We had a GLOWing time!

This week has been a landmark week for GLOW. We’re just a month away from the unique and wonderful event and there has been so much progress in different aspects.

In a conversation with the GLOWeb Editor, our Executive Coordinator Ad de Raad brings us up-to-date about the GLOW process and how he feels about it at this point, one month to go. “GLOW is not an event in isolation. It’s a process that has already begun and that continues beyond the event in May. It’s about the way we do business in UNV, following the principles of inclusion and participation. And we should be proud of it!” he says.

He shares his thoughts about this event, why it is important and what he expects out of it. Here are links to Ad’s interview:

In English: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_WebPages/interviewAd.html

en français: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_WebPages/interviewAdFre.html

en espagnol: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_WebPages/interviewAdSpa.html

Thanks to all of you, we have chosen a beautiful logo and a meaningful motto for GLOW in a most participatory and transparent manner possible. Besides the winning entries, the other submissions will also be used in various ways for GLOW. So, congratulations to Isabel and Sonam, and also to all others who participated in the competition!

A working draft of the programme agenda is now ready and we’ve posted it on the GLOWeb. Even as work continues to finalize the agenda, it’s a milestone in that process. You’ll find more details about the agenda and other information below.

Best wishes,

GLOW Communications Team

Glow-comm@unvolunteers.org

THIS WEEK’S NEWS & INFORMATION

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FLASH NEWS! FLASH NEWS! FLASH NEWS!

Presenting: Working draft of the GLOW Agenda

The Programme Content Team is happy to share with us a working draft of the Agenda for GLOW. It is certainly not the first draft; much work has gone into preparing this agenda, taking into consideration various inputs from the needs assessment survey and the focus group discussions as well as from other Functional Teams.

At the same time, this is still a work in progress and many details will change before we all meet in Bonn. The Design Team is right now busy working out the process by which this programme will be delivered, so many details will change over the coming weeks. But the working draft will give you a fair idea of the issues/themes that are going to be discussed (Global Framework, Partnerships, Volunteerism & Programme Management etc.) and the purpose behind each day's programme. It'll also tell you to some extent the social events that are being planned.

Since it's an agenda under development, you can take the opportunity to comment on it! Post your comments here on the GLOWeb, send them to Anne-Marie, the Programme Content Team Coordinator.

Download the Agenda (MS Word): http://glow.civiblog.org/Agenda_WorkDraft.doc

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Come, glow at the Share Fair of the GLOW 2005!

The Share Fair will be a space for us to share with colleagues what we do and what we are proud of. It is a platform where we can present our best practices and ideas, where we can meet, discuss and learn from each other. Let us celebrate our achievements and our experiences; display in a colorful way the diversity in the programmes and cultural backgrounds that exist within our organization. The Share Fair will set the tone for the workshop; let’s make it an unforgettable experience!

More details on the GLOWeb:

In English: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_WebPages/ShareFairInviteEng.html

en français: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2005/4/14/581611.html

en espagnol: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2005/4/14/581620.html

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Entretien avec Robert Toe,Coordonnateur du Groupe Evaluation des Besoins

Le rédacteur de GLOWeb a récemment interviewé Robert Toe (à droite sur la photo ci-dessus), coordonnateur du Groupe Evaluation des besoins, pour découvrir ce que son équipe a fait pour surmonter la “fatigue" et redonner de l’énergie à nos collègues pour qu’ils aient envie de participer à cet exercice d'évaluation. Une différence s’est opérée. Lisez l'entretien qui nous réserve quelques surprises !

http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/enfranais/_archives/2005/4/14/580619.html

In English: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_WebPages/InterviewToe.html

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Heard in the Castle:

View the cartoon series here: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/Workapart/HeardintheCastle

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Nuevo material de lectura sobre V4D

Aun cuando se continua trabajando en el programa del GLOW, el equipo de “Contenido del Programa” ha comenzado a seleccionar el material de lectura relevante a la agenda. Estos documentos estarán incluidos en el GLOWeb de modo que todos puedan leerlos a tiempo para las discusiones en el GLOW.

