Hey VOY! Last Friday I posted about Education for Equity, seen here: http://bit.ly/1frnjtx. I'd like to share with you, "Friendship and compassion required," which was read at the event last week. Written by: Nikola Maljkovic from Serbia With the sun shining and a cool breeze at her back, Sofia walks to school to begin the new school year. At 7, she can barely contain her excitement. She can’t wait to meet her teacher and find out if any of her new classmates love anim...

I got to know Dr. Sunitha Krishnan when I was researching human trafficking and measures to prevent it. I thought she might be a person related to the media or an NGO. I started researching with a TED talk show. The introduction of the video was utterly shocking. Children as young as ages three and four were being raped and sold into the flesh trade. I really didn't know that innocent children are forced into such activities. I was really moved by what Sunitha was saying about thes...

Once upon a time one needed significant means and resources to start a newspaper or a radio station; to reach large numbers of people with a message. The Internet changed this, but up until quite recently it was still necessary for a person to have technical knowledge, resources and access to the right technology in order to, for example, develop a website to share information and connect with others online. The explosion of the social web in the last few years has lowered the...

TIME for Kids Kid Reporter, Grace Clark, went one-on-one with Katy Perry after the Goodwill Ambassador Event. Katy Perry was announced as UNICEF's newest Goodwill Ambassador on December 3, 2013. Katy Perry told Grace that becoming a Goodwill Ambassador "means that I have a responsibility to use my spotlight for good, to highlight areas where I can help children who are disadvantaged, or in a tough situation. I hope I can help them out of that tough situation." Read more of Grac...

Interview with Bizimana Francois, a young filmmaker from Kenya. You can watch his PLURAL+ video “Cry of the Refugees” here: http://bit.ly/IZYYiI What is your video about? My video is all about the devastating living condition of families living in the Dadaab Refugee Camp in the northern part of Kenya. Why did you make this video? What motivated you to make it? What inspired me to do this video was when I went there for volunteer work and was so touched b...

The Issue: Repeated warnings of climate change impacts have obtruded scientists, civil society and indigenous peoples to look for initiatives and solutions. A thousand pace should be taken before a negative impact in the world, more notably global warming due. Before a solution has been met, we have already suffered the impacts. For instance, floods, droughts, epidemics, diseases, and uncertain climate conditions are negative impacts due to climate change. So, it is very important to...

“Mother, you got bruises on your hand, and what’s wrong with your mouth, it looks like a dog attacked you.” “Nothing, I just fell down the stairs.” “Are you sure you’re okay.” “Yeah….I’ll be okay, don’t worry, all what you have to think about right now is your education, I don’t want you to live my life “ “Okay, I don’t want to be late then, the teacher told us to come earlier than usual to read our poems to each other.” “Alright, m...

Have you ever heard of Agro Pastoral Forestry? It is a new method on educating students in field which is by Agro Pastoral Forestry Field School. This education focuses on collaborating the realms of agriculture and pasture. It has been implemented in some regions in Africa, such as Uganda. However, Indonesia has started this education over thousand years ago. This educational method was introduced by a local community, but was newly recognized by researchers. It aims to educate the local commun...