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2012-01-03
En ny turné i april - maj med teaterföreställningen My Life och Child's Life
Två föreställningar är på turné i Sverige och Norge i april - maj. Sex barn och ungdomar förmedlar erfarenheter om livet i slummen och på gatan i Dandora, en förort till Nairobi. Child's Life spelas för 6 - 10 år och My Life för ungdomar och vuxna. Vill du ha besök av en föreställning till din skola, högskola eller förening?
Information om föreställningar: Arrangörsinfo Praktisk info Skolinfo
Hör av dig till Peroy peroy@globetree.org
Se musikvideo "Trash is Cash" från Dandora

Theatre tour in April-May with My Life and Child's Life
Two theatre performances will be on tour in the Nordic countries in April - May. Six children and youth will perform life in the slums and on the street in Dandora, a suburb of Nairobi. They share their own experiences and life of friends and neighbors. Child's Life will be performed for the age-group 6-10 years and My Life for youth and adults.

2011-12-24
Julfest på Children Meeting Place, Nairobi
För femte året i rad blev det julfest för barn som bor i slummen och på gatan i Nairobi . 150 barn och ledare möttes vid Children's Meeting Place intill Stadshuset. Det blev en fantastisk jul med grillat getkött, massor med annan mat, fiskdamm, lekar, trummor, dans och godispåsar! Även matkassar till familjer delades ut. Nairobis Lord Mayor deltog och hans tal blev en dans med barnen! Alla barnen skickar ett varmt TACK till alla som gav stöd till kalaset!

Christmas Party at the Children’s Meeting Place, Nairobi
150 children and leaders came to the Christmas party at the Children’s Meeting Place of Nairobi – next to the City Hall. Grilled goat meat, lots of other foods, The Fish Pond (a Swedish tradition of fishing gifts), games, drumming, dancing, face painting and candy bags made the day a success. Also groceries to some families were distributed. H-W. Mayor of Nairobi attended and his speech became a dance with the kids! All the children sent a warm THANK YOU to all supporting the party – we are sure your heard the cheers!

2011-11-18 till 27 nov
10 dagars studieresa till Kenya
Eslöv kommuns hemsida
Årets studieresa till Kenya sammanföll med 10 års jubileet av Children’s Meeting Place - the Mother Tree, som Globträdet ansvarar för på FN-området i Nairobi. Från Sverige deltog en delegation på 16 personer från Eslövs kommun, Växjö Universitet och Alingsås. De deltog i seminarier och program på National Museums of Kenya, FN, City Hall och Uhuru Park i Nairobi. De besökte familjer i Dandora - ett slumområde nära Nairobi - och besökte St Johns skola. Studieresan avslutades med safari till Masai Mara National Reserve. Eslöv knöt kontakter med barn och kommunledning från Lugazi i Uganda och planerade för ett partnerskap mellan kommunerna.
Bildspel - Slideshow

Study tour to Kenya
This year's Study tour to Kenya coincided with the 10th anniversary of the Children's Meeting Place - the Mother Tree. 16 persons – young and old - from 4 cities in Sweden came. They participated in workshops and programs at the National Museums of Kenya, UN, City Hall and Uhuru Park in Nairobi. The Swedish group also visited families in Dandora - a slum area near Nairobi - and St. John's school. The last days they made a safari to the Masai Mara National Reserve. The municipality of Eslöv had a first contact with children and municipal authorities from Lugazi in Uganda. The two municipalities plan for a Partnership program based on the Convention of the Rights of the Child and Sustainable Development.

Tioårsjubileum för the Mother Tree på FN i Nairobi
Vi firade 10 års jubileet av Children’s Meeting Place - the Mother Tree, som Globträdet ansvarar för på FN i Nairobi. Firandet pågick i dagarna tre 18 - 20 november. Starten blev i stadshuset för kommunledare i 4 länder. De förberedde sitt Löfte till Barnen. Barn och ungdomar berättade vad som är viktigt och angeläget på National Museum. Dag två var den Stora Dagen på FN. Barn, ungdomar och ledare för UNEP, UN Habitat, Unicef, Svenska Ambassaden, Stadshuset i Nairobi och Astronaut Loren Acton inledde dagen. Föreställningen My Life inspirerade 7 seminarier. Mother Tree 10 år som mötesplats hedrades med Our Uniting Water and Soil Ceremony. 3:e Dagen överlämnade borgmästaren ett träd till barnen i Nairobi - ett cypress träd - för samtal mellan barn och stadens beslutsfattare. Julibeet avslutades med en trädplantering i Uhuru Park till minne av en nära vän till Globträdet - nobelpristagare Prof. Wangari Mathai och Globträdets rådgivare Börje Berglund som avled några veckor innan jubileet. Totalt deltog över 300 personer.
Bildspel - Slideshow

