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 Anytime people are denied food, shelter, education, and
safety it is a problem. Around the world there are millions of people
who live without those basic necessities everyday. From the flavas of
Brazil to the shantytowns of South Africa to the reservations and
projects of the US, there is a real imbalance of power, ability, and
possibility in our world, all due to economics.
A growing number of young people live inside that
imbalance. However, increasingly it is these same young people who are
struggling to change their communities. It is also important to note
that many organizations address poverty head-on without ever declaring
their struggle. Following information on youth-led social change
focused on poverty.
"Education either
functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the
younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about
conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom the means by which men and
women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to
participate in the transformation of their world." - Paulo Freire in
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Free
the Children The largest network of children helping children through
education in the world. Through our organization's unique youth-driven
approach, more than one million young people have been involved in programs
that fight poverty in more than 45 countries.
Youth Against Poverty An
organization focused on spreading awareness of child poverty. We hope that
the younger generation will understand the need of eradicating child poverty
globally and do their part in the fight to end it. Their website encourages
people to spread the message.
STIR! An
Australian youth organization fighting global poverty, their website offers
how-to's, planning guides, and more.
Amnesty International AI is
the largest organization working to protect human rights - including
fighting poverty - worldwide. A democratic movement, AI comprises more than
1.8 million members organized in more than 70 national sections, with
thousands of local, youth, and student groups. This page provides several
resources and connections for youth activists.
Youth Empowerment Mission A Brooklyn-based organization, YEM was born from the work of
a young person who struggled against the effects of poverty throughout her
life. Today YEM provides youth empowerment programs for
100s of impoverished youth.
43 Things
This website offers
anyone the chance to say 43 things they want to do before they die. Lots of
young people have already made lists or signed onto things addressing
poverty!
A youth-established newsletter
that helps to raise awareness on current events such as poverty, disease,
malnutrition, and poor education around the world. We are made up of a group
of young men and women from all around the globe who contribute our unique
perspectives on difficult issues.
The story of one youth activist connected to
Advocates for Youth who is fighting poverty and its effects in her
home country of Nigeria.
Toward a Politics of Relevance: Race, Resistance and African
American Youth Activism
In this article Shawn Ginwright argues that
youth activism can be relevant to African American youth - if only it
addressed issues that matter to African American youth, including the
lasting effects of poverty in African American communities.
Race, Poverty, and Youth Development
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Carla Roach, Hanh Cao Yu and Heather
Lewis-Charp explore the role of Positive Youth Development and the
struggle many organizations and youth programs have undergone as they
address poverty issues. From Poverty and
Race Volume 10, No. 4, July/ August 2001: pp 3-6.
Supporting Youth Activism across Honduras
The international YMCA movement provides
fiscal and material support to this youth organizing effort in Central
America where young people address poverty head-on with local solutions to
global issues.
What Does an Anti-War Movement Look Like Today?
By
making the proposal that youth-led anti-war groups fight against poverty,
this article connects the broad youth-led social justice organizing
community to the anti-war movement.
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Special thanks to
Chelsea Nehler, our superstar Youth Researcher, for taking the lead in
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