger is the world’s number 1 health risk. It kills more people a year than Aids, Malaria and Tuberculosis combined! Participants were asked to work out how much their average weekly food & drink spend is, subtract £7 for their weekly budget, and donate the difference to the cause. There was also an option for supporters of the event. People who were not fully partaking sacrificed something that week and donate what it would have cost. Examples included coffee, cigarettes and alcohol. The primary charity being supported was Save the Children. We chose them because, not only do they work in developing countries, but they also do essential work right here in the UK. We believe that it is important for people to see how the UN MDGs can relate to their home country. The aim was to raise a minimum of £1,000. Running up to the event, and during, there was an amazing buzz about the challenge. It was difficult to go onto a social media site or read local press without hearing about £1 a day. As well as making money, we aimed to raise awareness of poverty and hunger. Members shared facts and figures and case studies, as well as their own personal experiences. The fact that this event evoked a personal response from people is a very special thing. Following the challenge we were honoured to have a representative from Save the Children attend our Inspiration Day event. We were able to present her with a nice big cheque for £1,423. However, that amount has increased since! Here are some exciting figures to give you a run down on the event: - £1,763, the total raised for Save the Children (including Gift Aid) - Which is 76% above target! - Plus and additional £150 raised for Nothing but Nets

Did you know that the 2013 JCI Action Plan focuses on the UN Millennium Development Goals

(MDGs), among others?

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“Can YOU survive on one pound a Day” part 2 The event saw a number of JCI UK 'firsts' such as Text Giving and celebrities such as Joan Collins re-tweeting our hash tag! Everyone approached the challenge in a different way and there was great idea sharing and support. We had members using their work place newsletters to generate sponsorship, nutritionists giving advice on healthy budget meals and one Chamber had a Pound a Day dinner party! Although it is safe to say that everyone who joined in found the challenge difficult, many members have realized that they could easily make changes to their shopping and cooking habits, especially to reduce food wastage. We really wanted to spread these messages of awareness because we believe that money does not change people’s attitudes and actions, it is knowledge and information that does. We are aiming to create a legacy for this event and continue running it as a regular feature. Some members have such a passion for the cause that they have signed up to live on £1 a day again in 2013 for the worldwide Live Below the Line event in April. We are also in the process of building a Tool Kit so that other Local or National Organizations could access if they want to run a similar challenge. We have built a fantastic relationship with Save the Children and are hoping to continue working closely with them to run other projects to try and support all 8 MDGs!

Do you want to CHALLENGE yourself? JCI France, Metropole Nicoise Join JCI members from around Europe for this two-day team-building and sports competition in the pristine mountains behind Monaco. Two-person teams will compete in tandem bike races, mountain orienteering courses, laser sharp-shooting, jersey design competitions, short acting performances, and more. It's a great opportunity for you to challenge yourself, work as a team, raise money for Nothing But Nets, discover the French Alps, and network. The European Conference will kick-off the day after and you'll already have 49 friends! For more details, please see the website jcichallenge.com and contact us if you have questions (especially due to the automatic English translation). Sign up now as participation is limited to 50 contestants. Event pages: www.jcichallenge.com https://www.facebook.com/JciChallenge2013?fref=ts

Follow latest JCI related United Nations News on Facebook To keep up with all the latest interesting information concerning the United Nations, Millennium Development Goals, Global Compact etc. Check out the new JCI and UN Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/UnForJciEurope

Set sail to save Lives! In 2013, the third edition of the JCI Regatta will be held between August 31

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th. It will be an exciting boat race that combines sports,

nature, networking, friendship, and fundraising. 11 new yachts (to be built in 2013) will host 100 participants from all over Europe enjoying four days of sailing in the magnificent surroundings of Croatia around the islands of Biograd near Zadar. In 2011 and 2012 a group of young active members from the Netherlands initiated this great event. They organized a four-day event in Croatia, including eight boats. All boats were manned with JCI members and competed with each other in sailing. Every day, there were two races, and after four days, a winner was declared. Every night, a different harbor was organized to sleep in, including a great dinner with local fresh dishes. At the most idyllic spots, lunch was organized, most of them in little coves or in the middle of the Croatian sea. This year's edition will have a new sailing route with new and exiting venues with participants from all over Europe - Turkey, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and France. We even had the honor of having two representatives from the UN Foundation with us! This whole event is set up to organize funds for the JCI Nothing But Nets. There still some seats left, check out www.jci-regatta.com and see you in Croatia!

