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The Kids are Alright: Tackling Violence

11/12/2019 GMT

The Kids are Alright: Tackling violence

The Kids are Alright

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Teenagers inspired to try and make a difference in the world around them.

In the last of a three part series, The Kids are Alright, Sandra Kanthal meets teenagers around the world determined to be a voice for change.  They are worth listening to.

In the South African town of Atlantis, a group of teenage reporters are speaking out against the rising levels of violence ripping at the fabric of their lives. 
Once a week, Temica Bonn, Logan Hansen and Meagan Lubbe broadcast a live show from Radio Atlantis inspiring conversations and educating the community on how gun crime is threatening the way they live. The team have been focusing on this topic for two years in the hope of steering young people away from a path which leads to guns and gangs.
    
In London, it is knife crime which is scaring the neighbourhood where Shanea Oldham lives. After two violent events which changed the course of her life, she is starting a social enterprise to help young people in her community who are struggling to cope with the challenges that surround them.   

Sandra Kanthal meets some very brave and determined teenagers to hear how they are using their voices to fight for change on the streets where they live.

(Photo: Temica Bonn, Logan Hansen, Meagan Lubbe, Monique Hansen. Credit: Sandra Kanthal)

The Compass: The Kids are Alright

Kids today: the lament of adults for generations. But throughout history, changes in society have been powered by youthful outrage and determination.  Today’s teenagers face a new landscape of dangers, stretching into the 2050s and beyond. This is their inheritance, and they have a clear incentive to improve it. 
  
In this three part series, The Kids Are Alright, Sandra Kanthal meets inspiring teenagers around the world working to make a difference in their communities and beyond.
 
This series will introduce you to, among others, youth reporters in South Africa trying to confront the rising tide of violence engulfing their neighbourhood; a Canadian teenager who has persuaded her government to spend millions to clean up a heavily polluted local river; and in Sweden, a young Syrian refugee working to improving the lives of hundreds of school age children in the camp in Lebanon where he lived for years.
 
Teenagers are often dismissed as too young to have an opinion and too inexperienced to make a difference.  But these young adults are passionate, articulate and determined. Their experiences may provide inspiration to others who are fighting to make their world a better place.

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