The World Council of Churches sent a group of staff and interns to participate in the 32nd protestant Kirchentag in Bremen, Germany, 20 to 24 May 2009.

The interns detailed some of their experiences of working on the WCC stall, bible studies, workshops and sleeping in a classroom with 16 people.

Read their thoughts and reflections on the interns blog. 

“Our World, Our Climate, Our Food” is a project of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The project is designed to disseminate information and raise awareness on climate change, environment and food security issues.

One facet of the project is a competition in which young people are encouraged to participate using photos, videos and sharing local knowledge.

For more information and to take part visit the FAO competition page.

Pristine beaches, breathtaking landscapes, portraits of local people and family photographs in unusual settings certainly constitute common images of holidays.

The Ecumenical Coalition on Tourism (ECOT) are looking for ‘unusual’ photographs on tourism that may question current practices to feature in their soon to be redesigned website.

You are invited to send your photographs to tourismscan@gmail.com.

The forthcoming Centenary of the World Missionary Conference held in Edinburgh 1910 is proving to be a suggestive moment for many people who are seeking direction for Christian mission in the 21^st century.

Several different constituencies within world Christianity have begun to plan significant events in 2010.

The youth involvement has already begun through a facebook group and will continue with young people attending  the central conference in Edinburgh and contributing to an online consultation on mission.

To find out the latest you can visit the Edinburgh 2010 website and/or join the facebook group.

Br. Jean Patrick and Br. Andre from the Taize Community, France, recently visited the Diocese of Jabalpur, Church of North India (CNI), to meet with around 75 young people.

The meeting was held at Christ Church Cathedral, Jabalpur, with praise and worship being led by the Christ Church Cathedral Youth.

To read more please visit the CNI website.

The Council of Latin American Churches (CLAI) Youth Pastoral Committee in Argentina has set up a common agenda for the 10 CLAI member churches for 2009. The first activity is addressing the theme of addiction in five different Argentinian cities. The aim is to strengthen youth leader’s skills in facing this problem in their communities from a theological perspective.

From 15-17 August there will be an ecumenical youth seminar, on the theme “Overcoming Violence”. The agenda includes specific discussions on youth violence, domestic violence and trafficking on women, youth and children.

For more detailed information on these activities (in Spanish only), visit CLAI's website.

The agreement between CLAI and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to promote awareness in the area of sexual health and HIV prevention in Latin America started with a workshop in Paraguay.

35 youth leaders from seven denominations attended this gathering on a biblical approach to sexuality, which is the first step to build up resources to work at community and church level on topics related to sexuality and youth.

For more detailed information on these activities (in Spanish only), visit CLAI's website.

The Joint Advocacy Initiative is inviting YMCA and YWCA youth leaders from around the world to join the annual Journey for Justice Program in Palestine and Israel.

The challenging program aims to witness and accompany Palestinian youth in their daily life, which includes:

• Stories / experiences / dreams and daily life sharing
• Devotions and reflections
• Home stays with Palestinian host families
• Passing through checkpoints and roadblocks together
• Visiting their universities and realize Palestinian students' difficulties

For more information and to apply please visit jai-pal.org