Meron Semedar is a One Young World Ambassador and Eritrean refugee. He currently works with the East Bay Refugee Forum helping to resettle young emigrants in and around San Francisco, USA.

David Clarke is a One Young World Ambassador from Guyana and a long term member of the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination.

Daniella Segal is a One Young World Ambassador from Israel. She is the founder and co-director of KEN-S (Knowledge, Entrepreneurship, Networking and Skills) which aims to build personal relationships and networks between young and established Israeli leaders.

Richard Mazzola is a One Young World Ambassador from the USA. 

The globalisation of commerce and business has led corporations to establish a presence allowing them to operate in developing nations around the world. The shortcoming of this globalisation? A reluctance to invest in the education systems of the developing nations, in which these organisations operate. 

There is no greater example of this than Port Elizabeth, South Africa.  

Meron Semedar is a One Young World Ambassador and Eritrean refugee. He currently works with the East Bay Refugee Forum helping to resettle young emigrants in and around San Francisco, USA.

On 24 May Eritreans celebrate their hard earned and costly independence.

One Young World Ambassador Isaiah Owolabi is co-founder and Project Director of HACEY's Health Initiative, Nigeria. 

Girls are more disadvantaged than their male counterparts in Nigeria. But when girls are empowered society is always better for it, with evidence showing empowering women transforms society across all sectors.

Carlos Jaramillo is a One Young World Ambassador and a project director at Corpoemprende, a Colombian organisation that incubates and accelerates social businesses.

One Young World Ambassador Erik de Ridder is a co-founder of InkuluFreeHeid, a non-partisan, youth-led organisation created to enhance political engagement in South Africa. On May 7 as South Africa goes to the polls, Erik reflects on the political context and young peoples attitudes.

One Young World Ambassador Esha Kaul is an Indian engineer. She currently works in India with Siemens. 

India is now half way through the world's biggest election. With 815 million registered voters competing to the polls, the election is hosted over five weeks and in 10 stages. The result is due on 16 May. 

One Young World Ambassador Rania Elessawi is an Egyptian-American development professional. She currently works in Afghanistan with UNICEF.