Climate Change

Young People We Care (YPWC) - Report of Global Youth Service Day (GYSD)

Young People We Care (YPWC) is a youth-led, non-profit organization based in Ghana, which is entirely run and operated by university-aged young people. At YPWC, we are passionate about sustainable development, the realization of the Millennium Development Goals and the promotion of a culture of peace and universal human rights for all. The present  report covers the background of Young People We Care as an organisation, a brief concept of Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), the objectives of the programme, the activities marking the event, challenges faced during the programme, recommendations, financial details and appendixes.  

The Other CO2 Problem

The Other CO2 Problem is a creative animation produced by a group of students from Ridgeway School in Plymouth. These young students have made their concerns about the state of the world’s oceans clear through a group of nice characters from King Poseidon’s Kingdom beneath the sea. Most people are not aware about the idea that the oceans are becoming more acidic as a result of human activities and how this can affect the future of the sea and its creatures. The film has already been viewed at two prestigious scientific meetings, first in Copenhagen where it was seen by more than a hundred international scientists and policy makers attending the International Congress on Climate Change, and second at a meeting of the Royal Institution in London as part of a presentation by Dr Carol Turley, a research scientist from Plymouth Marine Laboratory.

You can view the video at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=55D8TGRsl4k

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