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Photo: Sutherland AstroNight Activity taken by Shaaron Leverment IYA2009: Astronomy for Humankind, Cornerstones and Universe Awareness Kevin Govender

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1 Photo: Sutherland AstroNight Activity taken by Shaaron Leverment IYA2009: Astronomy for Humankind, Cornerstones and Universe Awareness Kevin Govender kg@saao.ac.za

2 THINK

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4 Millennium Development Goals GOAL 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger GOAL 2: Achieve universal primary education GOAL 3: Promote gender equality and empower women GOAL 4: Reduce child mortality GOAL 5: Improve maternal health GOAL 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases GOAL 7: Ensure environmental sustainability GOAL 8: Develop a global partnership for development

5 War (slide 1 of 2)

6 War (slide 2 of 2)

7 Religions (slide 1 of 2)

8 Religions (slide 2 of 2)

9 Fundamentalism (slide 1 of 2)

10 Fundamentalism (slide 2 of 2)

11 UBUNTU

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13 Astronomy for Development Education (especially Maths and Science) Development of Research Public Understanding of Science Development of Partnerships Astronomy for job creation (especially tourism)

14 SOUTHERN AFRICAN LARGE TELESCOPE SALT Collateral Benefits Programme Education Public Outreach Socio-economic Development

15 National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme www.star.ac.za www.aims.ac.za

16 www.developingastronomy.org Astronomy for all

17 www.100hoursastronomy.org An event 400 years in the making

18 www.fromearthtotheuniverse.org The beauty of science

19 www.whc.unesco.org Universal Treasures

20 www.darkskiesawareness.org Seeing in the dark

21 www.galileoscope.org Millions looking at the sky

22 www.portaltotheuniverse.org A one-stop universe of news

23 www.cosmicdiary.org The life of an astronomer

24 www.sheisanastronomer.org Breaking down misconceptions

25 www.galileoteachers.org Teaching the Teachers

26 www.unawe.org One place in the universe

27 Photo: Sutherland AstroNight Activity taken by Shaaron Leverment

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