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Campus Safety: Raising awareness on alcohol safety and drinking culture
You are 21. You just had a big exam that you studied weeks for and it went out well. You decide to go to a pub with your friends. It's 1 am. You are dancing. You had a couple of drinks. It's not the first time you were drinking, and you know you can handle your alcohol. It's 2am. Your head is spinning. You no longer see your friends, and you do not feel right. You continue to dance. You passed out after some time. It's the next day. You wake up in a bathtub with cold water. You do not know where you are. You try to move but feel a sharp pain. You find a note with a phone number and a phone...
Coronavirus and mental health: your wellbeing can be someone else’s survival
Generation Unlimited: 5 tips to be ready for the future of work
Generation Unlimited is a global multi-sector partnership to meet the urgent need for expanded education, training and employment opportunities for young people, aged 10 to 24, on an unprecedented scale. To learn more, visit generationunlimited.org.
How Art Can be of Value During Self Isolation
It’s a time of tension with lots of cases of the novel Coronavirus being reported over the world. COVID-19 is now the most well known word wherever you live. By now, many of you know where it came from, but none of us is aware of when it will leave. When such times come none one is really prepared, and even those who seem to be are still hit un-aware. False information is spreading like wildfire, resulting in pressure on people and children. Fear has become a centerpiece of our reaction – accompanied by psychological pressure and stress. Quarantine and isolation in general are important to...
Home Quarantined in Bangladesh
My Name is Shamayel Shahir Khan. I live in Bangladesh and I'm 15. The situation is going worse here day by day. We are home quarantined for almost a month, we don't have anywhere to go. I miss all my friends and relatives. I miss all my teachers and school. It's so boring that I can't even explain. We all are doing online classes while staying at home. I hope that this COVID-19 vanishes and we all go back to our normal lives. Please pray for us.
Coronavirus: The Great Reminder For Humans
I just saw some jokes in Twitter about COVID-19 related to Asians and Chinese people. As an Asian, it's not funny at all to joke like that in this situation, and I got a little bit offended. They said "don't be close to Chinese people." How can this be possible, while China also helps other countries to solve the problem? Why don't they use their maturity and humanity to act? Please, don't be racist, and if your friends are infected with COVID-19, avoid the virus, not the person. COVID-19 is a big reminder for humans. Though many people have died and become sick, we can still try to find some...
Let's protect each other!
It's a very difficult time now, but it doesn't mean it's a reason to be rude and afraid! More care and patience! Let 's support doctors and others because only then we can win together! Let's protect each other! If you are between 13 and 24, share your illustrations, drawings and other art content that help raise awareness on the importance of supporting each other, kindness in terms of crisis and taking care of your mental health. Learn how to do it, here.
5 foods that can keep your mental health in check in the times of pandemic
The Covid 19 pandemic is taking a toll – not just on the world economic operations and markets, but also on our mental health. As administrations across the globe rush to shut down activities in order to contain further infections, many of us are left all by ourselves, locked up inside our own homes, virtual communication being the only feasibility. Although many are engaging a lot more with various social media sites, others reading or maybe learning new languages or skills in order to keep their minds occupied, yet there are several suffering from bouts of anxiety, that’s ultimately having...
World heroes
In memory of all those who left us! You were fighting coronavirus to save your family, your friends, your country, and the whole world! Here in Kyrgyzstan, we are praying for everyone to fight back for the love and happiness, to stay longer with loved ones! Here in Kyrgyzstan, we are crying for the loss, our hearts are broken but full of hope. If you are between 13 and 24, share your illustrations, drawings and other art content that help raise awareness on the importance of supporting each other, kindness in terms of crisis and taking care of your mental health. Learn how to do it, here.
How to study at home when everything is whispering "LOOK AT ME"?
I was thinking it is super easy to study at home, just sit and open your notebook. Guess what? My brain told me: "Look! You have so much interesting around!" Suddenly your cup of tea sounds like an ocean full of fish, your room turns into the forest, and you feel it's time to explore! Staying at home is a good opportunity to improve your skills! I guess it happens to everyone! Don't forget to use your imagination! If you are between 13 and 24, share your illustrations, drawings and other art content that help raise awareness on the importance of supporting each other, kindness in terms of...
