While The Hunger Games was a terrifying dystopian nightmare, The Sustainability Games are an inspirational invention that uses competition among young people to build a better world.
Founded by Brazil-based One Young World (OYW) Ambassador Rafael Gomes Angelo, this is an edifying contest that owes more to the unifying spirit of the Olympics, which came to Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
It was the sight of wasted food at a celebrity wedding that first motivated One Young World (OYW) Ambassador Ankit Kawatra to quit his corporate job and set up a non-profit organisation to fight hunger and malnutrition in India.
Nearly four years later he has provided more than 8.5 million meals to those in need and has now been honoured with a National Youth Award of India in recognition of the impact of his work.
It's been nearly a decade since the first One Young World (OYW) Summit was held in London on 8-10 February 2010 - we can hardly believe it!
For the first time ever, we want to celebrate #OYWDay and commemorate the start of what has been an incredible journey. Follow #OYWDay on social media today for birthday messages from our dearest Counsellors and Ambassadors.
Yesterday marked the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Newly appointed UN Women's Regional Goodwill Ambassador, Founder of Safe Hands for Girls and OYW Ambassador Jaha Dukureh was featured in Al Jazeera talking about her activism work in The Gambia.
Facebook, the world’s largest social network connecting over 2 billion people monthly, is driven by its mission to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. With over 70 million businesses on Facebook, the platform not only helps businesses get discovered and find customers, but it also helps people develop connections to products and causes.
In a new effort to further share the incredible work of the OYW Ambassador community, we’re launching our monthly list of top projects you need to know about.
The OYW network is all about collaboration - so please get in touch if you’re interested to learn more or join forces with any of the listed Ambassadors. Remember, if you log into your OYW profile, you can email them directly via the messaging button on their OYW profile, located on the bottom left.*
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum kicks off today, bringing together young leaders from around the world to the UN Headquarters in New York. The official theme of the Forum is “the role of youth in building sustainable and resilient urban and rural communities.”
Brazil’s President, Michel Temer, is being investigated over bribery allegations; his predecessor, Dilma Rousseff has been impeached and the President she succeeded, and just yesterday, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, had his prison sentence increased from nine to twelve years and his bid to run in the upcoming presidential election officially shut down.
Renan Ferreirinha Carneiro can barely contain his excitement over what 2018 holds in store for Brazil. “It's going to be a big year - Brazil is going to be a country at the centre of global attention,” he says.
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