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International Young Professionals Foundation Directors Annual Activity Report for 2013 (subject to approval by the Annual General Meeting 2013-2014) The IYPF continues to grow as a global community of young professionals creating a better world for current and future generations through local and global action. This year are primary areas of activity were: Governance, Strategy and Communications. The major achievements are outlined hereunder. 1. Governance: Enhancing Governance Systems: IYPF actively engaged Board members by holding Board meetings every month on Facebook - a shift from Skype - and through other regular active channels of interaction, and also the replacement of inactive Directors. Although earlier in 2013, the first gathering of the newly elected Board served to distribute powers among the directors: Constance Walyaro and Rosen Dimov continued to serve as, respectively, President and Vice President of the Board. While the active contribution of new directors Rassel Chisango (interim Director in 2012) and Imran Khan proved impressively significant, the Board decided to strengthen the Australian arm of IYPF by recruiting David Kensit to join the Board. The latters term in office was short and he left unexpectedly: despite numerous attempts to find a substitute Australian director, consolidation in the headquarter country (Australia) still remains pending. The enhanced communication among Directors and the improved governance system within the Board has yielded positive outcomes: increased activity, wider partnership and membership basis, further outreach through our communication channels. Building upon these solid foundations, 2014 goals shall be set even higher. 2. Strategy: Energizing and Strengthening IYPF: So far IYPF has recruited 15 Regional Facilitators through a rigorous recruitment process: 2 North America, 6 Africa, 3 Oceania, 1 Middle East, 1 Asia, 1 South America, 1 Europe. More volunteers are being vetted and recruited to fill the current and upcoming support staff vacancies that are being created through IYPFs new system upgrades and projects. As the IYPF gets more visible and our activities reach people from even more diverse corners of the world, the Board continuously receives new applications for Regional Facilitators. While some of the Regional Facilitators are particularly active in bringing IYPF to their locality, joining, implementing and engaging many others in IYPF or partners projects, it has to be established and admitted that some of the Regional Facilitators are silent (and therefore considered not to be so active). In September-November6 of the Regional Facilitators benefited capacity-building training delivered through
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the OzGreen (a partner of the IYPF for years) under the campaign Youth Leading The World. Yet, more has to be done to encourage unleashing the Regional Facilitators and other IYPF pro-bono positions-holders. Regular communication with these key volunteers has substantially improved their performance: yet much more is to be done with regards to evaluating and reporting on the progress. The Board reviewed IYPFs past, present and future opportunities, mapping out the Portfolio Document that is now being implemented. This Document maps out the new strategic direction for the organisation. It is divided into six Portfolios. Rassel is Leading Gen Admin, Everyone is Leading Communications, Rosen and Imran are leading Partnerships, Nick is Leading Finance, Rosen and Connie are Leading Regional Ops, and Everyone is Leading Implementation. Our new projects include: A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. Global Youth Service day; Youth Leading The World; International Young Professionals School; Humanitarian Technology Implementation Program [IYPF Supported Project]; Sustainable Cities 2030 [IYPF Supported Project]; The Economists MBA Fair; Inspire Money Sense; Establishing IYPF Physical Secretariat.

Global Youth Service Day The International Young Professionals Foundation was selected to serve as the Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) 2013 Regional Partner in the South America and North Africa Middle East region(s). After contribution to the GYSD since 2003 and a multiple-stage competition lasting from August until early December 2012, IYPF was conferred upon with a global responsibility in the upcoming months of 2013. As a Regional Partner, our organisation was an invaluable asset and Youth Service America partner. IYPF, through the Directors (initially Rosen Dimov and then Imran Khan), coordinated and oversaw the Global Youth Service Day (www.gysd.org) celebrations in South America and MENA regions, engaged over 10000 youth volunteers, and promoted Global Youth Service Day through engagement of media and public officials in these regions and worldwide. After assembling International Selection Committee (consisting of journalists, civil society activists, representatives of international NGOs and intergovernmental organisations) for each of the regions, IYPF launched a call for applications: a wide range of organisations and groups applied to receive mini grants to deliver the GYSD locally in their regions. By the end of February 2013 grant holders were chosen, and their teams were trained in enriching webinars in March so as to best prepare to deliver the designed tasks. April was the period for commemoration of the Global Youth Service Day and the donor, Youth Service America, acknowledged IYPFs outstanding performance by way of a formal thanksgiving letter and words of gratitude published at their website.
