YOUTH TALK:
YOUTH VOICES FOR CHANGE
Mali, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic have recently signed peace agreements. However, the negotiations were mainly limited to adult elites. Although they make up the demographic majority, young people in these three countries lack the means to express themselves and participate in the decisions that affect their lives. Yet they have incredible power to build peace, bridge divides and develop solutions.
Our Youth Talk project, funded by the Bezos Family Foundation, contributed to change this dynamic. This initiative empowered a group of more than 100 young radio journalists to report on local conflicts and create radio programs to help people find common ground.
These are not just kids who have learned new skills. They have something powerful to say and have finally found a national platform to be heard - a space to give shape to their dreams of building a safer and more just country.
Here are their stories.
