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Golden Doll
Deprived in guise of empowerment, I am accustomed to all imprisonment. Infirmity is lurking behind the veil of delicacy, Suppressing my voice in the name of decency. My beauty is a mere affectation. I yearn for a long isolation. Yes, I have a moon-lit face, Under enduring vigil of the Sun's mate. I can't boast of my radiance. My life is paying all allowance. Yes, I have the ocean blues eyes, That embodies life's subtle dyes; Where the dreams used to glide merrily, But now shed tears heavily. Yes, I have nimbus like hair, That bear the exploitation like air. The vermilion mark that used to...
Felipe Caetano: I was a child labourer and now I fight for children's rights
Youth Taking Actions to Implement the 2030 Agenda
Our globe is home to 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10-24. The youth population is growing fastest in less developing countries, despite the hard circumstances, low living standards and, in some countries, war. “Young people must be at the centre of the post-2015 vision for sustainable development to drive the future we want,” says Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director at UNFPA. As a youth, and unlike many others, I was given the chance to put youthful efforts into one of UNFPA’s biggest events in my home country, Syria. Through that, I was able to see passionate people...
Learning about children's rights
Hi, I am Arkana, 13 years old, Student from Indonesia and Vice Chairman of Balikpapan Children Forum for the fulfillment of children’s rights. At the start of the pandemic, I attended many webinars to fill up my spare time. Until one day, I came across a webinar talking about children rights. This webinar opened my mind about children rights. It’s something we take for granted. We should be able to speak openly about our rights, our entitlements, our concerns that we might have. During the pandemic, a lot of children couldn't play or interact with their friends. Losing their family members...
A small story of friendship, kindness and inclusion
On 15th November, I had a biology practical examination. And then, the teacher told us to go to a different room to sit for the exam. As I can't walk without someone's support, I was at a loss. Then, two friends of mine came to me. They told me that they would support me. I was afraid that they wouldn’t be able to handle me. But they kept insisting until they finally convinced me to go with them. One of them gently supported me and finally they took me to another classroom. Never before could someone convince me to go with them. This was just a small gesture, but it meant the world to me...
Inclusion is being one’s fullest self
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
Talking about feeling included, recently I had an experience that made me think of inclusion. Something happened to me, which showed how the people around me care for me and perceive me. The first words they focus on are "don't think about it, if something is meant for us it will definitely come back to us". I can see how much they care about me. It also made me feel like I found a lot of homes. One of them is a home where the door is open for me, but there is a dark empty room that I am always afraid of. I think a lot of people can understand this. In our 20s, we are busy looking for people...
Inclusion means challenging the biases we grow up with
Inclusion is all about making a better space for every human being
#WorldChildrensDay - Our own Little Community
My name is Sasha, I’m 13 and I live in Romania. This is my story of how #IFeltIncluded . About 2 years ago I moved to Italy. I knew nobody in the country and I was really stressed about making new friends. What are people in Italy even like? I had no idea! When I got there I saw that many kids were similar to those in Romania! I got along well with a lot of people but I didn’t make any close friends and still felt a bit like an outsider. Later, I made friends with one boy that helped me feel a lot more included. He was from England, he was my age and very funny. We became friends and talk to...
When we are together
Autonomy and Resistance
My story, my testimony
Inclusion is integration
LGBTQ+ rights advocate Ruairí Holohan reimagines a world with no discrimination
Brightening the tunnel for those in the dark
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...
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...