invitation to the 3rd international klassentreffen

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Saturday 14th May 2011 // Wiesbaden

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Invitation to the

Social business as a means to fulfill the promise of the Millennium Development G



Driven by the will to shape your world, many of you have been inspired by the

power of social business. Our common vision to serve society‟s most pressing

needs binds us together as a powerful community around the world.

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Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Halve the proportion of people living on less than 1$ per day

Achieve universal primary educationEnsure that all boys & girls complete a full course of primaryschooling

The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) have been adopted by world leaders in 2000 and are set to be achieved in 2015

Promote gender equality and empower womenEliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary educationpreferably by 2005, and at all levels by 2015

Reduce child mortalityReduce by two thirds the mortality rate among children under 5

Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseasesHalt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS

Improve Maternal HealthReduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio

Ensure environmental sustainabilityIntegrate the principles of sustain-able development into countpolicies and programs; reverse loss of environmental resources

A global partnership for developmentDevelop further an open, rule- based, predictable, non-discrimatory trading and financial system

Since February 2011 The Grameen Creative Lab has been tasked by the UN to engage theglobal youth in achieving the Millennium Development Goals through social business.

At the 3rd international Klassentreffen we bring the international social business comtogether to look closely at the 8 Millennium Development Goals and social businessmeans to fulfill the promise of the Millennium declaration.

http://www.undp.org/mdg/goal8.shtml









you will have the chance to:

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Deepen your knowledge: benefit from Hans Reitz UN-insights comistraight from the fourth UN-conference for the Least Developed Couin Istanbul with all MDG advocates



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discuss your social business idea: learn from the experience andknowledge of your classmates




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take your ideas to the next level: develop your own

way of making a positive difference in the world



grow your network: connect with partners and social business suppor


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redesign economic theory

you will have the chance to

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Meet with the Grameen Creative Lab in May to keep the pro

"We must not fail the billions who look to the international communityto fulfill the promise of the Millennium Declaration for a better world…“UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon



It́s best to start small and to start soon”Muhammad Yunus

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“YY-conference” from 10am to 3pm

Start Sunday with a social businessbreakfast at perfect day(www.myperfectday.de // Kirchgasse 29,65185 Wiesbaden)Develop your own social business ideas atthe YY-conference*

* Participants can vote for your topic on Saturday. Thetop voted topics will be discussed at the YY-conference. Participants are free in the working modeof the conference

YY big beats @ChopanBleichstr. 34, Wiesbaden

“Early bird” from 6pm to 10pmExperience Social Business City Wiesbaden

in a new way.

Explore your senses at Schloss Freudenberg:

Let blind people guide you in cooperationwith dialogue in the darkMeet social business partners fromWiesbadenEnjoy the evening with hot tea and storiesfrom Afghanistan at“Chopan”

May 13th

The conference from 9am to 6pm“Social business as a means to fulfill the

promise of the Millennium DevelopmentGoals“

Choose from 10 different classes and

enjoy long and deep working sessions

refresh during our special energy breaks

with delicious healthy food and exciting

network surprises

May 14th May 15th

Overview



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The agenda

Saturday 14th May 2010 // the conference

9:00 am Get-together at the Wolfram-von-Eschenbach School (Raabestrasse 2, 65187 Wiesbaden)

9:30 am School day begins : Welcome by The Grameen Creative Lab

10:45 am Start of the modules: International project leaders from GCL offer you10 different classes – you canchoose max. 2

classes and we'll come up with your personal timetable tailored to your individual interests.

Class#1 The junior social business school (all day)Class#2 Social Business City Wiesbaden meets Luxemburg (all day)Class#3 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger (MDG)Class#4 Achieve universal primary education (MDG)Class#5 Promote gender equality and empower women (MDG)Class#6 Improve Maternal Health (MDG)

Class#7 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases (MDG)Class#8 Reduce child mortality (MDG)Class#9 Ensure environmental sustainability (MDG)Class#10 A global partnership for development (MDG)

6:00 p.m. School is over! every long journey starts with a first step…

8:00 p.m. step further YY big beats Party @ Chopan (Bleichstr. 34 65183 Wiesbaden)



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The classes

Class#1 New! the junior social business schoo l (all day) – In cooperation with Ideen³ and Wi.n.d initiative from

the Alanus University, we encourage teenagers under the age of 20 to start their own social business

Class#2 Social Business City Wiesbaden meets Luxemburg (all day)- revive the relationship to Luxembourg

through social business and discuss how to design a social business city framework according to the MDGs

Class#3 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger! Halve the proportion of people living on less than 1$ per day

Learn from Hans Reitz how social business became a powerful tool to eradicate poverty

Class#4 Achieve universal primary education! Ensure that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary

schooling. Discuss new innovative ways of education

Class#5 Promote gender equality and empower women! Learn and discuss with “career path for women.”

how social business empowers women



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The classes

Class#6 Improve Maternal Health!Discuss with pharmaceutical specialists how to achieve universal access to

reproductive health by 2015

Class#7 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases! Learn from social business best practice about

Malaria prevention. Develop with your classmates your own social business idea for healthcare

Class#8 Reduce child mortality! Develop social business ideas how to reduce the mortality rate among childre

under the age of 5

Class#9 Ensure environmental sustainability! Learn from best practice how business and sustainability fit

together

Class#10 A global partnership for development! Develop new strategies for Africa with Dr. Ben Mansour from

Tunisia and follow the freedom revolution with a revoltion of social business.



Want to be part of it?

1: Send us a short informal registration via email to

[email protected] by Friday May 7th

_including a list of your 2 favorite classes

_a short note of what you expect from the Klassentreffen

2: „school fees“ // the participation fees as follows:

Each place costs200 EURwhich covers:

_meals and catering on Saturday 14th May

_the Klassentreffen itself

Ways to support or sponsor the Klassentreffen as a company, NGO,

University or Business School or Philanthropic Foundation:

_ provide financial means to become an official sponsor for the

Klassentreffen

_ Please support students and participants from abroad by sponsoring the

school fees of 200 EUR

Please transfer the participation fee to:

If you can‟t afford this amount, contact [email protected]

we‟re always looking for some helping hands…)

You will receive your participationconfirmation email right after having

transferred the fee.

3: : Meet your future classmates on the playground:

Please visit http://www.grameencreativelab.com/unity

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The Grameen Creative Lab GmbHNassauischeSparkasse // BLZ 510 500 15 // KTO 107 073 983BIC-SWIFT-Code NASSDE55 // IBANDE50510500150107073983

Reason for Transfer: GCL 2011 // your name

Simon StegemannThe Grameen Creative LabCore TeamO: +49-611 9 86 82 33M: [email protected]

Hans Reitz

Creative Advisor to Prof. Yunus

Founder The Grameen Creative Lab

Contact

“homework” // register in 3 steps



How to get there?: Wolfram-von-Eschenbach School Raabestrasse 2, 65187 Wiesbaden

_by plane to Frankfurt Airport

_by train to Wiesbaden Main Station (15 min. walking distance)

_by car

Where to stay?

_high class: Hotel de France: http://www.hoteldefrance.de

_mid range: Motel One Wiesbaden: http://www.motel-one.com/wiesbaden

_low budget: Youth hostel Wiesbaden: http://www.djh-hessen.de/jh/jugendherberge-wiesbaden

http://www.couchsurfing.org/

And what to wear?

_whatever you are comfortable with and look good ;-)

_wear your old school dress for the party and receive a special gift

_make sure that you don„t mind showing your socks – you won„t be wearing your shoes all the time…

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general information



We are looking forward to seeing you soon

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