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She has a deep interest in building human capacity and social capital; international development; participatory decision-making; and the empowerment of young people for social change. In her university days, she was heavily involved in social activism, advocating for the dignity of minority groups such as international students & culturally/linguistically diverse groups, women, and queer students. Now, Bernise is the founder of Syinc, which works to link up as well as build capacity among Singapore youth to engage in community-building and social change with greater effectiveness. She has since served as an Advisor to Youth Action for Change, which works to empower youth through ICT for positive social change. youthactionforchange.org In Nov 2007, in recognition of her efforts, Bernise was the first Singaporean to receive the YouthActionNet Award & Fellowship from the International Youth Foundation. Most recently in early 2009, she has been appointed to the Board of the International Youth Foundation, where she will serve a 3-year term. Bernise is available for speaking engagements targeted at various audience demographic groups, and on a range of themes: * Youth engagement in the Millennium Development Goals * Youth action & global issues (thematic) - particularly environment/sustainable development, HIV/AIDS, gender equality * Youth engagement with UN and other international bodies * Youth action: Global to Local * Youth participation in civil society; volunteerism * Fair Trade and ethical consumption * Student representation / student leadership Previous addressees include world environment ministers, Asean-related and regional conferences, schools, regional inter-university forums, international youth conferences. Find out more, or book her: speaker [at] syinc.org She is also passionate about bossa nova, playing the trumpet, and a tall, ancient, Irish monumental figure located in Chicago.
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