Stories of change

EQUAL ACCESS TO WATER
05th February 2018
A group of young activists from Kenya gather decision-makers and ensure fair distribution of clean water.

Fight the garbage
08th December 2017
Doly and Borsha took matters into own hands and invented a new community-based system for collecting garbage.

I’m two different people
09th October 2017
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
05th September 2017
Creative, youth-driven campaigning has contributed to historic law against metallic mining in El Salvador.

”Now I have voted for myself”
11th August 2017
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
08th August 2017
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
11th February 2017
Under the slogan: “Make peace win” these young people from Ghana helped ensuring the peaceful presidential election in 2016.

stop corporal punishment
30th January 2017
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
17th December 2016
Corps of young election observers reports several cases of illegal conduct during election in Jordan.

Reclaiming public education in Ghana
13th November 2016
The story about Salamatu Shiraz and her fight for young girl’s right to education in Ghana.

Mass mobilisation for fair taxation
19th September 2016
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
04th May 2016
Rocío Fuentes got political self-confidence after participating in two trainings at Global Platform El Salvador.

I am the new
05th November 2015
Get a peek inside the life of Neoh - a young activist from El Salvador who is using Hip Hop as a tool for campaigning for young people’s rights.

I want to help building up Myanmar
17th October 2015
Three years after the training Min Paing Moe is still determined to give other young people tools to create positive change Myanmar.