Patricia Sudi | 28
Kenya
Youth involvement in community development and social change. I became aware of it at an early stage in life and what currently impresses me the most is the Ministry of Youth Affairs incorporating the ideas of a 13 year old Kenyan, Trevor Langat kibet in the budget speech. This shows that youth ideas are no longer being shunned and that our leaders are moving in the right direction in appreciating what youngsters have to offer. ( читай дальше)
Carsten Cierocki
Germany
When I was a child I had to experience a hard life in a family with my 9 brothers and sisters. After my parents got divorced when I was 14 years old, I felt like I "woke up in my heart". I was walking through the town with a friend of mine, she is still a friend now, chatting about what we are, what we feel and what we see around us in the world. "This is a strange world, poverty, starvation, crime, war, pollution of the environment, and so on. Do we really belong here? Is this the place we... ( читай дальше)
Edward Kankhomba
Malawi
Young people’s untapped potential to change their environment. However the challenge has always been inadequate recognition of youth as partners but as subjects leading to tokenism representation and support from developing partners. I have always been a part of Malawi’s youth work. Working for Malawi’s first Private radio station, Power 101 FM, hosting two of the country’s top youth focused talk shows led me into activism. Using my media position, I initiated and cofounded Stars... ( читай дальше)
|
