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Education is a right for every child
As a child and a youth activist who grew up in a developing country, a country where not every child has access to quality education, I have developed a passion to raise awareness and help promote quality education to all children in my society and worldwide . My name is Omary Mwesongo and I grew up in Tanzania. I have obtained the most quality education my parents could offer me. But I haven't been happy with the education that I got and which I am still getting because millions of children in Tanzania and beyond have no access to quality education due to different social-economical and...
Football Unites Everyone
The 2022 World Cup which was held in Doha, Qatar recently ended. The winner of the World Cup was Argentina. I watched it live as Argentinian fans cheered for their home country, I myself could not help but to cheer alongside them. Living in Doha, I have noticed that football brings a sort of unity among every person regardless of age, gender, or race. Every nation in the world is brought to a place to celebrate and support their national team. The effort that the supporters had to show up in their best outfits to support one of 32 countries was amazing. Several supporters wore their...
We all can do It!
Here stands my creation, my very own, Soon to discover knowledge hitherto unknown, As it ventures into the uninhabitable zone. But what is this? Its wisdom has grown And here I stand, all alone, Next to my creation and its clones As if to strip humanity to its bones The robot and its army of drones Oh, how humanity has advanced from stone! But I snap out of my daydream, No longer alone, here is my team A firm group of eighteen That dared to dream To take on the world’s cream Over the next few weeks, we shall give our hand And prepare to make our stand The Five shall go, hand in hand To compete...
Home isn’t Home Anymore
The thing that many people feel now is that home is no longer homey. When the home does not feel like a home, the party that feels disadvantaged will end up feeling lonely. I had a conversation with my friends about it, and they turned out to feel the same. They are not really close with their parents either. The complexity within them makes it difficult to be open to the people around them. Some say, "I can't tell others because they will only compare the problems they face with mine and consider me weak." This caused fear and made them feel worse. However, from the parents' side, they might...
Our dear friend
This is a poem I wrote for a school assignment and one of my teachers suggested sharing it! So here it is. Intoxicated. Transparent and translucent shapes pollute the sandy plains like, splotches of paint on pure canvas. Wings, once flying, now dying. Trapped in plastic’s chokehold, they cannot escape. We, the children, horrified- The waves who once watched me grow, the seas that used to caress me tightly, now flooded in scarlet fury. Azure sea howls and roars, vicious, vexed, violent. Deep blue devours chunks of grainy sand like ruthless predators attacking prey. She’s a cold-blooded thief...
A Kind Word
Kindness, a virtue so rare, A trait that should be beyond compare, It's the little things that make a big difference, A smile, a touch, a word of persistence. It's the way you treat others with respect, It's the way you make them feel, It's the way you lend a helping hand, It's the way you give without demands. It's the way you listen with an open heart, It's the way you show that you care, It's the way you spread joy and love, It's the way you rise above. So let's all strive to be kind, In every thought, word, and deed, For when we are kind to one another, We plant the seeds of love and joy...
PEOPLE
Being writers we tend to contemplate everything we come across. One such thing is the people we come across every day. They are a rather spongy thing. People can be beautiful, ugly, or carry a whole array of features, but one thing is common to all – they are selfish. I have stopped trusting them and I am afraid that all of my hard work at changing this world might disappear into thin air once I disagree with them. Personally, I have always admired still, lifeless and immobile objects (exception: animals and plants), because they don't scare me at all. They can be observed, they can be talked...
Why youth participation matters
In every country across the world, decisions are being made every day. As young people, we are used to hearing about these decisions, but are we used to participating? For most of us, the answer would be no. Yet I do not think this is due to a lack of interest, but rather a lack of opportunity. The potential of what young people can offer is unlimited. This rising generation is made up of innovators, problem solvers, and leaders who are willing to offer solutions to the most pressing issues. It is important for platforms to be created for young people, to widen opportunities for impact. Young...
The dangers of technology and misinformation
From Arthur Miller’s The Crucible to the spicy political debates that occur on Twitter, mob mentality has taken root in many of our key institutions, from our internet activity to the issue of vaccine hesitancy. This, juxtaposed with the alarming rate at which misinformation is spread, has helped foster the emergence of a new kind of pandemic within my community in 2022: an infodemic. Whether it be through TikTok trends spreading the whispers of a new government conspiracy or the outlandish anti-vax tweets that spread like wildfire, we impressionable teenagers are particularly vulnerable to...
A Pledge To 2023: A New Dawn
February 17, 2022, is a day I still vividly remember. It was the day we truly began to return to a new normal. I recall during lunch getting the word. We were informed we could take down the plexiglass barriers placed between each other at lunch, and put them away in a closet. One by one, students tore down these isolating barriers and exiled them to the storage closet. Everyone watched as the final one was placed away, and the door closed. The room was silent. Moments later, an individual yelled out "we won!" and the room erupted with cheer and applause. Hugs were given, tears were rolled...