Being an ruMAD? Youth Ambassador is one of the four levels of MADness in the ruMAD? Program.

ruMAD? Youth Ambassadors are trained each year at Youth Action Conferences.

From this page you can access all the information you need to be an ruMAD? Youth Ambassador.  Just click on a heading below.

Good luck inspiring others to make a difference!
 

Information about the Conferences What are the Youth Action Conferences Conference Program north Conference Program south Workshop Outlines 2009 Youth Ambassadors Download conference video	Thanks to: Rokeby High School Queechy High School
Tasmanian Community Fund Australian Volunteers International United Nations Association of Australia	ruMAD? in Tasmania including descriptions and photos of MAD activities in Tasmania
About being an Ambassador What is an ambassador? Benefits of being an ambassador How to be an ambassador Making a presentation Resources & contacts Youth Ambassador action plan	University of Tasmania Red Cross Australia Tasmanian Community Foundation
Hobart City Council Australia Post Eco Tasmania	National ruMAD? website an interactive space for students to share stories and profile social change projects
Information about taking action on: Poverty Children's rights Peace & bullying Embracing diversity Climate change Water conservation Saving species Fair trade Youth health Gender equity Animal rights	Oaktree Foundation Caritas Australia Brightside Farm Sanctuary Anglicare Tasmania World Vision
Amnesty International Australia Migrant Resource Centre South Global Poverty Projectont>	MAD Action Plan proforma for creating a MAD Project
Taking action for a fairer world Why take action? Why think global, act local? What is action and how do I do it? Resources for getting inspired and taking action	Oxfam Australia Sustainable Living Tasmania Foundation for Young Australians

 

• To publicly recognise students for ‘making a difference’;
• To create Youth Ambassador networks between students and schools giving greater strength to MAD Projects;
• To develop the leadership and presentation skills of students;
• To inspire students to keep working for a fairer world; and 
• To give students the chance to have a voice and to build a world they love.

At each Conference students and teachers attended the thought-provoking and inspirational presentation b the Global Poverty Project before participating in Go MAD Workshops. The workshops were each run by an experienced campaigner from one of the following national or local non-government organisations:

• Global Poverty Project and Oaktree Foundation
• Caritas Australia
• Brightside Farm Sanctuary
• Anglicare Tasmania
• Foundation for Young Australians
• Migrant Resource Centre
• Oxfam Australia
• Sustainable Living Tasmania
• Red Cross Australia
• World Vision
• Amnesty International Australia

In the afternoon a MAD Expo was held where student delegates and NGOs set up displays of their Making a Difference activities  to share with students and invited guests from the community.

This year's conferences were given a very special energy by the involvement of the following Tasmanian youth facilitators:

• Jacqui Fishwick (Burnie)
• Magdalene Parkes (Launceston)
• Jen Mou (Launceston)
• Kim Beasy (Launceston)
• Alice Brickhill (Launceston)
• Jeremy Picone (Hobart)
• Jess Jacobson (Hobart)
• Kimika Oddie (Hobart)
• Amy Fogarty (Hobart)
• Cedrick Kayembe Mulumba (Hobart)
• Josie Young-Shisanya (Hobart)
• Katie Kingshott (Hobart)
• Madeleine Charles (Hobart)
• Lara Wasilewski (Hobart)
  

Need information or help? Contact:
Tasmanian Centre for Global Learning
4 Battery Square, Battery Point, Tasmania, 7004
Ph 03 6223 1025 or 0400 824 261
Email rumad@afairerworld.org

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