Girls and Technology Can Change the World 21 Aug 2013 | 01:29 am

Young woman working on a computer. Tunis, Tunisia. Photo: Arne Hoel / World Bank “Girls programming isn’t just a cool thing; it’s also doubling the chances of developing innovative tools and making t...

Tackling Youth Unemployment through Entrepreneurship: A Call for Innovative Spirit, Voices, and Actions from Global Youth 14 Aug 2013 | 09:03 pm

Young People Will Invent Their Future 9 Aug 2013 | 03:02 am

Kelvin Doe found that batteries were too expensive for a project he was working on in 2009. He used acid, soda, and metal parts that he found in trash bins in his neighborhood to build his own battery...

Has a Cow Changed Your Life? 2 Aug 2013 | 01:20 am

Meet Jean Bosco Hakizimana, a farmer in Burundi who surivved a decade-long civil war.

Youth Entrepreneurs Transform Transportation in South Africa 26 Jul 2013 | 11:27 pm

Have you missed an appointment to doctor, school or work due to lack of transportation? It can take up to two hours to find a taxi in some South African cities. A team of young entrepreneurs launched...

Malala’s Speech Gives Hope to Girls Worldwide 18 Jul 2013 | 08:38 pm

"Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons,” said Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old Pakistani girl shot in the head on her way back from school in Pakistan’s Swat Valle...

Despite the Challenges, Youth are Working to End Gender-Based Violence in Nepal 18 Jun 2013 | 05:57 pm

There are thunderstorms. There is a strike. And there is the hackathon to end gender-based violence in Kathmandu, Nepal—all happening on the same day. On a rainy Sunday, some participants woke up at ...

How the World Bank Engages with Youth 1 Jun 2013 | 01:14 am

Students in a technical education program supported by the World Bank in Antioquia, Colombia. Yesterday I spoke at YouthTalks, the annual flagship event of World Bank Group Youth to Youth (Y2Y), a co...

Internet and Citizen Participation: Moroccan Youths Reinvent Their Democracy 23 May 2013 | 12:22 am

This week, I had the opportunity to discuss the rise of citizen participation in Morocco with Tarik Nesh-Nash. If the name means nothing to you, it’s time to discover the man behind it! Tarik is 34 y...

Scoring for Peace 15 May 2013 | 08:39 pm

A documentary shows the importance of sports in uniting conflict-affected communities Ismael Bikomati in Scoring for Peace. “When I joined the rebels, I was 12 years old. I went there because we did...