Sylvanus S. Murray
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(2080 people) | Youth Capacity Building
(1056 people) | Youth Participation
(1205 people) | Youth Leadership
(1503 people) | Leadership Training
(1824 people) | Natural Resource Education
(980 people) | Sustainability Education
(3125 people) | Children in Armed Conflict
(553 people) | Child Labor
(632 people) | Environmental Resource Center
(760 people) | Cultural Diversity
(1945 people) | Communication Training
(1257 people) | Traditional Culture
(1257 people) | Rural Farming Communities
(1036 people) | Biocultural Diversity
(1202 people) | Social Entrepreneurship
(2499 people) | Nonprofit Law
(512 people) | Community Enterprise
(1391 people) | Microcredit
(959 people) | Education, Government and Sustainability
(1523 people) | Democracy and Civil Society
(1489 people) | Culture and Sustainability
(2058 people) | Environmental Education
(2488 people) | Fair Electoral Process
(912 people) | Natural Resource Conservation
(1212 people) | Organizational Support and Management
(1094 people) | Community Training
(1258 people) | Organizational Funding
(974 people) | Community Service/Volunteerism
(1770 people) | Sustainable Agriculture
(2689 people) | Dialogue, Deliberation and Consensus-Building
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(1189 people) | Rights of the Child
(905 people) | Literacy
(924 people) | Community Resources
(1410 people) | Community Participation
(2558 people) | Animal Welfare and Rights
(905 people) | Arts Education
(1103 people) | Democratic Participation
(1150 people) | Youth Education and Empowerment
(2667 people) | Access To Education
(1656 people) | Training for Nonprofits
(1443 people) | Natural Heritage Conservation
(604 people) | Cultural Heritage Conservation
(950 people) | Conservation and Recreation
(908 people) | Democracy Education
(748 people) | Democratic Reform
(839 people) | Youth-led Organizations
(955 people) | Child and Youth Protection
(1192 people) | Juvenile Justice
(440 people) | Performing Arts
(1386 people) | Children's Health
(1080 people) | Restoration Ecology
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About
Sylvanus S. Murray has been a long TakingITGlobal involved member. He has not only been TIG’s key contact for Sierra Leone but has also initiated or coordinated all TIG activities in the country very successfully.
He has taken part and played a key role in the development of the CLCWA project. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Web Design & Multimedia and a long list of UN training certificates.
Professionally, he has held many positions at the UN mission in Sierra Leone, for TakinITGlobal and has many volunteering experiences – a highlight being the foundation of a youth-oriented non-profit organization called YEDEM.
He founded the Youth Empowerment for Development Ministries (YEDEM) International (www.yedem.org) in 1998. YEDEM Int. is a non-profit, non-governmental, youth organization seeking to address the welfare of young people in Sierra Leone and beyond.
In 2002, he led successful TIG Youth Day (TYD) celebrations (http://events.takingitglobal.org/1394) in Sierra Leone.
In 2003, he was selected to serve in the TIG Youth Day International Organizing Committee, which among other things was responsible for supporting the coordination of TYD celebrations in local communities. At the same time, the committee kept track of TIG Youth Day events globally, and also day-to-day management.
Sylvanus facilitated the establishment of SPEAK Sierra Leone. SPEAK is a Network connecting the emerging generation to campaign and pray on issues of global justice. Through bringing change to situations of injustice we aim to share our faith in our creator: God.
SPEAK believes in networking because only together, when acting and praying in unity, can we really make a difference.
He is presently working with the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL). Earlier on, for almost four years, he worked for the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Sierra Leone - United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).
He first got an employment experience with the Christian Literature Crusade (CLC) Bookshop, an international organization operating in 52 countries with Headquarters in the UK.
Sylvanus got involved in Youth Leadership role in his church and community in the late nineties.
Since then, he's been actively involved in youth work at both national and international levels. He has working relationship with several youth organizations in Sierra Leone including umbrella youth organizations such as the Independent Youth Forum (IYF), National Youth Multi-purpose Cooperative Society (NYMCOS), Youth For Christ (YFC), Peace Links, etc. and affiliated with over 15 International youth organizations including the World Assembly of Youth, Youth Link, TeamCE, National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM), Youth Fire, Pastor2Youth, Youth Noise, TakingITGlobal (TIG), Mandate The Future (MTF), Youth Employment Summit (YES), Kabissa, Youth Reach, Global Youth Network, We Care Too, Earth Charter, International Youth Parliament (IYP) etc.
Sylvanus is a member of the Management Committee of the Youth Employment Summit (YES - www.yesweb.org) Country Network in Sierra Leone. He was part of the Sierra Leone government's delegation that participated in the launching of YES in Alexandria, Egypt in 2002.
He also served as National Coordinator of the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) National Youth Activities in Sierra Leone - http://projects.takingitglobal.org/WSIS-SL. The WSIS National Youth Activities (www.wsisyouth.org) is an initiative of the WSIS (www.wsis.org).
Sylvanus lead the Sierra Leone youth delegation to the first phase (Geneva) of the WSIS summit which was hosted by the government of Switzerland in 2003.
