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1 House of Ideas

2 HOUSE OF IDEAS Brought into being by Christian Falkenstein in 2007 "Do good and cause good - united with like-minded people"

3 INTENTION ONE IDEA universally applicable around the world THE HOUSE OF IDEAS + Supporting the GOOD + An open house as "place to go" for everybody + Meeting and Conversation leads to new ideas + Implementing ideas together

4 THE HOUSE OF IDEAS IN AULENDORF TOPICS lectures dialogue discussion

5 PROJECTS WORLDWIDE Poverty reduction Sport connect Bringing about peace Civilizations

6 PROJECTS - IDEAS + Money meets ideas + Romeo and Juliet + The hill of reconciliation + Wandering exhibition

7 -- A HOUSE OF IDEAS IN MUMBAI

8 A HOUSE OF IDEAS IN MUMBAI BACKGROUND - INTENTION SUSTAINABLE POVERTY REDUCTION + Place to go - working out ideas together + Education: Creation of new prospects and possibilities + Bringing about change together

9 A HOUSE OF IDEAS IN MUMBAI PLACE TO GO - WORKING OUT IDEAS TOGETHER - + Get to know each other + Talk to each other + Identifying needs + A good idea + Implement the idea together

10 A HOUSE OF IDEAS IN MUMBAI EDUCATION: CREATION OF NEW PROSPECTS AND POSSIBILITIES + Schooling + Further education + Vocational training

11 A HOUSE OF IDEAS IN MUMBAI BRINGING ABOUT CHANGE TOGETHER + Inspired by the local population as initiator + Joint implementation by people of all social ranks

12 . THE BURUNDI PROJECT

13 THE BURUNDI PROJECT Collaboration with ADEMIR in Burundi by foundation of a booster club. Realisation of projects with regard to the attainment of the UN Millennium Development Goals. Declaration of the UN Millennium Development Goals at the 55th general assembly in New York in The UN member states have committed to reach the goals until 2015.

14 THE BURUNDI PROJECT THE UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS + Eradicate extreme poverty and Hunger + Achieve universal primary education + Promote Gender equality and empower women + Reduce child mortality + Improve maternal health + Combat HIV/Aids, Malaria and other diseases + Ensure environmental sustainability + Develop a global partnership for development

15 EXHIBITION MATCH Peres Peace Team & Winning Team of the Clericus Cup Reconciling and building trust by doing good together. Muslims, Jews & Christians playing football together - a match with extraordinary symbolic power.

16 EXHIBITION MATCH The Peres Center for Peace Founded in 1996 by Shimon Peres. The aim is that Israelis and Palestinians work together to build peace through socio-economic cooperation and development and people-to-people interaction." The Peres Peace Team: Coaches of the Twinned Peace Sport Schools from Israel & Palestine.

17 EXHIBITION MATCH The Clericus Cup: Organized by the Centro Sportivo Italiano since Priests and seminarians from more than 50 Nations are involved in this initiative. The Winning Team of the Clericus Cup 2009 will participate in the exhibition match.

18 BRINGING ABOUT GOOD TOGETHER We are glad about every good IDEA!

19 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! House of Ideas

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