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International Youth Day: How young people power change after a crisis
August 10, 2012
By The IRC
In the wake of emergencies like the 2010 Haiti earthquake, young people have organized themselves in a positive and forceful way to help their communities recover and rebuild.
Photo: Ezra Millstein/IRC
This Sunday, August 12, is International Youth Day. Our colleagues at the Women's Refugee Commission are blogging about the huge impact young people make in areas affected by war and disaster.
"Given a voice and some resources, young people can drive a community’s — and a country’s — rebirth," writes the Women's Refugee Commission's Josh Chaffin. Read his new post proposing five ways to empower these often-forgotten agents of change:
Putting the “youth” into International Youth Day (August 10, 2012)
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