Here in Nigeria, and around the world, programmes too often fail to deliver the diet that children aged 5-19 need to thrive, says Tolulope Jayeola, who is a Youth Partner of the NGO Emergency Nutrition Network. She introduces a new paper that sets out how they can get better food and a real voice in programmes, with a core demand of at least one nutritious meal a day.
The strength of unity: protests in Kenya
In this blog, Simon Maina shares his first experience in a protest and how young people in Kenya propelled their shared anger and hopes in demanding for change.
Four ways to build youth activism for peace: insights from one UK student’s campaigning on Yemen
Oxfam campaigner Yasmin Turner on how she is working to draw attention to the crisis in Yemen and pressure the UK government to stop the British arms sales fuelling the conflict – from hosting a photographic exhibition to writing to her local MP.
Making international development campaigns work for girls
Rosie Walters discovers how girls can take a much more creative approach to feminist activism than campaigns would give them credit for. In the past decade, countless campaigns have emerged with the aim of empowering girls in the Global South. Many of them cite statistics about the returns of investing in girls’ education, including increased economic output, delayed maternity and …