Nigerian Times

Report shows participation better prepares poor youth graduates for jobs and the future KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Tomorrow is International Youth Day. In a year when youth unemployment in the United States has hit a record high at 24%, and globally at 45%, poor youth graduating from Children International’s Youth Program state they are more educated and possess job skills needed to get a job and have a better future. In a report released by the Kansas City-based humanitarian organization, the over 12,000 youth graduating from Children International’s Youth Program also report participation in the organization’s program is vital to their success in school, ability to remain healthy and motivation to reach their goals. Children International has issued its annual Youth Report Card based on the latest graduate survey, and youth say involvement in the charity’s education, health, job skills, leadership and financial savings programs – even mi...

9 Jun 2011 21:02 Africa/Lagos Unprecedented Int'l Meeting Releases Preliminary Vision for our Energy Future WATERLOO, Ontario, June 9, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- - Global Energy Summit in Waterloo, Canada Offers Ideas for Action on Sustainable Low-Carbon Electricity A unique, international summit of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and future leaders from around the world has concluded with the release of the Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 Communiqué. The event's preliminary report includes visionary proposals for transformative action to reduce the electricity-related emissions that drive global warming. The full Equinox Communiqué is now available at: http://wgsi.org/files/EquinoxCommunique_June9_2011.pdf The Communiqué identifies a group of technological approaches and implementation steps that have the potential over the coming decades to accelerate the transition of our energy systems toward electrification and, in the longer term, toward an energy future where our dependence on...