Young Leaders for development
Peace is a state of mind many monks want to achieve. Peace is that long-term objective that many countries have been pursuing for years. Nonetheless, this larger peace, the peace of a country, the chance of having a community that is thriving and achieving its full potential seems to easily slip away. The big question […]
by Leonardo Párraga
En tant que jeune actif passionné et inspiré par le changement positif, la participation à des espaces où conférences dédiés au développement renforce le désir, l’ambition et la motivation de devenir moteur de change pour sa communauté. Participer au programme ”EDD Young Leaders” m’a donné du courage, m’a aidé à remodeler mes stratégies et à […]
by Phonsina Archane Ebankoli
A post by Paolo Zeppetelli, One Young World Ambassador. Whilst the HeForShe campaign[1] encourages men to sign up and become HeForShe champions and male allies[2], I feel that it doesn’t encourage women to not only become female allies to men but also to inspire women to describe to male allies what practical steps men can take to tackle the […]
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An article created by Phonsina Archane Ebankoli and Olaoluwa Abagan, two of the 2018 Young Leaders for Development June 16 is internationally known as the day of the African Child. Africa’s population is projected to double by 2050 to 2.4 billion people. With it’s rapidly growing population, over 60% is the youth below the age of […]
by Phonsina Archane Ebankoli
A contribution to the blog by Najibullah Khoda Rahim I come from a country where 3.5 million children are deprived of education, out of which 2.5 million are girls. I come from a country where 34% of the population lives under poverty line. I come from a country where dozens of Shia Muslims are massacred […]
by Young Leaders
With one day left before the 2018 edition of the European Development Days, I asked the Young Leaders what advice they had for other young leaders or aspiring young changemakers who work to make a difference in the world.
by Courtney Gehle
The 2018 Young Leaders programme is well under way with this year’s young leaders taking part in high level meetings and preparation workshops leading up to the European Development Days starting on Tuesday 5 June.
by Courtney Gehle
I was born in Iraqi Kurdistan in a time of internal conflict and war and I moved to Sweden as a political refugee in 1997.
by Taffan Ako
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Peace is a state of mind many monks want to achieve. Peace is that long-term objective that many countries have been pursuing for years. Nonetheless, this larger peace, the peace of a country, the chance of having a community that is thriving and achieving its full potential seems to easily slip away. The big question […]
by Leonardo Párraga
En tant que jeune actif passionné et inspiré par le changement positif, la participation à des espaces où conférences dédiés au développement renforce le désir, l’ambition et la motivation de devenir moteur de change pour sa communauté. Participer au programme ”EDD Young Leaders” m’a donné du courage, m’a aidé à remodeler mes stratégies et à […]
by Phonsina Archane Ebankoli
A post by Paolo Zeppetelli, One Young World Ambassador. Whilst the HeForShe campaign[1] encourages men to sign up and become HeForShe champions and male allies[2], I feel that it doesn’t encourage women to not only become female allies to men but also to inspire women to describe to male allies what practical steps men can take to tackle the […]
by Young Leaders
An article created by Phonsina Archane Ebankoli and Olaoluwa Abagan, two of the 2018 Young Leaders for Development June 16 is internationally known as the day of the African Child. Africa’s population is projected to double by 2050 to 2.4 billion people. With it’s rapidly growing population, over 60% is the youth below the age of […]
by Phonsina Archane Ebankoli
A contribution to the blog by Najibullah Khoda Rahim I come from a country where 3.5 million children are deprived of education, out of which 2.5 million are girls. I come from a country where 34% of the population lives under poverty line. I come from a country where dozens of Shia Muslims are massacred […]
by Young Leaders
With one day left before the 2018 edition of the European Development Days, I asked the Young Leaders what advice they had for other young leaders or aspiring young changemakers who work to make a difference in the world.
by Courtney Gehle
The 2018 Young Leaders programme is well under way with this year’s young leaders taking part in high level meetings and preparation workshops leading up to the European Development Days starting on Tuesday 5 June.
by Courtney Gehle
I was born in Iraqi Kurdistan in a time of internal conflict and war and I moved to Sweden as a political refugee in 1997.
by Taffan Ako
In your life, if you’re lucky enough, you are born during a moment in time when the world is ready for the change you’re bringing. So, all that’s left for you to do is your work. I am glad that the European Development Days and Young Leaders programme was one such platform ready for us […]
by Shwetal Shah
“The Journey of a Thousand Miles must begin with a single step” – Lao Tzu I came across this quote at the United Nations ESCAP building in Bangkok, when I was representing Bangladesh as a youth ambassador for a high-level climate change conference in 2012. The writing was boldly engraved on a wall on the second […]
by Shah Rafayat Chowdhury
Over the past decade, I have seen women on every international development agenda. With all the uprightness opportunities and the supportive initiatives, women’s participation is still unambitious, predominantly in the MENA region. One can argue that social norm, lack of knowledge, and leadership skills are the core issues that hinder girl’s involvement, however, this is […]
by Salma Abdalla
Approximately 16 million adolescent girls aged 15-19 give birth annually, making up 10% of births worldwide.
by Phonsina Archane Ebankoli