WE GLOBAL YOUTH ADVISORY MEETING
Today, we had an emergency Youth Advisory Council Meeting with ALL of the councils from around the world with WE. We covered damage control for the current situation with the Coronavirus and seeing what we can do as Ambassadors with WE to still do good in the world!
My meeting notes:
- How has the coronavirus outbreak affected YOU?
- Well-being
- Education
- Social life
- How has the coronavirus outbreak affected WE?
- ME to WE trips → safety of the locals and the volunteers?
- Want to keep WE villages safe!
- WE has been planning for the recession
- Will still be planning
- Will be having less people fundraising
- ME to WE trips → safety of the locals and the volunteers?
- How do we move forward?
- Virtual 12 Week WE Ambassador Program & Certificate
- Learning more about the different areas of the organization (five pillars)
- Virtual 12 Week WE Ambassador Program & Certificate
- What would we as YOUTH want to learn?
- Tax organization and accounting
- Accountability & organization as a global organization
- How to maintain well-being in this situation → mindfulness
- Focus on mental health
- What can we do from home?
- Make notes of encouragement; send to hospitals (health care workers who are volunteering and taking their time out of their busy day to take care of those who are sick)