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Inspirational Nugget – 2019 – Greta Thunberg (16), Sweden Greta Thunberg (16) has mobilized over seven million children across the world to strike, like her, for climate justice. Greta’s message to the world is simple: fine words about the climate… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget …Divina also uses the cartoons as the basis for meaningful conversations about peace. As well as spreading awareness within her own school and Koranic schools in the capital, she also visits street children, children orphaned by conflict, and… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget …Language barriers are an issue when it comes to spreading a national message of peace. Cameroon is home to a diverse mix of cultures, languages and dialects. Divina therefore has created cartoons explaining the horrors of violent extremism…. Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget …In some parts of Cameroon, children experience violent extremism on a daily basis. As victims of terrorist attacks, they lose their lives, become injured or traumatized and are forced to flee their homes. Children see their villages burned… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget …In 2015, Divina went on to create the movement, Children for Peace (C4P), to promote child participation in peace building and sustainable development. Divina believes that children are the true carriers of peace and that peer education is… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget … In 2014, Divina visited family in the north of Cameroon, where she witnessed first-hand the impact of radicalization and violent extremism on children. They are separated from their families and face exploitation, abuse and recruitment as child… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget Divina Maloum (15) built a grass-roots, youth-led movement of around 100 permanent members in 10 regions of Cameroon, called Children for Peace. Together, they teach over 5000 children a year that they have a choice: that they can… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget …Sadat wants to see a world where young people feel safe online. “I live in a remote area,” says Sadat, “and I am a very ordinary boy. If I can save teenagers from cyberbullying, why can’t others? I… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget …A recent UN study shows that 1 out of 3 young people worldwide experience cyber bullying. Cyber bullying can lead to mental health issues, such as anxiety and depression, but ultimately can also lead to physical health issues,… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget …The app has already supported over 300 victims of cyber bullying, including by reporting fake social media accounts and providing support for mental health problems. The app has led to the arrest of eight perpetrators of cybercrimes so… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget …A story about a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide after suffering from cyber bullying moved Sadat so much, that he created the anti-cyber bullying app ‘Cyber Teens’ to give helpless teenagers a place to go for help. One… Continue Reading →
Inspirational Nugget …The online skills he acquired during this time would come in useful later on. He now uses these skills to help other children and young people, through his awareness-raising organization, Narail Volunteers, and through his pioneering anti-cyberbullying app,… Continue Reading →
