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The unheard echos: the wellbeing of Yemen

Reimagining Society is an International youth-led organization embracing the concept of “Wellbeing”, to understand the situation in Yemen.

Guest Author September 10, 2020

Civil Society in COVID-19: A Power in Predicament

Civil society, although with much potential to be realised, is a power in predicament in today’s COVID-19 pandemic. Read to find out more.

Ip Anna Tin Wai August 24, 2020

A picture of Lebanese volunteers mobilizing to help after Beirut explosions

Volunteers are rebuilding Beirut, Lebanon. Here is how you can help.

Since the explosion, thousands of volunteers – mainly young people – have gathered in Beirut to help clean up the city and to restore it to its former glory.

Nipuna Ambanpola August 9, 2020

Savannah Undocumented Youth Alliance: Daniela Rodriguez – Leading a Change

The Savannah Undocumented Youth Alliance (SUYA) is a grassroots organization comprised of undocumented immigrants in the United States. As the founder and lead volunteer, Daniela Rodriguez does incredible work demonstrating the power of localizing human rights through her initiative. Currently, she is focusing on bringing immigration awareness to her local community. With the help of…

Violet Isek August 4, 2020

Rooting Out Racism

The Black Lives Mattercampaign has been reignited. With its new found momentum we could see real change.

Multiple Authors July 12, 2020

Black man with a rainbow flag raises his fist

A reflection on 2020 Pride: a case for community, a case for resistance

“Pride is a riot” – Stonewall Inn Pride, for so many of us, is a space of belonging. An enclave where we can be safe, sincere, and unapologetic of a reality still so often implicitly or explicitly censored around us. Pride offers resilience through community, support where there is so often rejection, and an example…

Esther Brito June 24, 2020

Child labor: Sweetheart for sweet-money?

Sometime in our childhood, we must have argued with our parents, refusing to go to school. Despite all the tantrums we, as children throw, the pouts we put on our faces, we are loved and embraced as sweethearts. As we grow older, we are compared to “African or third-world children”, as if they are symbols…

Multiple Authors June 18, 2020

International Day of the African Child: Importance of Child Justice Systems

In 2018, Noura Hussein held the world captive with her heart wrenching story. The Sudanese teenager had been tried and convicted of murder at just 19 years old. Married at only 16 years old, she had tried to escape to pursue her dreams of training as a teacher. For the murder of her ‘rapist husband’,…

Sheila Ochieng' June 16, 2020

The Changing Tides of Advocacy

The 21st century heralds a new crop of activism led by youth and children. The youth play an important role in advocacy, ensuring that their voices are heard in a world riddled with self-interest. Youth activism has made a significant contribution in addressing challenges faced by the voiceless in society.

Sheila Ochieng' June 10, 2020

Trafficking: where globalisation and money meet

Trafficking, in all its expressions, is a global threat to which no country is immune. The phenomenon has come to be marked by its ever-increasing complexity, and has become a political priority for governments around the world. Often, when looking at trafficking, we center on victim profiles and rehabilitation. But this focus continues to allow only palliative measures. We must…

Esther Brito March 25, 2020

The Endemic Trade: Slavery in the 21st Century

The issues associated with slavery are incredebly widespread. They all fall under the same bracket, however, and whether you attempt to abolish human rights abuses on an acute or systemic scale, it all makes a difference to those who only know a life of misery, condemned by their captors.

Benjamin White March 7, 2020

Women in Peacekeeping: roles and opportunities in diversity

The role of women in Peacekeeping Operations (PKOs) as a principal driver of long term peacebuilding and a necessary element of optimal implementation has only recently been acknowledged. The United Nations has since spearheaded initiatives to diversify Peacekeeping Operations across the world, yet the percentages of women participating in these operations still remain strikingly low. In 1993,…

Esther Brito March 5, 2020

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