Ten Years Celebration of the Mother Tree at the United Nations in Nairobi
During three days we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Children's Meeting Place - the Mother Tree at the United Nations, Nairobi -18 - 20 November.
The summary

2011-10-12
Premiere på M/S Hallunda
Arbetstagarna på Hallunda Dagcenter arbetade under våren fram en föreställning som baserades på deras resa till Åland. Föreställningen handlar om en kryssningsresa och vad som händer ombord med förvecklingar kring knark och pengar. Den har fått namnet M/S Hallunda och hade sin premiär den 12 oktober.
Flera bilder från M/S Hallunda

Premier at M/S Hallunda
The Hallunda Day Centre for disabled persons had its Opening Day of the play M/S Halllunda 12 October. The performance showed a cruise trip and what happens on board when drugs and money take the lead.

2011-10-09
Börje Berglund in memoriam

Börje Berglund

Börje Berglund som har varit Globträdets rådgivare sedan 1997 avled plötsligt den 9 oktober bara någon vecka efter han varit hedersgäst vid Framtidsträdets 25-års jubileum. Börje har deltagit i de flesta evenemang alltifrån Framtidsskeppet -98 i Globen, VM i Samarbete till studieresorna och mötet med barnen i Nairobis slumområden. Börje hade ett stort hjärta för att barn skulle få en fin uppväxt. Vi saknar en kär vän och ett stort stöd för Globträdet.

Börje Berglund In Memoriam
Mr. Börje Berglund, former Town Clerk/City Director Stockholm City Hall passed away suddenly on October 9 only one week after he was the Guest of Honor at the 25th Anniversary of the Future Tree. Börje was a close and dear friend and an extraordinary supporter of the Globetree. Börje participated in all big Globetree events starting with the Future Vessel 1998 at the Stockholm Globe Arena to the World Championship in Cooperation 2008 in Uganda. Börje had a big heart for children. We miss him very much.

2011-10-01
Framtidsträdets 25-årsjubileum - Årets Globdag
För 25 år sedan hade vi det första Framtidsmötet på Stockholms Konserthus. 600 barn och ungdomar från 12 länder kom och svarade på frågan - Vad är Livsviktigt inför framtiden. Programmet avslutades med att alla gav en handfull jord till Framtidsträdet som planterades nedanför konserthustrappan. Stockholms Stad uppmärksammade 25-årsjubileet med att förse trädet med en emaljskylt som berättar Framtidsträdets historia och en bänk som omsluter trädet. Barn förenade vatten och jord som överlämnades till Framtidsträdet. Symboler och minnen från de 25 åren förenades i Grünewaldsalen och ska överlämnas till Skattkistan i Stockholms Stadshus.
Bildspel - Slideshow

Future Tree 25 Year Celebration
25 years ago we had the first Future Meeting at the Stockholm Concert Hall. More than 600 children from 12 countries came and gave their response to the question: - What is of life importance for the future. Children performed the response in drama, poems, dance, music, songs and visual arts at the same stage where the Nobel Laureates receive their awards. The program ended with the planting of an ash tree next to the Concert Hall. The City of Stockholm highlighted the 25th anniversary by providing the tree with an enamel sign that tells the history of the Future Tree history and a bench that surrounds the tree.

2011-08-15
My Life

Maisha Yangu is a performance about life in the streets. It is a story depicting a young girl who is forced to live in the streets and how she manages to survive. The actors are 4 children and 2 young adults. The show went on a tour around Sweden from April 7th to May 7th 2011. These children from Dandora, even though they are not professionally trained, have an excellent natural ability to communicate through drama and dance.

As serious as the story sounds, it involves lots of laughs and scenes that urge us to make the lives of street children in Kenya better. The story reminds us that we can’t move forward until we take care of our children.

Written and Directed by Ms Kajsa Dahlstrom – “Mama Kajsa” - actress and president of Globetree, a Swedish NGO. She interviewed many children and young people about their life in the streets. Therefore coming up with the play - a true story told by children through their own eyes. Globetree invited Maisha Yangu on tour in Sweden for one month this year. Maisha Yangu became a success and is asked to come back to Sweden next year for another tour.

