Youth for the SDGs Scholarship
Peace Boat US is offering two full scholarships for young people working to advance the SDGs
Why women's participation in politics too crucial to be overlooked
This article originally appeared on Jakarta Post.
In the lead up to International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8, there have been several discourses revolving around the issue of gender equality.
Learner-centered education: providing students with valuable skills
I was introduced to the learner-centered education while volunteering as a teacher for Global Learning, a non-profit organization that uses innovative teaching to tackle the issues of disadvantaged schools in several countries of Latin America. Schools from poor communities often lack access to technology, resort to old-fashioned teaching techniques and, as consequence, they fail to develop the valuable skills employers currently seek in their students. Learner-centered education uses interactive strategies to engage the students and develop their abilities.
These Ambassadors are tackling poverty in Brazilian slums
Brazil has progressed significantly in terms of poverty reduction; in the last fifteen years, those living in extreme poverty has dropped by half. Despite this, Brazil still suffers from major social inequality, with more than 10 million Brazilians living below the World Bank's threshold of $1.90 per day.
Why We Can No Longer Afford To Overlook Women’s Rights In Africa Too
This article originally appeared on The Huffington Post.
“They are branding us as terrorists.”
Young leaders from the seven Muslim-majority countries whose citizens have been banned from entering the United States by Donald Trump have called on young people worldwide to make a stand against the controversial policy.
When Mr Trump made the controversial order, Libyan One Young World Ambassador Hajer Sharief was in New York City attending a high-level debate at the United Nations on sustainable development and peace. “This ban identifies me as a terrorist,” she complained.
The results are in: the next Plenary Session topics have been determined
With the fragile condition of current international politics, global young leaders are hungry for new learning in conflict resolution and improving conditions for peace in their countries, research for One Young World has revealed.
Responsible and Responsive Leadership: The Saudi Case
This blog is part of a series published on WEFLIVE from young leaders in the One Young World community who are addressing issues across the world relating to the World Economic Forum 2017 theme of 'Responsive and Responsible Leadership'.
What does innovation really mean?
This blog is part of a series published on WEFLIVE from young leaders in the One Young World community who are addressing issues across the world relating to the World Economic Forum 2017 theme of 'Responsive and Responsible Leadership'.