Image Source: http://www.idf.org/regions/africa

JCI and the United Nations – Natural Allies, but WHY? Thursday 30 May 2013, 10:30-12:00, Grimaldi Forum Monaco, Poulenc Meeting Room Join us during the European Conference in Monaco and learn about the history of JCI and the United Nations, how did it all start, what does it mean to be Natural Allies, UN Millennium Development Goals in depth. Learn about the business side of the UN and how to incorporate the MDGs in your local projects and activities. JCI Denmark’s National Manager UN Affairs together with the 2013 UN Affairs Commissioners Sevinc Atay and Robbert van Waart will organize a training on these subjects. It promises to be an inspiring, activating and learning experience! Check for details and subscriptions the website of the European Conference on www.jci-ec2013.com

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/432439533516708/

Stephan Bouman Sevinç Atay Robbert van Waart

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Burning Tyres, not Fuel!

Electric Marathon, JCI Estonia JCI Estonia with the help of JCI Latvia, JCI Lithuania, JCI Poland, JCI Austria and JCI Monaco will be organizing the Electric Marathon in cooperation with Monaco Honorary Consul of Estonia and Automobile Club de Monaco.

Electric Marathon is rally from Tallinn to Monaco for only electric powered cars from 19th of May until 29th of May. Its purpose is to promote and raise awareness of environmentally friendly electric vehicles and develop cooperation between different regions in Europe. With the whole worlds eyes on the search of the renewable energy it is important to build up the sustainable environment and have a decisive response to climate change as stated in the United Nation Millenium Development Goals. This race, addressed to the curiosity of the public, will increase the trustworthiness of electric cars, increase and accelerate the use of electric cars in everyday life and the construction of charging stations.

The patron of Electric Marathon is H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and partners in cooperation are the cities chosen for the places of start and finish. Supporters and sponsors are companies from different economic sectors that have a mission to save environment and an attitude of caring for sustainable development.

The race will be held under ordinary traffic conditions, following traffic rules, with vehicles permitted for traffic on public roads.

JCI is also setting up a lottery, where everybody worldwide may follow the progress of the competition and win prizes from small saunas up to tickets of the area or world conferences. The profit from the lottery will be among other charity programs donated to the JCI Nothing But Nets campaign, with which an insecticide-treated bed net is sent to Africa, providing a protective covering for a family of four to sleep at night, safe from malaria-causing mosquitoes. Helping thereby to contribute on United Nations Millenium Development Goal to reverse the incidence of Malaria.

Be part of the JCI Global Partnership Summit 2013 July 24 to 26, New York City, United States At the JCI Global Partnership Summit, young people unite with leaders of business, civil society and government to explore the greatest challenges of our time and craft sustainable solutions. These young active citizens return to their communities across the globe armed with new ideas and skills to address these challenges at their roots. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that: "Youth should be given a chance to take an active part in the decision-making of local, national and global levels." 2013 JCI UN Global Partnership Summit is our chance to engage through the unique JCI perspective as the leading global network of young active citizens and equip with the tools and information necessary to impact their communities through targeted action and strategic partnerships.

For more info and registration please visit: http://www.jci.cc/summit/

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"Youth in the steps of UN Millennium Development Goals" JCI Turkey

"Youth in the steps of UN Millennium Development Goals" Project was held by JCI Turkey from 1 February 2012 to 1 October 2012 was a great success. It was granted by the Turkish National Agency (Center for European Union Education and Youth Programmes by 48.877,50 Euro. Objective was to create awareness about the UN Millenium Development Goals in different cities in Turkey. All members of 26 LOMs and 7 provisional LOMs of Turkey benefited from this. It started with a project kick-off meeting in Istanbul with participation of 33 members from all JCI Turkey chapters in March. In April four UN MDG seminars about UN MDGs were done by UN experts in four different cities in Turkey; Diyarbakır, Nevsehir, Antalya and Samsun. During European Youth Week between 14-20 May, in Istanbul, various workshops and trainings were given about the connection between UN MDGs and EU, also about social inclusion, active citizenship and youth voluntarism, NGOs . During the same week also a Youth Fair was held in Istanbul. Different youth NGOs joined to the fair with their booths. In addition there was a Dance@Youth activity for the participants. After the workshops, in June and July all participants designed and prepared a project related to UN MDGs in their own cities. And in August they implemented the projects in their cities. The projects were presented to the public and media at a project fair and finalized with a closing ceremony at the JCI Turkey National Assembly in Izmir. The project had various achievements; UN MDGs were learned by the 26 LOMs and 7 provisional LOMs of JCI Turkey. 33 different projects related to MDGs were implemented. JCI Turkey LOMs and other Youth NGOs had the chance to introduce themselves to young people. After trainings and workshops the opinions and suggestions of the participants were reported and the report was shared with Youth NGOs, universities and governmental organizations. This year, JCI Turkey has finalized another EU grant application. The name of the project is "Dare to Act for UN MDGs". The project owner is JCI Turkey. The project partners are JCI UK, JCI Italy, JCI France, JCI Bulgaria, JCI Netherlands, JCI Denmark. The project aim is to increase the awareness about UNMD Goals. There are 2 main activities. The first one is introduction meetings with partner participants for 2 days in Italy in July and the second one is workshops and trainings week in October in Istanbul, Turkey. If the project is approved, we will start to project in May and end in December 2013. They wish to celebrate the project approval in European Congress in Monaco. You can benefit from EU grants for your UN MDG projects. You can contact 2013 JCI Grant Councilor for Europe, Sevgi Kunut Açan about application roadmaps sevgi.kunut@jciturkey.cc

