· April, 2013

Stories about Youth from April, 2013

Voluntourism and Child Abuse in Cambodia

  5 April 2013

Miranda Kerr writes how some voluntourism efforts lead to more cases of child abuse in Cambodia:  In ‘worst cases’ these children are ‘rented’ or even ‘bought’ from their families because they are perceived to be of more value by earning money pretending to be a poor orphan than studying and...

When Russians Don't Love Their Children

In the last year, the wellbeing of children in Russia has again found itself at the center of political debate. In just the last week, two figures commonly identified with the liberal opposition movement have attracted intense negative attention for comments that supposedly reveal their ill will toward children.

Foreign Investment Sidelines East Timorese

  2 April 2013

Olavio Quintas, from the eastern tip of Timor, expresses his frustration with “development” in his country to Radio Liberdade Dili. He says “Timorese people have become observers to foreigners’ investments” lamenting the lack of employment for young people, as investors and government do not trust Timorese to do the smallest tasks.

What do we do at Global Voices Catalonia?

  2 April 2013

On 27 February, the Global Voices international community of bloggers presented its Catalan edition in Barcelona. In this post we explain who we are, what we do and how to collaborate with us. Do you dare to widen your horizons?