The Gambia has decided: it's time for Jammeh to back down
Adama Barrow, The Gambia's newly elected President
This enterprising student is working to break the cycle of poor education
Traditional forms of education are undergoing disruption, and the success of these methods are being heavily scrutinised. Danilo Oliveira Vaz, Ambassador of the Week from Brazil, has dedicated himself to the pursuit of more practical and innovative education that equips students with tools needed to tackle global issues.
Protests in Cameroon bring human rights into question
The ongoing police brutality on peaceful and unarmed protesters in the north and south west regions of Cameroon makes it clear that human rights are eroding in the country.
Over the past eight weeks, we have closely watched and witnessed government-sponsored acts of violence against protesting common law lawyers, teachers, students and the marginalised Anglophone community who have been protesting against imposition of the French language on their schools and courts.
Meet our 2017 Coordinating Ambassadors
We are happy to share the results of the applications which were open to all One Young World Ambassadors.
11 young entrepreneurs changing the world
From 14-20 November, Global Entrepreneurship Week is taking place across 160 countries around the world. The annual campaign celebrates self-starters and entrepreneurs, and engages millions of people in pursuing their own businesses.
Several entrepreneurs in the One Young World Ambassador community have not only established profitable, innovative businesses, but have paved the way in social entrepreneurship, developing solutions to social, cultural and environmental issues.
Déjà vu?
This blog originally appeared on The Hippocratic Post.
Ambassador Erin Schrode shot at Standing Rock protests
Early yesterday, activist and journalist Erin Schrode was shot with a rubber bullet by police at the Standing Rock protests in Cannon Ball, North Dakota whilst interviewing a peaceful protester live on camera for Fusion.
She said, “I was standing innocently onshore, not making any aggressive gestures, never exchanging a single word with the police who fired at my lower back from their boat.”
Watch as Erin was shot live on camera. Warning: the contents of the video are graphic.
Not even a ‘refugee’: a climate change product
This blog originally appeared on G7G20.
Boy was I wrong about One Young World
This blog originally appeared on Medium.
Just 2 weeks ago, I was presented with an incredibly rare opportunity from the company I work for, Shopify, to attend the 2016 One Young World Summit. The event took place in Canada for the very first time, right here in the capital city, Ottawa.
Post-Conflict Misery: 25 Years of Internal Displacement in Georgia
The world is constantly facing various ethnic, religious, military conflicts; this increases the number of victims every day. According to the 2016 Global Peace Index, there are only 10 countries in the world that are free from conflict.