We want Maisha Yangu to reach Kenyan audience and we welcome you, your friends and colleagues to the National Theatre.

THE SHOW IS FREE hence limited spaces. Please confirm your attendance for the 3pm, 5pm or 7pm show on the 20TH AUGUST 2011 @ the KENYAN NATIONAL THEATRE. To reserve a place call Mitchell 0721871217, or email us at info@maishayangu.com

2011-05-08
Our tour has now come to an end. We started in Eslöv on Monday which was a great day. Once again Erikshjälpen gave us a lot of support. Tuesday was a resting day.
Wednesday we went to Kaknästornet and went for swimming. We had our last performances on Thursday in Vimmerby.
Friday was a packing day and in the evening we had a farewell party at Rålambshovsparken in Stockholm.
On Saturday we said goodbye to Globetree and we left with sad hearts from Arlanda to Nairobi.

More pictures from last week on tour

2011-04-30
My Life has now toured for the third week.
We have been 2 days in Tensta, one day in Gävle and one day in Hällefors.
On Friday we had to go to the hospital in Eskilstuna as we thought that Aneta had a couple of broken fingers. But we were fortunate, her hand was allright. On Friday eventing we made another visit to Tensta. Our new friends there showed us arround and we had a lot of fun.

More pictures from the third week on tour

2011-04-21
My Life has now toured for the second week.
Due to Easter this was a short week but we have performed in Borlänge, Vålberg and in Karlstad.
We are a little tired so it is time for a good rest.
We will meet friends, play footboll, ride bicycle and watch a lot of movies.

More pictures from the second week on tour

2011-04-16
My Life is now on tour. This week we have been perfroming in Sättila, Skene, Falkenberg, Varberg, Laholm, Uddevalla, KF Gymnasium in Stockholm and Dieselverkstad in Nacka. It has been a lot of traveling for us.
The students in Sweden are warm welcoming. They loved our play and we are very happy about that. We were very nervous when we had our first big performance in Falkenberg. Some questions are a little funny, some think we are living in the bush. They should come to Nairobi and see how we really live and what our life really looks like. It is tough but fun.
Milcah: The weather is very cold. It is a nice place to be because the people are very good. I have even made a couple of friends. I would like to go to college here.
Jackson: It is very interesting and enjoyable. Nice food and warm welcoming. I would love to live here forever to help street children.
Aneta: I love Sweden, I love the food. The weather is not good. I like traveling and could stay here forever.
Dennis: Sweden is a nice place because they are good people and they are more organized. I like performing here in Sweden and I would like to stay here for ever.
Vivian: I like Sweden. I have met many friends. I like the milk here in Sweden.

More pictures from the tour

2011-01-21
Julifrande i Kawangware, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tack för din julgåva
Tack Peter Wåhlin och Mickael Olofsson för bilderna.

2010-06-22
General Assembly meeting of Eurochild in Brussels
Under 2 dagar deltog Kajsa Dahlström på Eurochilds årsmöte i Bryssel som hade fokus på End Poverty Now! Kajsa ingick i arbetsgruppen Child Participation.

2010-06-22
Blå Huset i Tensta
Blå Huset i Tensta skulle läggas ned. Där finns en fullt utrustad teater och andra lokaler för dans och skapande. Globträdet ingick i en krisgrupp för att häva nedläggningen. Vi lyckades – tills vidare! Under sommaren skriver vi en ansökan för att få finansiering att intervjua alla barn i Tensta – vad de vill använda Blå Huset till. Vi är övertygade om att barnen i Tensta kan ge många fina idéer och konkreta förslag.

2010-06-06
Senaste nytt från Globträdet.
Senaste Nytt - Latest News
Historien om Our Life turné - Our Life - Ashes from Icelandic Volcano

2010-06-08
Teaterpremiär i Hallunda
Teaterpremiär i Hallunda - bildspel i större format

I september 2009 började Globträdet ett skapande samarbete med Hallunda dagliga verksamhet. Vi har arbetat med teater en förmiddag i veckan. Tillsammans med arbetstagare och personal har vi skapat en föreställning:
Det är bra att ha ett resmål! med deltagarnas längtan och drömmar.
Premiär var det den 8 juni 2010. Föreställningen kommer att spelas flera gånger under hösten och arbetet fortsätter att utvecklas. Bl.a deltar Globträdet i september i ett seminarium med deltagare från runt om i Sverige.

