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What Delegates Would Like to See at the Summit

by Lily Zhang, Senior, North Allegheny High School Weeks after the One Young World 2012 Summit, delegates cannot help but recall the inspirational speakers, pressing issues, and unparalleled opportunities of the conference. To think that such an event has already reached such prestige just three years after its inception is unbelievable. Yet, as with all growing events, One Young World has much room to improve even more. While next year’s Summit is months away, delegates nevertheless have Read more [...]

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OYW Social Business Fund Awards Grant to Roy Morrison, Founder of Rise Africa Rise

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 [...]

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Megan Fair, Senior, Hempfield Area High School

Seventh UN Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan spoke to the 1300 delegates on the final day of One Young World 2012 in Pittsburgh.

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Education: A Basic Human Right

By Maria Navarro, Junior, Oakland Catholic High School You just read the first sentence of this article. With ease, your eyes skimmed over the familiar letters while interpreting the infinite words formed by their sharp, soft, or clicking sounds. However, while you effortlessly look over these sentences, 775,000,000 other people live without the ability to decipher these words. They are illiterate. Education must command the attention of the global community in order to progress, and in order Read more [...]

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Women Up!

By Brenna Carse, Junior, Upper St. Clair High School Throughout the course of the One Young World Summit, one name has been on every delegate, counselor, and journalist’s mind – Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was recently shot by Taliban gunman for speaking out about women’s rights in the Islamic world. Because of her youth and activism, she seems to have become a symbol for the One Young World delegates. Her name was mentioned during the opening ceremonies, morning Read more [...]

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Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and co-founders of One Young World Kate Robertson and David Jones answer questions before the opening ceremony at Heinz Hall.

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Tips for Conducting a Successful OYW Interview

By Brenna Carse and Wynonna Rinkacs Interviewing is an integral part of the journalism process. When acting as a One Young World Junior Reporter, there are several things to keep in mind. Today, we talked to three OYW advisors – Jason Snyder, a freelance photographer; Chanessa Schuler, a multi-media specialist at Saturday Light Brigade; and Tony Norman, a columnist for The Pittsburgh Post Gazette – about the interview process so that the junior reporters will be prepared to collect Read more [...]

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What Delegates Would Like to See at the Summit

OYW Social Business Fund Awards Grant to Roy Morrison, Founder of Rise Africa Rise

Education: A Basic Human Right

Women Up!

Tips for Conducting a Successful OYW Interview

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