Youth

According to the United Nations, the youth accounts for 16% of the global population. That is, 1.2 billion people make up the 15-24 age group. Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future”. If these are anything to go by, we…

Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders. The youth make up a significant percentage of the world’s population. This stark reality emphasises how important it is to shape, equip, and embrace their place in society knowing that it is them that will carry the successes and failures we create today. In the not-too-distant future, the older generation…

This Lesson of the Day will help prepare students to participate in our live panel on Sept. 30 at 1 p.m. Eastern about how Sept. 11 shaped the generation that grew up in its aftermath. You can register for the event here, and you can submit your questions here — we might use them during…

August 12th is International Youth Day. Designated by the United Nations over 20 years ago, the day celebrates the voice of global youth and draws attention to issues affecting young people around the world. The day also serves as an opportunity to engage with the specific challenges facing young people and offer support for their…

Despite those findings, the young women I interviewed all had high aspirations — they wanted to become a novelist, an animal scientist and a basketball player. One, Ana Shepherd, 18, had decided to pursue politics as a direct result of what she saw the last four years. She was born in Mexico and felt she…

What story does this image inspire for you?Tell us about a memory from your own life that this illustration makes you think of — or use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem from the perspective of one of the people pictured.Post it in the comments, then read the related…