July 11, 2009 13:30-17:00
As part of the “ Orphan Meets Artist/ Artist Meets Orphan” program, we are coming to a final stage of activity 1 “Uganda’s AIDS Orphan Meets Artist Tatsuo Miyajima”.
From the past three series of study sessions and the workshop in Uganda, we have learned about the current situation of Uganda and about the HIV/AIDS orphans and how art can give influence to the Uganda children. The workshop was designed by students who have agreed on Tatsuo Miyajima’s action, and to represent their thoughts, Mr. Miyajima went to Uganda to hold a workshop with the Uganda orphans.
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Orphan Meets Artist/Artist Meets Orphan
July 9, 2009, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Hanoi, Vietnam time (GMT+7))
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This 11-session Series of international training conferences is to improve capacity for cardiac surgery in Vietnam and regional countries, including Indonesia, India, China and Bangladesh. The International Symposium for Cardiac Surgery allows doctors from all over Vietnam to congregate in GDLN centers in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, other Asian sites for a series of lectures by exemplary leaders in the field of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
Throughout 2008
Four Japanese institutions—the Building Research Institute (BRI), National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and Mie University—are conducting a research project on Disaster Mitigation in Earthquake Prone Areas in Asia with research institutions across the region, using the GDLN as a platform to strengthen the network and facilitate collaboration.
December 2008 to June 2009
The World Bank East Asia and Pacific Disaster Risk Management team, in collaboration with the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN), has started a learning and knowledge sharing seminar series on post-disaster recovery planning, risk financing, and disaster risk management from December 2008. Session 2 was held on Febuary 11, 2009 and provided participants with an understanding of catastrophe risk financing frameworks.
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Strengthening Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific
April 28, 2009 16:00-19:00 (Japan time)
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Strengthening Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific
March 6, 2009 11am - 2 pm (Japan time)
The World Bank East Asia and Pacific Disaster Risk Management team, in collaboration with the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN), has started a learning and knowledge sharing seminar series on post-disaster recovery planning, risk financing, and disaster risk management from December 2008. Session 3 was held on March 6 2009 with focus on Local Government Approaches to Disaster Risk Management: Climate Resilient Cities.
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Strengthening Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific
July - October 2009
Course registration will close on June 30, 2009. Interested participants should register online on the course webpage.
The Microfinance Training of Trainers Course is a unique blended learning program which incorporates CD-ROMs, web-based discussion and videoconference. Since 2005, 335 “graduates” from 36 countries have been accredited as certified microfinance distance learning course trainers.
Localization efforts are underway in many countries, and course materials have been translated into Chinese, Khmer, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese, Mongolian and Indonesian to increase accessibility.
Download the MFTOT6 brochure.pdf.
MFTOT incorporates Moodle as its learning management system. For more information, see http://mftot.jointokyo.org/.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 18:00 - 20:00 (Japan time)
Inaugural Event
To kick-start a new program created by the TDLC which encourages artists to collaborate with orphans in Africa via the GDLN, an inaugural event will be held to provide insight on the role of art in development.Tatsuo Miyajima, internationally acclaimed contemporary artist, will talk about how art can be used to help resolve global issues. Ambassador Wasswa Biriggwa of the Embassy of Republic of Uganda, will open the event and give a presentation on the situation in Uganda.
Admission free. Interpretation will be provided. To register, please specify “June 25th VC event” and send your name, organization and contact details.
February 17 & 18, 2009
Two-day distance learning course on disaster nursing was held on February 17 and 18, 2009. This course aimed to socialize the understanding of the appropriate disaster nursing services among the nurses in Indonesia and Timor Leste.
The East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank, the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) Asia Pacific and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are pleased to announce a unique program “Catalysts of Change: An Open Dialogue with the Legendary Leaders of Asia”, offering emerging young leaders in Asia an opportunity to learn from their seniors who laid the foundation for the region’s well renowned economic success.
To accommodate the busy schedule of these leaders, sessions will be held as confirmed throughout 2008. Young leaders in both the public and private sectors from 13 countries in the Asia Pacific region (Indonesia, Cambodia, Japan, Sri Lanka, Laos, Singapore, Fiji, PNG, Vietnam, Mongolia, Australia, Thailand, Philippines) will be invited to participate, connecting via videoconference to view a development focused interview with these leaders via the GDLN. Following the interview, participants will have an opportunity engage with the speaker in a question and answer session.
A video archive of all sessions will be made available.
See also:
Tokyo Development Learning Center
A Japan/World Bank Distance Learning Partnership Project
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