Right To Play and the U8

Right To Play and the U8 Announce Partnership

Right To Play is proud to announce a new partnership with the U8. Both organisations are committed to student participation in international development and hope this partnership will further empower youths and students arond the world.& has a number of fun ways you can enjoy this time of merriment and bring joy to those around you whilst changing lives around the world.

The U8 is a global university network that provides ways for students to learn about and engage with development issues in a free thinking environment. The U8 currently has member groups in 17 different countries across the globe and has more than 1750 members. Members undertake a range of activities – both online and on campus – including speaker events, research projects and writing, for our blogs and magazine. Through this, we seek to link U8 groups at different universities with one another and build two-way relationships with people who produce and implement development policies.

The U8 has made submissions to the UK Government’s Department for International Development 2006 White Paper: “Making Governance Work for the Poor”, and the DfID 2009 Youth Consultation Summit for the White Paper. The U8 has also contributed to former United States Vice President Al Gore’s Climate Project and has had its outcomes referenced in a report by the Indian Institute of Chartered Analysts.

Of this partnership, Kevin Shanahan comments, "On behalf of the U8 I would like to say that we are delighted to have Right to Play as a partner for the upcoming year. After meeting representatives from Right to Play at the Warwick International Development Summit in November, we found a great deal of common ground in our youth-based approach to development, while also noting that the practical nature of Right to Play’s work complements the U8’s focus on learning about and engaging in development issues. I hope that, with time, the two organisations will work together closely to achieve their shared goal of greater involvement of youth in international development. Furthermore, I encourage any student connected with Right to Play who has an interest in international development to register for U8 emails on our website and see the opportunities that a network of like-minded students can offer."

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