Youth Empowerment

Earth Saver Award Recognizes Sean Russell and Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Charles Orgbon | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Earth-Guardians, Youth Activism, Greening-Forward, Youth Empowerment, Environmental Activism, Teen News

Many of us fail to recognize that we can all be heroes. Youth such as Sean and Xiuhtezcatl took what they had and made a positive difference with it, thereby epitomizing a hero.

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'The Secret Power Of Customer Service Jobs'

| Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Rookie Mag, Teen Jobs, Service, Helping Others, Youth Jobs, Rookie, Youth Empowerment, Youth Unemployment, Customer Service, Teen Joblessness, Teen News

By Rachael Prokop The jobs available to teenagers seem designed to make you feel powerless. Mechanically stuffing groceries into plastic bags. Serv...

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A Generation in Revolt

Ronan Farrow | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Spain Protests, Arab Spring, Youth-Activists, Arab Spring Protests, Youth Activism, Hillary Clinton Tunisia, Tunisia Protests, Youth Unemployment, Youth Empowerment, Tunisia Revolution, World News

To make good on its promise, this generation will have to continue to stand up and participate -- not just in the moment of protest, but in the building of sustainable institutions for years to come.

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Talking About Soccer With The King Of Swaziland

Kyle Weiss | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Ysa List, Fundafield, Ysa, 25-Most-Powerful-and-Influential-Young-People-in-the-World, Spring-Into-Action, Amazing Teens, Youth Empowerment, Gen: Change, Home News

FUNDaFIELD's soccer fields have the greatest impact on kids in areas that have recently undergone conflict or some sort of traumatic experience. It amazes me how soccer can break down barriers.

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The Moment I Discovered My Greatest Passion

Zander Srodes | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Sea Turtles, Gen: Change, Ysa List, Ysa, 25-Most-Powerful-and-Influential-Young-People-in-the-World, Turtle Talks, Amazing Teens, Youth Empowerment, Teen News

The moment my passion found me, I was 11 years old and on the beach in Florida. I saw yellow stakes in the sand where sea turtles had nested. Since that day, I've been working on sea turtle conservation.

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Service is Power, and the Power is in Your Hands

Camilo Jimenez | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Ysa, 25-Most-Powerful-and-Influential-Young-People-in-the-World, Ecopuntas, Gen: Change, Youth Empowerment, Ysa List, Teen News

One day I realized that producing and creating technology was my passion, and I decided to change the world through my actions.

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Meet The 25 Most Powerful And Influential Young People In The World!

Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: 25 Most Powerful and Influential Young People in the World, Steven Culbertson, Ysa List, Service Is Power, Ysa, Tamer Shaaban, Youth Empowerment, Youth Activism, Gen:Change, Youth Service America, Gen: Change, Teen News

Here at HuffPost Teen, we hear incredibly inspiring and empowering stories every day about how young people are changing the world they live in. We th...

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The Ethics of Storytelling: Documenting Change in Honduran Youth

Michael Solis | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Social Media, Education, Poverty, Arab Spring, 18 Rabbits, Central America, Richard Lakin, Ngos, Youth Empowerment, Honduras, Organization for Youth Empowerment, Occupy Movement, Oye, Impact News

He had been to Honduras six years earlier to work with OYE, and he knew what to expect -- perpetual heat, 24/7 sweatiness, and inevitable sunburn. Lakin was unsurprised that so little had changed since his last visit.

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The Power is in Our Fingertips

The Communicator | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Internet-Revolution, Social Media, Arab Spring, Egypt Revolution, Internet Democracy, Youth Empowerment, Tunisia Revolution, Teen News

Today, after more than a year since the Egyptian revolution began, I realize that only time will tell how effective social media will continue to be in the struggle against inhumane regimes.

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Random Idea to Run With: St. Louis Youth Create Big Change

RandomKid | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Nonprofits, St. Louis, Randomkid, Youth Venture, Youth Activism, Youth Empowerment, Good News News

The random idea here is about unbridled possibility. When you give someone the space to imagine, and you back it with resources, the outcomes can be exponential.

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Introducing the Born This Way Foundation

Cynthia Germanotta | Posted 04.30.2012

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Today is a special day for my daughter and me as we share something we've been working on for almost a year and have been talking about as mother and daughter for much longer.

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LIVESTREAM: Lady Gaga Launches Born This Way Foundation

Posted 02.29.2012

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Here at HuffPost Teen, our mission is to highlight the work of amazing teens who are pursuing their passions and changing the world. It's a mission th...

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A Step in the Right Direction on Youth Empowerment

Alex Wirth | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Rio+20, Tunisia, Unesco, Hillary Clinton, Youth Empowerment, State Department, Ronan Farrow, Global Youth, Hillary Clinton Tunisia, World News

If the United States and the State Department are serious about properly empowering young people, there is more that needs to be done to achieve this goal.

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America Does Not Happen By Accident

Ming Holden | Posted 03.17.2012

Simply put, America needs not to abandon foreign aid because if it did so, it would forfeit leadership.

