Ending Extreme Poverty
What is extreme poverty? I don’t have a theoretical definition but i can give you a practical picture- At the age of 3 his short life had been an unending chain of misery, but now his suffering was almost complete. The starvation that racked his fragile body was slowly shutting down his vital organs. His […]
Environmental Education And Action
It is now a fact that over 2 billion people in the world do not have access to safe sanitation and hygiene facilities. The worst case scenario happens when we discover that some communities have been provided with proper hygiene and sanitation facilities and yet the people refuse to use these facilities- This is seen […]
A 16-Year-Old Reflects on the Sex Ed Classes She Took at 6 and 13
This post was originally written by CONOR FRIEDERSDORF for www.theathlantic.com. It is about a 16-year old girl’s view on sex education classes she took at 6 and 13. Please enjoy and share. When I was six years old, my parents enrolled me in a two-month sex-ed class at our Unitarian Universalist church. The class was […]
THE WORLD YOUTH REPORT ON YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 2015
Published once every two years by the UN Department of Economic and Social affairs (UN DESA), the World Youth Report on Youth Civic Engagement takes a good look at young people’s participation in economic, community and political life. The report offers and proposes unique and out of the box perspectives and ideas on youth engagement […]
Global Goals, Local Action: Advancing Homegrown Solutions for Girls and Women through Regional Advocacy Caucuses
We are pleased to announce the release of Global Goals, Local Action: Advancing homegrown solutions for girls and women through regional advocacy caucuses. This report highlights the exciting advocacy outcomes from eight regional advocacy caucuses held at the 2016 Women Deliver Conference in May in Copenhagen, Denmark. PATH and Women Deliver co-sponsored the caucuses, and […]