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“The youth have same kind of problems everywhere in the world. We need to identify them and then solve them together.”Chandani, 17, Nepal
“The youth have same kind of problems everywhere in the world. We need to identify them and then solve them together.”

Chandani, 17, Nepal
“We sensitize about child abuse using poetry and drama. What I’m doing is really helping.”Deborah, 14, Zambia
“We sensitize about child abuse using poetry and drama. What I’m doing is really helping.”

Deborah, 14, Zambia
“We are now pumped with much knowledge that we can even teach others.”Hope, 15, Zambia
“We are now pumped with much knowledge that we can even teach others.”

Hope, 15, Zambia
“I advocate using the platform of drama to so many youths, adults and just to community at large.”Jeff, 18, Zambia
“I advocate using the platform of drama to so many youths, adults and just to community at large.”

Jeff, 18, Zambia
”I meet challenges that I am ready to tackle. As a peer educator I encourage other youth.”Martha, 18, Malawi
”I meet challenges that I am ready to tackle. As a peer educator I encourage other youth.”

Martha, 18, Malawi
“We become the bridge between the community and the policy makers. We are having a good positive change.”Samson, 19, Zambia
“We become the bridge between the community and the policy makers. We are having a good positive change.”

Samson, 19, Zambia
”Maybe I can be a role model for other girls and tell about the importance of education.”Taona, 20, Malawi
”Maybe I can be a role model for other girls and tell about the importance of education.”

Taona, 20, Malawi
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Operation A Day’s Work Finland (Taksvärkki ry) is a Finnish non-governmental organisation engaged in development cooperation and global education since 1967.

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Global Education

ODW Finland produces learning materials and study packages for teachers and educators. We inform about the life of children and young people while seeking to dismantle stereotypes of life in the global South.

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Development Cooperation

The objective of ODW Finland’s development cooperation programme is to promote youth rights and the participation of young people in society as well as active citizenship.

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