Stories of change
FEMINIST FRIDAYS
Once a month for more than a year these young activists have gathered people with different backgrounds to put feminism on the Zambian agenda.
TOGETHER AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGE
A group of young feminists from Bangladesh contributes to stopping child marriages through dialogue and information.
BOOST THE MINIMUM WAGE
Through creative activism a group of young activists contributed to concrete improvements for low-income families in el salvador.
EQUAL ACCESS TO WATER
A group of young activists from Kenya gather decision-makers and ensure fair distribution of clean water.
Fight the garbage
Doly and Borsha took matters into own hands and invented a new community-based system for collecting garbage.
IMPROVING THE NATIONAL SECURITY INSURANCE
A long-standing unjust social protection system in the Occupied Palestinian Territory was suddenly challenged by Sameer and his friends.
I’m two different people
A mother who hopes that her daughter “recovers her health”, a lifelong lie and a society that still isn’t open to homosexuality. This is the everyday life for the 25-year old Kenyan Carliste.
YOUNG PEOPLE ORGANISE AGAINST METALLIC MINING
Creative, youth-driven campaigning has contributed to historic law against metallic mining in El Salvador.
”Now I have voted for myself”
In August 2017 there was a lot at stake for the 24-year-old Salome Nzuki. For the first time, she ran for a seat in the County Government in Kenya and hoped to get the opportunity to show women, that they have a place in Kenyan politics.
The Kenyan youth have a responsibility
Today the Kenyans are going to the polls, but beneath the voting paper lurks the fear that their democratic right will have a violent ending.
CAMPAIGNING FOR A PEACEFUL ELECTION
Under the slogan: “Make peace win” these young people from Ghana helped ensuring the peaceful presidential election in 2016.
stop corporal punishment
A girl in Bangladesh was punished severely by her school teacher. Five young activists decided to put corporal punishment on the political agenda.
YOUNG PEOPLE MONITOR ELECTIONS
Corps of young election observers reports several cases of illegal conduct during election in Jordan.
Reclaiming public education in Ghana
The story about Salamatu Shiraz and her fight for young girl’s right to education in Ghana.
Mass mobilisation for fair taxation
In 2015 there was a wave of student protests in Bangladesh against a new university taxation. As a result the government reconsidered the taxation.
A fearless lobbyist is born
Rocío Fuentes got political self-confidence after participating in two trainings at Global Platform El Salvador.
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