Hemos incluido el primer grupo de documentos relacionados con el Voluntariado para el Desarrollo para su fácil referencia.

http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2005/4/13/577447.html

In English: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2005/4/8/564907.html

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Voluntariado para los Objetivos del Desarrollo del Milenio: el Papel del Programa VNU – También en ingles y francés.

El documento “Voluntariado para los Objetivos del Desarrollo del Milenio: el papel del programa VNU” esta también disponible en francés e ingles. Acabamos de agregarlos (formato PDF) a la lista de lectura recomendada para el GLOW. Utilice los siguientes enlaces:

Volunteering for MDGs: Role of UNV (French): http://glow.civiblog.org/V4D_UNV_Role_Fre.pdf

Volunteering for MDGs: Role of UNV (Spanish):

http://glow.civiblog.org/V4D_UNV_Role_Spa.pdf

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Congrats, Isabel and Sonam!

Congratulations to Isabel (national UNV working in a project in Ecuador) and Sonam (from HQ) who are the winners in the logo/motto competition! Isabel's logo (above) won with 53% votes and Sonam's motto (“GLOW 2005: Moving forward together”) is the winner with 50% votes. As we have promised, there are sur-Prizes waiting for the winners as well as the short-listed "candidates", to be given to them at GLOW! (Isabel, we'll be pleased to send it to you!! )

More details:

http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2005/4/13/576806.html

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Happy memories of GLOW99

I feel very happy to have the opportunity again to participate in the GLOW05 because it really was such a rich experience (in 1999) to learn from other colleagues to see that we do similar things, that we face similar problems and that together we can also find commo solutions to improve our Programme," writes Claudia Garcia de San Roman.

Read about her memories of GLOW99: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2005/4/8/564640.html#256438

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Is there a 'glow' at the end of the tunnel?

Only a little more than a month to go before we all gather in Bonn for GLOW… It’s natural we are anxious to find out what the agenda will be, how we’ll reach there, who all we will meet etc. This past week was a watershed in the GLOW preparation process, with the mid-term review done and senior staff approving the proposed plans and programme of the workshop. So the GLOWeb Editor requested the Project Manager (Douglas) to update us about what all happened during the week and at what stage are the preparations right now.

Read on: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2005/4/9/567722.html

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Questionnaires de Données Personnelles: formulaire posté sous cette rubrique

Comme annoncé la semaine dernière, les questionnaires contenant les renseignements personnels ont été envoyés à tous les membres des équipes de terrain participant au GLOW. Nous avons posté les questionnaires ici pour que vous puissiez y jeter un oeil.

Si vous avez reçu le questionnaire, vous êtes priés de le compléter d’ici le Lundi 04 Avril. Tous les participants du GLOW doivent se soumettre à cette exercice afin d’assurer le bon déroulement des arrangements logistiques.

Un questionnaire similaire sera envoyé aussi aux participants du siège VNU.

en anglais: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_WebPages/PersonalInfoQuestEng.html

en français: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_WebPages/PersonalInfoQuestFre.html

en espagnol: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/_WebPages/PersonalInfoQuestSpa.html

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A fair share of the 1999 Share Fair

The Share Fair Team has taken the effort to find out the photographs of the Share Fair that was organized in the Global Workshop of 1999. The photographs show the richness, the diversity and the colourful beauty of the fair. They'll surely help you in your planning for this time's Share Faire.

So, here's a snapshot of the Share Fair of 1999 in the special Gallery GLOW99 (photo album) we've created within the Share Fair section: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/ShareFair/GalleryGLOW99

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Flashback GLOW99: A visual diary

We have dug out the photographs taken during GLOW99, dusted them and put them into a photo album here on the site. View the album here: http://glow.civiblog.org/blog/Nostalgic99/FlashbackGLOW99

If you were a participant of GLOW99, we'd love to hear from you what you remember of the event and what you're reminded of looking at these pictures. We don't have any details for these pictures. We leave it to you all to fill in the gaps with your memories... Share them with us in your comments!

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