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Youth Leading The World Although IYPF has cooperated with OzGreen about previous editions of the campaign , the 2013 Youth Leading The World (YTLW) again was particularly successful due to the participation of 6 IYPF Regional Facilitators who have managed to train a total of over 200 young people in Asia and Africa. Taking advantage of web-delivered training on presentation skills, sustainable development, campaign organisation and non-formal learning (given by the team behind YTLW in September and November), the Regional Facilitators have increased their knowledge and capacity to carry out more tasks under the IYPF auspices. IYPF Director Rassel Chisango attended the November YTWL session in Australia and arranged further cooperation with YTWL partners. The OzGreen, as lead organisers of the YTLW movement, has invited the IYPF to partner in the 2014 edition of the campaign. International Young Professionals School After submitting jointly a project proposal along with the Turkey-seated International Project and Education Centre (lead applicant) and some other organisations around the world, in August 2013 the European Commission awarded the concept with funds to pilot it. The Turkish organiser has built an online platform (initially in Turkish though) www.iypschool.com where university students can enrol and take up courses on leadership, management, human resources, and marketing as practice-oriented content complimenting their formal university curricula. The idea is to develop in phase 2 of the project, upon another application for funding (unsuccessful attempts were made in 2013, and renewed trials shall continue in 2014) into an international platform bringing together students and practitioner-teachers from all over the world. IYPF has thus far contributed to determining the non-formal study content for the School and giving visibility through the communication channels. Humanitarian Technology Implementation Program The Humanitarian Technology Implementation Program (HTIP) is built on previous successes of humanitarian technology development and implementation from the University of Adelaide, but IYPF want it to go global. The plan is to work with local communities to provide solutions that will provide generic solutions that can be tailor-made for the specific areas. HTIP needs keen members with a passion to provide input into helping some of the worlds most needy. We need people with science and engineering backgrounds, but also people with knowledge and skills in marketing, communications, health, management, rural environments, networks, or just enthusiasm and passion to help. In 2013 IYPF, in cooperation with the University of Adelaide, had two projects running throughout the year with eight engineering students. The first project concentrated on water treatment for villages in Papua New Guinea. The concept is that UV radia-tion and heat from sunlight can be concen-trated and used to pasteurize and disinfect water to re-move harmful bacteria known to kill over 2 million people each year.
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The second project focused on the development of guidelines and commissioning of a testing facil-ity for cook stove designs. The World Health Organisation claims that over 1.6 million people a year died from the emissions of cook stoves. Four students commissioned a testing facility and undergone research to determine what design requirements are needed for a given fueltype, and cooking requirement (temperature and duration). The students are producing a proof-of-concept design as well. IYPF shall assist in publising the results of both projects and in 2014 IYPF should have three more projects with nine students. These will be: - Investigating design guide-lines for anyone to build their own renewable energy systems; - The design and build of a biodi-gester to convert waste into fuel for cooking and electricity pro-duction; and - The design and build of a small-scale solar power tower to pro-duce electricity in remote areas. Sustainable Cities 2030 What should your city look like by 2030? How will we get there? How do you get a say in what tomorrow will look like? Sustainable Cities 2030 provides a platform for Young Professionals to formulate imaginative, creative ideas and convert them into innovative plans to help shape the future of cities worldwide. It is a program that will last for many years, developing every year, and providing solutions to make cities throughout the world cleaner, greener, more vibrant and sustainable. It provides a mechanism for change. The program has started as a pilot program in Adelaide, South Australia, with students from the University of Adelaide. They are currently developing computational and physical models of the city and surrounding parklands to investigate air pollution distribution, the urban heating island effect and means to optimise public transport in the city. However, IYPF are now calling for volunteers to make it global. The Economist MBA Fair IYPF partnered brilliantly in 2013 (alike 2014) with The Economist, the most authorative magazine in the world, under their MBA Fair taking place several times throughout the year: with an outreach of between 3,000 to 5,000 visitors, the IYPF gave visibility to this online platform of MBA opportunities, while in return, the IYPF received exposure in The Economists newsletter reaching some 25 000 and more young people globally. We are invited to continue this successful cooperation in future. Inspire Money Sense Financial debt, and related depression is at an all time high amongst young Australians. Statistics report that 1 in 3 young Australians are considered financially excluded and therefore are unable to access a basic bank account, basic insurance or basic forms of credit. To date, management of this issue been
