WiserEarth Key Students
For students using WiserEarth to network their cause
This group provides a place for students have discussions and brainstorm strategies about using WiserEarth as a tool for their cause. Student communities are their own unique networks, and this group is a place for students to get together, compare notes, and make connections with other students who are using WiserEarth as a web-space to coordinate on the g ...learn more
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Created: Jan 23, 2008
Updated: Oct 21, 2009
Membership: Open To Apply
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Vision
Youth Venture envisions a world in which society recognizes, and young people commonly demonstrate, that youth have the ability to bring about lasting, positive change in their communities.
We envision a society where youth initiative is expected, valued, and honored. The resulting energy—especially as youth communities become supportive and help new young leaders learn the necessary skills—can in turn provide a huge new human resource. Youth initiative can both serve the broader community and greatly enrich how society helps young people grow and learn. By earning community respect, teens can transform themselves and inspire others to recognize the power and potential of young people, the problem-solvers of tomorrow—and today.
Imagine what a difference it would make in the strength and creativity of society if most adults had developed steadfast self-confidence and the capacity for serving as change-makers during their adolescence. Youth Venture is building a mass movement of young people who are changing the world by proving to others that young people can and do play a positive role as community leaders. We aim to challenge traditional perceptions of young people; to transform assumptions of passivity and incompetence to initiative and capability.
Youth Venture Values:
* We believe that young people are capable.
* We believe that young people of all backgrounds deserve the opportunity to lead, to participate, and to get the guidance and support they need.
* While the Youth Venture opportunity is available to all 12-20 year-old youth, the focus of our limited resources is primarily on young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
* We seek systemic change rather than “retail” assistance to individual youth.
Youth Venture envisions a world in which society recognizes, and young people commonly demonstrate, that youth have the ability to bring about lasting, positive change in their communities.
We envision a society where youth initiative is expected, valued, and honored. The resulting energy—especially as youth communities become supportive and help new young leaders learn the necessary skills—can in turn provide a huge new human resource. Youth initiative can both serve the broader community and greatly enrich how society helps young people grow and learn. By earning community respect, teens can transform themselves and inspire others to recognize the power and potential of young people, the problem-solvers of tomorrow—and today.
Imagine what a difference it would make in the strength and creativity of society if most adults had developed steadfast self-confidence and the capacity for serving as change-makers during their adolescence. Youth Venture is building a mass movement of young people who are changing the world by proving to others that young people can and do play a positive role as community leaders. We aim to challenge traditional perceptions of young people; to transform assumptions of passivity and incompetence to initiative and capability.
Youth Venture Values:
* We believe that young people are capable.
* We believe that young people of all backgrounds deserve the opportunity to lead, to participate, and to get the guidance and support they need.
* While the Youth Venture opportunity is available to all 12-20 year-old youth, the focus of our limited resources is primarily on young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
* We seek systemic change rather than “retail” assistance to individual youth.
