GSEF Newsletter March 2020

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2020-04-01

March 2020

Nous rappelons à nos abonnés que la majorité des articles accessibles à travers les liens ci-dessous sont également disponibles en français et en espagnol sur notre site. Bonne lecture!

Nos gustaría recordarles que la mayoría de nuestras noticias e información del boletín está disponible también en francés y español. ¡Les deseamos una buena lectura!

The Call for Proposals of GSEF2020 in Mexico City is continuing. We would like to encourage SSE actors all over the world to submit a proposal of their innovation initiative that contributes to the transformation of our economy into a sustainable and inclusive one. Selected organizations/institutions will be invited to share their experience during GSEF2020. We are looking forward to welcoming more than 2,000 participants. Please find more information in GSEF2020's official website.

Apply Now!

Message from the GSEF Secretariat with regard to COVID-19:

Building a more resilient and solidarity city to overcome this unprecedented challenge together

Message from the Chair-City of GSEF, the Seoul Metropolitan Government:

Our unified effort will help us win this battle against COVID-19

In March, we welcomed our new Team Manager, Ms. Ahreum KIM. She has extensive professional experience in designing, managing, monitoring and evaluating over a hundred international development/humanitarian projects. We hope that GSEF will be able to initiate numerous new projects through her experience.

Taking this opportunity, we would also like to thank Ms. JinKyung CHOI for her kindness and long service at GSEF. We appreciated the time working with JinKyung and her commitment to strengthening the cooperation and solidarity between local governments and SSE organizations.

We are thrilled to have welcomed recently 4 new members from Africa, Asia, and Europe into the GSEF family:

Are you a Government Official, International Development NGO and University (Official)?

Are you planning to study for a Master Degree in Social Economy?

Are you planning to experience a daily life full of SSE actors around you in Korea?

Here is your chance!

Apply for 2020 KOICA Master Degree Scholarship Programme. One of the programs opened for applications is the KOICA-KAIST Master's Degree Program in Social Economy

In the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, our member Social Value and Solidarity Foundation (SVS Fund) decided to launch an initiative to support social economy enterprises affected by the severe economic downturn in Korea.

【2020 Asia Pacific Social Innovation Partnership Award】

Application period: 2020/02/01 – 2020/06/01

The Asia Pacific Social Innovation Partnership Award is established to explore dynamic social innovation models in the Asia Pacific region and to motivate more change-makers to contribute to social innovation, discovering and celebrating social innovation partnerships that connect diverse stakeholders and make significant social impacts.

Our member, Jagriti Child and Youth Concern Nepal (JCYCN), was recently involved in the successful organization of two events and contributed to advancing the agenda for youth & generation equality and the rights of girls and women in Nepal.

Mark your calendar for the 9th edition of the Mont-Blanc Meetings (1-2 October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland)! The theme of this year's MBM is 'Social Progress - Social Responsibility: How to Build the SSE of the 21st Century?'.