Hudson Valley

Global Youth Connect is committed to inspiring and motivating youth in our own community -- the Hudson Valley region of upstate New York -- to get involved in our work.  Through various activities conducted in partnership with local organizations and schools, GYC hopes to  increase the opportunity for local youth to promote human rights not only in our own community but in solidarity with youth around the world. 

To date, our work in the Hudson Valley has included the following activities:

• Organized workshops on youth human rights activism for the Girls' Leadership Workshop organized by the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill
• Designed and facilitated a workshop on challenges faced by girls around the world for the local Girl Scouts association
• Presented at local schools, including Woodstock Day School and Saugerties High School, about human rights challenges faced by youth in Rwanda
• Organized a workshop series entitled "Youth in the Global Community" for an after school program at Ellenville High School in partnership with Family Services of New York
• Led a workshop for the Dutchess Mediation Center's annual youth conference on "Youth and Conflict in the Global Community
• Recruited students from local colleges, including Bard College, SUNY-New Paltz and Vassar College to participate in our international human rights delegations and as interns and volunteers for GYC.
• Hosted a public film screening of "Through My Eyes", a film about Rwandan youth at the Rosendale Theater
• Served on committees for local organizations such as Rural and Migrant Ministry's Youth Empowerment Program, the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley, and the Girls Scouts of Dutchess County

In the coming years we hope to expand our educational efforts in the Hudson Valley encouraging local youth to participate in our programs and to add value to the work of other local organizations through strategic partnerships.

If you are interested in us organizing a workshop, event or presentation at your school or in your community, please contact us.