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Association Anoual : Morocco Future Leaders

Nowadays, many non-profit organizations (NGOs) in Morocco strive to achieve the change and create an impact in the society by working on sustainable development goals (SDGs) and inspiring youth to take the lead in order to foster and promote the advancement of the society by solving economic and social problems. One of these NGOs is…

Ayoub Benfdila February 7, 2020

Tunisia: Climate Action or Inaction?

When I was a prep school student, I used to go to the Preparatory School of Rejich, which was located near the beach. In our free time, my classmates and I would hang out by the seashore. There was this one place that we used to look at from afar; a small house shrouded with…

Hanen Ben Ghzayel February 2, 2020

Climate Change Action and our World Today

All around the world, climate change is still a great challenge. It is no respecter of any nation’s boundaries. It affects all countries of the world and poses a great threat to livelihood. Greenhouse gases from natural sources have drastically increased causing a sudden rise in Earth’s average temperature. Without action, the world’s average surface…

Violet Isek January 27, 2020

Global Shapers: how youth leaders are changing the conversation, city by city

A Young World Today, we have the largest youth population in human history. Young people aged under 25 now make up 42% of the global population; accounting for approximately 1.8 billion people. Most of the youngest populations of the world are concentrated in developing countries, often even representing the majority. Thus, we may be presented with an unprecedented opportunity for…

Esther Brito January 26, 2020

International Day of Education

The right to education is considered a basic human right. It is enshrined under Article 26 of the Universal Declaration for Human Rights. Commemorated on 24th January, the International Day of Education recognizes the pivotal role education plays in promoting sustainable development. In its adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, the international community affirmed the…

Sheila Ochieng' January 25, 2020

EnaZeda: A Tunisian Movement Against Sexual Harassment

The 2011-Tunisian-Revolution has endowed its people with long-sought freedom of expression; freedom that has made it possible to openly talk about what once was branded as taboo topics. As the socio-cultural scene began to progressively change, discussions concerning sexual harassment also began to gain a voice. Soon after the Revolution and as a celebration of…

Hanen Ben Ghzayel January 22, 2020

The Struggle of Educating a Girl

Article by Lesego Gaetwesepe. Lesego Gaetwesepe is a 25-year-old young lady who is intrinsically passionate about human rights, community development, and empowerment. She is the co-founder of ADARA project which seeks to accelerate the empowerment of young girls and women in all spheres of industry. She is a volunteer at a youth-led organization and represents…

Staff Writer December 6, 2019

China’s Suzerainty, Britain’s Failure, and Hong Kong’s Dilemma

The stand-off between Beijing and the Hong Kong rioters has reached a new phase and the situation is now spiralling out of control. The protests erupted following an extradition bill that would enable Hong Kong citizens to be tried in mainland China and was widely condemned by Hongkongers as an assault on their legal system…

Benjamin White November 29, 2019

Terrorist Dealings in Afghanistan

Transitioning Democracy, Peace in the Balance Afghanistan, a state that has been ravaged by tortuous war for four decades, has become the subject of a failing peace process and a highly ambitious push for democracy by the Afghani President, Ashraf Ghani. While democracy is widely propelled as a catalyst for peace, in this case, it…

Benjamin White November 12, 2019

Conflicts, Climate Change, and Humanitarian Catastrophe

The developing world, predominantly situated close to the equator, is more prone to both natural disasters and conflict than the developed. Although the severity of climate change affects us all, northern states still have the benefit of largely stable environmental conditions while regions such as the Horn of Africa and Central / Southeast Asia are…

Benjamin White September 30, 2019

The US Women Soccer National Team and an Equal Pay Conundrum: Making Heads or Tails of the Ongoing Issue

Article by Firas Aouinet. Firas Aouinet is a writer at heart. So far, he has dabbled in a few fields of study. He studied a bit of multimedia Journalism at Southeast Missouri State University where he learned the basics of U.S journalism and honed both his writing and graphic design skills. He took group fitness…

Staff Writer August 15, 2019

“Local Challenges, Local Solutions”: USLS 2019

“When I started IVolunteer International, it was a Facebook page with one like.” I wanted to let the hundreds of passionate and fired up leaders in the audience know, while I was answering one of the questions from a delegate. See, we are so caught up with wanting to change entire communities that sometimes we…

Nipuna Ambanpola August 13, 2019

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