Youth and Schools

Aftershocks: Youth For Change Conference 2021

30 Dec 2021
Youth and Schools

On 20-22 December 2021, 143 youths came together for the sixth edition of our annual Youth For Change Conference (YFCC). The theme of the conference this year was Aftershocks, and focused on the relatively less well-known, but no less severe, secondary impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable children and youth around the world.

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Youth For Change: Kampamba, Stepping Up to Empower His Community

02 Dec 2021
Youth and Schools

Since the pandemic began, 16-year-old Kampamba has seen an increase in students that struggle with teenage pregnancies, sexual abuse and defilement cases, and being made to work in cattle herding, in his community. Many students also lack the resources and technology needed to access the government’s online lessons.

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Youth For Change: Aluel, Resisting Child Marriage and Reclaiming Futures

25 Nov 2021
Youth and Schools

In South Sudan, child marriage affects 51.5% percent of girls in the country, is on the rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and along with early pregnancy, both issues are causing an increase in school dropout rates. For 17-year-old Aluel who dreams of being a lawyer, life only became more problematic as a result of the coronavirus.

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