WYMD August 2010 Newsletter now available. [read more]
Read regional briefs of essay submissions! [read Africa]
[read LAC]
Read 2009 Essay contest winning essays!
Young journalist threatened in Cambodia flees country. [read more]
Read full interview with Mao Pises of Cambodia. [read more]
Learn more about the Network vision and objectives for 2010-2012. [read more]
Have your voice heard! Run for election to represent your region on the WYMD Leadership Board! [read more]
WYMD May Newsletter now available! [read more]
Read the statement issued by youth at the 4th World Youth Movement for Democracy meeting. [read more]
Read April's Youth Spotlight featuring the youth movement of Rwanda. [read more]
Read March's Youth Spotlight featuring Mubarak Omar of SOYVO. [read more]
Youth Movement February Newsletter Now Available! [read more]
Read January's Youth Spotlight featuring Hands Up for Your Rights. [read more]
Message from Zimbabwe Student Union President [read more]
Check out youth activists in Kosovo calling for free and fair elections! [read more]
Read full interview with Zaimar Castillo from Venezuela! [read more]
Check out training tips from Dafer Hassan from Iraq! [read more]
Read About Youth Activism in the Philippines! [download PDF]
Read our October 2010 newsletter! [download PDF]
World Youth Day for Democracy celebrated in Liberia![read more]
Read full interview with Esraa Rashid, Egyptian Youth Activist! [read more]
Address from Zimbabwe President of Student Union... [read more]
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2010 Essay Contest Launched!
In comemoration of International Youth Day, the annual WYMD essay contest will begin on August 12th and will close on October 18, 2010, World Youth Day for Democracy.
Anyone between the ages of 18-30 can participate from the eligible country list.
Submit your essay and have your voice heard!
Click here for contest details! *
* Contest details in Arabic, French, Russian, and Spanish forthcoming.
Click here for an essay contest poster. Help spread the word!
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WYMD Election Results
Congratulations to the new members of the World Youth Movement for Democracy Leadership Board. The Leadership Board will be responsible for driving the Youth Movement forward over a two year term. Elections were held online from June 23-29, 2010.
Click here to see the Poll results.
Your new WYMD Leadership Board
Africa
Alex Fotoh, Cameroon
Chiedza Gadzirayi, Zimbabwe
Asia
Deewai Mabunga Rodriguez
Niwa Dwitama
Europe/Eurasia
Daria Taradai, Ukraine
Pedro Silverio, Spain
Latin America & the Caribbean
Sara Iris Garcia, Guatemala
Sixto Martínez, Venezuela
Middle East & North Africa
Rami Shamma, Lebanon
AA, Egypt/UAE
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Who are we?
The World Youth Movement for Democracy (WYMD) is a global community of youth and their allies working non-violently for democracy. It was founded by a group of young people, like you, who believe in and work for fair elections, free speech, and human rights. They believe we can be stronger by working together.
The WYMD belongs to its participants and is open to anyone committed to the principles and goals of the movement.
The WYMD is a meeting space for the free exchange of ideas. It is a network that links like-minded youth with each other, with resources, and with opportunities. It is a community whose members work together and support each other in solidarity.
So what do we mean by "Democracy"?
For the full answer to that question, read the founding statement of the World Movement for Democracy, from which the Youth Movement emerged.
By definition democracy means participation of the people in decision-making.
In short, the Movement believes that no one culture has a monopoly on democratic values, that the desire for freedom is universal, and that nothing can justify the violation of human rights. Its members believe in building democratic structures where they don't exist and strengthening them where they do.
The Movement is not about holding up one model of democracy as THE path for every country, but rather about promoting certain values in all societies, including human rights, the rule of law, a strong civil society, autonomous media, the empowerment of all citizens, government transparency, and civilian control of the military. More...
