Time rolls by.Day passes out giving room to light.Seasons follow each other perfectly.Similiarly, the previous year passes out to make way for the New Year to usher in.Yes!2006 has passed and now we're in 2007, a brand new year!




New year brings new hopes, new aspirations and fresh vision.Here at YFCI, we asked everyone what were their hopes, aspirations, concerns or wishes for the New Year.And here's what some of our members had to say...




ABOUT THEMSELVES & THEIR LIVES:




"Well, let me see!What do I hope for me and my life?To know more about myself and my abilities!And I hope to know more about how life works even if its just a little bit!"


- Huda, from Oman




"I really hope I continue to do good in school, but mainly continue to have a good life and continue making a difference."


- Zach, from USA




"I want to continue my childhood dream which is to become an International Lawyer. I also hope I can work with an international NGO where I could serve, write and travel at the same time."


- Hekatea, from Phillipines




"Well, I would like to keep my studies and my personal life, going well!Just keep everything on the right track!"


- Noor, from Oman




"To be more organised and manage my time effectively.I'd like to be more focussed and set my priorities right.Stop worrying and have more faith in myself and my abilities.To try to think positively and hope for the best."


- Anupreet, from India




"To learn more and get involved in issues that will help positive the earth for me to live my life cool at this west end.


- Plato, from Nigeria




"Well I hope I'll pass this year of school, that I can make more of a difference to the world. I'd really to go to Los Angeles but I don't think that'll be anything soon, I'd really like to meet Alyssa and Oprah but that's not going to happen anytime soon either would be nice if it could though."


- alyssamilanofan, from Netherlands




"Learn more...Understand more...Do more..."


- nairobian, from Canada






ABOUT THEIR COUNTRY OR COMMUNITY:




"I hope everyone lives in peace!And for my country, I hope all the best and get rid of the terrorists!"


- Huda, from Oman




"To get out of Iraq, Afganistan. To stop the war on poverty in this country. To stop the war in Washington (politically that is)."


- Zach, from USA




"I wish people in my country are more compassionate and patriotic. I wish there will be less corruption, envy and greed especially in the government (technically speaking). Also, I wish the youth will participate in changing the community to be a better place to live in."


- Hekatea, from Phillipines




"Just to keep everything going peacefully!"


- Noor, from Oman




"I hope the people stop fighting over the issues of caste and religion.Equality and harmony be promoted.Justice is made equally available to both rich and the poor.And the youth should be more actively involved to work for the betterment of their communities and the country.Its time we stopped blaming the government and take initiative ourselves.Everyone should try to make a difference on their own level in whatever way they can."


- Anupreet, from India




"To see that every child in my community has free access to education, medical treatments and is able to eat at least two meals a day."


- Plato, from Nigeria




"I hope that we get new elections and that the government we get, will finally start caring about the people instead of the money. And that the growing poverty in my country will stop. And that the economy will start to work for everyone and not just the rich people. I hope we'll stay safe from terrorist attacks.And one more thing, we have had a lot of murders in the past year, especially among children so I hope that'll stop as well.


- alyssamilanofan, from Netherlands




"I hope Canada stops charging so much for immigration because its really not fair. I hope the government shuffle does some good for the country. I hope people from my (ethnic) community are able to fit in properly and succeed here and fulfill all their dreams. I hope Kenya stays out of the Ethiopia/Somalia war, and smoke out all the corruption that plagues the amazing country.. And I also hope elections there go well..."


- nairobian, from Canada




ABOUT THE WORLD AND THIS PLANET IN GENERAL:




"Well I just hope that some big people with powers know the problems of the world and do something to stop them!!As simple as that is!"


- Huda, from Oman




"For the youth of the world to continue to show enthusiasm in making the world a better place..."


- Zach, from USA




"No more war. Fewer atrocities. Be more open to differences of beliefs and practices."


- Hekatea, from Phillipines




"Hopefully we will be able to solve environmental issues and try and erase poverty!And make peace happen."


- Noor, from Oman




"The countries should stop meddling in the affairs or matters of other countries.The possibilities of war and conflict should be avoided.Please live and let live!Please stop destroying the very planet that sustains us."


- Anupreet, from India




"I'm praying for cool understanding of one another, by stop fighting with each other. Secondly,to make sure that water is available to the world inhabitants."


