Fieldvisits.org: Face to Face Launches New Website
	United Nations Messengers of Peace and Goodwill Ambassadors
	Face to Face Field Visit to Nicaragua June 20-26, 2002

Face to Face International recently launched a new website highlighting the campaign’s field visits to Nicaragua, Botswana, India, Mozambique, Senegal, Zambia and the Philippines. The site features detailed information about each visit, the celebrity spokespersons who went and the sponsoring organizations, as well as stunning photographs.

Visit www.fieldvisits.org to find out more about each of the above countries and how Face to Face is advocating for women's rights. Stay tuned for updates on the visit to Nicaragua, which takes place June 20-26, 2002, and brings four Face to Face Spokespersons from 4 Nordic countries to meet with local Nicaraguan celebrities, youth, NGOs and government agencies. Together they will create a strategy to advocate for increased development assistance to Nicaragua in the four Nordic countries from which the campaign spokespersons hail. To find out why this particular visit is impressive in its scope and strikingly unique from past field visits, click here.

On June 18th and 19th, forty-four United Nations Messengers of Peace and Goodwill Ambassadors, met in New York. The celebrities represent various UN issues and organizations including the United Nations Population Fund. The two day program, “Celebrity Advocacy for the New Millennium” will deepen celebrity understanding of the United Nations and the role of the celebrity as advocates for the United Nations system.

Click here to read the list of Goodwill Ambassadors attending and a briefing regarding the two day meeting at the United Nations.

Four Face to Face Campaign Spokespersons, Kattis Ahlstrom, Kari Jacquesson, Hanne-Vibeke Holst and Mikko Kuustonen, will be on a field visit to Nicaragua focusing on youth from June 20th-26th. Each will be paired with a local Nicaraguan celebrity, with whom they will meet representatives from government agencies and NGOs that deal with issues concerning youth and adolescence. The pairs will attend a Speak-out and talk with young Nicaraguans, as well as with adult providers of youth services. The trip culminates with a planning session to devise methods of advocacy for population assistance in Nicaragua. Check out the new Field Visits website for more information on the Nicaragua trip and stay tuned for updates on the visit throughout the week.