by Alexandra Gray | 15 May 2019 | Contests, News Decoder Updates, Youth Voices
Women’s rights, identity and mental health — social and political issues dominated winning entries in News-Decoder’s multimedia storytelling contest. Images from the winning stories in our contest. Six students on four continents have won prizes in...
by Raghda Obeidat | 14 May 2019 | Contest winners, Economy, King's Academy, Middle East, Student Posts, Youth Voices
Jordan ranks among the world’s worst countries for women’s economic participation. A former cabinet minister speaks out on what must change. Jordanian plumber Maryam Mutlaq at a school in Zarqa, northeast of Amman, 21 March 2016 (AP Photo/Muhammed...
by Ella Hough | 10 May 2019 | Americas, Donald Trump, Immigration, Miss Porter's School, Refugees, Student Posts, United States, Youth Voices
I am proud that my hometown Houston embraces immigrants. It would be great for the U.S. economy if the rest of America did as well. As a native Houstonian, I am proud that my hometown embraces diversity. If you walk around the city, you will see people of many...
by News Decoder | 8 May 2019 | Africa, African Leadership Academy, Personal Reflections, Student Posts, Women's rights, Youth Voices
I use the human race to play my evil game. I’m to blame for wife-beating, guns, bomb flames. I’m the infamous, rash, spirit of violence. By Chiro Awoke Ogbo Violence I am the model of a modern millennial demon A venomous venerated veteran of a special evil I’m held...
by James Langan | 7 May 2019 | Africa, Discovery, Eyewitness, Student Posts, Thacher School, Youth Voices
I recently returned to Kenya to see China’s hand in Africa’s economic development. But does China have the continent’s best interests at heart? A brand-new Chinese-backed cargo train heads from Mombasa to Nairobi, Kenya, 30 May 2017 (AP Photo/Khalil...
by Isabella Whelan | 6 May 2019 | Africa, Discovery, Eyewitness, Greens Farms Academy, Student Posts, Youth Voices
After genocide, Rwanda needed a judicial system that fit the violence committed. I discovered a unique court system fostered reconciliation. This is the mother of Olive, one of the Komera scholars now about to finish university. I took this photo during a visit to her...
by Kasey Ingerson | 2 May 2019 | Contest winners, Discovery, Health and Wellness, Personal Reflections, Student Posts, Westover School, Youth Voices
I used to tell myself, “It’s fine.” But then I presented a project that triggered difficult memories. I now realize I have to overcome PTSD. (Photo courtesy of Kasey Ingerson) “It’s fine. Everything’s going to be fine!” I’ve said that a lot....
by News Decoder | 1 May 2019 | Americas, Eyewitness, Gimnasio Los Caobos, Student Posts, Youth Voices
By Camilo Santamaria, Paola Rodriguez, Mariana Romero and Maria Paula Ulloa Urban art is controversial in our country, Colombia, because there are people who like and support it and others who dislike it. Urban, or street, art allows artists to express themselves. It...
by Anna Sofie Himmer and Helene Christine Juul | 29 Apr 2019 | Europe, Future of Democracy, Herlufsholm, Student Posts, Youth Voices
We surveyed Danish youth to understand what they know about the EU’s composition and procedures. The results surprised us. French President Emmanuel Macron poses with young EU citizens, Aachen, Germany, 9 May 2018 (EPA-EFE/Ronald Wittek) How much do young people...
by Naudika Williams | 26 Apr 2019 | Guns in America, United States, Youth Voices
The sound of a bullet goes out my door and walks up my street. It buys from the corner store and heads where friends meet. A protester dressed as the Statue of Liberty plays dead in the street during a demonstration against gun violence, San Francisco, California, 24...