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The recently-released Global Youth Wellbeing Index from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and International Youth Foundation (IYF) recognized the centrality of citizen participation to youth development and
During the constant armed conflicts and wars in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, women have been the main target of revenge and discrimination from all sides. Sexual violence remains
“If it's someone smoking a joint, than it's well sod it, ok, it’s illegal, but it's not actually my role to get involved with low levels of criminality... It's a
NORTHAM, Australia -- Sometimes on a Friday night, when there’s nothing better to do and the streets are quiet, indigenous kids in this town 100km (some 60 miles) north-east of
Over the past decade, young offenders have shifted away from property crime, instead committing more violent, aggressive crimes against people. According to Jesuit Social Services data, the greatest proportional increase
It has been 22 years since a major report by the government In Victoria found a shockingly high death rate for indigenous people locked up in Australia’s prisons and jails…
At 17, Duncan Jackson* was sent from Fiji to Melbourne to live with his “uncle,” a man he had never met. His parents believed the Australian experience promised their eldest
Cindy Mathers found herself at a loss. Tasked with engaging a group of young teenage boys identified as at-risk of transitioning poorly to secondary school, the community health nurse, was
Attempting to raise public awareness about the human rights violations in the Armenian army, Peace Dialogue, an NGO in Armenia, has organized various types of projects and activities to educate
On the 16th of December 2012, what seemed like a normal busy day of meetings, classes and assessments in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India where I was well into my fantastic
