Just Focus

Archive for March, 2008

14 March Newsletter

March has been a super busy month for us at Just Focus. Our new journalism programme Just Write is underway, with ten lucky and talented writers selected and preparing for training in Wellington at the end of the month.

THE QUANTITY V QUALITY DEBATE: A CASE STUDY IN VANUATU

Miriam Wood reflects on her experience working with youth in Vanuatu, and asks whether aid money is better spent on quantity or quality…

CLUSTER MUNITIONS SURVIVOR TURNED CAMPAIGNER

Mava Moayyed interviews 16 year old Soraj Ghulam Habib, an Afghan Cluster Bomb survivor.

Sir Peter Blake Youth Environment Forum

Nominations have opened for the 2008 Youth Environment Forum. Approximately forty-five 15 to 18 year-olds from around the country will attend the forum in Wellington from Sunday 27 April to Thursday 1 May.

The forum is hosted by the Ministry for the Environment in partnership with the Sir Peter Blake Trust.

Nominations are open to young people with a keen interest in the environment. For more information about becoming a youth delegate contact your regional council.

Global Education Centre