doesn’t religious on hate bullies of monterrico is until go to the moon
monterrico is until go to the moon
monterrico is until go to the moon adieu kimochi ng comfortable with my
adieu kimochi ng comfortable with my
adieu kimochi ng comfortable with my lessons Watney only sediba young
lessons Watney only sediba young
lessons Watney only sediba young protection of the unknown
protection of the unknown
protection of the unknown he won’t fear tortures anymore
he won’t fear tortures anymore
he won’t fear tortures anymore also in crayon not her reality but was
also in crayon not her reality but was
also in crayon not her reality but was actually my little sister talking her
actually my little sister talking her
actually my little sister talking her name is Surya she’s 13 years old and she
name is Surya she’s 13 years old and she
name is Surya she’s 13 years old and she managed to put simple words on what the
managed to put simple words on what the
managed to put simple words on what the world really needs and it’s not fluffy
world really needs and it’s not fluffy
world really needs and it’s not fluffy idealism this is a real need I remember
idealism this is a real need I remember
idealism this is a real need I remember myself when I was 13 years old that was
myself when I was 13 years old that was
myself when I was 13 years old that was the time where I was the most insecure
the time where I was the most insecure
the time where I was the most insecure growing up in Norway I felt like I
growing up in Norway I felt like I
growing up in Norway I felt like I didn’t really belong and I felt like I
didn’t really belong and I felt like I
didn’t really belong and I felt like I didn’t fit in anywhere and with the
didn’t fit in anywhere and with the
didn’t fit in anywhere and with the group of kids that I was growing up with
group of kids that I was growing up with
group of kids that I was growing up with I was bullied and that made me feel like
I was bullied and that made me feel like
I was bullied and that made me feel like no matter how much I tried I wasn’t good
no matter how much I tried I wasn’t good
no matter how much I tried I wasn’t good enough and then I would go to ads and
enough and then I would go to ads and
enough and then I would go to ads and magazines to compare myself and I was
magazines to compare myself and I was
magazines to compare myself and I was horrible and imagine in my time we
horrible and imagine in my time we
horrible and imagine in my time we didn’t even have social media so
didn’t even have social media so
didn’t even have social media so thinking of the pressure that exists
thinking of the pressure that exists
thinking of the pressure that exists today and thinking of the cyberbullying
today and thinking of the cyberbullying
today and thinking of the cyberbullying I know is happening my heart really goes
I know is happening my heart really goes
I know is happening my heart really goes out to anyone that is experiencing that
out to anyone that is experiencing that
out to anyone that is experiencing that in the world at the moment there are
in the world at the moment there are
in the world at the moment there are more than 7 billion people more than
more than 7 billion people more than
more than 7 billion people more than half of them are under 30 actually one
half of them are under 30 actually one
half of them are under 30 actually one in four between 15 and 29 it makes a
in four between 15 and 29 it makes a
in four between 15 and 29 it makes a total of eight point one point eight
total of eight point one point eight
total of eight point one point eight billion people there has never been as
billion people there has never been as
billion people there has never been as many young people on the planet and this
many young people on the planet and this
many young people on the planet and this opens an amazing window of opportunity
opens an amazing window of opportunity
opens an amazing window of opportunity actually 90% of these young people live
actually 90% of these young people live
actually 90% of these young people live in the
in the
in the in countries and the potential for
in countries and the potential for
in countries and the potential for economic and social progress is amazing
economic and social progress is amazing
economic and social progress is amazing however we need to secure that kids and
however we need to secure that kids and
however we need to secure that kids and teenagers get the best shot at a decent
teenagers get the best shot at a decent
teenagers get the best shot at a decent life those years are the most formative
life those years are the most formative
life those years are the most formative most decisive most vulnerable years
most decisive most vulnerable years
most decisive most vulnerable years education has one of the biggest impacts
education has one of the biggest impacts
education has one of the biggest impacts on young people’s lives and the numbers
on young people’s lives and the numbers
on young people’s lives and the numbers are alarming because not many get
are alarming because not many get
are alarming because not many get through secondary school and the
through secondary school and the
through secondary school and the relevance and quality of the education
relevance and quality of the education
relevance and quality of the education also varies a lot 75 million young
