Today’s generation of young people is the largest the world has ever known, and young people often represent the majority of the population in countries affected by armed conflict. Far from being homogenous, youth are affected by conflict and peace in countless ways. Young people are often active in contributing […]
Meet Kara Brown, the leader of the Young Women’s Engagement team at the World YWCA office in Geneva. Kara’s story is one that harmoniously combines personal and professional development and teaches us that leadership is not about power and domination but about being able to make choices and use those […]
Nirmala is a young woman who currently lives in Nepal. She has an academic background in medical microbiology, is currently specialising in rural development, and works as a Young Women’s coordinator for the YWCA in Nepal. Nirmala became active in the movement in 2013, when she participated in the Rise-Up […]
Sexual violence knows no race, class, gender, or sexual affiliation. Yet, as we are having this “watershed” moment of survivors coming forward in the #MeToo movement, many voices are unheard. The movement itself, which was started by Tarana Burke, a woman of color, was first credited to Alyssa Milano, a […]