2010-05-06
Turné med Our Life i Sverige mellan den 15/4-6/5

Det blev en mycket dramatisk start på turnén med föreställningen Our Life. Ett isländskt askmoln tvingade gruppen att landa på flygplatsen i Amsterdam i stället för på Arlanda. De fick övernatta på flygplatsen, bagaget som innehöll all rekvisita fick inte kvitteras ut och en hade malaria. Läs gärna berättelsen och hur vi lyckades genomföra turnén tack vara ett fantastiskt stöd – från många!
Turneplan OurLife April 2010

2010-03-16
Förberedelser och repetitioner med " Our Life"
Kajsa Dahlström åkte till Nairobi i januari och i mars för att förbereda och hjälpa till med repetitioner för föreställningen Our Life som turnerade i Sverige i april.

2009-12-24
Julfest i Childrens Garden
Tack vare ett fantastiskt stöd kunde barnen från Childrens Garden få en härlig julfest med godispåsar, fiskdamm, grillat fårkött, god frukost och kvällsmat! En riktigt fin julafton! Fiskdamm var en nyhet för i år och blev mycket uppskattad – tack för alla bidrag till den!

2009-11-29
Updated programs for the Study Tour to Kenya 19 - 29 November
Inbjudan (Swedish)
Program 19-29 Nov.
Program 25-26 Nov - The National Museums of Kenya and United Nations
Bildspel från Studieresan i Kenya - bildspel i större format

2009-11-09
Globetree Newsletter Nov.2009
Latest news from the Globetree
Introduction by the Globetree Chair
1. Study Tour to Kenya 19 -29 November;Creation of the World Home at the United Nations
2. The 3rd World Championship in Cooperation, Malaysia 2 – 7 July 2010
3. Our Life – Children’s Garden Tour
4. Take off for The World Home - Globe Days
5. Lake Victoria Region Local Authority Cooperation (LVRLAC)
6. Full member of Eurochild
7. Christmas at the Children’s Garden

2009-10-06
Children’s Garden till Sverige
Turnéplan 19 - 30 september
Till Sverige kommer 9 barn och 4 vuxna och spelar föreställningen ”Our Life”. Det är en mycket bra teater-, musik- och dansgrupp som kommer och de har med sig starka budskap om livet på gatan och i slummen och hur utsatta barnen är. Jag tror mötet med barnen och ungdomarna i Children's Garden kan ge nya livsperspektiv till svenska ungdomar och kanske också nå även de ungdomar som tappat fotfästet eller förlorat sig i alkohol och droger.

Läs här om Jackson Geshege liv som är huvudpersonen i föreställningen.
En dag med Children’s Garden kan inspirera till att hitta samarbetsmöjligheter mellan flera förvaltningar: skol-, social-, kultur- och miljöförvaltning.
Children’s Garden ger undervisning upp till och med Primary School. Man har fokus på kultur; dans, musik, sång och drama. Alla barn deltar i odling och ger förslag på hur man ska plantera träd och växter.

Globedagen i Farsta den 21 september
World Home Thoughts
Reflections from Childrens Garden
Föreställningen Our Life och filmen Citizen Oketch
Bildspel från Globdagen i Farsta - bildspel i större format

2009-09-06
Children´s Garden to Sweden. Tour 19th - 30th of September
Globetree got support from the Swedish Institute with travel expenses for group of 9 children and 4 teachers/leaders from the Children’s Garden in Nairobi, Kenya. The support realizes a dream we have had in the Globetree - to organise a tour, with the Children's Garden combining performances with seminars and workshops.
The group from Children’s Garden is talented in theatre, music and dance and they will present their performance "Our Life". The play is based on their own experiences how it is to live on the streets and in their local environment.