also varies a lot 75 million young
also varies a lot 75 million young people are unemployed at the moment
people are unemployed at the moment
people are unemployed at the moment around the world and speaking of economy
around the world and speaking of economy
around the world and speaking of economy we’ve entered this fourth Industrial
we’ve entered this fourth Industrial
we’ve entered this fourth Industrial Revolution also called the tech
Revolution also called the tech
Revolution also called the tech revolution and we’re hearing all these
revolution and we’re hearing all these
revolution and we’re hearing all these stories about how half of the dog market
stories about how half of the dog market
stories about how half of the dog market will be taken over by robots and that
will be taken over by robots and that
will be taken over by robots and that one-third of the jobs that will be
one-third of the jobs that will be
one-third of the jobs that will be available don’t even exist right now so
available don’t even exist right now so
available don’t even exist right now so this means that use is gonna undergo
this means that use is gonna undergo
this means that use is gonna undergo rapid change and we need to prepare for
rapid change and we need to prepare for
rapid change and we need to prepare for this change we truly are at the defining
this change we truly are at the defining
this change we truly are at the defining moment in history when it comes to
moment in history when it comes to
moment in history when it comes to protecting people protecting the
protecting people protecting the
protecting people protecting the environment and also having a good
environment and also having a good
environment and also having a good economy remember what my little sister
economy remember what my little sister
economy remember what my little sister said in the beginning
said in the beginning
said in the beginning well world leaders actually agree with
well world leaders actually agree with
well world leaders actually agree with her in 2015 they were all gathered at
her in 2015 they were all gathered at
her in 2015 they were all gathered at the UN and they came together with a
the UN and they came together with a
the UN and they came together with a common plan for the planet for 2030 with
common plan for the planet for 2030 with
common plan for the planet for 2030 with 17 goals for sustainable development and
17 goals for sustainable development and
17 goals for sustainable development and they agreed that we are going to solve
they agreed that we are going to solve
they agreed that we are going to solve things like gender equality education
things like gender equality education
things like gender equality education health poverty and many more and it’s
health poverty and many more and it’s
health poverty and many more and it’s great it’s great that we’re committed to
great it’s great that we’re committed to
great it’s great that we’re committed to these goals but the huge gap between the
these goals but the huge gap between the
these goals but the huge gap between the reality that we’re in and what we wish
reality that we’re in and what we wish
reality that we’re in and what we wish for says it all
for says it all
for says it all and if we’re gonna have any
and if we’re gonna have any
and if we’re gonna have any chance at getting to these goals there
chance at getting to these goals there
chance at getting to these goals there needs to be a shift in power right now
needs to be a shift in power right now
needs to be a shift in power right now we rely on institutions on politics on
we rely on institutions on politics on
we rely on institutions on politics on corporations on organizations and that’s
corporations on organizations and that’s
corporations on organizations and that’s great we need their involvement but the
great we need their involvement but the
great we need their involvement but the bigger shift we need is that you
bigger shift we need is that you
bigger shift we need is that you understand how much power you have to
understand how much power you have to
understand how much power you have to change things if I go back to what I was
change things if I go back to what I was
change things if I go back to what I was telling you about my story when I was
telling you about my story when I was
telling you about my story when I was growing up I left out an element that
growing up I left out an element that
growing up I left out an element that was very important and that’s the fact
was very important and that’s the fact
was very important and that’s the fact that I was lucky to have my parents for
that I was lucky to have my parents for
that I was lucky to have my parents for instance and a very special teacher that
instance and a very special teacher that
instance and a very special teacher that saw me and validated me and believed in
saw me and validated me and believed in
saw me and validated me and believed in me and that helped me get through
me and that helped me get through
me and that helped me get through secondary school it helped me understand
secondary school it helped me understand
secondary school it helped me understand that I could have an impact and it made
that I could have an impact and it made
that I could have an impact and it made me go for my dreams and I believe that
me go for my dreams and I believe that
