Ep. 113: Equipping Young People To Lead
EQ: How are young people around the world being equipped to address important social issues of our times?
Guest: Alisara (Ally) Christensen is from Bangkok, Thailand and the Jump! Foundation
Ally shares her experiences growing up in international schools and her passion for youth development. The Jump! Foundation offers a range of hands-on, experiential workshops to empower and equip students for exploring social issues, and specifically increasing their awareness on diversity, equity and inclusion. Although surprising for some, these conversations are somewhat new in international education. However, with access to technology and social media conversations about race and justice are now coming to the forefront of the conversation. We also explore the ever-evolving language around these issues of opportunity access. We finish the episode discussing the importance of having youth be the drivers of the conversation and bringing them along for the work rather than doing the work of change for them.
Resources:
Think Again by Adam Grant
Racial Equity Tools (Youth Activism & Intergenerational Work)
Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
Do Your Fudging Homework:
Hope - Read the sources above
Megan - Change or Die, Alan Deutschman
Ally - Any Podcast with Brene’ Brown, Adam Grant, Dare To Lead - Aiko Bethea