Membership Of The International Vanguards for Sustainable Development (IVASD)
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The International Vanguards for Sustainable Development is an initiative made up of noble individuals from around the world, young and old, who are committing their time and resources towards tackling the most pressing challenges of the 21st century – climate change, poverty and hunger, among others.
Global climate change, caused by unprecedented emission of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, has been classified by the Security Council as the ‘biggest threat modern humans have ever faced” .
Sadly, the African continent, which accounts for less than 4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, is the most “vulnerable to the impacts of climate change”.
In Africa, climate change impacts are diverse and widespread, causing untold hardship and sinking millions into poverty.
From drought that affects agriculture and food production, to flooding that lead to loss of crops, properties and human lives, and even gully erosion activities.
Climate change induced gully erosion and landslide activities in the Nanka areas of Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, have proved to be very disastrous.
In all of these, one thing is clear; Africa desperately needs technical and financial assistance to be able to adapt to these effects of climate change.
The homes, schools and healthcare centers that are destroyed by climate change need to be rebuilt.
The access roads in rural communities that have been cut off by expanding gullies need to be reconstructed.
How about the electricity lines and other community infrastructure that are wrecked by climate change; they need to be fixed.
And most importantly, the thousands of people who lose their sources of livelihoods to climate change need to acquire some vocational skill to get back on track and support themselves and their families.
All these require finance.
In the words of the United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, “supporting those suffering from the impacts of climate change is a moral, social and economic imperative”.
The International Vanguards for Sustainable Development (IVASD) are working everyday and putting in their best efforts to attract needed finance and economic opportunities to improve the economic and living conditions of those that are affected by climate change.
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Join the International Vanguards for Sustainable Development (IVASD) As A Member
Well meaning individuals from around the world who are passionate about tackling climate change and other challenges related to sustainable development can become members of the International Vanguards for Sustainable Development (IVASD) upon meeting the following criteria;
Criteria for joining the International Vanguards for Sustainable Development (IVASD)
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Benefits joining the International Vanguards for Sustainable Development (IVASD)
Activities and Tasks for the International Vanguards for Sustainable Development (IVASD)
The online advocacy refers to tasks that you can carry out online using tools like social media and SEO strategy.
Let’s imagine that a community college in a country like the United States wishes to dispose off its old laptop computers (some of which are still in good condition) for newer models. We know that such computers can be helpful to PASDO in setting up vocational training center in Africa where young people – whose sources of livelihood has been affected by climate change – can sign up to acquire lifelong tech skills.
PASDO gets to know about this Community College and reaches out to encourage them to send the laptops to Africa.
As an International VASD, how can you help to make this happen?
Some of the actual activities include but are not limited to:
- Targeted Appeals on Social Media:
Here, you make posts using your social media and tag specific accounts in order to encourage them to take some actions that are in line with our objectives. - Awareness creation on Social Media
Share posts on social media about a theme that falls under PASDO’s objectives. This could be to call attention to a problem or situation, or to just create general awareness. - Sign Petitions:
Sometimes it may be necessary to gather online signatures to show draw attention to a particular issue. It is imperative that you add your signature at such time. - Visit Blog Articles By PASDO
An important tool in our work is online visibility. So when we publish work-related articles on various online blogs, it is important that such articles are regularly visited in order to remain visible on the internet.
It is necessary that you visit at least one article per day.
you use online tools to support the achievement of PASDO’s objectives.
Considering the use of social media as an example, you will get to use your social media accounts such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. to call the attention of persons or organizations of interest to
use social media to reach out the Online campaign involves using social media to
The essence of the campaigns and advocacy is to call the attention of persons or organizations of interest to the
This is both online and offline. In the online campaign, you use online tools to support the achievement of PASDO’s objectives.
Considering the use of social media as an example, you will get to use your social media accounts such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. to call the attention of persons or organizations of interest to
use social media to reach out the Online campaign involves using social media to
The essence of the campaigns and advocacy is to call the attention of persons or organizations of interest to the
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