UPDATE! African Local Summit - Empowering Africa To Achieve The MDGs

The “African Local Summit” secretariat calls government agencies, civil society, private entities, educational institutions, entrepreneurs, media, traditional and community leaders, artisans and artists, youth groups, social and popular movements from all across Ghana, Africa and the World at large to join the process that will lead to achieving sustainable and equitable development, attaining the Millennium Development Goals in Ghana and Africa at large and also ensuring maximum participation of Africans in The Global Summit 2012.

Call for proposals on Paper Presentations on Innovative Solutions for achieving the MDGs are now being invited on the following tracks – environment, information communication technology, natural resources, good governance, poverty reduction, health, education and culture, private sector development, agriculture, science and technology, youth development, women empowerment, economic and social development, population, peace and security.

Local capacity building tools supported by the 7 Stages to Sustainability Framework LIST:

Additionally, the main Plenary/key note dialogues will present and discuss Pan-African and global policy issues & advocacy solutions.

Abstracts for Capacity Building Presentations and Training Tools can be submitted via email to als@theglobalsummit.org.

The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2012 and applicants will be notified of acceptance by March 01,2012.

Keynote presentations are by invitation only, however, nominations and feedback is welcome.

Interested participants may register at www.africanlocalsummit.org

Interest in Exhibition, Sponsorship, and Partnership should be directed to the “African Regional Summit” secretariat at als@theglobalsummit.org

Volunteers willing to help moderate sessions and/or promote awareness of the event are invited to contact the secretariat.

For further information about the event; please kindly  visit the congress website at www.africanlocalsummit.org or email als@theglobalsummit.org

Africa Leading the World: From Ghana to the Global Summit

The Global Summit which is a biennial event organized by Empowerment Works – www.empowermentworks.org since 2008 with a mission of serving as a catalyst for a global partnership and local program support system by uniting the most powerful and those most affected by decisions made, to co-create a sustainable future.

Moreover, it is a gathering that catalyzes a whole system approach to elevate the primary vehicles of social, economic and environmental change through empowering new voices to be heard in shaping the solutions to the issues that affect them most and also uniting  people hands-on, and online.

Reducing duplication & increasing collective social, economic and environmental impact, The Global Summit delivers “7 Stages to Sustainability” – a whole system educational framework empowering a global partnership network to achieve the Millennium Development Goals & The Earth Charter from the ground up.

Furthermore, through its innovative sessions of discovery and cross-sector exchanges of green, clean and grass-roots friendly technologies via efficiency based awards, exposure of what works and investment forums, advances both effective climate change solutions & sustainable economic development.

Through The Global Summit, each participant meets their specific, individual goals within the broader context of creating a more sustainable future for Humanity.

The next global summit is scheduled for August 15 through August 17, 2012 in London England.

Please kindly find attached an update on Speakers, Registration Information, etc.

The African Local Summit Secretariat

Kofi Kankam, Chair

Email: als@theglobalsummit.org or kofi@theglobalsummit.org

Skype: kofi.kankam1

Telephone:+233-03220-39653 / +233-247661440

Physical Address:

House of Praises, B.H.127

3rd Floor, Asafo Roundabout

Kumasi, Ashanti Region – Ghana

www.africanlocalsummit.org

www.theglobalsummit.org