Earth Day 2023 - Our Youth Champion Voices
“For me, investing in the 🌏 means, investing in a healthier, safer & more susatinable future for everyone,” says @dr.poorvaprabha.patil...
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Apr 19, 20231 min read
Meet Yvvette Selly Awiti, Youth Ambassador for #IAHW from Kenya
”I believe that youth and adolescents have what it takes to advocate for their health rights. My desire to see health disparity gaps...
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Meet Lou Lambert, @loulambert_99, a patient advocate from London, UK
“I got involved in youth advocacy because of my own personal experience of being a young person diagnosed with a chronic condition. I was...
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Meet Patrick Heri, Youth Ambassador for #IAHW2023 from Musanze, Rwanda.
“When I was in secondary school, my cousin was abused by an older man. She didn’t even know about menstrual periods. She became pregnant...
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Meet Wacha Roosevelt, Youth Ambassador for #IAHW2023, from Bamenda, Cameroon.
“As a teacher with five years of experience, I've seen too many of my students forced to drop out of school due to unplanned pregnancies...
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Meet Seher Taneja, innovator, researcher and entrepreneur from New Delhi, India
“Indians face a myriad of challenges, ranging from health to sanitation and from transportation to the environment. Growing up in a...
Apr 11, 20232 min read
Meet Felicia Annan-Mills, Youth Ambassador for #IAHW from Accra, Ghana
“While studying for my undergraduate, I got the opportunity to intern at a family health clinic in Ghana where I worked on a health...
Mar 8, 20231 min read
Meet Wawira Njiru, the founder of Food 4 Education - Kenya
While she had access to good food, a comfortable home and good schools as a child, she saw all around her t he impact on those children...
Mar 8, 20231 min read
Sheila Yegon, from Nairobi, is a member of the Organisation of the African Youth Kenya
"I was a shy teenager, new to humanitarian work, when I started to volunteer for OAY Kenya. But I have grown so much in confidence that I...
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Meet Kehkasha Sheik from Delhi, an activist with The YP Foundation in India!
When I was 17, I discovered The YP Foundation's project about rights and equality, and I thought, "This is perfect for me!" I started as...
Interview with Dr Anne Kihara
Interview with Dr Anne Kihara, President of The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO). Interview by Jaideep...
National Adolescents’ Forum of Egypt Sheds Light on Adolescents and Youth Voices and Concerns
On the 30th of September, 2023, the Cairo Opera House in Cairo, Egypt, hosted a gathering that resonated with youthful energy and a...
University of Oslo (UiO) Spotlights Adolescent and Youth Mental Health and Well-Being in Norway.
Amidst the increasing global attention towards the mental health and well-being of young people and adolescents, the Centre for...
Meet Tariq - a young mobilizer of the WYPW campaign: "It gave me purpose" he said.
Being a mobilizer for the "What Do Young People Want" initiative, which is part of the wider 1.8 billion young people for change...
Watch Jan Francis Danielle, encouraging the breaking of stigma for adolescents around #mentalhealth
“Together we can create a world where every adolescent knows their well-being is a priority.”
Empowering Teachers in Rural India for Adolescent Well-Being
On August 20, 2023, in Sargur, India, the "Understanding Adolescence, Empowering Teachers" workshop was held as part of the 1.8 Billion...
Cameroon Forum for Adolescents: A Youthful Celebration of Health and Engagement
DESERVE, Cameroon Youth Network (members of PMNCH's Adolescent and Youth Constituency), at the 'Salon International de la Jeunesse 2023'...
Advancing Youth Health: Ethiopia's National Adolescents and Youth Health Forums
As the countdown to the Global Forum for Adolescents (GFA), October 11-12, 2023, gains momentum, 87 national and local events have been...
One Young World Bath Caucus Advances Adolescent Well-being in Support of the 1.8 Billion Campaign
The One Young World Bath Caucus, a remarkable collaboration between One Young World (OYW) and the University of Bath in support of the...
WHO and HRP Leader in Global Adolescent Health Receives Prestigious Award from Rotary International
Adolescents and youth worldwide encounter a range of challenges related to their sexual and reproductive health. While many countries...
ANANDA’s International Exchange Live Seminar on Adolescents Health
ANANDA, a Chinese youth-led organization, hosted the International Exchange Live Seminar on Adolescents Health in support of the 1.8...
Earth Day 2023 - Our Youth Champion Voices
“For me, investing in the 🌏 means, investing in a healthier, safer & more susatinable future for everyone,” says @dr.poorvaprabha.patil...
Meet Yvvette Selly Awiti, Youth Ambassador for #IAHW from Kenya
”I believe that youth and adolescents have what it takes to advocate for their health rights. My desire to see health disparity gaps...
Meet Lou Lambert, @loulambert_99, a patient advocate from London, UK
“I got involved in youth advocacy because of my own personal experience of being a young person diagnosed with a chronic condition. I was...
Meet Patrick Heri, Youth Ambassador for #IAHW2023 from Musanze, Rwanda.
“When I was in secondary school, my cousin was abused by an older man. She didn’t even know about menstrual periods. She became pregnant...
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