The World Movement for Democracy is excited to announce our 2021 Hurford Youth Fellows! This year, we’ve welcomed the following pro-democracy youth activists to spend the next three months conducting research and building leadership skills through our fellowship: Patricia Zanella (Brazil): Zanella is the is co-founder of EcoCiclo, an initiative aimed at promoting women’s reproductive…
From November 6-9, 2017, members of the World Youth Movement for Democracy (WYMD) and other democracy leaders spoke at the Zagreb Youth Summit, an international forum on youth issues that was held in Zagreb, Croatia. During a WYMD-led panel at the event, Anita Mitic, director of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights Serbia (YIHRS), explained…
In July 2017, the World Youth Movement facilitated a working meeting in Belgrade, Serbia bringing together 10 prominent youth leaders to create a 3-year action plan for the network. Participants of this meeting included WYMD Leadership Board Members, Hurford Youth Fellowship Alumni, and leaders of regional youth networks from: Argentina, Belarus, Cameroon, Hong Kong, Kosovo,…
In June 2017, the Latin American Youth Network for Democracy (Juventud LAC) organized their fifth Regional Forum, bringing together over 50 activists from 18 countries from across Latin American and the Caribbean. Participants engaged in several workshops and debates on critical issues in the region such as populism, anti-corruption, and support for human rights defenders.…