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ABOUT US
Global Network for Sustainable Development (GNSD) was initiated by the
group of participants of the leadership workshops Empowerment for Peace
through Leadership in Agribusiness and Sustainability (EmPeaceLABS)
held in Jalgaon (India). The workshops were organized by the partnership be-
tween Arizona State University (ASU) and Gandhi Research Foundation (GRF).
The network was launched at the meeting of Rotary Clubs in Kathmandu
(Nepal) in November 2014. Until April 2017 GNSD was functioning as a project
of ASU Department of Psychology. In August 2017 it was registered in Arizona
as an acting globally NGO, and in January 2018 received a 509 (a) (2) status.
The network is affiliated with ASU and numerous community organizations
worldwide.
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MISSION
In the context of increased violent conflicts between ethnic groups, people
of different religions, and the easiness with which young individuals are
recruited by terrorist organizations, addressing the issue of a relationship
between sustainable development and peace becomes a high priority. We
assume that sustainable development is impossible without peace, and
that we cannot achieve peace without sustainable development.
The mission of GNSD is to contribute to the United Nations Sustain-
able Development Goals by educating young future community lead-
ers about the principles of environmental and economic sustainabil-
ity, and by involving them in active achieving of these goals.
GNSD intends to implement this mission by creating worldwide Sustain-
ability and Peace Clubs. These clubs will involve their members in com-
munity projects addressing sustainable development, and non-violent
conflict resolution practices.
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OUR FOCUS IS ON Sustainable Development Goals
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS To read the bios of the Board members please visit our website:
www.gnsd.org
Dr. Marek Wosinski (USA)
President
Jerrie Ueberle (USA, China)
President of the World Academy for the Future of Women (
Birendra Kumar (India)
Vice President
Megan McDermott (USA)
Vice President
Dr. Ashima Mathur (USA)
Associate Vice President & Secretary
Dr. Robert Cialdini (USA)
ASU Regents’ Professor Emeritus
Georgina Galanis (USA)
Global Movement for the Culture of Peace
Dr. Chen Jianrong (China)
Jinan University
Silas Ngahane (Ethiopia)
Associate at the Office of the Deputy Chairper-son of the Africa Union
Dr. Sapna Narula (India)
Associate Professor, TERI School of Advanced Studies
Dr. Joseph Ryarasa (Rwanda)
Executive Director of Never Again Rwanda
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EXECUTIVE TEAM To read the bios of the Executive Team members please visit our website:
www.gnsd.org
Dr. Marek Wosinski (USA)
President
Birendra Kumar (India)
Vice President
Megan McDermott (USA)
Vice President
Dr. Ashima Mathur (USA)
Associate Vice President & Secretary
Pabitra Pandeya (USA)
Assistant Secretary
Alejandra Molina (USA)
Assistant Secretary
Alyaa Al-Maadeed (Qatar)
Assistant Secretary
Bibesh Manandhar
President of GNSD Nepal
L. González Alvarado (USA)
Treasurer
Dr. Tanu Varma
President of GNSD India
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Rajesh Jangareddy (USA) Expertise: Business develop-ment
M.V. Krishna Kumar (USA) Expertise: Corporate busi-ness
Aidan Cooney (USA)
Expertise: Visual media
Helvecia Takwe (Cameroon) Expertise: Training of trainers
Bradley Lusk (USA) Expertise: STEM Education, Grant Writing
Ruchi Kumar (USA) Expertise: Coaching
ADVISORY COMMITTEE To read the bios of the committee members please visit our website:
www.gnsd.org
Annie Halle (USA) Expertise: Sustainability education
Osee Lieberman (USA) Expertise: International affairs & government relations
Stephane Ingrand (France) Expertise: Agriculture
Kim Eagles (China)
Expertise: Smart schools
Mohamed Camara (USA)
Expertise: Legal issues
Danjuma M Daruna (Nigeria) Expertise: Relationship with youth initiatives in Africa
Mira Jankowska (Poland) Expertise: Women Empow-erment
Kaiser Riyadh (Bangladesh)
Expertise: Motivational
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SUSTAINABILITY CLUBS FOR PEACE
Youth interested in environmental aspects of sustainable de-
velopment may choose to create Sustainability Clubs for
Peace.
Among other activities such clubs can:
Raise in school environmental, social, cultural and legal con-
sciousness about various aspects of sustainable development.
Get involved in community projects addressing environmental
issue, such as green energy, water harvesting, etc.)
Promote the role of women in sustainable development.
Set up a forum where students, teachers, and parents can express
their viewpoints.
Promote not only the rights of youth, but also its obligations to-
wards society.