me go for my dreams and I believe that this doesn’t only apply to me this
this doesn’t only apply to me this
this doesn’t only apply to me this applies to all of you and this is one of
applies to all of you and this is one of
applies to all of you and this is one of the reasons why I started something
the reasons why I started something
the reasons why I started something called inter bridge which educates young
called inter bridge which educates young
called inter bridge which educates young people to solve social issues and then
people to solve social issues and then
people to solve social issues and then we call them impact agents and what I’m
we call them impact agents and what I’m
we call them impact agents and what I’m saying now is that you don’t need to be
saying now is that you don’t need to be
saying now is that you don’t need to be an entrepreneur you don’t necessarily
an entrepreneur you don’t necessarily
an entrepreneur you don’t necessarily need to be a politician to have social
need to be a politician to have social
need to be a politician to have social change is that you need to understand
change is that you need to understand
change is that you need to understand how much impact you actually have on
how much impact you actually have on
how much impact you actually have on yourself on your surroundings and in
yourself on your surroundings and in
yourself on your surroundings and in society by everyday choices the food you
society by everyday choices the food you
society by everyday choices the food you eat the clothes you wear the energy you
eat the clothes you wear the energy you
eat the clothes you wear the energy you use and maybe perhaps who you’re gonna
use and maybe perhaps who you’re gonna
use and maybe perhaps who you’re gonna vote for and the thing is that there is
vote for and the thing is that there is
vote for and the thing is that there is magic that happens when young people are
magic that happens when young people are
magic that happens when young people are offered this self-awareness when we work
offered this self-awareness when we work
offered this self-awareness when we work with youth we have this one premise and
with youth we have this one premise and
with youth we have this one premise and it’s that they need to want to be active
it’s that they need to want to be active
it’s that they need to want to be active locally but we put them together
locally but we put them together
locally but we put them together and we make sure that they’re very
and we make sure that they’re very
and we make sure that they’re very different we make sure that they’re from
different we make sure that they’re from
different we make sure that they’re from different geographical parts that they
different geographical parts that they
different geographical parts that they have different socioeconomic backgrounds
have different socioeconomic backgrounds
have different socioeconomic backgrounds and perhaps also different cultural
and perhaps also different cultural
and perhaps also different cultural backgrounds and what they keep on
backgrounds and what they keep on
backgrounds and what they keep on telling us is
telling us is
telling us is that they learn from each other and they
that they learn from each other and they
that they learn from each other and they are so happy to meet people that usually
are so happy to meet people that usually
are so happy to meet people that usually they wouldn’t meet and this create
they wouldn’t meet and this create
they wouldn’t meet and this create changes and I want to share some
changes and I want to share some
changes and I want to share some examples with you we had this one
examples with you we had this one
examples with you we had this one session on social media and how it’s
session on social media and how it’s
session on social media and how it’s important to put on a filter
important to put on a filter
important to put on a filter when you’re on social media and this
when you’re on social media and this
when you’re on social media and this young boy 13 year old said at the end of
young boy 13 year old said at the end of
young boy 13 year old said at the end of the session that he finally was going to
the session that he finally was going to
the session that he finally was going to promised himself that he wasn’t going to
promised himself that he wasn’t going to
promised himself that he wasn’t going to put so much effort on trying to get
put so much effort on trying to get
put so much effort on trying to get muscles at 13 and that he wanted to just
muscles at 13 and that he wanted to just
muscles at 13 and that he wanted to just accept himself for who he was and I
accept himself for who he was and I
accept himself for who he was and I think that this is really important
think that this is really important
think that this is really important because it’s where it starts I’m also
because it’s where it starts I’m also
because it’s where it starts I’m also really touched by the story of Aisha
really touched by the story of Aisha
really touched by the story of Aisha that is 16 years old she started off
that is 16 years old she started off
that is 16 years old she started off being very very shy and throughout she
being very very shy and throughout she
being very very shy and throughout she started gaining confidence and ended up
started gaining confidence and ended up
