By MUN Impact Writer, Si Yun Ee, Taipei American School _____________________________________________________________________________ When guest speakers extend an invitation to talk or meet with them after an MUN conference, I highly recommend taking them up on the offer. From my experience I want to share here, they mean it and the lessons learned are invaluable. While attendingSigue leyendo “Being Inspired: Sharing the Impact of Model United Nations”
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Maharat Sewing Project and the Impact in Dhlail
By Alya Al-Ammari, Co-Founder of Maharat Sewing Project __________________________________________________________________________ In high school, Model United Nations was the highlight of my sister, Maryam, and I’s weekly routine. We waited patiently for Wednesday to come, the day we had MUN club. We would wake up at 5 am, travel an hour from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain toSigue leyendo “Maharat Sewing Project and the Impact in Dhlail”
From MUN to the UN: Help4Refugees
By Jordan Hattar, Co-founder/Director of Help4Refugees During my freshman year of university I joined the MUN team at California State University Long Beach. In November of 2011 my university sponsored me to attend BIMUN in Bonn, Germany where I was a member of press/media team. I wanted to learn more about international relations and seeSigue leyendo “From MUN to the UN: Help4Refugees”
Salam Centre for Peace runs Intercultural Exchanges
By MUN Impact Writer Albert Oliva, Czech Republic Salam Center for Peace is an organization which fights for the empowerment of women and students all around the world. The aim of this article is to make you more familiar with a concept of an intercultural program which was established a year ago buy Salam Kedan.Sigue leyendo “Salam Centre for Peace runs Intercultural Exchanges”
MUN and Advocacy in the Making
By Lina Maragha, University of Toronto, Former THIMUN Qatar DSG, ASD ______________________________________________________________________ August 4th, 2015 marks a date deeply ingrained in my memory. It is the date on which I first set foot in Palestine, my homeland, for the first time in my life. Temperatures had skyrocketed, and it was the hottest August everSigue leyendo “MUN and Advocacy in the Making”
Plug-in Model United Nations: connecting clubs through tech donations
By Evan Williams, MUN Impact Reporter ______________________________________________________________________________ We live in a world which is dominated by technology. Without access to computers, phones, or some other device with the capacity to connect us to the internet, we might as well make like Thoreau and settle in for the long haul of a hermit’s life. All jokesSigue leyendo “Plug-in Model United Nations: connecting clubs through tech donations”
Peace and MUN: Salam Centre connects communities through Model United Nations
Salam Kedan is the Founder of Salam Centre for Peace. Salam is an international thought leader in the MUN Impact community, and fierce advocate for the use of Model United Nations to break down barriers and to promote intercultural dialogue, one delegate at a time. _______________________________________________________________________________ My name is Salam Kedan. I am 22 yearsSigue leyendo “Peace and MUN: Salam Centre connects communities through Model United Nations”
A Life Changing Journey that started with MUN
By Océane Balbinot-Viale, Former MUN Delegate ___________________________________________________________________________ “What a life-changing journey“ I thought, as I was sat on the plane taking off from the international airport of Accra, Ghana. I started reminiscing about the past month I’d spent in the countryside bordering Kumasi, one of country’s largest metropolitan cities. Where I’d lived during my timeSigue leyendo “A Life Changing Journey that started with MUN”
MUN for India: Back to the Basics
By Nikunj Agarwal, Worldview Staff _______________________________________________________________________________ High School Model UN in India is about a couple of decades old. In the past decade, there has been an explosion in the number of participants, and, consequently, in the number of conferences that are hosted in the country each year. Now almost every large school, college andSigue leyendo “MUN for India: Back to the Basics”
The Munual: A Guide to MUN Program Development and Expansion Availability
By IMPACT staffwriter, Si Yun Ee ____________________________________________________________________________ The Munual was developed in Taiwan by a group of High School students two years ago, who were inspired by their passion for Model United Nations (MUN). It is a student led initiative with the primary goal to improve the local MUN community and environment. With their experience,Sigue leyendo “The Munual: A Guide to MUN Program Development and Expansion Availability”