This fall, Global Youth Fund is pleased to offer a unique challenge to FOUR schools in the Vancouver-Lower Mainland area: form a group of 20 youth and use GYF’s bottom-up democratic process to select a …
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Deara Okonkwo, 18, will be the first to tell you she’s “ambitious.” At age 17, when most American teens are just finishing high school, Deara graduated from a prestigious university with a degree in English and a minor in psychology. Outside of school, she runs her own dance studio, which opened when she was 16 - a gift from her mom. Deara aspires to open her own charter school and become Secretary of Education someday. Don’t be surprised if she’s the youngest in that role!
The most important impact that I’ve made would be the establishment of my dance studio, DeDe Dance Studio. I founded DeDe Dance Studio in 2004, when I was 14 at the time, and with the support of my mother, my aunt Delores, and residents of my community believing in me, I established my organization in 2006, celebrating the Grand Opening of DeDe Dance Studio on my Super Sweet 16.
DeDe Dance Studio has been a blessing to the children and families of South, Los Angeles because it provides children a safe environment to express themselves in positive & creative ways. It brings the families together in harmony to celebrate the diversity in the arts and support youth in positive involvement.
Congratulations to the Templeton Chapter of Global Youth Fund for successfully completely the Changemakers Challenge. They have used our democratic process to select Project Heart as their chapter’s official project for 2008-9.
The Templeton Chapter will …
Brady Baldwin may be one of the busiest teens you’ll ever meet: A junior in high school, he’s in the International Baccalaureate Program and 4-H; he’s an Eagle Scout, a recipient of the Hornaday Medal …
Named by TIME Magazine as a “Hero for the Planet,” Simon Jackson is a tireless champion for British Columbia’s endangered white Kermode or spirit bear.
Simon, now 26, launched his Spirit Bear Youth Coalition at the …
Every year, more than 300 million pieces of electronics - computers, cell phones, all kinds of gadgets - are SCRAPPED.
Whether they’re burned or dumped, they leak harmful toxins into the environment, contaminating our water, land and air.
Alex Lin, 14, installed the first ever e-waste receptacle in …
Instant Grant Program from Steve Lambert on Vimeo.
Where do artists get financial support? Often, they apply for grants that take months to get approved.
Some students in New York decided there could be a better way …
A star athlete at his school, Bo Palmer of Vancouver, Canada has seen his share of accolades.
But his recent awards are for Triple-S, an organization he started to support students in sports.
The idea is simple: round up athletic gear that people …
Unable to afford school fees, William Kamkwamba, 14, dropped out of secondary school in Malawi and taught himself to make a windmill from scratch.
His invention generated more than just clean energy for his village (which never had power), …
In December 2007, students at Somers High School in upstate New York used Global Youth Fund’s demoractic process to select a global campaign for their school for 2008.
They chose Building Hope: One School at a …
Purpose:
To spread peace, kindness and joy… especially to strangers.
Background:
We all know about the power of simple kindness. But there’s power too in random kindness. That’s kindness shown to people when they least expect it, and …
How to convey the vision and idealism of Global Youth Fund?
Perhaps this promo video - with its quiet but powerfully eloquent message - is a great place to start. Enjoy!
Directed by Marc Webb
by Megan, 17, USA
The summer before ninth grade, I starved myself. I starved myself to the point that I was diagnosed with anorexia. I had every single symptom. But the scariest part of it is …
by Miranda Fix, 19, USA
There is an old folktale about a father who teaches his sons a lesson by asking them to break an individual chopstick, which they do without any trouble.
He then gathers a …
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by Kit, 17, Canada
I live in a town with beautiful sunsets. The sea comes up and caresses the coast and the sun sinks over the mountains across the ocean.
I …
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by Farid Firmanysah, 19, Canada
It happened four years ago when I was in Indonesia. Like usual, I had to live my ordinary life: wake up in the morning, …
This is the story that started it all.
I produced this 14-minute story on photojournalist Dan Eldon in 1997. One thing led to another and I found myself embarking on a round-the-world trip to produce the …
by Dylan, 16, USA
My whole life I have viewed myself as a spectator, telling myself I’m not someone who can make a difference. I wished I could be. I thought that maybe, someday, possibly, hopefully, …
