by Lily Zhang, Senior, North Allegheny Carolyn S. Miles is the first female CEO and President of Save the Children, an independent organization that has been changing the lives of children in need since 1919. Save the Children’s outreach has been growing ever since. They are now committed to helping over 70 million children from 120 countries around the world. In her first appearance with the One Young World 2012 Summit, Miles began with the humble declaration, “I’m not a superhero.” However, Read more [...]

  By Elianna Paljug, Sophmore, Fox Chapel Area High School   Even after more than twelve hours of intense discussion and debate at the David Lawrence Convention Center, the One Young World delegates did not take rest in their efforts to make a difference. After hours, behind the scenes, masses of delegates have organized their own "Night Owl Sessions" on pressing issues and initiatives of their own choosing. At the Marriot hotel lobby in downtown Pittsburgh, beginning at Read more [...]

Wynonna Rinkacs, Senior, Oakland Catholic High School   Roy Morrison, a South African delegate, received a grant from the One Young World Social Business Fund on Friday afternoon.  Mr. Morrison showed his excitement during an interview Friday night, “knowing that I will be benefiting from the social business fund gives me new motivation, and I think that’s actually more important than the actual money.”   Mr. Morrison founded his social business, Rise Africa Rise, last year. Read more [...]

By Evan Sweeney, Senior, Northgate High School Afghanistan, the twenty-first century: eighty-seven percent of women are illiterate. Only thirty-percent of girls have access to education. One in every three Afghan women experience some kind of physical, sexual, or psychological abuse.  (Integrated Regional Information Networks, 2007). These statistics are only the beginning of a larger problem plaguing much of the Middle East: Afghanistan is just one of several Middle Eastern countries in which Read more [...]

Prem Rajgopal, Grade 12, Fox Chapel Area High School As “Viva La Vida” boomed on the sound system, and as I saw the crowd of 1300 people from 183 different countries sing along, a chill ran down my spine. This exhausting, eventful weekend was coming to a close, yet I didn’t want it to end. No, I was content with living on five hours of sleep and the same number of cups coffee every day, if it meant having this experience. The One Young World 2012 Summit was held in my hometown of Pittsburgh, Read more [...]