Youth

Girls20 Summit, G20, Gender, Women Leaders

30 Nov Cultivating a New Generation of Female Leaders

Posted at 11:45h in Business, Education, Leadership, Policy, Social Enterprise, Women, Young People, Youth by Hyo Kim 0 Comments

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“G20 Leaders must remember that our commitment to encourage & increase female labor force participation is essential. At the G20 Summit, let’s listen to the voices of the G(irls)20 delegates. These young women are not the voices of tomorrow, they are global leaders here and...

24 Nov Holding Leaders Accountable in Nepal

Posted at 16:01h in Accountability, Advocacy, Community, Education, Infrastructure, Policy, Young People, Youth by Saurav Raj Pant 0 Comments

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Equipping Nepali Youth to Hold their Leaders Accountable for Development Solutions in their Communities I have always been interested in community service, having noticed many development malfunctions in my country, Nepal. Over the course of my journey to challenge those malfunctions, I came across Youth Initiative...

Svay Pak, Cambodia, Agape International Missions, Sex Trafficking

21 Nov Fighting Sex Trafficking in Cambodia

Posted at 16:30h in Children, Exploitation, Freedom, Human Trafficking, Slavery, Young People, Youth by Sophie Wysocki 0 Comments

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Transformation in Svay Pak, the Epicentre of Child Sex Slavery It once was a dark hall, lined with stalls, each with a nervous young girl sitting on a stiff bed awaiting the introduction of another foreign man. Now, it is a bright room lined with bunk...

Soshanguve, South Africa, Community Development, INNERCHANGE

17 Nov Community Development in South Africa

Posted at 15:44h in Community, Poverty, Social Justice, Youth by Debbie Horrocks 0 Comments

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Empowering Changemakers in the township of Soshanguve We arrived in South Africa nearly three years ago filled with good intentions to make a difference. We had followed a sense of calling and found ourselves living and serving in the township of Soshanguve. Our organisation InnerCHANGE has small...

Hoboken Shelter, Feeding the Homeless, USA

10 Nov Feeding the Homeless in the US

Posted at 16:46h in Community, Empathy, Food, Homelessness, Young People, Youth by Gabriela Machado 3 Comments

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No matter how disappointed we may be in what the American people have collectively chosen, we must never forget that individuals have the power to make a difference. Since moving to New Jersey in September for my year of service with the Episcopal Service Corps (NEWARK ACTS)...

02 Nov Empowering Youth in France

Posted at 13:33h in Advocacy, Business, Community, Education, Empathy, International Development, Leadership, Peace, Philanthropy, Social Enterprise, Social Justice, Volunteering, Young People, Youth by Amy Faulkner 0 Comments

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Empowering Future Young Leaders from Urban and Rural Areas around France and the World My name is Amy Faulkner and I am currently interning at YES Akademia— a small for-social-profit global grassroots organisation— during my year abroad from the University of Cambridge, which I am spending in Paris....

Disaster Resilience, Kenya, Drought, Flood, Famine

27 Oct Disaster Resilience in Kenya

Posted at 12:56h in Agriculture, Children, Community, Disaster Resilience, Education, Environment, Young People, Youth by Fladwel Rawinji 3 Comments

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Empowering Young Kenyans to Understand Disasters, Assess Risks and Develop Resilience to Droughts, Floods, Fires, Famines and Attacks As I write this, it's in the news - five counties in the Coast region of my country, Kenya, are facing starvation. According to Kenya's National Drought Management...

Builders Beyond Borders, Schools, Clinics, South America, Volunteering

17 Oct Building Schools & Clinics in South America

Posted at 17:28h in Infrastructure, International Development, Philanthropy, Poverty, Social Justice, Volunteering, Young People, Youth by Noah Cleary 1 Comment

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This International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Noah Cleary shares what his experience with Builders Beyond Borders has taught him about making a difference Builders Beyond Borders, or B3, is a non-profit organization that engages high school and college students in local and global community...

13 Oct Transforming HIV Positive Lives in Zimbabwe

Posted at 14:20h in Advocacy, Community, Empathy, Healthcare, HIV, Young People, Youth by Maximina Jokonya 6 Comments

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From Zvandiri Beneficiary to Mentor, Counsellor and Voice for HIV Positive Children, Adolescents and Young People across Zimbabwe. I was born HIV positive in 1991, and in 2004 my health deteriorated to a point where I could not even walk for almost two years. In 2006, l commenced...

Zottie Dottie, World Mental Health Day, Suicide, Mental Health Stigma

09 Oct Destigmatizing Mental Health through Zottie Dottie

Posted at 21:49h in Community, Empathy, Mental Health, Young People, Youth by Zoie Carroll 0 Comments

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This World Mental Health Day, Zoie Carroll shares the story behind Zottie Dottie, an online community focused on reducing mental health stigma. Hi there fellow Blessed to Give readers! My name is Zoie and I launched Zottie Dottie on the 21st of December 2015. The name...