Världshemmet - Årets Globdagar 21 – 22 september
EU-parlamentariker Anders Wijkman och kommunalråd Tord Tjernström från Strängnäs kommer till årets Globdagar, som arrangeras i samarbete med Children’s Garden, prof. Birgitta Qvarsell, Pedagogiska institutionen och prof. Karin Helander, Centrum för barnkulturforskning vid Stockholms universitet samt Ingrid Engdahl, universitetsadjunkt och ordf. i Svenska OMEP (Organisation Mondiale pour l´Éducation Préscolaire).
Under två dagar gör vi ett mini-bygge av Världshemmet där våra olika livserfarenheter och angelägenheter möts och visar på vägar hur vi lär av varandra och samarbetar över gränser. Till finalen dag 2 inbjuds politiker och tjänstemän på både lokal och nationell nivå. Delar av Världshemmet kommer att resa vidare till FN i Nairobi i november och blir upptakten till VM i Samarbete i Bryssel 2012.Children’s Garden spelar föreställningen ”Our Life” den 21 september kl. 18.00.
Boka tiden! Lokal är Vår Teater i Farsta. Kom gärna tillsammans med barn och ungdomar!

The World Home - Annual Globedays 21st-22nd of September
The group from the Children’s Garden will play an import role in the Globedays. The theme of the Globedays is “The World Home” which is an ongoing working process, running from the afternoon of Monday 21st until Tuesday 22nd September. On the program is the performance “Our Life” the 21 September at 18.00.
Our partners in the planning of the Globedays are The Children's Garden, OMEP (Organisation Mondiale pour l'Éducation Préscolaire) and Stockholm University (The Pedagogical Institution and The Centre for the Studies of Children’s Culture). Meet us at Vår Teater in Farsta.

2009-09-09
Studieresa till FN och Children’s Garden i Nairobi 19-29 november
Missa inte möjligheten att vara med på den studieresa till FN och Children’s Garden som vi planerar att göra den 19-29 november i år. Den kommer att utformas lite annorlunda än tidigare resor. Barn och ungdomar i Children’s Garden kommer att bli guider och dela med sig av sina erfarenheter.
På FN möts vi vid Children’s Meeting Place där vi presenterar Världshemmet och samtalar med ledare från FN’s miljöprogram (UNEP) och bosättningsprogrammet (UN Habitat). Studieresan är en fin fortbildning för er som arbetar och samarbetar med barn och ungdomar och behöver eller vill få ett internationellt perspektiv. Vi inbjuder både barn/elever och vuxna.
Hittills har över 300 personer deltagit i Globträdets studieresor till Kenya, Tanzania och Uganda. Du kan läsa om tidigare studieresor.

2009-09-06
Study Tour to UN and the Children’s Garden in Nairobi
Welcome to Globetree's Study Tour in Kenya with a meeting and presentations at the UN, a full day at Children’s Garden, a meeting at the National Museum of Kenya, the open air museum, Bomas and visits to schools and institutions for children from different walks of life.
The theme for the Study-tour this year is the World Home, which will be the theme for the World Championship in Cooperation planned to be held in EU-Brussels in 2012. Young people from the Children's Garden will be our guides in the program of the Study-tour.
The World Home will be presented to the head office for the UN environmental program (UNEP) ) and UN settlements (UN Habitat). Children and Mayors from cities around the Lake Victoria will join with their parts of the World Home.

2009-04-23
Amanda Löfgrens YWPA- scholarship

2009-03-23
Newsletter March 2009
1. Study-tour to the Children’s Meeting Place at the UN in Kenya – November 2009
2. WorldCiC in Malaysia: "We welcome the world in the spirit of cooperation”
3. Two awards to the Globetree within two months
4. Children’s program for the UN Habitat Regional Conference of Mayors of Capital Cities of Africa.

5. Plan for a tour of Children’s Garden performance in Sweden – This is Our Life!
6. Seminar and Workshop: Världshemmet – The World House
7. Partnership/twinning between Sweden and Uganda/Kenya
8. Rabbit project in cooperation with the Swedish Catholic Church
9. Christmas at Children’s Garden -08
10.Globetree on the move

2008-11-19
Globtree received the award from Icke-våldsfonden (Anti-violence fond) the 30th of November 2008 in St. Jacobs church, Stockholm.
See Ickevåldsfonden

See Video from Silver Rose Award
Text from www.solidar.org

Kajsa Dahlstrom, President of the organisation commented that she felt like she was receiving the Nobel Prize and stated that “The Silver Rose Award will inspire [our] vision and work”.