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MY WORLD Survey

Let the world hear your opinion!

As you all know the UN MDGs, which have been agreed upon, will end in 2015. However this will not mean the end of working for the world’s biggest challenges. The United Nations already announced they will keep working about the MDGs after the year 2015. They are called Sustainable Development Goals after that. Which Development Goals you believe should have the focus?! JCI has signed a partnership with MyWorld surveys. The worldwide survey gives YOU the opportunity to share your opinion which Development Goal should get the focus in your country/region. Take 5 minutes of your time and send in your response via: http://www.myworld2015.org MY World is a global survey for citizens led by the United Nations and partners. It aims to capture people's voices, priorities and views, so that global leaders can be informed as they begin the process of defining the new development agenda for the world.

JCI Mosquito Classic Car Rally JCI Belgium, Gent Artevelde Its roots lie in the foundations of what JCI has to offer. The idea came to life by four Jaycees of the Belgian Delegation Committee to the European Conference. Monte Carlo was immediately associated with both fancy cars and great luxury, which is in sharp contrast to other places in the world. It’s this contradiction that created the idea to share some of this luxury with others that are not so lucky. The team’s credo was therefore born “Driving for Nothing but Nets”. The rally has now become a powerful medium that enables the different JCI pillars business, society, internationalism and fun to closely work together creating a better society in the end; “Business partners are able to buy visibility on the Classic Cars that drive to the European Conference in Monte Carlo, while supporting a greater cause…” If you wish to see the arrival of the JCI Mosquito Classic Car Rally in Monte Carlo, you can! Just come over to the Stade Louis II, at 14:30 on Wednesday 29

th of May 2013. And for the Classical Car Parade you are invited to F1 Circuit at 15:00 on 30

th May!! Please bring as many people as you

like!!!

"If you are interested in taking part in the JCI Mosquito Classic Car Rally as a business partner or participant, you can send all your questions to rally@jciga.be or visit our website www.jci-ec2013.be “

Team: Kevin D’hooge, Roger Moreira Resina, Marlies Beddeleem and Sonja Van Acker

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UN MDGs Project Showcase

Friday, May 31st, 14:00 – 15:30, Grimaldi Forum Monaco, Room Genevoix

Show it, learn and get inspired! You will have the opportunity to share your best, local, regional and national UN MDG projects during the European Conference in Monaco. Does your chapter has a inspiring and impactfull project which is related to one of the 8 MDGs and you would like to share your activities and experiences with your fellow members of Europe, please let is know via email!! (srueckriemen@jci.cc)

2013 JCI UN Affairs Commissioners for Europe visit the European President meeting in Luxemburg Commissioners Sevinç Atay and Robbert-van Waart participated in the first pan-european event of 2013. JCI Luxemburg organized this year’s Presidents gathering. During this event, they presented an information sharing session. They have started it with an impressive video and took the attention of the audience. They continued introducing the actions related to the UN (MDGs) within the JCI PoA 2013 and their goals for 2013 as Commissioners. The unique history of JCI and the UN partnership was presented. General consultative status in ECOSOC (Economic Social Council of the UN) was presented and important dates of the UN and JCI were announced. The session ended with a powerful video. During the GA, Commissioners took the stage and announced the JCI Global Partnership Summit, dates and the registration; called the participants to join the Summit for driving the change that will better our world for our future and the future of generations to come. All through the EPM, they had dialogues with National Presidents, Deputies and the other participants in order to inform, encourage and unite them around this year’s goals of JCI UN Affairs.

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