THE GREAT GENERATION

“Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great.
You can be that great generation.
Let your greatness blossom.”
Nelson Mandela
He’s right. The choices previous generations made have put us in a very serious situation with extreme poverty, climate change and food shortage. Yes, choices. These things are not a force of nature. It’s a [...]

Aug 30, 2010 | Have your say »

Take it personally

If you were one of the lead organizers of this massive event, what would you say at the closing?

Well, here are the closing words from Joao Felipe Scarpelini, Project Manager for Peace Child International at the 5th World Youth Congress 2010 in Istanbul, 12 August.

Video by Jonas Eriksson

Aug 27, 2010 | Have your say »

Crossing Bridges

This beautiful video was one of the products of the dynamic Young Journalists team at the World Youth Congress in Istanbul, made on our journey up the great Bosphorous, the divide between Europe and Asia.

Aug 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Istanbul Action Past

The Istanbul Action Plan is one tangible outcome of the world youth congress 2010. It contains thoughts and suggestions concerning the “Millennium Development Goals” which where set up by the United Nations in the year 2000. In order to mobilize “material and institutional support” for “youth-led development” projects, it highlights several key focus areas of [...]

Aug 15, 2010 | Have your say »

Finally: A Real Display of Imece!

by Kartik Das

Trenchcoats and fancy leather shoes are the first things you see as you step into the Hayir Carsisi in the Pendik Municipality. What might otherwise be mistaken for a storage facility for fashion apparel is actually a “Donation Bazaar”, one of 60 such centres that exist in the many provinces [...]

Aug 11, 2010 | Have your say »

The Congress Times

The category of Young Journalists at the 5th World Youth Congress in Istanbul is an active and courageous group of 100+ budding young reporters who are contributing a huge amount to the sustainability of this conference by creating a flow of content that will continue to serve the congress aims long after we have all [...]

Aug 09, 2010 | Have your say »

How to get a job at the UN

So many young people think getting involved with the UN is the way to change the world. In this clip by Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, UN officials give an overview of what it takes to get a job at the UN, and how this engagement could take you a long way as a young changemaker.

How to [...]

Aug 05, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Ferry Tale

Once up on a time there was a young woman sitting in white. -
In her hand she had a beautiful clear round crystal.
She was observing it in deep contemplation;
There was nothing, just her and the beautiful, transparent crystal.
The door was shut. Yes, there was a door.
As her eyes touched its wooden surface
far away memories of [...]

Aug 05, 2010 | 1 Comment »