Teach students how to create global partnerships, by bringing
together students from different cultures, religions and back-
grounds.
Create in schools a library of resources for learning about sus-
tainability, peace, and protection of environment.
FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE DOWNLOAD FROM OUR WEBSITE THE MANUAL
DESCRIBING HOW TO ORGANIZE A SUSTAINABILITY OR PEACE CLUB.
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PEACE CLUBS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Youth interested in various aspects of peace education may choose to
create in their school Peace Clubs for Sustainability.
Among other activities such clubs can:
Provide students, parents and teachers with skills and knowledge on how to effectively resolve conflicts without violence.
Promote the role of women in peace building.
Get involved in community projects addressing the issues of social justice, conflict resolution and peace.
Set up a forum where students, teachers, and parents can express their view-points.
Promote not only the rights of students, but also their obligations towards society.
Teach students how to create global partnerships, by bringing together stu-dents from different cultures, religions and backgrounds.
Raise social, cultural and legal consciousness in school environment about various aspects of sustainable development by adopting various forms of environmental protection (like green energy, water harvesting, etc.)
Create in schools a library of resources for learning about sustainability,
peace, and protection of environment.
FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE DOWNLOAD FROM OUR WEBSITE THE MANUAL DESCRIBING HOW TO ORGANIZE A
SUSTAINABILITY OR PEACE CLUB.
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INVITATION TO JOIN OUR NETWORK
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
If you are a student, by becoming an INDIVIDUAL MEMBER of GNSD you
may:
Become a member of either Sustainability Club for Peace or Peace Club for Sustainability .
Get access to Network’s library of resources and Blogs connecting with clubs worldwide.
Participate in events and workshops organized by GNSD and partner or-ganizations.
Learn how to create local and global partnerships.
Learn about the UN Sustainable Development Goals and contribute to their realization.
Become a promoter of peace education in your community.
Learn about various options for involvement in local and global communi-ties.
Earn a certificate of “Champion of Sustainable Development and Peace”
If you are a teacher, governmental official, or community leader by be-
coming a GNSD member you may:
Expand their professional knowledge about sustainable development and peace education.
Contribute to the education of new generation of community leaders.
Participate in local and international events organized by the network..
Earn a certificate of completing continuing education requirement.
Become a member of the global network of people promoting sustainable development and peace.
If you are a senior citizen, by becoming an INDIVIDUAL MEMBER of GNSD you may work as a mentor for sustainability and peace clubs. This role may give you a unique opportunity to share your professional expertise with youth, and make your retirement time purposeful and satisfactory.
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INVITATION TO JOIN OUR NETWORK
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP
If you work for any community organization involved in the realization of any of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, you may invite your organization to become an organizational member of GNSD. Our goal is to make work of our organizational members visible worldwide. We hope that community activists, governmental officials, university faculty and students around the world will learn not only about the vision and solution of-fered by the members of the network, but also about the specific cultural con-text in which your organization is functioning. Each organization that is a member of GNSD will have its own interactive page on our internet platform, allowing publishing information about the organiza-tion's projects and events. This page will also allow posting information about volunteering and funding needs, as well as offer the opportunity to request feedback from other members of the network about projects conducted by the organization. One staff member of the member organization must register as an individual member of GNSD, and serve as a contact person having access to editing fea-tures of the interactive page. In exchange, we expect that the organizational member will indicate on its website that it is a member of GNSD, and create there a link to our network.
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HOW TO REGISTER
To register at as an individual or organizational member, you need to go to our website (www.gnsd.org), click on JOIN in the top menu, and follow the instructions. When you receive a confirmation of accep-tance, you will have access to our RESOURCES page, and to the Blogs on clubs’ pages.
While registering you may ask to be assigned to an already existing club. If there is no club in your school or community, you may contact your Regional Coordinator, and ask for advice on how to proceed. Ap-plication form for registration of clubs can also be found on the JOIN page.
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CONTACT US
USA P.O. Box 871104, Tempe, AZ 85287
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 602 295-9688
INDIA Anagha Chavhan, D/o Ajay Chavhan, Uday
Nagar Ayodhya Nagar NIT Garden Nagpur, plot no. 56
Maharashtra 440024
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +919096105067
NEPAL Lalitpur, wad. No 23, Gairiguan, District Kathmandu,
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +977 14429871
OUR WEBSITE:
www.gnsd.org
We invite you to become a Regional Coordinator.
They are responsible for organization and mentoring of activities of Peace Clubs and Sustainability Clubs internationally, or in their region (a town, vil-
lage, district, county, or country)
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO SEE THE CURRENT LIST OF REGIONAL COORDINATORS
AND CONTACT US IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING ONE OF THEM..
