STORIES FROM YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE

The concept of thriving in balance is centered around finding harmony and well-being in the present moment. It encourages individuals and communities to strike a balance between various aspects of life, such as work, relationships, personal growth, and overall...

As daylight fades and smoke clears, I watch bright orange flames burn, lifting up trees as the fire works its way over the crest of the mountain. Into the night, the wildfire pushed through the hills of West Kelowna, with strong winds carrying embers over the lake on...

Canada is a country that tends to fly under the radar of global news. The nation is deemed as non-confrontational, polite, and often overshadowed by our much louder, Southern neighbor, the United States of America. This starte to change on May 28th, 2021, when The New...

In the later half of their middle ages, my grandparents used to love playing the game "Back then". "Back then, when I met your Grandad, it was more than 60 years ago.”, "Back then, when I, for the first time left home, it was colder than now it is". One way or...

A global citizen. I was often curious about what it really meant. I am from that era when we lived without wifi – so it took a long time for the world to become a global village for me. As a teenager, I wondered how a person could be a citizen of the world. After all,...

Audu Bako Zoological garden is a 50-year-old garden which has been a hotspot for conserving millions of biological species. However, it’s rich biodiversity is currently undergoing drastic changes, evidenced by the lingering destruction of the biophysical structure of...

Water is the most essential part of human lives. Machina’s water scarcity is historical; older members of the community recount not having seen a drop of water from a drilled borehole for over 50 years. The UN states: "Clean water is a basic human need, and one that...

On the border between Chile and Argentina stands the Lanín volcano. A jewel of the Andean Mountain Range. For the Mapuche indigenous community that has traditionally inhabited the area, its name means "sleeping giant". While today the volcano is dormant, its name...

- “Tenés que sentir la tierra”. You must feel the earth, he said. He took my hands in his and scooped up a pile of dirt. It was moist and lumpy from the previous night’s dew, and it slid heavily through our fingers. He pinched the freshly turned soil and turned it in...

There was a time when I believed politics was a place for aspirations. A space for bold ideas and searches for progress. As a young student within a democratic system looking to make her contribution to society, becoming involved in politics was the noblest thing I...

A collective poem coordinated by Josefina Mas "My land of golden fields; sunflowers and scented winds. Land of odors that remind me of a childhood painted with yellow sunsets. Rivers and seas that carry my illusions, my thoughts, and my destiny. The calming waves of...

Pakistan is the second-most polluted country in the world. Its second largest city, Lahore, is also one of cities with the world’s worst air quality index records. Malpractices such as trash burning, lack of eco-friendly vehicles, inefficient use of energy, unreliable...