Global Issues Network

Global Issues Network (GIN)
Founded 2003,  European Union
Focus Environmentalism, Humanism, Peace Movement
Location
  • Worldwide
Area served
Worldwide
Method Inform, Inspire, Equip, Act
Website global-issues-network.org

The Global Issues Network (GIN)[1][2] is an international network of students that aims to promote globalization and to raise awareness of the social responsibility of "global citizens", and develop solutions for modern global issues. The network is powered by schools and universities around the world. The network is mostly based on Jean-François Rischard's book, High Noon: Twenty Global Problems, Twenty Years to Solve Them.[3]

Mission of GIN

Mission: to empower young people to collaborate locally, regionally and globally in order to create sustainable solutions for global issues.
— GIN mission statement[4]

GIN’s student-focused objectives

GIN’s educator-focused objectives

Why was GIN established

Founding purpose

What has GIN achieved so far?

What does GIN still want to achieve?

GIN Vision

As a global network, GIN will:

  1. Hold 6 regional conferences (Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Middle East, Europe)
  2. Hold 3 local gatherings/forums per region
  3. Identify 3 common GIN sponsored activities:
    1. One sustainable development project for a minimum of three years
    2. One collaborative fundraising campaign for a minimum of three years
    3. One collaborative awareness-raising campaign for a minimum of one year
  4. Establish ONE online portal that supports the objectives of the Global Issues Network

Each GIN school will:

  1. Organise whole-school global issues events
  2. Work to integrate global issues more authentically into their curriculum
  3. Provide a range of global issues-focused co-curricular opportunities
  4. Engage fully with the GIN Network goals

GIN Organization

school level
GIN Schools will have one educator representative & one student representative
regional level
Each region will have one GIN Conference Coordinator to coordinate all logistics for the annual regional conference & one GIN Connector to coordinate all the communication and collaboration for all non- conference GIN activities
global level
The GIN International Council will facilitate communication and collaboration between regions to ensure the vision of the Global Issues Network is achieved in each region

GIN-International Council

Composition of the GIN International Council:

Conference History

The first school to have come up with the concept of GIN was the International School of Luxembourg. The network was founded in 2003, and started off as a small cooperation project between six international schools in Europe. In March 2006 and 2007, the first major GIN conferences took place in Luxembourg.

Member schools

This is a partial list of schools that are officially enrolled into the Global Issues Network.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://globalissuesnetwork.org/
  2. ↑ http://www.islux.lu/aaa/global-issues/
  3. ↑ High Noon: 20 Global Problems, 20 Years To Solve Them. 2003. ISBN 978-0465070107.
  4. ↑ http://globalissuesnetwork.org/what_we_do/
  5. ↑ GIN NA conference 2012
  6. ↑ American Schools in South America
  7. ↑ GIN Network News
  8. ↑ EARCOS GIN
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