Posts Tagged ‘youth leadership’
Global Viewpoints Forum: Forgotten and Misunderstood: Understanding Youth Agency in Conflict Environments
Recent international news highlights that youth do not need to wait until they are older to make an impact on the world stage. If you are a youth looking to make a difference, or an adult curious about the factors influencing youth in action around the world today, then join us this Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 12 noon, EST!
Read MoreSocial Justice Day 2019: Reflecting on the Work of Legacy Alumni
Though the road to ending the issues facing a number of underrepresented social groups is a continuous and never-ending one, leaders like Thinzar and Kaufman have proven to us that it is very possible to make a difference in our communities, and even at a young age.
Read MoreReflections on the Saudi Young Leaders Exchange Program
Reflections from two U.S. Cultural Ambassadors during the Saudi Young Leaders Exchange Program 2018.
Read MoreSocial Cohesion in Action
Last year I was lucky enough to be selected to take part in a Social Cohesion Exchange programme between the UK and United States. The programme enabled me to learn from US community organisers and practitioners to develop a own social action project once I returned to the UK.
Read MoreBuilding Social Cohesion
For a second year, from July 29 – August 12, 2018, Legacy International welcomed 12 young people (ages 16-18) from the U.K. for a two-week cultural exchange program in the U.S. focused on combating divisiveness in communities and building social cohesion.
Read MoreThe Power of Youth
“The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our present and our future. No segment in the society can match with the power, idealism, enthusiasm and courage of the young people.” – Kailash Satyarthi
Read MoreWorld Youth Skills Day! #WYSD
Today is World Youth Skills Day! #WYSD. Young people are almost three times more likely to be unemployed than adults and continuously exposed to lower quality of jobs, greater labor market inequalities, and longer and more insecure school-to-work transitions. That is why education and training are key determinants of success in the labor market.
Read MoreWorld Environment Day
Last month our #EYLeaders took time out to do some amazing work with the land at Community First Village, an organization that does great work with low-income and displaced people in Austin, TX.
Read MoreSustaining #neveragain: A Chorus of Harmony
Once in a generation a true and momentous revolution, in the full sense of the word, can take place in America… when people with bravery and hope, who truly believe in their message, stand up in protest of injustice and inequality. In the 1910’s, it was about women’s suffrage. In the 1950’s and 1960’s, it was about civil rights and equality for all. Now, in 2018, it’s about eradicating gun violence in communities across the nation.
Read MoreMessage from Legacy Founder and President: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
This year Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day has special significance. The message and the example of this man who lived, worked and died leading the struggle for freedom, justice and equality for all Americans, indeed for all people, needs to be heard, embraced and repeated again and again in light of growing racism and Read More »
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