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What I did back then in Guildford. I know that pictures tell a thousand words. But what about, a few videos? I almost cried watching these. Have a look.

So… what is it, exactly?

Global Changemakers will create and support a large global network of future young activists and social entrepreneurs aged between 16 and 25 and develop them into Changemakers. It builds on the existing Road to Davos and Learning from the Future projects. The British Council is currently working with the World Economic Forum (WEF) and, based on the success of this collaboration, will work with other international forums such as the UN to ensure that the youth voice is heard and the participants’ skills are shaped by the experience. The aim is to create a powerful global network for action that provides opportunities to share experiences and help young people make practical and visible differences in their communities, countries and regions.

A Changemaker is:

• Able to influence his or her community as well as speak to authority with confidence and passion.
• Not afraid to challenge either accepted ways of thinking or their convictions.
• Forward looking, take his/her ideas and put them into practice.
• Accepts difference, flexible, able to take on new ideas and skills and will communicate them to others.