Globetree illustrates a positive way to promote children’s rights and participation. In keeping children at the centre of their work, Globetree works on a scientific base, using creative expressions, such as theatre, drama and art, as the key tool to mobilise and support children and their teachers in efforts to improve their lives and living environment. The idea is that adults have to learn to see how social and physical environments influence children’s behaviour; acknowledging that children included in this environment will naturally join in with decision-making processes, whilst children left outside often become a risk to themselves and others. Globetree has several international achievements and has hosted their representations in countries all over the world with the aim of bringing people together and developing a group vision of the future with the participation of children from all horizons. Their latest project was the World Championship in Cooperation hosted in Kampala, Uganda in June 2008 which intended to facilitate dialogue in a cooperative rather than competitive spirit by allowing the youth to formulate and propose solutions to issues impacting them for action and implementation-commitments from the adult stakeholders.

2008-09-17
Newsletter September 2008
Contents of our September 2008 Newsletter:
Globetree winning the Silver Rose Award;
The World Championship in Cooperation Kampala - June 2008;
WorldCiC at UNEP Children’s Conference, Stavanger, Norway;
Partnership/twinning between Sweden and Uganda/Kenya;
Children’s Garden First and Second Winner in National Art Festival, Kenya;
Globetree Yearly Globedays 24 – 25 October.

“As the Solidar Silver Rose Awards celebrate the achievements of exceptional people who dedicate their work to social justice the Silver Rose Jury decided that Globetree is an outstanding Award Winner in 2008.”

SOLIDAR’s Silver Rose Awards were launched in 2000 to help raise the profile of individuals and organizations whose struggles contribute greatly to social justice and equality throughout the world. The winners are always powerful advocates of change, united by their passion, commitment and vision for bringing about a fairer and more just society.

Globetree wants to congratulate everybody in our network being a part of this award. You are several thousands around the world of children and youth from all walks of life and adults representing many life experiences and professions! You have in so many ways supported, inspired, challenged and developed the vision and work of Globetree.

The award event will take place the 15 October 2008 at the European Parliament in Brussels.
See www.solidar.org

See pictures from the Second World Championship in Cooperation, which took place in the wonderful City of Kampala, in Uganda.

Partnership-twinning between municipalities in Sweden - Uganda - Kenya Sponsored by SALA IDA (Sida)
Globetree has supported the start of partnership-twinning between 10 cities/municipalities in Uganda, Kenya and Sweden. With financial support from Sala-Ida (Sida) mayors and other high officials from the 10 municipalities travelled to make the first contacts and prepare for projects. The United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child and Agenda 21/Sustainable Development are the foundation of all projects actively involvning children and youth. Partnership Uganda-Sweden: Kampala - Kalix, Jinja - Skellefteå, Mukono - Vimmerby and Busia - Robertsfors. Partnership Kenya - Sweden: Homa Bay - Värmdö. All 10 came together for a common kick off at the Second World Championship in Cooperation hosted by Kampala City Council, 2 - 6 June 2008.

2008-03-13 to 2 April
Feasibility study of Children’s Village in Kenya
“Rights of the Child and Cooperation with Kenya Probation Authorities on improving rehabilitation activities in selected juvenile, borstal institutions and probation hostels".
Mr. Jacky Foo has on behalf of the Globetree done a feasibility study in Kenya for a Children’s Village with support from Forum Syd, Sweden. The study was made March 13 – April 2 in collaboration with Kenyan Ministry of Home Affairs.
The goal is to have a piece of land close to Nairobi where several organizations working with children at risk can cooperate and in that way reduce costs for food and heating, have rehabilitation and vocational activities, safety and security and efficient land use.
A proposal has been made to the Kenyan Ministry of Home Affairs to establish a Children’s Village and Vocational Centre (70 acres) at Lower Kabete. The Ministry has established a Kenya Committee in Oct. 2007. There is also a report called “Children on probation and their environment at Probation Centres in Kenya”.
Children’s Garden will develop a program which will test the ideas and suggestions which was expressed and concluded in the seminar. Children’s Garden will be a test arena to see in practice what works and what doesn’t work. The children were equal partners in the seminar and in the follow up program in Children’s Garden.

2008-03-04
Children's Meeting Place in Brusssels
Vice President Ms Margot Wahlström and Vice President/Commissioner Mr Franco Fratini inaugurate the Childrens Meeting Place at European Commission in Brussels the 4th of March.
Children and youth from the European School of Brussels performed Our Uniting Water and Soil Ceremony at the Inauguration of the Children's Meeting Place. The children presented questions and shared their concern for their environment and the world to Ms Wallström and Mr Frattini.

