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beyondme is a social innovation helping young people to shape the future of our planet. We work locally, Australia wide and increasingly, across the globe to connect youth sustainable projects that make a real impact at a grass-roots level. We believe young people can develop solutions to the problems of our day: issues like global warming, orphans, poverty, disease & poor education can be addressed by people who are passionate about making a difference. Living beyondme means choosing today what will matter tomorrow.
At present we work both in Australia and overseas. Overseas, we focus on empowering local people to make a difference by providing resources, information, exposure and manpower to help communities tackle the problems they face. We are currently partnering in Kokoda, PNG to build a high school, and exploring opportunities for partnership with locals in Kenya & South Africa. At home we focus on challenging young people to pursue their passions, discover their potential and solve problems that restrict the freedoms of others. We work in High Schools, delivering a beyondme seminar that helps students to discover their own gifts, while also challenging them to use their gifts for something greater than themselves. We also send young Australians overseas each year, to pursue the Kokoda challenge or to partner with the less fortunate in Africa. This trips are often the highlight of the year for those who embark on them, as they discover that they have benefited as much from the experience as those they were going to help. Our scope is always expanding, and in 2010 we hope to launch a community education project at Kokoda; in 2011 Kenya and South America are in our sights. Why not join us, and live a bigger life.
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