started gaining confidence and ended up being in a City Hall telling
being in a City Hall telling
being in a City Hall telling decision-makers what she thought was
decision-makers what she thought was
decision-makers what she thought was right for her city and now she’s a
right for her city and now she’s a
right for her city and now she’s a student leader and she writes her
student leader and she writes her
student leader and she writes her opinions on national newspaper I’m also
opinions on national newspaper I’m also
opinions on national newspaper I’m also really humbled by the story of the
really humbled by the story of the
really humbled by the story of the friendship between Emily that is 18 year
friendship between Emily that is 18 year
friendship between Emily that is 18 year old and Ally that 16 year old Emily is a
old and Ally that 16 year old Emily is a
old and Ally that 16 year old Emily is a vegan girl and Ally comes from a
vegan girl and Ally comes from a
vegan girl and Ally comes from a Pakistani family and they have meat as
Pakistani family and they have meat as
Pakistani family and they have meat as part of their diet conversations between
part of their diet conversations between
part of their diet conversations between the two made Ali realize certain aspects
the two made Ali realize certain aspects
the two made Ali realize certain aspects about the meat industry so he started
about the meat industry so he started
about the meat industry so he started looking more into it and he became
looking more into it and he became
looking more into it and he became really environmentally engaged he went
really environmentally engaged he went
really environmentally engaged he went back to his mom had a serious talk and
back to his mom had a serious talk and
back to his mom had a serious talk and asked her to have meat free days the mom
asked her to have meat free days the mom
asked her to have meat free days the mom agreed and the mom has also talked to
agreed and the mom has also talked to
agreed and the mom has also talked to other moms and this is how this
other moms and this is how this
other moms and this is how this friendship sparked social change it also
friendship sparked social change it also
friendship sparked social change it also means that you are the ones that
means that you are the ones that
means that you are the ones that actually can do something to solve the
actually can do something to solve the
actually can do something to solve the issues like I said before the world is
issues like I said before the world is
issues like I said before the world is undergoing a shift we’re moving from
undergoing a shift we’re moving from
undergoing a shift we’re moving from non-sustainable non-inclusive towards
non-sustainable non-inclusive towards
non-sustainable non-inclusive towards sustainable and inclusive and with the
sustainable and inclusive and with the
sustainable and inclusive and with the rapid changes that are happening I
rapid changes that are happening I
rapid changes that are happening I believe that
believe that
believe that youth is the most important resource
youth is the most important resource
youth is the most important resource that we have your opinions and insights
that we have your opinions and insights
that we have your opinions and insights are actually needed I see this in my
are actually needed I see this in my
are actually needed I see this in my work with with public sector and private
work with with public sector and private
work with with public sector and private sector they are wondering what is the
sector they are wondering what is the
sector they are wondering what is the youth thinking what what are they about
youth thinking what what are they about
youth thinking what what are they about what do they want and I’m going to
what do they want and I’m going to
what do they want and I’m going to confess something my best advisors are
confess something my best advisors are
confess something my best advisors are the young people the impact agents in
the young people the impact agents in
the young people the impact agents in interpret I have a fail final final
interpret I have a fail final final
interpret I have a fail final final message for you which is that whatever
message for you which is that whatever
message for you which is that whatever you’re going through right now doesn’t
you’re going through right now doesn’t
you’re going through right now doesn’t define you forever
define you forever
define you forever believe me and you have immense
believe me and you have immense
believe me and you have immense potential so I hope you can activate it
potential so I hope you can activate it
potential so I hope you can activate it and you aren’t just the future you are
and you aren’t just the future you are
and you aren’t just the future you are the present you’re shaping it every day
the present you’re shaping it every day
the present you’re shaping it every day with your choices and you’re creating
with your choices and you’re creating
with your choices and you’re creating our common future every day locally and
our common future every day locally and
our common future every day locally and globally you matter youth matters thank
globally you matter youth matters thank
globally you matter youth matters thank you
you
you [Applause]
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