A Journey of Resilience: Affording Good Health and Well-being
It is the same thing every morning: As soon as I am awake and ready to start my day, and before reaching up to rub my eyes, I grab my phone…
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Youth Policy Maker’s Hub 2023 Retreat by Laura Perez Gonzalez
The OCIC Youth Policymaker’s Hub (YPH) convened in January for our 2023 Retreat. Following a dinner get-together, the next day we were joined by…
Learnings from CSW67 by Joëlle Kabisoso
In March 2023, several delegates from OCIC’s networks travelled to New York to participate in the United Nations 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67)…
Blueberries, Coffee, and Calls to Action by Jessica Gooden
One winter morning in 2022, I was fixing my usual breakfast: yogurt, fruit, coffee, maybe an egg or two. I reached for the blueberries in my fridge – the tiny printed label read…
The Truth Behind the Clothes We Wear by Gladys Trinidad
Almost eight years ago, the United Nations (UN) established the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. During this time all UN Member States…
No Gender Equality Without Equitable Access to Water by Nora Afifi
Growing up, I was raised to believe in the healing powers of water. If I got a scrape, I was told to go soak it off in the ocean to prevent infection…
Our Common Agenda by Albesa Aliu
As a young activist seeking change, oftentimes common world issues seem too complex, almost impossible to deal with. And, that’s true, they are…
Together for Impact by Harshini Ramesh
At the start of the OCIC Youth Policy-Makers Hub (YPH) program, I was still green to the policy space. Having experienced barriers to entry, I wished to…
New Adventures on a Non-Linear Path by Salamatu Mohammed
Prior to submitting my application to be a part of the second cohort of Youth Policy-Makers Hub (YPH), like many people during this pandemic…
Together for Impact: What the Youth Policy-Makers Hub taught me about meaningful youth engagement
Together for Impact: What the Youth Policy-Makers Hub taught me about meaningful youth engagement By Harshini Ramesh | 2020 At the start of the OCIC Youth Policy-Makers Hub (YPH) program, I was still green to the policy space. Having experienced barriers to entry, I wished to use the YPH as an opportunity to …
