{"id":307082,"date":"2019-09-25T20:02:34","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T18:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/training-to-become-ambassadors-of-a-united-world\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T20:40:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T18:40:11","slug":"training-to-become-ambassadors-of-a-united-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/training-to-become-ambassadors-of-a-united-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Training to become \u201cambassadors of a united world\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the Mariapolis in Arny, 35km south of Paris, the first \u201cAmbassadors of a United World\u201d course was held from 2\u20137 September. There were 16 young people from 14 countries who participated.<\/em> \"DSC00166\"\u201cBetter Together\u201d was the catchphrase that guided them. The programme was sponsored by New Humanity<\/a>, an international non-profit organisation, which is an offshoot of the Focolare Movement and takes its inspiration from the spirit and values behind it. The goal was to strengthen the expertise of a group of young change makers, peace builders and community leaders, training them in the culture of unity, peace and fraternity, in order for them to become true \u201cambassadors\u201d of a united world, capable of being spokespeople for the NGO nationally and internationally. The 16 who participated were from Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, South Korea, Ecuador, the Philippines, Kenya, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Spain and the U.S. \u201cThis was New Humanity\u2019s first training course,\u201d said Chantal Grevin, New Humanity\u2019s main delegate at UNESCO in Paris. \u201cIt was an effective experience that allowed us, in just one week, to give them the necessary skills to become active workers in our NGO.\u201d \"7fa2c653\u201cWe talked about what we mean by a \u2018united world\u2019, what peace, human rights are, and as a result what we mean by \u2018person\u2019\u201d, explained Marco Desalvo, the NGO\u2019s president. \u201cWe made an effort to translate all the best practices that our young people promote each day in the world, into a language that can inspire the international institutions, to spread the spirit of universal fraternity in every area of society at every level, just as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims.\u201d The young ambassadors were welcomed by UNESCO officials from the humanities and social sciences (youth branch) and the education sector (global citizenship and culture of peace). \u201cAn open and free dialogue sprang up, allowing these delegates to discover New Humanity\u2019s activities in a better way, through experiences from the young ambassadors, who were able to act as one, seeing all they had learned in recent days and their positive experiences of global citizenship,\u201d added Grevin. Each young person was given the possibility of personally meeting the UNESCO delegate from their country and express their vision regarding the huge challenges of peace, the environment and fraternity. \"IMGDuring the training course, the young people also had the opportunity to meet and speak with Monsignor Follo, a permanent observer to the Holy See, and Marie Claude Machon, Philippe Beaussant and Patrick Gallaud, who are the president, vice president and ex-president respectively of the liaison committee between NGOs and UNESCO. \u201cThanks to this course I learned so much about the United Nations system and NGO activities worldwide\u201d, said Luciana, an Italian lawyer, at the conclusion of the experience. \u201cYet above all I rediscovered the true motivators that drove me towards this world. As an ambassador of New Humanity, I would like to promote the idea that supporting each other can make a great difference in creating a more united world. I understood that small \"DSC00136\"gestures can have a great impact on people\u2019s wellbeing. This is why I feel so privileged to be a part of this fantastic project!\u201d Pascal, who is Lebanese, shared: \u201cWhen I first arrived, I was discouraged at not being able to find solutions for my own country. Then I found courage and hope, and I understood that we can persevere, we can truly work to reach a united world. I know it will happen! I am quite happy to be going back to my country and start working.\u201d And No\u00e8, from Mexico, said: \u201cI arrived here with my friend Josef from the U.S. We live just a few kilometres from the border separating our countries. We are already working together on projects to help migrants. When we go back, we\u2019ll be able to put into practice what we learned here.\u201d <\/p>\n

Tamara Pastorelli<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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