Hana Dawruk is a
youth movement created by a small group of 20 something year olds in Doha,
Qatar. The group is made up of a mix bag of people from different genders,
backgrounds and careers or study paths. So what do we all have in common? We
believe that it’s up to us (yup, that includes you too), to make a change in
the world.
It might sound
cheesy but it’s true. Through information and communication technology (ICT),
we can do a lot for others who may be less fortunate than us. But we can’t do
it alone.
How did we get started?
In early June, a
group of eight ictQatar employees were asked to attend the BYND 2015 summit
taking place in Costa Rica in September 9th- 11th, 2013.
Our group of eight
has since grown to include youth from Qatar University, Qatar Foundation, and Silatech.
BYND 2015 is a platform for young
people to ensure their inclusion in the most important decisions of the 21st
Century. The Global Youth Summit: BYND 2015 will
assemble young people from all corners of the globe with a view to highlighting
their priorities and capturing their combined voice in crucial national and
international policy and decision making processes.
Pay it
forward
As you
can imagine we’re excited to be heading to BYND 2015 but this has become more
than just summit, it’s a movement to create change using ICT.
I
recently heard of the term “pay it forward”. If you haven’t heard of it before,
initially it’s about giving back to people. Coming from a blessed lifestyle,
it’s now our turn to pay it forward.
How to
be part of movement
Visit
the BYND 2015 website to
learn more about the different categories that you can contribute to.
If you
have a great idea how ICT can make a difference, you can tweet/email/instagram
or send us a blog post, or vlog (don’t feel like writing a blog? Easy send us a
video of yourself explaining your idea) and we can work together to bring it to
life (easy!).
p.s.
Wishing you all Eid Mubarak!
i'll be there, wish to meet all of y ^^
ReplyDeleteHi Kacem ,
DeleteNice to hear that ...
Where are you from ? and who else will come from your country?
Regards,
Ali K.