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Kenya Dispatch: The End of Structure

Ming Holden | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Youth, Somalia, Collaborative Power, Horn of Africa, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Al'Shabaab, Kenya, Congo, Election Violence, Ptsd, Refugees, Foreign Policy, Youth Empowerment, Identity Politics, Nairobi, World News

It wasn't until I mobilized a theater group for female survivors of gang rape at the hands of rebel army soldiers who murdered their parents in front of them that I truly learned what self-expression means to the future of democracy.

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The Survival Girls: Kenya, Refugee Youth, and Safe Space

Ming Holden | Posted 12.10.2011

Strife-ridden societies aren't furnished with peaceful town squares. I'm talking about my girls and me sitting in the dirty corner of a church, creating a temporary space from scratch with our presence.

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Why Not Hire the Young to Build Their Own Future?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Jobs, Unemployment, Youth Unemployment, Wpa, Works Progress Administration, Getting Teens Working, Unemployed-Teens, Youth Empowerment, Jobless Youth, Politics News

Jobs are scarce for everyone. College students are graduating with record levels of student debt before entering the worst job market for graduates in recent memory.

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Q&A With Charde Houston, Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award Recipient

Charde Houston | Posted 09.13.2011

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"I have six girls that I really mentor... I'll pick them up and just spend time with them because I'd rather them be with me, a positive role model, than... doing something that could possibly get them in trouble."

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The Two Sides of Youth Engagement

Alex Wirth | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Myab, Youth, Youth Engagement, Gangs, Drug Use, Youth Empowerment, Activism, Education News

It is time for our community leaders to understand that youth must be engaged, and it must be done correctly.

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Reality Game Shows Hit Iraq

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 07.07.2011

Read More: Basra, Reality TV, Education, Youth, Empowerment, Iraq, Peace, Youth Empowerment, Media News

Salam Shabab (which means Peace Youth) is a 9-part series in which 18 teams from different Iraqi provinces compete to become the peace ambassador representing Iraq's youth to parliament.

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HuffPost's Greatest Person Of The Day: Nancy Lublin, Youth Empowerer And CEO Of DoSomething.org

The Huffington Post | Dominique Fenton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greatest Person of the Day, Nancy Lublin, dosomething.org, Volunteering, Youth Empowerment, Teenagers, Video, Impact News

Every day on HuffPost, we're highlighting one 'Greatest Person'- an exceptional individual who is confronting the country's economic and political cri...

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HuffPost's Greatest Person Of The Day: Omo Moses, Who Sees Math As 'The Great Equalizer'

The Huffington Post | Dominique Fenton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Young People's Project, Math, Third World America, Cambridge Massachusetts, Greatest Person of the Day, Slideshow, Education Reform, Omo Moses, Youth Empowerment, Civil Rights, Video, Impact News

Every day on HuffPost, we're highlighting one 'Greatest Person'- an exceptional individual who is confronting the country's economic and political cri...

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Peace Through Moderation: U.S.-Muslim Engagement Initiative's Work with Pakistan at Harvard Club

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistan, Ptm, Paula Gutlove, Global Citizens, Howard Gilman Foundation, Consensus Building Institute, Extremist Ideology, Education Services, Program on Negotiation, Afp, American Muslims, Jim Luce, David Fairman, Wendy Chamberlin, Peacebuilding, Harvard Law School, International Alert, Houston, Brookings Institution, Terrorist Tactics, Empowering Women, Entrepreneurship, U.S. Muslim Engagement Initiative, Alliance for Peacebuilding, Search for Common Ground, Philanthropy, Health Services, Paul Stevers, Organization of the Pakistani-American Entrepreneurs, Alliance of Civilizations, Chi, Convergence, Harvard Club, Center for International Conflict Resolution, Middle East Institute, Peace Through Moderation, Youth Empowerment, Columbia University, U.S.-Pakistan Relations, Cross-Societal Education, Resource and Security Studies, American Pakistan Foundation, Decision-Makers, Islamic World, Opinion Leaders, CharityHelp International, Afghanistan, Muslim Societies, World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists, Thought Leaders, Riaz Siddiqi, Aakif Ahmad, Usmei, World News

The Peace Through Moderation (PtM) project of the Alliance for Peacebuilding hosted last week an engaging and exclusive reception recently featuring t...

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New Study: Almost Seven Out of Ten Americans Agree: Gang Violence Among Youth Increasing Because of Current Economy

World Vision | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Youth Violence, Youth Development, World Vision, Youth Empowerment, Gang Violence, Impact News

Gang Membership Up More than 42,000 Nationwide Since 2002. Will Struggling Economy Threaten Nation's Youth this Summer? Teens Converge on Nation's Ca...

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Italy: No Country For Young Men

Alessandro Fusacchia and Fabio Oliva | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Generational Divide, Italy, Italian Politics, Obama, Youth Empowerment, Rena, Meritocracy, Infrastructure, World, Public Transportation, Red Tape, Europe, Barack Obama, Transportation, World News

Change, unfortunately, is hard to come by in Italy, a country bogged down by red-tape, political scandals and lack of innovation.

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