Roots Meeting in Nairobi in cooperation with
Children’s Meeting Place UNON in cooperation with
Draft: Preparations for Roots Meeting 2004
European Participants Program
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Seminars and workshops
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Departure Arrival to Nairobi Leaving luggage at the YMCA, Nairobi Travel to the Maasai Mara National Park Overnight stay in the park
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The Maasai Mara National Park Day 2 in the Maasai Mara National Park Overnight stay in the park Traveling day from Maasai Mara to Nairobi The National Museum of Kenya 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Meet and Greet – the children’s way! 15.00 Welcome! Director of the National Museum of Kenya 15.15 Children’s Meeting Place and Roots Meeting Globetree 15.45 Preparations for the program at the Children’s Meeting Place, the United Nations 18.00 Dinner and Evening Program (Together with Mayors, Commissioners, Chiefs and others) Mayor’s Program the same day (for details, see separate Mayor’s Program): All the Mayors, Commissioners and Chiefs will meet and be welcomed by the Director of the National Museum of Kenya and will then discuss “Our Uniting Home for the Children’s Future”. There will be reflections over the Roots Meeting and invited speakers will talk about “The Right of the Child and Sustainable Development – Our Common Future”. In the afternoon there will be a seminar about “Lake Victoria and the Baltic Sea in Perspective of Roots Meeting”. At 18.00 they will all join the children for dinner and the evening program.
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United Nations - Children’s Meeting Place 09.00 Meeting at the Children’s Tree 09.30 Guided Tour at the United Nations 10.00 Presentation of UNEP and Habitat from a child’s perspective 10.30 Snacks 11.00 Preparations for the program under the Children’s Tree 12.30 Lunch 13.30 Rehearsals
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All Together 14.00 – 16.30 Welcome to the United Nations! Dr. Klaus Toepfer, Dir. Gen. UNON (United Nations Nairobi) Story telling and Children’s Program Dialogue between children and specially invited persons: Invited: Ms. Wangari Maatai, Vice Minister of Environment of Kenya (suggested) Mr. Bo Göransson, the Swedish Ambassador of Kenya (accepted) Dr. Klaus Toepfer (accepted) Participating Mayors and Chiefs 17.00 Dinner and Evening Program at the UN (for all)
Mayor’s Program the same day (for details, see separate Mayor’s Program): Morning: “The UNEP and Habitat Agenda – Today and Tomorrow” “Global Perspectives of Roots Meeting”. After lunch: Children’s Meeting Place 8
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National Museum of Kenya 09.00 How can we work together for The Roots Meeting 2004 – Our Uniting Home for the Children’s Future Dialogue between children, mayors, chiefs and other adults. 11.00 Children have a meeting for Conclusions Mayor’s have meeting for Conclusions at the same time 11.30 Sharing of Conclusions; Children and Mayor 12.00 Lunch and Children’s Thanks and Farewell to the Mayors Children’s Garden, Nairobi 14.00 Special program at the Children’s Garden, Nairobi 17.30 Dinner
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Visit to a home for disadvantage children either physically or orphaned by aids Lunch Workshops and suggestions for the Roots Meeting 2004 including cooperation between the groups at the Lake Victoria and the Baltic Sea regions. Dinner
Bomas of Kenya 10.00 Visit to Bomas of Kenya, an outdoor Culture Center, with traditional houses, dance and drama representing mayor Kenyan tribes. 12.30 Lunch (at Bomas) 16.00 18.00 Farewell Party Departure Day for East African Participants 14.00 Visit to another home for disadvantage children either physically or orphaned by aids. 17.00 Visit to a Kenyan Family in the countryside Departure Day Return home
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