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Keeping goals in mind – as times change
Actually, the work of our NGO was clearly and simply defined. Back then, in 2003, the focus was still on promoting and implementing oceanographic projects for the protection of the seas.
The perspective changed with the first mangrove projects (Senegal), the "Plastic from the Sea" campaign, and the suggestion for various marine conservation and fishery protection areas.
We increasingly focused on the people who live on or near the sea. New goals were defined and new tasks developed. People and their fates began to move back into focus.
Today, our NGO defines itself through nature conservation projects, but also through a wide range of tasks in the field of environment and development.
We see ourselves as advocates of:
Sustainability in our interaction with nature. We support and promote projects that are good for future generations, to protect the environment for our future generations as well.
to preserve for future generations.
Equal rights for women and men:
Scholarships and grants for students and institutions.
Horticultural projects for groups and communities focus on subsistence farming, generating a reliable surplus.
Support programs for the establishment of family businesses and cooperatives near (Gambia, Uganda) and carpentry workshops form the first pilot projects here.
We support education through scholarships and the creation of apprenticeships.
We focus on health and nutrition by providing informational materials and in-kind donations to
Healthcare facilities. Clean water and hygiene are part of that.
What we must most urgently avoid with our work is creating dependency and feelings of being patronized! "Help for self-help" is the strategy we have been successfully using for decades.
Our membership in Europe is incredibly diverse: from students, factory workers, homemakers, IT specialists, globetrotters, reporters, skilled workers, and scientists from various disciplines – everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes their knowledge and experience to the success of our projects. Sometimes, even small tips – about fish food, simple woodworking techniques, baby food, or growing vegetables – can lead to significant change and personal improvements on the "other side of the world." We can all play a small part!
Robert Groitl
„Helping Hands“ by Green Ocean e.V.
Mr. GIBBI SABALLY
From: Banjul, Western Gambia
ORG: Green-Ocean e.V. (climate change effects)
Email: gsabally1@gmail.com
Telephone: 2205915317/ 2209548656
Dear Sir /Madam
I write on be half of the chairman,Assistant chairman and all respective staff and members of Green Ocean e.V. to inform you about my participation in the upcoming 15th edition of the EDD(Europeans development days ) conference which is taking place on 21st and 22nd June 2022 at Brussels (Belgium).
As an active motivated young leader and climate change activist also a voluntary Coordinator of sub -projects groups in The Gambia ,hereby wish to attend the EDD CONFERENCE UNDER THE NAME OF HELPING HANDS (Green-Ocean).
Aims and Objectives
To build sustainable partnerships as the main focus of the conference is to open a gate way for people and the planet ,to tackle the most pressing global challenges,from
Climate change (i.e. its effects on the planet)
Protecting environment (avoid littering of harmful chemicals and pollution)
Improving health security and
Boasting competitiveness and global supply chains
All the above mentioned suits our main priorities focus ,Gardening in GUNJUR ,street kids collection projects in BUSUMBALLA,FARATO and BRIKAMA and the clinical support with the fight against effects of climate change with Education at large .
FINALLY, my intention is to put effort in strengthening the sub-projects groups in The Gambia and all ,moreover lobby for aid and funding to revitalize and development more effectively in climate change,small gardening to large extension ,education and health care support .
I believe and hope with this proposal ,the group and its members will consider making it a dream come true to support me in making a progress to attend the conference and achieve our goals .
Best regards
Mr. GIBBI SABALLY
2205915317/2209548656
Email:gsabally1@gamil.com
The European Development Days (EDD) 2022
By Mr. Demba Sabally: The Young Leaders Program at the European Development Days (EDD) 2022 will take place from June 21 to 22, 2022. The organizing team in Brussels will select young adults aged 21 to 26 from around the world who have demonstrated their expertise and leadership on the EDD 2022 platform, which I would have already chosen to attend this year as a student and young leader. The European Development Days (EDD) are Europe's leading forum for international partnerships. Organized by the European Commission, the forum brings together key players to exchange ideas and experiences in a way that inspires new partnerships and innovative solutions to the world's most pressing challenges. For its 15th edition, the EDD will focus on "Global Gateway: Building a sustainable partnership for a connected world." Global Gateway is the new European strategy to promote smart, clean, and secure connections in digital, energy and climate, transport, health, education, and research systems worldwide. It establishes a sustainable and trustworthy connection that works for people and the planet to address the most pressing global challenges, including climate change and protecting the environment, health and safety, increasing competitiveness, and improving global supply chains. The EDD offers a unique opportunity for young people from around the world with strong expertise and a commitment to positive social change to share their views, influence decision-makers and stakeholders, and develop further leadership skills. According to the regulation in June 2022, the EDD will select those selected at the high-level panels in Brussels to be invited as EDD Young Leaders. According to the regulation in June 2022, EDD22 will invite exceptional young leaders from around the world with strong expertise and a commitment to positive social change to participate in the on-site session in Brussels. In dialogue with the development community, they will be the voice of their generation. This year's EDD will focus on "Global Gateway: Building Sustainable Partnerships for a Connected World." The discussions will be organized around five main themes and related topics.
