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The Language of Love...Written and Performed by a 17 Year Old

If you watch only one video this week/month then let it be The Language of Love, about 17 year old Charlie who struggles to find the words to be true to himself...and his best friend.  It's a wry, delicate take on first love and awakening sexuality from a young man's perspective.  The video is written and performed by the brilliant Kim Ho.

Canada's Future Leaders Under 25

When law student Raphaëlle Ferland goes to one of her speaking engagements, she's often the only presenter without a Ph.D.  She's also the only one who has lived on the streets.  Ferland, 23, had a nomadic childhood, attending 14 different schools before she "stopped counting."  by 16, she was homeless, making it all the more impressive that she graduated at the top of her class and was accepted into law school.  Read all profiles.  

Canada ranked 17th out of 29 countries in child well being index by UNICEF

Canada ranked very low in the category of health and safety, ahead of only Latvia and Romania.  According to UNICEF, the category looked at such things as infant mortality, low birth weight, national immunization and overall child and youth mortality.

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The World's Youth 2013 Data Sheet

The World's Youth 2013 Data Sheet provides a comprehensive portrait of the well-being of youth ages 10 to 24 across the globe, including such indicators as the current and projected size of youth populations, educational enrolments, labour force participation, marriage and fertility, and health risks and behaviours.  Check here for key findings.

How Young People Are Using Social Intraprenurship to Change Their World

While social entrepreneurship has been on the rise, social intrapreneurship has also been receiving ever more recognition.  Social intraprenuers are agents of change who, rather than creating something new, work within their existing occupations, leveraging networks and resources to create positive change from the inside-out.

Police, Prosecutors Failing Sex-Assualt Cyberbullying Victims, Experts Say

"Rather than encouraging a generation of young people who see something and report it or reach out to help people, we are developing a generation of people who see something bad happening and take pictures and post them."

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