Mar 23, 2023
Posted by: George Romar
Natalie: As the Youth Engagement and Climate Action Specialist at UNICEF's MENA Regional Office, my work focuses on empowering young people to become advocates for climate action. This includes providing them with the necessary support, resources, and knowledge. Specifically, we aim to scale up UNICEF's Youth Engagement programme to address the climate crisis by developing climate education materials and toolkits, building young people's capacity to conduct participatory action research on climate change, and supporting their efforts to become climate advocates.
Ana Ligia: Thanks for inviting me, Spiffy! Nova Escola is a non-profit organization, and we work to support public school teachers in Brazil. About 35 million students are in public schools in our country, and we are in one of the bottom positions of the Pisa Exam. We offer free content online to help teachers with their challenges. Our website has news reports to inspire the educators, lesson plans, and online courses. We also produce textbooks and professional development programs for teachers in partnership with the secretariats of education.
Ilaria: Glad to be with you, Spiffy! My project aims to educate teenagers on the importance of nutrition while preventing eating disorders from arising among the young. I have condensed my research and personal advice into a website, eatyourlife.org, where teens can read and learn what society and school do not teach: to love themselves. The content is accessible to everyone to reach a vast, diverse audience. Moreover, users can create an account to reflect on their achievements and growth by filling out a journaling form.
