Stories from youth across the globe


The Politics of Flames
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...
A Very Brief Introduction to Environmental Racism in Canada
Canada is a country that tends to fly under the radar of global news. The nation is deemed as non-confrontational, polite, and often...
Back then
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...
My Journey To Be A Global Citizen
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...
Extinction: Rescue Audu Bako Zoological garden
Audu Bako Zoological garden is a 50-year-old garden which has been a hotspot for conserving millions of biological species. However, it’s...
Machina: The dry land
Water is the most essential part of human lives. Machina’s water scarcity is historical; older members of the community recount not having...
The Sleeping Giant
On the border between Chile and Argentina stands the Lanín volcano. A jewel of the Andean Mountain Range. For the Mapuche indigenous...
A Memory of a Farmer
- “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...
Opinion: A Renewal of Politics
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...
Don’t you believe the future is promising?
A collective poem coordinated by Josefina Mas "My land of golden fields; sunflowers and scented winds. Land of odors that remind me of a...
Is it air or smoke that we breathe?
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...
Humanitarian Hypocrisy
War and conflict bring no good to society and have a hugely destabilizing impact on the communities and economies involved, causing them...