Global Youth Summit - Introduction
The Global Youth Summit is just a day away and I am packing my things for a flight to London tomorrow morning. The summit hasn’t even started yet but group of people that is going to be there is already proving that they can take matters into their own hands.
The idea behind Global Changemakers is to create a large global network of future young activists and social entrepreneurs aged between 16 and 25 and develop them into Changemakers that make practical and visible differences in their communities, countries and regions. So it is no surprise that the chosen Changemakers started communicating between each other already before the summit. One of the organizers sent out an e-mail that happened to have a list of e-mail addresses for all the Changemakers and that was enough to spur people to start exchanging e-mails about their activism and experiences, set up Facebook groups and start interaction via online chats like Skype and so on.
Each Changemaker is different, from their own country with his or her own personal story - I can’t wait to meet them in real life and share their stories with you here. But for now I am watching this video to get a glimpse at some of the past Changemakers.
About me
Blog about experiences at Global Youth Summit 2009 from a British Council Latvia Global Changemaker Davis Siksnans. What is a Changemaker?
A Changemaker is a young activist operating through a range of national and international networks, who is able to influence his or her community as well as speak to authority with confidence and passion. Changemakers are not afraid to challenge either accepted ways of thinking or their convictions. Changemakers are forward looking, they take their ideas and put them into practice.
A Changemaker accepts difference, is flexible, is able to take on new ideas and skills and will communicate them to others.
