Mauritius
Free Legal Advocacy Day
In light of the 50th Independence Anniversary of Mauritius, Halley Movement is hosting a Free Legal Advocacy Day on Child Protection.
Participants will have the opportunity to meet directly with a team of lawyers and ask questions.
Date: Saturday 10th March 2018
Time: 09:00 t0 13:00
Venue: Halley Movement HQ
CALL TO BOOK YOUR TICKET TEL: 677 0451; 214 2451
SPEAK – Mauritius Colloquium on Internet and Child Trafficking
23 September 2017, Flacq, Mauritius
The event was hosted by Halley Movement and PAN-Mauritius Coalition and took place at Flacq in Mauritius.
It regrouped eighty leaders from different backgrounds. The launch ceremony witnessed the participation of one MLA and various other guests. The plenary session discussed themes pertaining to Internet & Child Trafficking and Good Digital Parenting, among others.
Leaders took back the resource materials in order to spread the message in their own communities.
Mauritius Colloquium on Internet and Child Trafficking
Halley Movement together with PAN-Mauritius Coalition will launch the Mauritius Colloquium on Internet and Child Trafficking on Saturday 23 September 2017 in Mauritius. The Mauritius Colloquium is expecting participants from the civil society, business sector and stakeholders involved in the field. The Colloquium will gather experts in ICT, tourism, Child protection and lawyers.
This event is on invitation only. Call for applications to participate at the Colloquium will close on 30th August 2017. Interested participants are requested to write to us at [email protected]. More information on the Colloquium will be posted soon.
GOOD DIGITAL PARENTING CAMPAIGN IN MAURITIUS
The project is designed to help parents improve their Internet safety knowledge and skills through participating in learning events hosted by Halley Movement and its NGO partners.
Parents and specially ‘Home Stay’ mothers will gain a strong understanding of the risks, harms and rewards that come with their child being online. This awareness campaign will identify the risks and address ways to mitigate the harms so that parents and children can reap the rewards of digital technology.
Halley Movement aims at reaching out a majority of community leaders, PTA members, Caregivers and Religious groups in order to create a greater confidence in their ability to manage the digital lives of their children. They will have learned ways to increase the safety, decrease the fear, while reaping the rewards of digital lives.
Several partners have expressed their wish to collaborate with this initiative.
Good Digital Parenting Workshop
Good Digital Parenting Workshop
Halley Movement has planned a “Good Digital Parenting Workshop” for community leaders & parents on 31st October 2016. The Workshop will take place at the Ferney Community Centre, Ferney, Mauritius.
The Good Digital Parenting Campaign was launched in August 2016. Halley Movement and its Coalition will travel to several places in Mauritius and Rodrigues Island to target thousands of parents and disseminate the mission message that ‘We all want to be good parents and raise our children as well as we can’.
Halley Movement will also embark on a research study, a capacity building workshop for leaders and a National Stakeholders Forum.
The Digital Campaign will target parents who will be empowered to gain a strong understanding of the risks, harms and rewards that come with their child being online. The campaign will identify the risks and address ways to mitigate the harms so that parents and children can reap the rewards of digital technology.
The Workshop is designed to teach parents & Internet users to identify the risks and address ways to mitigate the harms so that parents and children can reap the rewards of digital technology.
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Global Day of Citizen Action 2016
Halley Movement is hosting a Consultative NGO meeting on furthering civic action in Mauritius to mark the Global Day of Citizen Action (GDCA) on Saturday 14th May 2015. GDCA Mauritius will take place at Halley Movement Head Quarters.
The event will gather partners and resource persons involved in the various community based programmes of our organisation.
i) Reviewing Civic Action in Mauritius
ii) Reinforcing volunteerism in citizen actions
iii) To consolidate our networking process
If you are interested in participating at the event please contact us at [email protected]
Click to read about Global Day of Citizen Action 2015 Celebration in Mauritius
COP21 : les jeunes face aux défis écologiques
COP21 : les jeunes face aux défis écologiques Press article published on L’Express newspaper – 26 Nov 2015
Young People in Mauritius Simulating COP21
Young people in Mauritius simulating COP21
The Road to COP21 – Paris
Climate Change through Inclusion & Accountability
Saturday 21 November, 2015
Rationale of COP21
The 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (“COP21”) will take place in Paris, France in December 2015. This international Conference will be of historic significance where countries will have to come up with a universal and binding agreement to limit climate change to 2°C above pre-industrial times.
Action 2015/Mauritius
- Understanding that renewing the interest and confidence of public opinion will be at stake at COP21 and citizens, civil society, local governments and companies will be called upon to contribute by putting forward solutions and commitments of their own, action 2015/Mauritius will be holding a simulation Conference on 21 November 2015 in Mauritius.
- Logistics will be provided by Halley Movement.
Aim
- Young people preparing and organising the simulation
Expected results
- Produce an action plan
- Constitute different teams.
Methodology
- Develop the ability to work in a group, with a variety of stakeholders and target audiences.
- The young participants will receive advice and guidance from experts in the field
- Participants will meet regularly at a timeslot jointly decided by them and the experts.