Ageism Is Real, and it Goes Both Ways
“You’re 33? I could have sworn you were 18! Well, at least you’ll look good when you’re 40!” I bet you’ve either heard that before, or maybe you’ve said it to another fellow baby-faced individual like me either at a
Finding Our Future Leaders: An Interview with Maria Auma
Maria Auma is a successful and socially-conscious female entrepreneur. She is the founder of Blue Luxury Investments (BLI), an organization providing education and financial support to young people and budding businesses in their local communities. While the business initially started
On Taking Children Seriously: Climate Strikes
If you ask the average student, “What is the biggest problem that the world faces today?” more often than not they will answer with the following two issues: (1) the detrimental effect of social media on society as a whole
Africa Unseen: What the West Chooses Not to Tell
The way most Westerns perceive Africa is not so new. Africa has been seen by most inhabitants of the "developed world" as a massive piece of arid land with many “states”, where nothing grows, where everyone's poor and dying, where
Science needs young people to save the oceans
We know about the moon and space more than we know about the value of services and support the ocean provides to humankind. To help drive a new collective consciousness on interdependencies between the life on land and the
The Young for the Future: Empowering Youth in Implementing the SDGs
My first encounter with future came some thirteen years ago, when my mother and I packed our bags and left India to join my father in Oman, where he had been working for some months as a doctor. Recently recovered
Engaging Youth by Youth for the Global Goals
Editor's Note: It is authored by AIESEC, the world’s largest youth-led organization which is dedicated to developing the next generation of young leaders through professional and volunteering experiences. THIS PIECE IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. SEE
Stimulating Innovation and Partnerships With Africa’s Trust Fund
The Strategic Value of Unearmarked Funds In 2013, FAO launched the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund, a unique Africa-led initiative to improve agriculture and food security across the continent. The fund aims to pool resources from Africa’s strongest economies and use them across
The Sustainable Development Goals and Our Youth
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS CONTRIBUTED BY THE EUROPEAN YOUTH FORUM. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BY YO!MAG, THE EUROPEAN YOUTH FORUM’S PLATFORM FOR YOUTH WRITING AND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT. Where will you be in 15 years time? Answering this question now underscores the importance of including
Sustainable Development Goals – What Do They Mean for Youth?
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS CONTRIBUTED BY THE EUROPEAN YOUTH FORUM. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BY YO!MAG, THE EUROPEAN YOUTH FORUM’S PLATFORM FOR YOUTH WRITING AND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT. IT IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG’S). SEE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE
Sustainable Development Goals: catalysts for the “Change” Generation to take hold of their future
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS CONTRIBUTED BY THE EUROPEAN YOUTH FORUM. IT IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG’S). SEE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES HERE. This piece was previously published by YO!Mag, the European Youth Forum's platform for youth
The Potential of Youth: Germany’s Sustainable Success
Titles, triumphs and tears. The German national team stands for major success and huge emotions, for sporting excellence and excellent integration. And for millions of fans, it stands for unforgettable moments. On 13 July 2014, Germany defeated Argentina 1-0 at Rio