- Digital @ Inclusive and green digital growth @ Open and secure internet @ Digitally organized and data economies.
- Climate and energy @ Green and only energy transition @ Integration energy market
- Transport @ Infrastructure Connectivity @ Green and safe mobility @ Urban development, smart and interconnected cities.
- Health @ Security of supply chains and development of local manufacturing.
- Education and Research @ The Quality of Education
My tasks and goals
- Building sustainable partnerships, as the focus of the conference is, will open a gateway for people and planets to tackle the most pressured global challenges.
- To lobby for funding and support in other growing sub-project groups in Gambia.
- To learn new techniques and explore them in practice, Green Ocean promoted the growing revitalization projects in Gambia and cooperative work among all group members and coordinators.
- I will be holding a post-conference meeting with key sponsors and partners in Germany to seek their advice and suggest ways to improve development projects in Gambia. Ultimately, the group members and Green Ocean believe this will help me and the organization achieve its goals. Thank you. Sincerely, Demba Sabally. Email: saballydemba01@gmail.com Tel: 2205196552
How to do: Helping Hands e.V.
(a brief introduction)
We try to manage our NGO's profile and groups like a website. To understand how we work, please view the profile and groups purely as informational platforms. Discussions take place in the associated, topic-specific messenger forums. The individual articles do not reflect the opinions and statements of Helping Hands eV. They only represent the opinions of the authors, and as an NGO, we cannot guarantee their objectivity or accuracy. Comments on individual articles are very welcome, but please always post them as comments and not as separate articles. Of course, we also welcome your articles.
Please register as a member of the individual groups. This is not a paid membership; it simply gives us an overview of the number of people interested in each subject area. We welcome your participation and assistance, either as an author in the Facebook groups or as a member of our NGO (you can find the membership application in the menu under Files). Should you have specific questions about individual areas of responsibility, please contact the authors of the relevant article(s) or us directly.
You can also find more information in the menu, under Files.
Our working methods:
In developing countries, we try to achieve this with 5 simple steps.
Our goals are to enable people to lead independent and self-reliant lives:
1. Encouragement to form local groups in developing countries, to actively promote neighborhood assistance and neighborhood projects.
2. Establishment of local microbanks to support local groups and their projects through short-term and unbureaucratic microloans.
3. Through Facebook groups and forums, we support the exchange of information, experiences, and ideas to promote and inspire local projects. A networking system is established.
4. Supporting, accompanying and financially promoting targeted projects to ensure their sustainability.
5. Reporting on problems, solutions, and projects to facilitate the broad exchange of experiences and information. In addition to data collection, disseminating information and educating decision-makers in the field of environment and development, particularly in development policy, is a crucial task.
Together we can bring about change.
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HELPING HANDS – MISSION STATEMENT
1. THE AIM OF THE GROUP SHALL BE:
2. How to become a member:
3. How to apply for support of your project:
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us for further information and details.
How to:
Start you local Helping Hands group
Please visit our Facebook Presence (Search for: @umweltundentwicklung ) to fin our main
profile. We have detailed information about tall the groups and different fields of activities
for you available.
For which field are you interested? Please visit the relevant group and register as a
member (this is not a paying membership.
To each group a subject-oriented forum is connected. All your contributions and
information in the forum is helping us, as a NGO, to improve the offered subjects.
Please share your subject-oriented knowledge and experience in the group.
You can copy projects and receive additional support from the national group in
your country.
Please understand that we are only able to support the projects of groups and not
of single persons. Helping Hands by Green-Ocean e.V. Is an NGO to support
cooperation and the exchange of knowledge. We also support groups and projects,
but we are not in the free-money-handing -out-business.
If there is no national group in your country available, you can start your own group
in your country by:
What subject would you like to be active with: Gardening, Fishing, Healthcare,
Education etc.? Please try to find a relevant subject for your group.
Please look among your friends for like-minded people, people who also share your
field of interest.
Start a discussion how to help each other or how to help a group of people you are
interested in (e.g. a village community, a school, etc.).
You need a communication platform. During time of Corona infection you should
meet virtually.
Please read and discuss the aims and goals, as well as the mission statement of
our NGO. You should also look at the NGO constitution. You have to consider that
our NGO is none-religious and none-political.
.If you can identify yourself with the above please organize Start your own group by organizing a meeting virtual or in person;
Inform everyone about the aims and purpose of our NGO; give information
about the NGO mission statement and constitution;
o Elect group officials the represent the group:
THE
Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
o Define your local aims and interests, conform with the constitution of our NGO;
o Please work out a 2 year program for your group;
o Keep written minutes of this meeting: Please send a copy of your constitutional meeting, signed by the groups officers
and a formal application to become a member-group in our NGO (accepting its aims
and constitution), to our NGO Secretary Harald Winter
Please introduce your local group in the Group "Mondial": give contact details for
your group officers, and a copy of the minutes of your meeting
You can also find more information on Facebook.