понеділок, 11 серпня 2014 р.

UN Ukraine Summer Course 2014: The World We Want



Эти фотографии можно описать только такими словами- БЫЛО СУПЕР) спасибо!
 Я узнала что такое ООН изнутри, узнала как стать волонтером ( и национальны, и международным), так же нам рассказали сколько получает зарплаты среднестатистический работник в ООН, какими делами занимается и т.д. Что немаловажно я узнала про остальные подраздиления ООН, и так же другие международные организации... 
Немножко ближе стала к своей мечте...

Summer Course 2014


the end

Dear UN Ukraine Summer Course 2014 Graduates,

Congratulations – you made it till the end!! J We cannot thank you enough for taking part in our course – hopefully you will be able to put into use the knowledge and skills acquired during the past six days!

Kindly see attached the presentations from yesterday and today (we will send you the one about UNV from Shinobu Mashima next week). Yulia will also send you the complete list of all our guest speakers next week.

Project proposal – as agreed, you will have time until 15 August to polish your project proposals, after which you should send it tojohanna.puhakka@undp.org and victoria.andrievska@unic.org for our comments (kindly see attached project proposal template once more for this purpose). Once you have received our further guidance and feedback regarding your project (via email, or if you want to meet Victoria during August, you may be directly in touch with her), you may start implementing it. The tentative deadline for implementing your project is 30 October 2014, but as discussed, we are flexible with this and you may also take more time if needed – just let us know your timeline in your project proposal Acton Plan. Also, if you are organizing your project activity during August/September/October, there is also a slight chance for us to come and visit your project, so let’s stay in touch and see whether such opportunity would arise! J

Below you may also find some additional tips for career development, as well as attached the presentation about competency-based interview, which I talked about earlier today. Hope all this information is useful to you!

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For further information about career opportunities at the UN, please visit:


UN in Ukraine Jobs (links for finding open vacancies both in Ukraine and globally) http://www.un.org.ua/en/vacancies

UN Careers Job Openings (would recommend you to have a look on the job descriptions here every now and then to understand what is required from UN professionals in different areas of expertise) https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=SJ&vacancy=All

UNDP Jobs (you may search for jobs in different categories of UNDP mandate globally – some internship opportunities are also included there) http://jobs.undp.org/

UN Headquarters Internship Programme http://www.un.org/depts/OHRM/sds/internsh/

Other Internship opportunities http://unjobs.org/themes/internship

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Please, check additional tips for job interview at the UN from this site https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=AYI and by watching this video by UNFPA Global Head of Human Resources http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3-WKWpNl3I

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Of course, United Nations is not the only organization on this planet dealing with global development issues, so please have a look on further opportunities at the international development field also from DevNetJOBS http://www.devnetjobs.org/ and Devexhttps://www.devex.com/en/jobs or just by googling “development jobs” when you will enter the whole world of international development work.

As a very last tip for getting your dream job in some point of your life, I would also like to stress the importance of networking and making good first impressions on your potential future bosses and colleagues whom you may get the opportunity to meet unexpectedly – these situations are usually much more important than any job application which you ever send to your dream organization, and therefore it is highly important that you practice such situations – usually called as “elevator pitch” – to be prepared and not to freeze when the moment to make the lasting impression to someone important comes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/02/04/the-perfect-elevator-pitch-to-land-a-job/ and  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPS_qNC1kTo andhttp://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/elevator-pitch.htm and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgCssZhVUUE.

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Let me know if you have any questions, it was a pleasure to work with you all & let’s stay in touch! J  

Best wishes


SWOT-analysis template for small projects

SWOT-analysis template for small projects


Please, write down on below boxes the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats related to your project idea. Your SWOT-analysis should cover at least the following dimensions:



-          PartnershipsWho can help you to implement project?
-          ResourcesDo you have enough human, material and financial resources for project implementation?
-          Timeframe – Is the project feasible given its timeframe?
-          ImpactWill the project have desired positive impact on its beneficiaries? Will you be able to measure it (i.e. target indicators)?
-          Harmful effectsWill your project potentially harm anybody / anything while being implemented?
-          Duplication Is someone in your community already conducting similar activities or targeting same beneficiaries? i.e. there is no need to duplicate their efforts
-          SustainabilityIs there a possibility to sustain project activities even after the project itself has ended? i.e. long-term effect should always be the priority when designing projects 


STRENGTHS (internal to project, can be influenced):







WEAKNESSES (internal to project, can be influenced):
OPPORTUNITIES (external to project, difficult to influenced):







THREATHS (external to project, difficult to influenced):


EXAMPLE:
Project objective: To increase local people’s awareness on sustainable use natural resources in the community
Project outputs: Photo and/or video stories about sustainable development made and published in the community
STRENGTHS (internal to project, can be influenced):

-          Implementation will not require much of time nor money
-          Sustainable development stories are easy to identify in the community (recycling, transportation means, etc.)
-          Volunteers are easy to mobilize for such project


WEAKNESSES (internal to project, can be influenced):

-          Lack of equipment
-          Lack of skills and programmes for video/photo editing
-          Community members may not understand their role in promotion of sustainable development based on the photo/video stories only

OPPORTUNITIES (external to project, difficult to influenced):

-          Possibility to partner with local schools while implementing the project
-          Project might encourage other community actors to do something for the promotion of sustainable development too




THREATHS (external to project, difficult to influenced):

-          Community members will not be interested in outcomes of such project and hence its impact will be limited
-          Project sustainability – will there be any opportunity to use project results for wider awareness-raising efforts after the project has ended?
-          Local business might not be happy with community members pointing out to environmental problems caused by their activities



SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

References


WHO Constitution, 1940


WHO international on Social Determinants of Health:

WHO Regional Office for Europe:

Rio Declaration of Social Determinants of Health, 2011


Health 2020: a European Policy Framework for health and wellbeing

Poverty and social exclusion in the WHO European Region: health systems respond

European Roma Rights Centre, 2006. Proceedings Discontinued: The Inertia of Roma Rights Change in Ukraine

Health and the Roma community, analysis of the situation in Europe. Madrid, Fundación Secretariado gitano, 2009

European Union Public Health Programme, 2009. Health and the Roma Community: Analysis of the situation in Europe (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain)

Kharkiv Institute for Social Researches & International Renaissance Foundation, 2012. Study of legal problems of Roma people in Transcarpathia and Cherkasy regions of Ukraine

UN Summer Course - meeting 4 materials

Dear All,

Thanks again for coming to our meeting and being so active yesterday – kindly see attached presentations from yesterday’s speakers, as well as following this link epidemiological data on HIV and AIDS in Ukraine http://unaids.org.ua/situation (you may find a list of interesting reports and other reference materials at the end of this page).
  
Today we will continue our course at 3:00pm  at the UN House (1, Klovsky Uzviz) with the following agenda:

-          3:00pm-4:00pm: Continuation of group work on Sustainable Development Goals
-          4:00pm-4:40pm: Volunteering for peace and development by Shinobu Mashima, UNV Programme Officer in Ukraine
-          4:40pm-5:20pm: Presentation of “Community Based Approach Project in Ukraine” by Olena Ruditch, UNDP Ukraine
-          5:30pm-6:30pm: Presentation of Sustainable Development Goals group work results
-      6:30pm-8:00pm: Labour migration workshop by Varvara Zhluktenko, IOM Mission in Ukraine  

Sustainable Development Goals workshop – as seen from the agenda, today you will still have time to work on your SDGs with your small groups, as well as to present the results of your group discussion to the others. We will also get Natalia Sitnikova to comment on your SDGs, so let’s expect a lively discussion on those!

Project development workshop – kindly see attached all the materials distributed to you at yesterday’s workshop also in an electronic form. We will continue working on your projects on Saturday and will then also present your draft ideas to the rest of the group, after which you will still have an opportunity to polish those at home and in consultation with Davron and myself before finally submitting those to us (let’s agree on the deadline for submissions on Saturday).  

Let me know if you have any questions & see you soon! ,\\\\\



Example project:

Problem statement: People in the community use natural resources in an unsustainable manner causing harm to other people, animals and livelihoods
Project goal: Sustainable use of natural resources in the community
Project objective: To increase local people’s awareness on sustainable use natural resources in the community
Project outputs and outcomes:
OUTPUT:
OUTCOME:

Output 1: 3 short videos produced showcasing consequences of unsustainable use of natural resources in the community and solutions to those



Outcome 1.1:  Local youth’s engagement in volunteer activities increased as a result of their participation in the project

Outcome 1.2: Local youth’s enhanced understanding of the sustainable use of natural resources as a result of their participation in the project


Output 2: 10 photos showcasing consequences of unsustainable use of natural resources in the community and solutions to those



Outcome 1.1:  Local youth’s engagement in volunteer activities increased as a result of their participation in the project

Outcome 1.2: Local youth’s enhanced understanding of the sustainable use of natural resources as a result of their participation in the project


Output 3: Videos and photos made public in the community and their coverage in the local media ensured



Outcome 1.1: Local people’s raised awareness on the harmful impact of unsustainable use of natural resources

Outcome 1.2: Local people’s changed behavior in the use of natural resources



Target group: Local youth
Beneficiaries: Local youth is the principal beneficiary, as they will be directly involved in the project implementation, but the whole community will benefit from the project’s results in a long term
Action Plan:
TIME (when)
ACTIVITY (what)
VENUE (where)
PERSONS RESPONSIBLE (who)
By 15 August

Mobilization of volunteers through an online announcement
Online youth platforms

By 31 August

Writing scenarios for video and photo stories
At the local community jointly with volunteers

During September

Shooting of video and photo stories
At the local community jointly with volunteers

On 15 October

Event to screen videos and exhibit photos

In a yet-to-be-determined venue at the local community

From 15 October onwards

Continue exhibition of photos at local community
Local schools


Budget:

Activity
Provider
Quantity
Price
1.




2.




3.




TOTAL


Visibility: A special event will be organized at local school to screen videos and exhibit photos; after their launch, videos and photos will be kept public in a visible place in the community; videos and photos will also be put online; local media will be invited to cover the video screening and photo exhibition at the local news outlets
Evaluation: Number of youth taking part in development of photo / video stories; number of local people taking part in photo / video stories’ screening 


Project proposal -template

Problem statement:


Project goal: what do you want to achieve with your project? (SMART= specific, measurable, agreed, realistic, time-bound)


Project objective: how you will achieve your project goals? Always start with an action verb.



Project outputs what activities will you conduct / materials produce to achieve your project goal?
Project outcomes what impact the planned activities will have towards your project goal, i.e. you need to be able to measure their impact?
OUTPUT:
OUTCOME:


















Target group: whom do you need to address to achieve the project goal?




Beneficiaries: who will finally benefit from your project’s results?




Action Plan: who, what, when, where will implement the project?
TIME (when)
ACTIVITY (what)
VENUE (where)
PERSONS RESPONSIBLE (who)


































Budget: human, material and financial resources needed for the project

Activity
Provider
Quantity
Price
1.




2.




3.




4.




5.




TOTAL


Partners: whom do you have to partner with for project’s successful realization?





Visibility: how will you make sure that people and especially your target group will get to know about your project and its results?





Evaluation: ways to evaluate and target indicators to enable measurement of your project’s success