We Lead project spotlights young women fighting gender-based violence for 16 Days of Activism. Adolescent girls and young women are disproportionately affected by gender-based violence, especially those who are displaced, live with a disability or HIV, and/or who identify as lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex. That is why during this year’s 16 Days of Activism …
Young people are demanding radical change to the education system. In a fast-changing world, outdated teaching styles and a tired old curriculum are failing to prepare young people for the world of work. This is the message being taken to the RewirEd Summit by a team of young people who are campaigning to #MakeEducationWork. Their …
The girls challenging gender biases for career independence in Zambia. The boys in the woodwork class were making a coffee table. Purity’s attention was caught by the intricately carved wood and the sharp tools. As she watched the furniture taking shape, she wondered if this was a job that girls could do. Purity, 17, is …
The winds got strong and the rain kept falling, threatening to create a tide below that could collapse the bridge. Azeez, Youth Power Climate Rep Young people make up half of the world’s population. But they are being excluded from many of the global conversations on how to tackle climate change. This is especially the …
‘Living in the Climate Crisis: Young People in Uganda’ shows the lived realities facing young people in Uganda as a result of climate change.
Climate change is affecting young people in Uganda. How are they addressing the crises? Climate disruptions are having severe and adverse effects on people’s lives and livelihoods, demanding immediate and coordinated action. Our understanding of climate change must take into account its impacts on those most at risk of severe climate disruption – particularly young people in Africa. …
Now, as ever, the power of young people matters. 2020 is a reminder that whatever the challenge, young people will respond and they will find solutions, whether protecting their communities against the spread of COVID-19, fighting misinformation that endangers the global response, leading research that elevates voices of people in communities or keeping a spotlight …
Young people are mobilising this September. Get involved in a month of Youth Power.
In the week that global leaders gather for the opening of the UN General Assembly, join this high-level virtual event on Wednesday 22nd September that marks the beginning of a coalition of youth organisations and UN agencies.
Do you want to improve support for youth-led change? Take part in the annual State of Youth Civil Society survey today.