In the United States, 26% who participate in school and community service activities,
26% who spend over $170 billion a year,
and 26% who care about the world.
However, that's also
26% of the population who cannot vote
and 26% who are supposed to be seen and not heard,
making for a resounding 100% of the future
who have not been encouraged to exercise leadership today.
Shouldn't young people have a voice in issues that directly concern them?
Nearly half the
entire world population--46%--is under age 18 and these young people represent 100% of the future. Maximum youth involvement is absolutely essential for building a smarter, healthier and more peaceful world.
THERE'S NO MINIMUM AGE FOR LEADERSHIP.
This site aims to prove that MINORS can play a MAJOR ROLE. Everyone--especially teens and tweens--are invited to email or call our toll-free hotline. Also, our national
nonprofit clearinghouse provides information and resources to youth workers, mentors, teachers, principals, policy makers, parents and organizations that want to support young advocates. Click on YOUTH STRATEGIES for free downloads of two of our youth empowerment publications.
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Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the YOUTH ACTIVISM PROJECT, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Our administrative costs represent less than 10% of our budget so your financial contribution will go a long way to support our youth leadership development activities, especially our groundbreaking African-American initiative called SCHOOL GIRLS UNITE.
Latest TV story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nKD_vqObnI
Shannon Sullivan, the first founding member of SCHOOL GIRLS UNITE, won the Prudential Spirit of Community Award in 2005 and most recently,17-year-old Mira Fleming, who coordinated our child marriage prevention project, won the U.N. Youth Assembly's Humanitarian Achievement Award. Together with our sister organization in Mali, SCHOOL GIRLS UNITE won the Innovations in Civic Participation's Youth Global Volunteering Research Project 2007 Award. (Please click on GLOBAL ACTION and also visit www.SchoolGirlsUnite.org).