1-11th of January 2008
Meeting at Children’s Meeting Place, Simanjiro, Tanzania
At the very start of 2008 Globetree President Ms. Kajsa Dahlström, Managing Director of children’s and youth’s influence in Strängnäs and Globetree Representative Ms. Helena Edvinsson and Globetree representative Ms. Märta Velander were invited to Simanjiro District to meet and plan for a World Championship in Cooperation in Maasai land. Unfortunately, due to the crisis in the neighbour country Kenya, Ms. Kajsa Dahlström could not come. She is invited to come later on.
The meeting took place under the Maasai Mother Tree (Ficus Natalensis)
Around 200 people, young and old, gathered at the Children’s Meeting Place in Emboreet, Simanjiro district. A Committee was established that will work in Globetree spirit and Work for a WorldCiC. The committee was formed with members from each village, decision makers, school, women and children representatives.
Voices from Plenary Meeting:
“An International meeting here in Simanjiro would be for getting together; for strong friendship, for strengthening friendship, for people from different parts of the world to share and learn about new cultures. To see what we can have together and share. To give references to traditional environmental strategies. To find solutions for environmental protection.
To find the crossroads where we meet each other.”
“…Meeting with a connection to human roots…”
“…Thanks to Globetree nowadays most children are sent to school. No drop outs and low absence at the lessons. Now the grown ups listen to children needs and now the children can ask.”
“The Maasai culture is strong and has not allowed women and children to join meetings, but now there is a change”
“… here in Simanjiro our guests can also learn our culture”

2007-12
Chrismas at Children’s Garden
During Christmas over 200 children and visitors came together to celebrate Christmas at Children’s Garden in Nairobi, Kenya. Christmas became a wonderful celebration, thanks to a separate fund-raising organised by Ms. Ann Bergerlind teacher at Katarina Norra Schol, Stockholm. Goats, good food, sweets, decorations, presents and over 100 pairs of shoes made a great Christmas celebration. They all send their warm thanks to all sponsors!

Kajsa Dahlström, presiden Globetree: “We had a lot of fun! We danced, sang, played together. Many Swedes came and all joined for a Lucia procession. One of the goats joined the Lucia and was nicely decorated. A special Shoe Song and dance was composed by Robert Wawesh and his brother. It was performed by all children on the basket field before they received their shoes.
For me this year became extra special because just before Christmas, Jackson Gacegi was released from the Youth Prison in Mombasa after 1 year and 8 months. His special wish was to come to Children’s Garden and get carpenter education. Jackson had a tough time in prison and the Christmas in Children’s Garden marked a change of his life”.

2007-09-26
Globe Day at the Stockholm City Museum (Stadmuseum)
The Globe Day is the annual meeting, mainly with the Swedish Globetree network. The issues of this year were:
• WorldCiC in Kampala 2008. Preparations for Swedish participants.
• Exchange program between municipalities of Sweden and Kenya/Uganda
• Study Tour to Kenya and Uganda in December 2007.
• Planning for the theme weeks in Swedish municipalities in 2008: “We in the World and the World among us”

2007-08
Preperations for WorldCiC in Kampala
In the first two weeks of August the President of the Globetree, Ms. Kajsa Dahlström made a follow-up trip to Kenya and Uganda. During this trip the Office of the Permanent Secretary of the Kenyan Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) in principle endorsed the establishment of the Children's Village Project and promised to assist in providing access to land in Kenya.
Participants in the meeting were Director of Administration, Mrs. Emily Gatuguta, the Director of the Department of Probation Services and After Care and his colleagues, Director of the Department of Children's Services, the Chief Finance Officer and his colleagues and Mrs. Mercy Musomi of the Girl Child Network.
Other meetings were held with H.W. Deputy Mayor of Kampala and Head of Education in both Kampala and Entebbe together with Head Teachers, NGO’s and others who are in the Committee for the WorldCiC 08.

Nairobi Meetings
In Nairobi meetings were held with the Globetree partners in the Pillars of Hope.
The Children’s Garden is developing by leaps and bounds. The activity has been moving from the small metal sheet houses to the big house in Kawangare which allow space for board, lodging and education for more than 200 children. New toilets have been installed as the old ones collapsed. The program was visited together with artist and producer of music Mr. Robert W. Kiboy and his wife Ms. Lisa Forsberg in order to find new creative ways of art. Children’s Garden won a special competition this year. They were secnd in a National Competition between schools for Art.
The Baby Hope Centre was visited in its new premises where Ms. Jessica Bernestrom and her mother Monica volunteered to help for 14 days. Ms. Jane Ruvaga has now 10 abandoned babies and recently sent a SOS that the long period of rain makes it impossible to dry material nappies and the babies became sick in the cold. They have now a new washing machine and radiators in the children’s room.
Ms Jane Ramu has for a long time had problems with the school principal to accept her teaching of the deaf and blind children. It came to a point where the principal closed her classrooms. The parents took action and media raised the problem. The department is now opened again and another positive result of the attention was that Jane now has a chief position for the education of deaf and blind children.

