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A BETTER FUTURE: ‘YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THE KEYS’
When looking 25 years ahead, we will be better off, young people say. The young generation is hopeful about the future - and ready to engage in shaping it (...)
The Young Activist #4
We are all in the same STORM - not in the same BOAT! Welcome to the 4th edition of The Young Activist - your handpicked update on the ever-changing battlefield for youth-led activism.
Effective humanitarian relief requires a gendered approach
I recently spent some time working as a peacebuilder in a camp of Rohingya Refugees and Indian Migrants. I saw first-hand the proof of a troubling truth (...)
EDUCATION AND GENDER IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
COVID-19 has had devastating impact on young women’s education. 50% of the world’s enrolled students have still not returned to school, and young women and girls are at risk of (...)
Locking down gender equality?
Young women end up carrying the bulk of the burden of COVID-19 lockdowns by doing more unpaid care work when public services are less accessible. This was clearly visible (...)
Corona Diaries
Frontline updates from the young people in our global network. By sharing personal stories of a life with activism under corona, we hope to combat loneliness and despair and strengthen the global solidarity.
My journey as a young Humanitarian Actor
I developed my passion for helping people in need at a young age. While growing up in a refugee camp, I wanted nothing more than (...)
YOUTH-LED ACTIONS IN TIMES OF COVID-19
Imagination, hope and courage. All keywords for how young people in our network are battling the unequally distributed consequences of the corona pandemic.
The Young Activist #3
So much seems to have changed, yet so much remains the same. The world is fighting against at least two pandemics at the moment. One requires us to keep distance and the other to come closer together. The last couple of weeks have (...)
COVID-19 CAN TRIGGER REVOLUTION - HERE'S HOW!
COVID-19 is an example of what movement analysts call a “trigger event.” When shocking events of immense scale occur suddenly - such as natural disasters, military coups.
THE YOUNG ACTIVIST #2
Welcome to the 2nd edition of The Young Activist - a newsletter that explores the terrain of global youth-led activism.
The Young Activist #1
Welcome to the 1st edition of The Young Activist - a newsletter that explores the terrain of global youth-led activism.
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