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LINKS LISTINGSafter the 2004 tsunami, the report communicatesthe scope and methodology utilized for consultationswith young people. The report illustrates thevalue of youth input, such as suggestions for improvingefficiency of emergency resource distribution,and also reveals the gap between what aid agenciesand youth consider “participation.” It providestheoretical and practical answers not only to “Whyinclude youth in disaster mitigation and response?”but also to the question: “How is that done?”Children Undergroundhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nu2djDQKIk&hl=un (small youtube clip)http://www.npr.org/programs/watc/features/2002/mar/children_underground/(NPR article and radio interview)Although Children Underground first debuted in2001, it remains a seminal film documenting thelife of street children. For one year, the documentaryfollows five Romanian street children, aged8 to 16 years old, whose primary residence is theunderground subway station. Difficult to watch, thefilm portrays the reality of the protagonists’ dailyregimes of paint-huffing, begging, and violence.Children’s Development Bankwww.childrensdevelopmentbank.orgStarted in New Delhi, the Children’s DevelopmentBank (CDP) has helped over 1,000 disadvantagedstreet kids in India manage their money. The organizationprovides street children, who would normallyspend their money on items that provide short-termgratification, a safe place to keep the money theyearn. The bank is youth-run and provides them withvaluable entrepreneurial skills they can develop intoincome generation and employment, under the facilitationof adult guidance. Just like any other bank,CDP pays interest on the deposits. Loans are given tokids aged 15 and older for the start up of small entrepreneurialbusinesses. Banks are also located alsoin Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.China Youth Climate Action Networkhttp://www.cycan.org/Category_33/index.aspxEstablished in 2007, the China Youth Climate ActionNetwork (CYCAN) is an umbrella organization “composedof seven active youth environmental organizationswhose merits and resources in dealing withclimate change are perfectly integrated.” The organizationhas chosen to target its efforts on reducinggreenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent in pilotHigher Education Institutions (HEIs) by 2012, whichwill ultimately facilitate construction of resourcesavingcampuses and promote the national objectiveof energy saving and emission reduction. As partof its plan, CYCAN has conducted nationwide datasurveys on climate change, published climate changeguides, organized youth climate change conferences,visited the South Pole to witness glacier melting,conducted trainings, and sent delegates to nationaland international conferences on climate change.Community of Expertise on YouthSocial Technopreneurshiphttp://www.un-gaid.org/Networks/CommunitiesofExpertise/Entrepreneurship/YouthSocialTechnopreneurship/tabid/929/language/en-US/Default.aspxThe UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development(GAID) has created a Community of Expertise toprovide youth with capacity-building and seed capitalto establish social enterprises that utilize technology.It encourages collaboration between youthin different geographical regions and connects themwith sources of funding and business advising. ThisCommunity was proposed to UN-GAID by the PhilippineResources for Sustainable Development, Inc. inresponse to the Millennium Development Goals.10 | YCoP Links: The First 50 Issues