2007-08
Stockholm Water Symposium
At Stockholm Water Symposium during the Stockholm Water Week in August, the President of Globetree got the opportunity to meet with the Mayors of Entebbe, Homa Bay, Kisumu and Mwanza, Deputy Mayor of Kampala and the Director of Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC). The issue of Children’s Empowerment and Children’s Participation was discussed. Another meeting took place with H.W. Mayor of Entebbe and Deputy Mayor of Kampala for the planning of the WorldCiC next year and the Seminar during the coming Study Tour in December.

2007-05-08
Invitation - Dialogue between children and politicians
The 8 of May 120 children and youth from 10 schools in Stockholm met with representatives from the five political parties of the City under the oak tree in the courtyard of the Stockholm City Hall. The tree is the Stockholm Children’s Meeting Place with inspiration from the Mother Tree at UN in Nairobi. The pupils had prepared questions in their respective schools and decided which questions to bring to their politicians, who answered their questions. The pupils also had the opportunity to put questions to the foreign guests from Kenya, Uganda and Malaysia.

2007-04-30
Study tour in Sweden with delegates from Uganda, Kenya and Malaysia
Between the 5th and 17th of May Mayors and leaders of organisations from Kenya, Malaysia and Uganda came to Sweden for a study tour during 14 days in May. They visited 6 municipalities – Värmdö, Haninge, Vimmerby, Strängnäs, Kalix, Skellefteå – and 2 City districts of Stockholm – Katarina-Sofia and Tensta. The group of ten persons was keen to learn how children, young persons, teachers, project leaders and politicians prepared, realized and followed up of the WorldCiC in Stockholm, 2006.
The study tour included a seminar at The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, a visit to Barnombudsmannen (Children’s ombudsman), the Swedish Parliament, Stockholm City Hall and Stockholm Culture Administration.

2007-01-07
UNEP conference on Globalization and the Environment
Globetree got a unique invitation from UNEP (United Environment Programme) to contribute to the 24th session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum in the conference on Globalization and the Environment 5 - 9 February 2007, Nairobi, Kenya

The Globetree contributed with 4 events:
• Participation in the Opening Ceremony of the conference
• Dialogue between delegates and children at the United Nations Children’s Meeting Place
• Connected Dreams Scuplture to UNEP from Varberg Municipality. Connected Dreams was one of the art presentations at the Future Vessel of WorldCiC 2006 in Stockholm. Connected Dreams became a Centre Peace of art at the UN Conference and also gave name to the Conference itself. Connected Dreams is a huge Drop of Water uniting all nations of the world and has now its final place at the United Nations.
• Exhibitions
Globetree invited 50 children to participate in the program from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Sweden and we worked together with “Tree Theatre Group” from Malaysia. The joint Opening Program of the UNEP’s Governing Council Meeting became a success!
The children presented Our Uniting Water Ceremony and inspired the audience to sing along in “Let Us Join! – You Can Count on Us!” – Directly after the ceremony the Vice President of Kenya made his address to the conference.
The Ministers of Environment from Algeria, Kenya and Sweden together with the Ambassador from Malaysia and several Mayors participated in a non-formal meeting at the Children’s Meeting Place under the acacia tree of the United Nations.
The Connected Dreams sculpture was placed at the entrance and welcomed all delegates.

Vice Mayor of Nairobi Mr. Ferdinand Ndungu Waititu invited to a meeting February 6, where coming hosts of a World Championship in Cooperation discussed future cooperation.
Vice Mayor of Kampala Ms. Namayanja Florence presented how Kampala is planning for WorldCiC around World Environment Day (2-5 June) 2008
The Mayor of Morelia, Mexico, Mr. Salvador López Oruna participated to get ideas of a planned WorldCiC in Mexico.
Mr. Jes. I. Izaidin, leader of ”Tree Theatre Group Malaysia” will take the idea with him back home to the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur to host a WorldCiC in 2010.


Opening	Future Vessel	Parade	Treeplanting