Also, Sylvanus is coordinating the Earth Charter Youth Group (ECYG) in Sierra Leone (http://www.ecygsierraleone.r8.org). The ECYG is an initiative of the Earth Charter Youth Initiative (ECYI). ECYGs are working to establish a sound ethical foundation for the emerging global society and to help building a sustainable world based on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace. (www.earthcharter.org)
He is a member of the Earth Charter Youth Initiative (ECYI) Core-group. The core-group is made up of volunteers from all over the world. The group is responsible for the coordination of the ECYI activities around the world.
In November 2005, he attended the Earth Charter+5 event in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The event was to celebrate accomplishments of the Earth Charter Initiative over the past 5 years, share experiences, and launch a new phase of the Initiative.
Betwen July and August 2006, Sylvanus represented the Earth Charter Youth Group in Sierra Leone (ECYG-SL) and YEDEM International at the Compassionate World Youth Conference (28-30 July) organised by the Dharma Drum Mountain (DDM) and the Immersion Youth Camp (31 July - 12 August) organised by the Taiwan Ecological Stewardship Assiociation (TESA) in Taiwan.
He has taken part and played a key role in the development of the CLCWA project. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Web Design & Multimedia and a long list of UN training certificates.
Professionally, he has held many positions at the UN mission in Sierra Leone, for TakinITGlobal and has many volunteering experiences – a highlight being the foundation of a youth-oriented non-profit organization called YEDEM.
He founded the Youth Empowerment for Development Ministries (YEDEM) International (www.yedem.org) in 1998. YEDEM Int. is a non-profit, non-governmental, youth organization seeking to address the welfare of young people in Sierra Leone and beyond.
In 2002, he led successful TIG Youth Day (TYD) celebrations (http://events.takingitglobal.org/1394) in Sierra Leone.
In 2003, he was selected to serve in the TIG Youth Day International Organizing Committee, which among other things was responsible for supporting the coordination of TYD celebrations in local communities. At the same time, the committee kept track of TIG Youth Day events globally, and also day-to-day management.
Sylvanus facilitated the establishment of SPEAK Sierra Leone. SPEAK is a Network connecting the emerging generation to campaign and pray on issues of global justice. Through bringing change to situations of injustice we aim to share our faith in our creator: God.
SPEAK believes in networking because only together, when acting and praying in unity, can we really make a difference.
He is presently working with the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL). Earlier on, for almost four years, he worked for the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Sierra Leone - United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).
He first got an employment experience with the Christian Literature Crusade (CLC) Bookshop, an international organization operating in 52 countries with Headquarters in the UK.
Sylvanus got involved in Youth Leadership role in his church and community in the late nineties.
Since then, he's been actively involved in youth work at both national and international levels. He has working relationship with several youth organizations in Sierra Leone including umbrella youth organizations such as the Independent Youth Forum (IYF), National Youth Multi-purpose Cooperative Society (NYMCOS), Youth For Christ (YFC), Peace Links, etc. and affiliated with over 15 International youth organizations including the World Assembly of Youth, Youth Link, TeamCE, National Network of Youth Ministries (NNYM), Youth Fire, Pastor2Youth, Youth Noise, TakingITGlobal (TIG), Mandate The Future (MTF), Youth Employment Summit (YES), Kabissa, Youth Reach, Global Youth Network, We Care Too, Earth Charter, International Youth Parliament (IYP) etc.
Sylvanus is a member of the Management Committee of the Youth Employment Summit (YES - www.yesweb.org) Country Network in Sierra Leone. He was part of the Sierra Leone government's delegation that participated in the launching of YES in Alexandria, Egypt in 2002.
He also served as National Coordinator of the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) National Youth Activities in Sierra Leone - http://projects.takingitglobal.org/WSIS-SL. The WSIS National Youth Activities (www.wsisyouth.org) is an initiative of the WSIS (www.wsis.org).
Sylvanus lead the Sierra Leone youth delegation to the first phase (Geneva) of the WSIS summit which was hosted by the government of Switzerland in 2003.
Also, Sylvanus is coordinating the Earth Charter Youth Group (ECYG) in Sierra Leone (http://www.ecygsierraleone.r8.org). The ECYG is an initiative of the Earth Charter Youth Initiative (ECYI). ECYGs are working to establish a sound ethical foundation for the emerging global society and to help building a sustainable world based on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace. (www.earthcharter.org)
He is a member of the Earth Charter Youth Initiative (ECYI) Core-group. The core-group is made up of volunteers from all over the world. The group is responsible for the coordination of the ECYI activities around the world.
In November 2005, he attended the Earth Charter+5 event in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The event was to celebrate accomplishments of the Earth Charter Initiative over the past 5 years, share experiences, and launch a new phase of the Initiative.
Betwen July and August 2006, Sylvanus represented the Earth Charter Youth Group in Sierra Leone (ECYG-SL) and YEDEM International at the Compassionate World Youth Conference (28-30 July) organised by the Dharma Drum Mountain (DDM) and the Immersion Youth Camp (31 July - 12 August) organised by the Taiwan Ecological Stewardship Assiociation (TESA) in Taiwan.