Pascal Bekono
Cameroon
J’ai toujours voulu servir et faire entendre ma voix. Les mouvements associatifs sont des véritables moyens d’expression des jeunes. J’ai été inspiré tout d’abord dès le bas age par des activités volontaires, par la suite en terme d’expression et de rencontre et d’échange. C’est ainsi que dés l’age de 12 ans, j’ai intégré les clubs volontaires du quartier, et par la suite, des associations estudiantins, et autres ONG de jeunesses. Actuellement, TakingITGlobal... ( lire plus...)
Matthew Gusul
Canada
I went on the Rural Development Exchange that was put on by Augustana University College and Canada World Youth. On this exchange I was given the opportunity to live and work in Mexico. I lived with a family in a rural village called San Andres de la Cal. I love my Mexican friends and now many of my other friends that I know from around the world. They are what inspries me. I realize living in Canada I have a lot of advantage in comparison to people from other areas of the world. I am... ( lire plus...)
Topher Hunt
United States
What matters to me most is awareness. I find that most people do not take responsibility for the things that happen to them because some people, for no apparent reason, don’t make the connection between their actions and the consequences for those actions. Yet I believe that if you show people (by example) to take responsibility for their actions, they will in turn learn how to make every action count towards achieving their goals. While in Nicaragua, I put this simple method to work at a... ( lire plus...)
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