- Plato, from Nigeria




"I hope we get to find something to stop the global warming, since it's already becoming a problem and it's rising fast.I hope we'll have less wars and attacks. I hope we'll get a good breakthrough on poverty and diseases like HIV/AIDS.I hope that no more people have to fear for their lives because of wars and fights and that no more children and innocent people will have to die because of this. And I hope we'll be spared from disasters like Katrina or the Tsunami."


- alyssamilanofan, from Netherlands


"I hope more effort is put into saving our environment because that should be our No. 1 concern now since its affecting all of us..."


- nairobian, from Canada

All of us here, not only hope for personal growth and fulfillment, but are also concerned about the world and the problems that are plaguing it.We hope our dreams are fulfilled and our world changes for the better, not only for this year, but for all the years to come.

Hoping for the best...here's wishing all of you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year - 2007!

Thanks to Anupreet Kaur for working on this project! Originally posted in the YFCI Blog, All Rights Reserved by Youth for Change International.

Whoa,
This is wonderful news! YFCI has launched a NEW and IMPROVED "What we Believe In". Section
The page highlights what youth think everyone has a right to. So Far We Have:

Every Person has the right to live

Every Person has the right to not live in hunger

Every Person has the right to have access education

Every Person has the right to be treated with respect

Every Person has the right to vote and have a voice in government

Every Person has the right to learn about another person's life

Every Person has the right to be different and have ideas

Every Person has the right to not live in un-sanitary conditions

Every Person has the right to recieve Finances and use loans

Every Person has the right to the Millenium Developement Goals

Every Person has the right to make a difference

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Have any suggestions or anything you suggest we add to the list?

- Comment Here
OR
- Post On YFCI Message Board.

Dear People Who Wish To Know This:

Yesterday YFCI launched a new website form, and template. We selected a template that went with the theme, and the colors which match. Please vote in the poll on the homepage if you like our new look or not.

After the launch, we also launched a new improved Member Opinoins Tour, which allows you to click next, back, etc. I think you might like it. I am also in the process of having a yfci.co.nr which would allow us to get more webtraffic and get more people involved.

Thanks,
Zach, Admin/Founder, YFCI
www.youthforchange.webs.com

Or in the Next 48 Hours: yfci.co.nr

I recieved this from Tuesday, someone who is involved with this org. I just found out. Please read and contact her via her profile at http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/tuesdaygutz

photo credit: www.bulatlat.com/

Help GuimarasI I would like to write to you all about the recent oil spill tragedy in Guimaras, Philippines. Guimaras is a tiny island in Southern Philippines known for its rich marine biodiversity, white beaches, mangrove and seaweed plantations. But on August 11, an oil tanker carrying oil from Petron company sank in Guimaras waters affecting as much as 300 kilometers of coastline, 65,000 hectares of mangrove and seaweed plantations including 26,000 individuals displaced from their homes, most of them fishermen who depend on fishing as their livelihood. More than 900 individuals have been treated from respiratory infections and skin diseases due to exposure from high toxic levels of harmful elements and exposure to oil. Please join our group here at TIG (search Save Guimaras) or help me spread awareness by joining me at http://saveguimaras.wordpress.com/ (we will launch http://www.saveguimaras.com/ this week). You can also visit other groups who are involved in helping Guimaras. www.projectsunrise.org http://sludge.wordpress.com/ forward this letter to your friends. thank you tuesday

Well, another school shooting, similar to the one that took place in Russia, took place today. Here are the details:

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Although police initially suggested that the gunman had killed himself, they later said at a news conference that “based on current information, the suspect was killed by police.”

CBC-TV showed police with guns drawn standing behind a police cruiser as a SWAT team swarmed the 12-acre campus. A bloody body covered in a yellow sheet lay next to a police cruiser near an entrance to a school building.

Earlier reports indicated only 12 people had been injured. The Montreal General Hospital said it admitted 12 people, including six who were in critical condition. Two were listed in serious condition and four were stable.

Student Devansh Smri Vastava said he saw a man in military fatigues with “a big rifle” storm the school’s cafeteria.

“He just started shooting at people,” Vastava said, adding that he heard about 20 shots fired. He also said teachers ran through the halls telling students to get out.

Other witnesses spoke of a gunman wearing a black trench coat.

READ MORE, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS OF WITNESSES AT: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14818183/

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Well, My opinion is: What kind of person would shoot people trying to learn and create a better life for themselves. I mean, Who, i mean WHO, would try to shoot students. Well, I think this is quite similar to some of the shootings in Russia. Thats all for now.