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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 14, 2009
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Dolores Quinn Kitchin
Public Relations
Children International
To page: (816) 942-2000
Mobile: (816) 718-0711 |
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Children International Teens to Lead Workshop at the United Nations
Eleven teen leaders from poor countries present development plans at the 6th Annual Youth Assembly.
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New York, NY – (July 14, 2009) – From poverty to the podium at the United Nations – the road to the U.N. has been a long one for 11 youth leaders supported by Children International, a Kansas City-based humanitarian organization.
Youth leaders from Latin America, India, the Philippines, Zambia and the United States will attend the United Nations 6th Annual Youth Assembly held August 5-7, 2009, where some have been invited to conduct a workshop.
The teens, ages 12-19, will demonstrate their solutions to overcoming the hurdles of living in extreme poverty. They will join over 700 other teens from around the world to listen to U.N. officials, as well as discuss their own work to support the U.N.’s goals to fight poverty. The theme of the assembly is “Committing Youth Leadership to the Millennium Development Goals.”
Some topics the teens will present include a school-based recycling and reforestation project, a global peer-to-peer health education program that educates and empowers young people to adopt healthy behaviors, and a program teaching leadership and civic participation.
The 11 teens belong to a group of over 135,000 teens from Children International’s Youth Program. The program addresses the issues facing teens living in poverty around the world – including making healthy lifestyle decisions, early pregnancy, drug and alcohol abuse, and gang violence, among others. |
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| José, from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, will represent his Youth Council. |
Jim Cook, Children International President and CEO said, “Children International is very proud of all our youth. They have overcome many of the hurdles that keep many of their peers trapped in poverty. They have such bright futures, and will be a great force of change in their communities.”
To learn more about the sponsored teens attending the 6th Annual Youth Assembly, visit International Youth Day 2009. To learn more about Children International’s Youth Program, visit the 2009 Youth Report Card.
To learn more about sponsoring a child, visit www.children.org.
About Children International:
Established in 1936, Children International is a nonprofit organization with its headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Children International’s programs benefit over 325,000 poor children and their families in 11 countries around the world, including Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mexico, the Philippines, Zambia and the United States. To sponsor a child living in poverty, visit www.children.org today. To read more news about Children International, visit the Newsroom.
About Children International’s Youth Programs:
Children International’s Youth Programs have more than 135,000 members around the world. The Youth Programs provide teens from 12 to 19 years of age a positive environment in which to grow. The programs also provide youth a safe place to gather with their friends, as well as constructive activities to empower them to become leaders in their communities. Members democratically elect a youth council with the intention of solving social, cultural and economic problems.
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