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unsuccessful resulting in increasing levels of youth debt, finance--related depression and greater difficulty in accessing financial credit than ever before In light of this growing epidemic, in the period September-November IYPF collaborated with social and ethical investment company, Forming Circles and social impact consulting firm, Impact Leaders, to conduct an Australia-wide survey Inspire Money Sense, that will map the drivers of financial exclusion amongst young Australians and devise how to best manage this issue to reach a solu ton. Further compounding the issue of financial exclusion is the rapid growth in youth unemployment. This highlights the importance of appropriate skills and resources to build a culture of financial literacy which enables youth to manage their money in times of uncertainty, or to have the financial competency to set up their own business ventures. This was acknowledged by Australia Ministers Ellis and Shorten as a growing problem that needs to be addressed. Further research underlined the issue statng that in September 2012 there were 67,300 young people in Australia actively looking for full time work, an increase of 2,500 on the previous month. A lack of access to affordable and accessible financial products means young people are less likely to be able to set themselves up for financial stability, especially in tmes of job uncertainty. Building financial literacy is key for youth to afford safe housing, access educatonal opportunities and plan for a strong financial future. Its pivotal that the drivers behind youth financial exclusion are clearly identified so that targeted action can help drive a solution to combat this issue and help build economic stability and long-term vitality for young people. The Inspire Money Sense Survey came up with the following findings: majority of Gen Y trust banks more than friends and family (with social media ranked least trustworthy); 31% of Gen Y is saving nothing and living pay-check to pay-check Gen Y who earn between $45,000 and $70,000 are three times more likely to experience daily financial stress than those on the lower income bracket of $30,000 - $45,000; 1 in 5 young Australians have no understanding or limited understanding of financial terms and products; About 60% cited buying their first home as the key future goal

The Inspire Money Sense survey is a collaborative initiative driven by social and ethical investment firm Forming Circles in partnership with youth-led social impact consulting firm, Impact Leaders. The survey highlights the lack of appropriate, affordable and accessible financial products and services for youth in the Australian market. Further compounding this issue is the fact that this generation of 18 34 year olds are about to transition into the next bracket of life where these financial pressures will affect their young families and the associated expenses, relationships and make it even more challenging to enter the first home buyers market. The results emphasized that in light of growing youth unemployment, the increasing trend in contract based and therefore short-term and unguaranteed employment, it is of concern that only 14% of respondents viewed income
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insurance as important and most didn't understand the need for or benefits of this service and would only last one month if they were to be made redundant.The Australian Bureau of Statistics further underlined the issue stating that in September 2013, youth unemployment was high at 17.1% and that Australians in their 20s are struggling to find full-time jobs, and some are heading back to university in the hope that postgraduate work will give them the edge in the job market. Establishing IYPF Physical Secretariat In 2013 IYPF embarked on a coherent set of steps for our self consolidation and aiming at catapulting ourselves into the future. In accordance with Director Rassel Chisangos motion (passed by the Board), IYPF is heading to a support system in form of a team of day to day managers. IYPF shall make jump start a secretariat with 2 or 3 full time volunteers, CEOs or office managers, who will be fully engaged with ensuring that they grow the secretariat into a fully-fledged fundamental organ of the IYPF. The principal idea is to establish and sustain the secretariat in IYPF headquarter country Australia for strategic on the ground networking purposes. For example, through IYPF and its Alumni contacts we might start off without even having to pay rent for the initial months whilst we build a steady resource base through purposeful fundraising, said Rassel Chisango upon the commencement of his business trip to Australia in the end of November 2013 where the foundations for the secretariat are being built now. 3. Communications: Improving Internal and External Communications There has been significant improvement in our Internal and External Communications as a result of the increased activity of Regional Facilitators, increased usage of existing communications systems: website, email systems, Facebook pages, Yahoo groups, and the reintroduction of the newsletter, The Chronicle, that has provoked insightful discussions, new partnerships (among IYPF members and with the IYPF). We shall continue to spread the word about IYPF members and set them as inspiring examplars, while also showcasing and piloting new projects by and for young professionals worldwide. The most popular tool nowadays, Facebook, has given IYPF a further boost. Publicising regularly at our fanpage there (http://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Young-ProfessionalsFoundation/204584276243007 ) helped to reach over 3 000 visitors to the page on a weekly basis in the second half of 2013, particularly November and December.

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