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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
Through
the mass-media and the increasing usage of internet we have all become overwhelmed
by information. It is up to us whether we want to use the information to
create knowledge, act upon with some concrete policies, and make some constructive
change in our lives. We are so fortunate to be updated about the world happenings
almost instantly, but how many of us really do something about what we hear?
At panels, symposia, and international conferences we dwell upon the global
challenges, terrorism, conflicts and mediation, poverty, gender and education
issues, etc.; but how many of us are fully up for collaborative work
for creating sustainable improvements in the quality of life for all people?
Unfortunately, poverty in many countries,
even in the most wealthiest nations, exists. Current estimates are that
113 million children remain out of school and 150 million children remain
underweight. Of the 11 million children who die each year in developing
countries, approximately 70 % die from transmissible diseases and malnutrition.
Undernourished children are handicapped in their intellectual development,
fall ill more easily and have lower physical productivity as adults. Each
day, 15,000 more people become infected with the HIV virus, half of them
between the ages of 15 and 24. Nearly 800 million people, almost all in
the developing countries, do not have enough food to meet their basic nutritional
needs. An increase in violent
intrastate conflicts (based on hunger, religion, ethnicity, economics, territorial
and/or political disputes), has resulted in complex humanitarian disasters
across the globe. Many societies,
who are trapped in cycles of poverty and violence (with high levels of citizen
insecurity, stalled economic, agricultural, democratic, political, and social
development), and suffered from ecological imbalances and natural disasters,
have been
living with fear for decades.
Among experts, activists, and leaders like "YOU", there are many individuals who can do so much for global development. As an artist you can change an injured and traumatized child’s life by just showing him or her a couple of brush strokes; as actors you can put a little play on stage for elders in hospice care; as musicians perform together with the locals for the benefit of the community; as business leaders along with artisans you can help build up micro-enterprises; as consultants and non-governmental organization representatives you can support local projects; as ministries and delegates of cultural and educational affairs along with your local artisans and arts advocates you can strengthen democratic institutional and social capital development… there are so many unspoken collaborative opportunities for all of YOU and for all those who are out there and need your support!
Poor, marginalized and disabled people
want a chance, and community-based development programs supported by the
'Arts for Global Development' can provide such an opportunity. Our
goal is to strengthen this network and focus on socio-economic and educational
development issues collaboratively. With the practice of arts, and promoting
arts and arts advocates we aim to support accountable and transparent third-sector
development, peace building, and human capital enhancement.
The world would
surely be a better planet to live on if we could offer a little color to
those ones who live in shades of gray. Join
“Arts For
Global Development” &
let’s paint together the most ambitious dreams and help them come
true! Spread the word to your colleagues, friends, families and whomever
you feel like sharing and become a part of the ‘arts for global development’
community!
Warmest wishes,
Nil Sismanyazici- Navaie