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#YouthForChange: if you care, you commit

Posted by: Nell Goddard, #YouthForChange Ambassador, Posted on: 1 August 2014 - Categories: Female Genital Mutilation, Girls & Women, Other

#YouthForChange took place ahead of the Girl Summit 2014. The day brought together young people from around the world to ignite action on girls' rights. Nell Goddard Nell Goddard -...

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Time is of the essence in your digital life

Posted by: Marisol Grandon, Head of Digital Team, Posted on: 19 July 2013 - Categories: Digital for Development

“I’m not sure I’m going to uni,” Jordan Casey said recently. “But I’ve got five years to decide.” The Irish 13 year old was speaking at the Guardian Activate conference I attended – billed as exploring how digital innovation, technology and …

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Don't romanticise; don't patronise

Posted by: Rob Burnet, Posted on: 30 March 2012 - Categories: Development Debates, Kenya, Technology

This Sunday, 1 April 2012, our tiny, Kenyan, DFID-funded media project is going to be on the red carpet in Cannes, France. The reason:  Shujaaz has been nominated for the children and young people's category of the International Digital Emmy® …

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Youths spread da word on HIV/AIDS

Posted by: Ian Attfield, Education Adviser, Posted on: 7 September 2011 - Categories: Africa, Education, Health

What did you do in your gap year? That’s a common question to ask in fresher’s week as students start college. I spent time backpacking around south east Asia around twenty years ago. But last week in the rural areas …

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