by Tendayi Chirawu | 16 Sep 2020 | Africa, African Leadership Academy, The Kids Are Alright, Youth Voices
Africa is often misrepresented in the media as a poverty-stricken safari-land. Who benefits from such stereotypes? How can we reshape the image? Outsiders and Africans themselves often resort to stereotypes to represent the continent — wild animals, jungles and...
by Oliver Onillon | 9 Sep 2020 | Health and Wellness, Sport, Youth Voices
Lockdowns under COVID-19 have kept many people away from gyms. But some are working out more. Is at-home exercise here to stay? Children exercise from the rooftop of their building during lockdown in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 17 May 2020. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) You’d be...
by Marouane El Bahraoui | 12 Aug 2020 | Africa, African Leadership Academy, Student Posts, Youth Voices
Once ruled with an iron fist by a dictator, oil-rich Libya is now ravaged by war. With foreign powers meddling, a political solution is badly needed. A sniper fires towards Islamic State militant positions in Sirte, Libya, 21 September 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)...
by Isabella DeMarco | 23 Jul 2020 | Climate change, Indiana University, Student Posts, Youth Voices
Meat production contributes to global warming. Will the planet shift to plant-based meat to help avert catastrophic climate change? By Isabella DeMarco Change can be terrifying. But it is necessary if we want to save our planet. In the age of COVID-19, many people...
by Leela Rosaz Shariyf | 14 Jul 2020 | Health and Wellness, Miss Porter's School, Technology, Youth Voices
U.S. teenagers are increasingly depressed and spending more and more time on smartphones. But technology, used wisely, can make us smarter, safer and happier. A young man on his smartphone, Munich, Germany, 9 December 2014 (Tobias Hase / picture-alliance / dpa / AP...
