Maintaining the Momentum: Delivering Solutions for Girls and Women.

1:27 - 1:45 PM. Maintaining the Momentum: Delivering Solutions for Girls and Women.

Maintaning the Momentum: Delivering Solutions for Girls and Women. Women engaged in poverty reduction, but women mostly were victims of poverty. While, women play roles in educating children that they have.

There is $2,6 billion, money spends on women health. Not only about the money, but also legitimizing family planning and contraception. Politics is also involved, and sometimes put the issue behind. Leaders should take action on it. For instance, President of Malawi educate young about making choices.

Technology breaks the barriers that politics put. Technology is a powerful tools, but need people behind it. Social media speaks the voice of the voiceless. Connected with the MDG #5, people at large should be recognizing that there are people who are dying due to health issues, esp. women. It's time for technology and human help solving the issues.

The World in 2015: MDGs.

1:07 - 1:25 PM.

It's the second session on the Social Good Summit 2012. Pete Cashmere, Helen Clark, Kathy Calvin.

MDGs are here to improve human's life. - HC
We need everybody to be involved in creating a better world. - KD
Incredible roles of social media and ICTs in supporting development. - KD
Citizen journalism. - PC
Social media brings ideas and problem solving. - KD
UNDP invites citizen of the world to interact through social media and contributing their ideas on what should be after 2015. - HC
More engagements from all of sectors to get involved after 2015. - KD

The Social Good Summit 2012 (Day 1) #SGSGlobal

Morning!

It's an exciting day. I've been selected as a Digitally Connected Student Fellowship for the Social Good Summit 2012 by the United Nation Foundation. So, I am attending three day summit for free and even get paid. Cool! Alhamdulillah.

It is here in the 92Y Lexington Avenue, NYC. Scholars, students, bloggers, journalists, start-ups, and all social media enthusiasts is joining a global conversation on how social media (should)  support human development.  It's a three day events with a cramped schedule!

I met the lecture of New Media and Development Communication class (where I am in this semester), Anne Nelson. We had a little conversation while enjoying a bagel and a cup of coffee, talking on how media should provide people access into a better life. He picked an example on The Years of Living Dangerously where a radio could be a powerful tool to spread information and educate society. However, she said that the Good Summit 2011 was great!

Now, I am typing this post while sitting next to an International Politics student/journalist from Georgetown University, a Healtyreads.com start up founder from Canada, a Women Tech person, and another Georgetown student who originally come from Indonesia, Rio. I still have no idea what I will get from this event though, but it is a nice networking 'site'.

Ohya, based on the schedule, HE Ambassador of Indonesia to the US, Bapak Dino Patti Djalal, is also attending the event speaking on "How Digital is Redefining Diplomacy".  Can't hardly wait!
 

It's cold morning. I guess I need to grab another cup of hot coffee! Blog to you later!