Youth Stories

"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for." - Georgia O'Keeffe.

All people should know that being different doesn't mean being less equal.

A crack that just might spark a new idea somewhere, produce a smile from a grin, increase faith in the public services you get, provide better living conditions for someone, make you learn something new...

I hope that everyone, and especially girls, will get what they want in this world; we just have to work really hard and never give up!

And as a young girl, my responsibility is to encourage other young girls to stand up for everything they believe in and for every injustice that has been done to them.

In the period before enrolling into university, i was experiencing microaggressions from my social surrounding. I was constantly asked which field of studying i am going to choose. The answer was: “I am enrolling into electrical engineering”. So, as usual for our nation, people did not hesitate to share their opinion (about my choice) which was usually negative and filled …

Sometimes things were scary, but that convinced me that they were big enough challenges.

Nobody has time to spend on narrow minded semi intellectuals who throw their thoughts on issues that don't fit in 2019.

My biggest personal struggle is probably not being brave enough. In various areas of my life I have found myself being scared of taking risks and changing my status quo, or speaking up.

Young people should be aware of the consequences which bullying can cause in one young person’s development. If we achieve greater awareness, there will be much less violence and broken destinies.