KIDS IN CHARGE!
Young Voices for Fairer Futures
Are you between
5 and 18 years old?
Do you want to tell world leaders what they should
do about climate change?
This September, world leaders are meeting at the UN Summit of the Future to discuss how to create a fairer future for people and the planet.
This includes creating ways to involve young people in big decisions about climate change, world peace, and our shared future. 🌍
Reasons to be Hopeful and Teach the Future are helping children's brilliant ideas be showcased in New York during the week of the Summit.
If you're 5 - 18 years old, we want to HEAR YOUR IDEAS:
Imagine you're in charge -
what is ONE thing you would do right now to create a
fairer future for people and planet?
Submit your ideas to Reasons to be Hopeful
in a short statement, drawing, photo, video, poem, or longer piece of writing.
Submission deadline is Wednesday 11th September 2024
How we'll
share your ideas:
Reasons to be Hopeful have teamed up with the School of International Futures & Futures Friends, who are hosting the Building Hopeful Futures Festival on September 19th, New York, during the UN Summit of the Future.
At the festival, we’ll showcase an exhibition full of the ideas children like you submit. This is your chance to have your voice heard by powerful decision-makers in New York.
This is also a moment for you and other young people around the world to come together and show that building a hopeful future includes everyone’s voice.
💡 Submit your ideas today and be part of the movement to make tomorrow better for all!
Further
information:
What is the UN Summit of the Future?
On September 22nd-23rd 2024, world leaders are coming together at the UN Summit of the Future to discuss how to create a fairer future for both people and the planet.
This is an exciting moment, with world leaders recognising the need to work together to create ways to include young people and future generations in making decisions about important things like climate change, world peace and keeping the world and future safe - so it’s only fair that young voices like yours are part of it. 🌍
Who are Reasons to be Hopeful?
Reasons to be Hopeful is dedicated to helping children learn about the inspiring projects and people working to repair the planet. By highlighting these climate stories, we’re empowering young minds with the knowledge of what’s possible now and in the future.
Who are Teach The Future?
Teach the Future is a global non-profit movement that promotes futures literacy as a life skill for students and educators. Ensuring every student is prepared to navigate an uncertain world and has the agency to imagine and create their preferred future.
Who are the School of International Futures?
The School of International Futures (SOIF) is a group that helps people and leaders think about what the future might be like and plan for it. They teach others how to look ahead at things that could happen, like changes in the environment, new technology, and how the world is connected. By thinking about these possibilities, SOIF helps people make smart choices today that can create a better and safer future for everyone.
Who are Futures Friends?
Futures Friends is a global community dedicated to helping its members learn more about futures and how to create them.
What is the ‘Building Hopeful Futures Festival’?
On September 19, 2024, in New York City, SOIF are hosting the Building Hopeful Futures Festival.
This event is celebrating the hard work of people from all over the world who are working together to solve today’s big problems.
These people include experts who think about the future, those who care about the well-being of both young and old, and those working on making the world more sustainable.
By showcasing their work and through creating an exhibition showcasing the brilliant ideas submitted by children, we give important decision-makers in New York a chance to see why and how young people and future generations can be included in shaping the future.