Posts Tagged with ‘Youth in humanitarian crises’
Julie
Northern Haiti
August 2011
11-month old Pierre Wisny is painfully thin, with ribs showing and his skin practically hanging off him. He weighs just 11 pounds (five kilograms).
When the circumfer...
Knowledge for
In honor of World Humanitarian Day, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon states, “There is never a year without humanitarian crises. And wherever there are people in need, there a...
Hal
Young people of today have the skills and the smarts to handle the world they inherit. But they don't have the essential confidence in their vision and potential. Without empowerment, they cannot do t...
Esther
Today’s African youth and future generations will inherit the climate system in whichever way governments decide to leave it. The older generation must take responsible action, and the younger g...
Ishmael Kwasi, Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana
Young people have the talent and creativity to end poverty. It is our inherited problem, and we must solve it together. The Kwasi Selassie Poverty Discussion is a blog space for young people who want...
Emily
Ongoing migration is a reality. The goal is not to end migration, but to value, respect and integrate the people who leave their homes in search of resources and safety.
Hello everyone. My name i...
Maya
Imagine that life is a role-play game where the plot develops as a result of the decisions you have made and the puzzles you have solved.
So how could you win this game? What happens if someone st...
Carine
Though it's been months since the January earthquake in Haiti, the after effects still linger for the survivors.
So many projects and dreams have vanished in the life of this young twenty-two year ...
Ebenezer, Center for Peace Ed
Dance, sing and speak! For the first time in Liberia’s history, the Center for Peace Education has been teaching “peace education” in grade schools through dance, art, drama, songs and drawing.
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Carine
Though life in the refugee camps in Haiti still remains just as hard, some improvements are being made.
Three months after the violent earthquake of January 12, 2010, the situation of the familie...
Carine
Although the earthquake happened months ago, for many, little has changed since January.
At Place Pigeon, a neglected refugee camp constructed after the earthquakes of January 12, 2010, the expec...
Carine
Little has changed for those living in the refugee camps in post-earthquake Haiti.
Place Pigeon, a camp situated at a strategic point on the Champ de Mars, near the presidential palace of the Minis...
Carine
Life in the refugee camps in post-earthquake Haiti is unspeakably hard, with little being done to meet the needs of the refugees.
On the Place Pigeon, the need for food is the primary goal of every...
Carine
In the weeks and months after the earthquake in Haiti, the lives of those living in the refugee camps are hard and painful.
After the earthquake on January 12, 2010, which had a 7.3 rating on the R...
Laura, Sacando la Lengua
Many survivors of the conflict in Colombia have fled to Venezuela to take refuge where they face problems like unemployment and poverty. However, a workshop has given some refugee children the opportu...
Bhumika, Freelancer
Bloggers continue to discuss the case of US missionaries charged with trying to adopt out Haitian children without permission, as well as other child traffickers targeting vulnerable children.
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Abdurahman, No Longer at Ease
Many bloggers believe that the Somali government is recruiting young Kenyans to fight rebels in the Horn of Africa.
This is the first roundup of Somali blogs in 2009. Yes, it's been more than a yea...
Juliana, Global Voices Online
Different Colombian organizations share their points of view on the violence and armed conflict through videos, including those chronicling family members protesting the deaths of young men lured by t...
Marc, Global Voices
A month after the earthquake in Haiti, problems have emerged involving the treatment of children who are orphaned or separated from their families.
A month after a seven-point earthquake destroye...
Juliana, Global Voices Online
A group of volunteers have made videos of the people they met and worked with in Rwanda, including young people affected by the genocide.
Travelling and making videos of what we experience is a way...
Juhie, Global Voices Online
Because rape has been used as a weapon of war in the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, many young women and girls are suffering from traumatic fistula, an injury women can experien...
Juhie, Global Voices Online
Though the major conflict has ceased in Darfur, in western Sudan, the continuing instability and ongoing attacks have been particularly harmful for region's young people. But youth both within and out...
Alice, Global Voices, Poto Mitan
Régine Zamor, a Haitian-American, has gone to Haiti to volunteer her services, despite being unaffiliated with any major NGO. In a video interview, she talks about distributing food that she herself ...
Juliana, Global Voices Online
The ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is still an issue that demands our attention. Children recruited as soldiers are particularly vulnerable in the DRC. In these videos, citizens of...
Nalga, UNFPA
Fleeing from war-torn Sudan to Chad, many young women are susceptible to sexual abuse. One young woman speaks out about her experiences with being stigmatized by her rape.
Many refugees from Darfur...
John, Global Voices
The oppressive regime running Burma has both forced many Burmese into displaced person camps in Thailand. Young Burmese people are particularly vulnerable, especially due to issues such as sexual heal...
Fabienne, Global Voices
The aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti has been devastating, particularly for its young people. Many young people have blogged about their experiences dealing with this crisis.
Although the cover...
Juhie, Global Voices Online
Though the situation in Haiti is still critical, young people both in Haiti and outside are responding to the crisis by documenting the aftermath of the earthquake, blogging about it, and raising mone...
Juliana, Global Voices Online
The years of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken their toll on the country. But young people are writing music and making videos to both express their frustration as well as to rai...
John, Global Voices
Though Liberia is beginning to stabilize from years of conflict, the effects of civil war have taken a great toll, particularly on its young people. However, the situation is improving due to many pro...
Juliana, Global Voices Online
Despite their differences, Palestinian and Israeli youths are coming together in peacemaking efforts. Two different organizations are helping them make use of the media (through videos and a multi-lin...
Juhie, Global Voices Online
The war in Afghanistan has affected young people in a variety of ways. However, young people have found many ways to express themselves despite their circumstances.
Last year was the deadliest on...
Jennifer, Global Voices
As people search for the missing following the earthquake in Haiti, online networks and database prove crucial.
Here are just a few of the online networks and databases which have mobilized in th...
Rocío, Global Voices
The recent earthquake in Haiti has had a huge impact. People in the Dominican Republic lend their support during this time of crisis.
It was 5:53 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12 on the island of Hispan...
Mahnaz, UNFPA
These excerpts of young people discussing their experiences in conflict zones show how they face the loss of their homes and the disruption of their education.
Will You Listen, the companion to a U...
Mahnaz, UNFPA
Violence and sexual exploitation are two of the biggest issues that these young people discuss as they relate their experiences with living with armed conflict.
Will You Listen, the companion to ...
John, Global Voices
Drought in rural Kenya has resulted in a lack of food and water, but has also caused violence, uprooted communities, and disrupted the education and lives of young people.
A prolonged drought has c...
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