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Title and Organization:		The Thumbs Up Initiative, The Thumbs Up Foundation
Country of Birth:		Netherlands
Languages:		English , Dutch



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About Me

Thumbs Up is an initiative in which six couples will encounter a dazzling variety of people,
cultures and landscapes in their hitchhiking journey through Arabic and sub-Sahara African
countries. The couples will immerse in the daily lives and experiences of the people they
meet throughout Africa by sharing a ride over the savanna and through the jungle, sleeping
at people’s homes in big cities and tribal communities, and working together to build towards
a sustainable future. During their travels, the hitchhikers will make visible the efforts and
challenges of African people in reaching a just world as envisioned by the Earth Charteri.
Central themes in this are safeguarding and promoting (1) ecological integrity, (2) social and
economic justice, and (3) democracy, nonviolence and peace. By facilitating dialogue with
and among the individuals and groups that cross the hitchhikers’ path, the knowledge and
inspiration of youth and elders in different cultures can be connected and can strengthen
each other to create a more just world.