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President's Message

Corporate Social Responsibility is one of the most relevant topics for today’s business leaders. That’s why JCI is teaming up with the UN Global Compact to assist business and community leaders on how to be responsible entrepreneurs and leaders.  On 28th and 29th July, at the 2008 JCI Leadership Summit, delegates from 116 countries will go behind the security gates at the UN Headquarters to learn how JCI and the UN Global Compact are working together to redefine business in a globalized world. In addition, JCI will also explore and propose actions with the International Chamber of Commerce in order to bring about a closer relationship.  If you are interested in participating in the Summit, click on http://www.jci.cc/summit/ for more details.
 
As part of the above, JCI has launched a CSR Toolkit and each local President will receive a copy in July for their chambers use.  Other CSR activities in JCI include:

• JCI UK National Community Day was on 21st June – this gave chambers the opportunity to take part in a community activity on or around a chosen date so that activities took place around the country either in aid of the National charity – the Rainbow Trust – or their own local charity.
• Each chamber supports a local charity through various activities and enables its members to give back to the communities within which they operate.
• JCI can be the forum through which local companies can take part in CSR activities in their local community.
• JCI Nothing But BedNet’s Campaign – in Sub-Saharan Africa, malaria is the largest single cause of death amongst children under five, killing one child every 30 seconds, more than 800,000 per year.  Malaria has been brought under control and even eliminated in many parts of Asia, Europe and the Americas. Yet in Africa, malaria infections have actually increased over the last three decades.  Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) are a form of personal protection that has repeatedly been shown to reduce severe disease and mortality due to malaria. The need for frequent re-treatments is one of the most difficult barriers to full implementation of ITNs in endemic countries. The additional cost of the insecticide and the lack of understanding of its importance result in very low re-treatment rates in most African countries. Several companies have developed long-lasting ITNs that theoretically retain lethal concentrations of insecticide for the life of the net (3-5 years).   In this context, based on JCI’s resolution to advance UN Millennium Development Goals, JCI will contribute to diminish the mortality rate of children under five by mobilizing its organizations in 116 countries to raise funds to purchase and distribute ITNs, as well as to conduct educational campaigns to teach families how to use the ITNs correctly.  Click on http://www.jci.cc/nothingbutnets/ to find out more details and/or donate to this campaign.
• In the last quarter of the year, JCI members around the country will be taking part in the Secret Santa/Christmas Tree Appeal.  This is a fantastic project whereby JCI invite members of the public to select a tag from a tree and buy a gift for the child described on the tag (Christian name, age and gender) and return it to JCI who distribute those gifts to local children who would not otherwise have a gift this Christmas.

If you would like to bring about positive change either in yourself or the community within which you operate, contact your local JCI President and make a difference!

Sarah-Jane Mills
National President
JCI United Kingdom

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