First of all, I want to say thank you so much to UNICEF, ITU and the other partners for the “Guidelines for Industry on Child Online Protection” and also to Voices of Youth for the big chance and the place to share my thoughts about this topic. I’ve been waiting for this kind of guideline, and I write this post as my response to the guidelines and the article, “What Should Companies Do to Make the Internet Safe for Children?” which was published by Voices of Youth about 4...

Global pop-star Katy Perry was appointed to be the new Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF and her main role is to advocate for young people and to raise awareness to help make their lives better. Participating in the event was one of the best opportunities I've ever had. I got to know UNICEF’s aim for young people and how caring and strong-hearted Katy Perry is. My favorite part of the event was taking pictures with Katy at the very end. The feeling I got while taking pictures was not...

What is love? Are you walking in true love? Do you truly love your neighbour as yourself? So many things have been said about love, both those that truly reflect what true love is and those that do not but one thing I am convinced about is that love is the greatest of all and it conquers everything. I came across a piece written by Joel Osteen which really inspired me and has become a creed in my life. I have it pasted on my wall where I recite it every day. It has really boosted m...

The newest Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, Katy Perry By Wen Shi Breaking news! Katy Perry is the newest UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. What a wonderful and talented woman she is! She embodies several different identities: she is an actor, a singer and a songwriter, but now she also has a new identity, UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador. In this role, she will represent UNICEF to help children across the world. I’m so glad that UNICEF invited me to this special event on Decem...

On December 1st-7th 2013, there is an event called National Condom Week, where committees campaign against the infection of HIV by giving out free condoms. This event is held in relation with World AIDS Day which we celebrated on December 1st. However, National Condom Week causes a firm controversy between the affirmative and the opposition. The opposition says that giving away condoms to people, will increase the probability of people having sex and cause several lost for the rela...

Business is a field that undertakes less advantages because most citizens work formally or informally. Youth have the ability to be creative and innovative. We have the potential to undertake whatever we want. Let us remember that smaller ideas are those that can be developed into large projects. Children and young people can shape the future and can find the ability to use their knowledge and ideas exponentially to turn them into projects to achieve financial stability and be...

I am José David Mendoza. I am 15 years old and live in Colombia. I currently study in technical and administrative assistance in National Service for Training SENA in high school. I knew the work of Child & Youth Finance International during the Global Money Week in March this year. I participated in a series of activities that took place in my school for an initiative of SENA. Since the moment I committed to the program it led me to be a speaker at the IV Latin American Con...

It was a great opportunity for me to meet someone famous generous like katy perry and participate in her event, because she wants to be part of UNICEF, and support people all around the world. When she went to madagascar for a trip, she learned a lot about how people were living there. For example, she described how she saw children walking through mountains to get to school barefoot. When she came back to the U.S.A, she inspired a lot of people because what she experienced in Mada...