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YXC IN KOREA
organisation: Consumers Korea
website:
www.cacpk.org
www.consumerskorea.org
www.youthXchange.org
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what do they do for YXC : For the last 4 years, Consumer Korea have successfully organised international youth camps designed to raise awareness on environment to young people. Each year, more than 100 participants come from different parts of the world to share their experience on environmental projects and build a network of young actors of sustainable consumption. They have also created a youthXchange–related website : www.youthXchange.org and run an educational programme for university students.
latest news on YXC : The 4th Global Youth Eco-leadership Camp was held in Seoul, Korea with a theme “Sustainable Consumption and Rice”. The event was focused on current patterns of consumption issue, aiming at identifying the challenges and opportunities for the youth to support the shift towards sustainable consumption and production.
future plans for youthXchange : Consumers Korea is now launching the program of the 5th International Eco-leadership Youth Camp “Stop Global Warming by the Youth” from 13th of Aug to 15th of Aug, 2007 in Seoul, Korea.
quote : “Building the network among youth representatives through sharing cultural diversity would be our best souvenir.”
what else do they do : Consumers Korea is engaged in water preservation and encourages organic agriculture. CK is also working on the elaboration of standards for energy efficiency.
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contacts
Ms. Jaiok Kim
603 Pierson Bld, 89-27 Sinmun-ro 2Ga, Chongro-ku,
Seoul, 110-761, Korea
cacpk@consumerskorea.org
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