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COP25: join the Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action
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The Specter of Smog
International Day for Persons with Disabilities: 4 tips to achieve inclusive participation
Since 1992, every year on December 3rd, we celebrate the International Day for Persons with Disabilities to promote and raise awareness of the rights of persons with disabilities. I have heard some people say that this is a work that should be done daily and that, as such, having one specific day to mark it becomes counterproductive. Although I understand where those comments are coming from -in the sense that the struggle for inclusion is never-ending-, I believe the observance of this day helps us draw international attention to our situation and brings a new opportunity to advance our...
How Strongly Can Social Media Influence and Control People’s Lives?
Djibouti flash floods: What will tomorrow hold?
On Thursday morning, it started to rain around 9.30-10am. At that time, I was in a community management training. There was loud noise of rain and thunder. At the end of the training around 12:30, I witnessed a shocking scene: water was everywhere. Once I arrived in my neighborhood, called “Quatier 2”, the situation was even worse, with water ditches and all the streets covered in murky water. There was no passage cross the sudden river that had emerged but to get inside an empty discarded fridge that everyone was using as a canoe to get to the other side. The evening of Friday 22 of November...
Social Media Activists, Let's Not Forget About Activism in the Real World
Gen Z— comprised of those ages seven to 22 in 2019— has been characterized as an emerging generation of changemakers, one that is more accepting of diversity and more active in the face of inequity. We are also the generation that grew up with the internet at our fingertips and the ones who now use social media as a platform to promote justice. One movement that spread like wildfire on the Internet in 2014 was the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls calling for the rescue of 276 Nigerian girls kidnapped by the terrorist organization Boko Haram. Millions of people and even high profile figures like...
The pros and cons of fireworks
This image clearly depicts the beauty of fireworks. Something a lot of us reading this completely adore and cherish. But each thing has a pro and a con. The worst part of fireworks not that they don't last forever, it's the pollution that follows. Its the dreaded carbon footprint rising to big heights and leading to ozone depletion! This is often known as a 'guilty pleasure' . Please do not give in to this! Try not get persuaded to support activities that promote environmental degradation. I'm sure a set of beautiful constellations seen in the clear night sky are equally magical.
Build a bridge, not a wall
When Will We Realize? - a poem
I Remember I remember oceans trembling and spilling gently with water. I remember dew drops glistening on pinecones, roses and buttercups reflecting the colours of spice blush and butter Barefoot and silent, I remember cupping mouthfuls of fresh river water picking up dried up petals . I remember those beautiful days. Those beautiful days when the sun glowed just right. Those beautiful days when the wind swooped gently soothing the harsh sunlight. Once, this entire ground filled crimson and coffee barks and peeping through the bushels of leaves I saw red flecked cardinals sitting there...
A sustainability experiment: living with no plastics for two weeks
Strip yourself from all the plastic! You are probably aware of the fact that we are currently facing a very critical and concerning time when it comes to the state of our planet. We all do. The news is spilling with reports on global warming, extreme weather changes, plastic and chemical pollution (pesticides, insecticides, antibodies and hormones), especially since the start of the “Fridays for future” movement. We all know that these things exist, and we are all concerned. We want politicians to make a change. But be totally honest – have you ever asked yourself what role you play? What...
Look away
“Look away” By Lith V This world where men and women are born without clothes, Taken into the hands of nurses, parents and even uncles and aunts. That naked body without a sliver of clothing, All anyone looks at is the innocent face of the youngling. Well, then they grow up, Have to go through the phases of pre-school and school, The youngling first a toddler growing up with his or her childish mischievousness, Maybe clothed or naked, But all anyone pays attention to is their safety and childhood innocence. Then, like I said before, They go to school - Some bearing both genders, But most...
The Climate Is Changing Because We Aren't
Climate change... what about it? You might think that Climate Change is not serious. Well, you're wrong. Climate Change is real and it's happening all around the globe causing natural disasters. Thousands and millions of lives, especially children, are lost due to natural disasters such as flash floods and forest fires caused by extreme droughts. Extinction will most likely occur to animals and that will disrupt the ecosystem. There are people all around the world who are suffering and dying. The people in power are not taking any actions because all they think about is money and economic...
This is how the lack of reliable internet access affects me… and my community
Climate Change and the first 1000 days
“The beautiful thing about working for the environment is that, while you heal the earth, you heal humanity." Adaora The first 1000 days are critical to the development of a child. Over 200 million children in this bracket fail to attain the developmental milestone as a result of different reasons, one of them being climate change. In the first 1000 days, children are vulnerable, and as droughts escalate and flooding degrade the production of food, these fellas will experience malnutrition and hunger. They also have an enormous burden to carry as temperature rises and water become scarce since...
"The beauty definition"
Comparison, cruel judgement, Overpowering the world. They want to make a statement, Give a single definition- Regarding what counts as beauty in a girl. Fair skin, bright eyes, Hair that’s nice, Lovely curves that’s just right. Their mind naturally spies, Like that’s the only beauty in sight. What’s wrong with being dark? Do they not stand out in a park? Or does it make them less a woman, Being couple of shades different, Than the typical white woman? I mean no disrespect, To any white man or woman who accepts- That being tan or dark, Do not refrain you from having that spark, In your body and...
Australia bushfires: a blaze the size of Southern England
The past two months have seen a sharp rise in the number of fires around the globe, from blazes in Congo to Siberia. However, there is no doubt that Australia's burning bush-fires are probably the hottest topic in the news (no pun intended). Attention and large, seven-digit donations from celebrities such as Chris Hemsworth and Kylie Jenner have captivated and more importantly motivated people around the world to contribute to fight the fires. The Australian climate is normally dictated by the heat and magnitude of the air in the subtropical atmospheric belt. This means that many parts of the...
World: Dismantling
Hang onto the morning at its smallest just before the sky cracks to let in the morning’s rays. Remember the passing seasons and the gait of wisteria often buried under raucous life The cold summer sun resting quietly between satin curtains. Hold both the silence and the noise in the same hand because this world is burning too fast to hold it all. As you listen for the horizon noise of trains going, people rushing ask if you reach for the bits of this world before they become buried, returning to ash returning to the Earth for eternity, for infinity I plea, listen to the woods glowing in...
Unless
I'm just sitting here thinking about all the world's problems and how we cannot solve them unless we work together. We have to work together. Our forests are burning, our oceans slowly dying we can never stop fighting or we'll lose, unless we start caring. We have to start caring. The air is getting warmer, still our hearts are growing colder we will never grow older unless we start acting. We have to start acting. Our time is running out in this little snow globe we are almost at the end of the road unless we make a difference. We have to make a difference. But please don't lose all hope, our...