This Poem is For the Love
This poem is for the children whose schools have closed, the children who rely on whatever their pocket change can buy them in the cafeteria to get them through the day. This poem is for the people who lived through a lifetime of war and are as afraid of going outside on this still spring night as they were back then. This poem is for every family from my city to your city, to every city neither of us have ever been to or heard of. This poem is for the mother who lost her job and has to feed 3 kids. This poem is for the boy who searches for smiley faces in the rain drops sticking to his...
What high school should look like in a couple of years
Are you wondering what a student's life will look like in a couple of years? They will not have to work up so early like I did when I was still a high school student. I am so jealous! Back in the day, every day in the morning, I fight the sleepiness battle. My school starts at 7:50 a.m which I believe is extremely early for all students in general. Meanwhile, high school students are considered to be going through puberty, a step in their life before entering adulthood. Regarded, it’s the most significant period of time for teenagers to balance academics and social life. Getting enough sleep...
The Flaw in the Education System
Education is the very key to success. While less developed countries are struggling to deliver education to all of their people, developed countries still have a problem - a flaw in the system itself. What’s this flaw, you may ask? Have you ever asked yourself “Why am I learning Hamlet when I want to become a scientist?” or “Why am I taking algebra and do all of these complicated math problems when I want to become an artist?” Well, most would answer that it is to meet the requirement for graduation. This is the reason why the education system is flawed: students are forced to learn things...
The Mask
'The Face of Corona' My painting depicts the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, each brushstroke has a meaning, portraying how each life has a meaning. The Skin - The different colours of paint used to make up the skin portray the many different races that this pandemic is affecting. The Eyes - The eyes portray the world and it's current state of suffering. The Facemask- To depict that we are in a time of social distancing, a time where we a required to wear masks to keep ourselves safe . This artwork is a plea against all the injustices of the world, for them to all stop, to open the eyes of...
Mental Health - End The Stigma
Why do we treat mental health as if its not a big deal? Why do we say to a person in grief that ‘you are just overthinking’ ? Why do we stereotype people having mental illness being crazy? Why do we think that people who seek a psychologist/psychiatrist/therapist are lunatics? It is time that we set aside these stereotypes and accept that mental health is as important as our physical health, except there are no biological cause to the pain, no physical wounds, and not a physical entity that can be measured. Just think about this...whenever your stomach aches, you go to a physician or there’s...
COVID-19: None of us are safe until we are all safe
COVID-19 is a global crisis that has seen countries coming together to find a solution to this crisis that has claimed so many lives, young and old, poor or rich. This pandemic is threatening every aspect of people's lives, amplifying inequalities and destabilizing communities. It is necessary to increase life-saving services and support to address the immediate impacts of the pandemic and its long-lasting social and economic repercussions. To this effect young people are at the forefront offering mental health support to their peers, assisting their siblings with home learning and here in...
Corona Virus: the Invisible Assassin
Children are the first victims of diseases because they are the most vulnerable. Every day, over five percent of children in Djibouti die from malnutrition, cholera, measles, malaria and other diseases (UNICEF Djibouti Annual Report 2018). One wonders if the authorities notice this? Today, the coronavirus has been added to the long list of diseases that threaten children. The Corona pandemic has destroyed citizens of richer countries, and the virus has invaded all of humanity. It started in China and has evolved in other countries of the planet. In Djibouti, the corona-virus has already passed...
Global Children and Youth Appeal on Climate Change and Health
Reimagining the future of healthcare
Before writing this article, I did not want to start with bad news or with figures that show how big of a problem the lack of access to healthcare is right now. I told myself that I wanted to start with a positive note, with what it could be and how bright the future can be if we work for it... But how can I share how important it is ensuring the protection of the right to health without pointing out the dire situation we are in? 400 million people don’t have access to basic healthcare in the world and 100 million people were pushed into extreme poverty in 2017 due to health expenses. The...