STORIES FROM YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE

Photo Credit: Gary Bembridge, First Street, Harare, Zimbabwe From a very young age, I was taught that the country of my birth was haunted by the lingering effects of its tragic history. Similar to the fiery images of hell reserved for the wicked, the horrors inflicted...

Photo Credit: Cynthia Rucker/Demotix/Corbis On the 14th April 2014, 276 Christian female students were kidnapped by the Islamist terrorist group popularly known as Boko Haram at Chibok Secondary School in Chibok, a town in Borno state in Nigeria. These girls had been...

I have been an activist for the past 7 years and counting - having worked with multiple charities and organizations within international affairs including the ONE Campaign (UK), Christian Aid, Child.Org, UNICEF, Restless Development, Amnesty International, UNDP Asia...

As the safety of girls in  society remains a  major concern due to social ills such as child trafficking, the education gap further widens (Currently, 129  million girls out of school currently according to UNESCO).  According to the United Nations, child trafficking...

My climate activism journey began when I learned about the sixth mass extinction underway and its main cause: human activity. My love for animals, combined with this tragic news, motivated me to find my role in the environmental movement. Now, I connect the dots...

Updated: Jan 18 The year 2022 witnessed the most devastating floods Nigeria has experienced in decades. Lasting several months, the floods took the lives of 600 people, displaced over a million others and caused significant damage to infrastructure, agriculture, and...

In the realm of science fiction, visionary authors have long held the power to inspire real-world innovation. These contemporary scribes, akin to the literary giants of the past, are not just spinning tales of fantastical worlds; they are weaving the fabric of future...

Influncership for Sustainability  Influncership can be viewed as a commercial advocacy. Coming from a marketing background but with a mindset geared towards sustainability, the concept of blending marketing strategies such as influencer marketing with sustainable...

Three years ago, I had a pretty strange experience after moving into a new apartment. I started feeling depressed, having trouble breathing and getting symptoms of high blood pressure. It left me very startled when I went to the doctor, and found out that my health...

Disclaimer: All names in this piece have been changed for privacy reasons There was a long time when I was the patron of one coffee shop in the town. I did not go there because of its location, since the shop was located far from my home. The reason I went was for the...

I am living in an era when you and your peers are widely referred to as someone for us to “save” and “protect”. Global warming is accelerating in our time, they say. Our forests are disappearing, they say. There are more and more endangered animals becoming extinct,...

In an era marked by increasing environmental concerns and social awareness, the landscape of finance is transforming as we move towards sustainability. Sustainable finance, often referred to as responsible investing or green finance, has emerged as a powerful tool to...