Maxwell Matewere is a National Project Officer who works in the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. He is a Law and Crime Prevention expert in Malawi. He has been recognized by the US State Dept. as a global hero for championing national responses to human trafficking crime. Maxwell has a popular book that spotlights the stories in Malawi that …
Priyansh Shah Organizes Young Medical Volunteers to Improve Heart Health in India
Priyansh Shah has just graduated from medical school and is interning as a Doctor at Baroda Medical College in India. Each day he prepares to save lives with his skill and passion, and each day he advances his efforts toward public heart health through his organization, World Youth Heart Federation. By organizing volunteers in needed places around India, this aspiring …
Chrissy Sykes Uses Music to Create Awareness on Child Abuse with the Free My Body is My Body Program
Chrissy Sykes will tell you she’s a songwriter, but, she’s really a hero to so many across the globe. Nudged by the tragedy of a little girl’s horrible death several years ago, Chrissy wrote a song titling it with the girl’s name. A spontaneous performance of that song at a dinner party in Texas inspired the movement forward of an …
Arafat Lesheve Proves Youth Are Making a Difference in Tanzania
Arafat Lesheve is one of the most accomplished young people you’ll meet. In his early 20s, Arafat has created more opportunities for youth in Tanzania than anyone would believe. This 25-year-old, already an independent consultant, is serving a title under the Prime Minister’s Office, is a nonprofit founder, and an awarded young visionary. Oh, and he’s already on the path …
Francisca Noronha Builds Mozambique Youth Opportunities No Matter the Challenges
Francisca Noronha is an African Youth Charter Hustler at the African Union (AU). Her mission in Mozambique is to advocate for youth and promote policies that allow for more opportunities for youth to live a good life. Francisca’s work extends to working on establishing monitoring and reporting mechanisms that tie to the African Union Office of the Youth Envoy with …
Adeyinka Adewale and Genevieve Bosah Talk About the Africa Social Innovators Network
Adeyinka Adewale founded the Africa Social Innovators Network after he arrived in the UK from his homeland in Africa and began working with young people at a local church on developing confidence and empowerment toward education and entrepreneurship. The youth needed help in confidence-building and some skills to tackle creating a better future for themselves. The solution began forming in …
Ambassador Ghazala Khan Meets with Young Policymakers to Answer Questions
What you see below is a clip of a Q & A conversation between Ambassador Ghazala Khan of Pakistan, Prince Omenihu, James Akan, Chukwuma Okenwa, (Nigeria), and Sam Dougherty (US). The young leaders have an interest in policymaking as well as understanding how the United Nations can be of assistance to them as they try to make impactful changes in …
Prince Omenihu Works to Save Kids From Drugs and Develop Public Policy That Provides Global Benefits
Prince Omenihu from Nigeria is an action-oriented young man who has completed his education as a chemical engineer while building a charity that helps to get kids off the streets and away from drugs. His impact is growing as sports and recreation activities that his organization runs connect kids to a healthier pastime. Along with his nonprofit, Caring Beyond Borders …
MAXIMIZING THE POTENTIAL OF AFRICAN YOUTHS – THE TIME FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE LEADERSHIP IS NOW
Our new young friend, Mustapha Fofanah has sent out this passionate plea on behalf of African youths. We share it here as we share in his hope for a brighter future for youth everywhere, but, especially in Africa, where (in the language of the Gates Foundation and other NGOs) there is a very large “*youth dependency burden.” *Definition. The youth …