You're in for an uplifting treat. This incredible compilation by Lisa Russell of UNFPA shows initiatives by teenaged and twenty-something kids to promote peace in their communities. This inspirational video shows the resilience of determined peace advocates and normal kids in the US, Liberia, Uganda, Colombia, and Lebanon. At young ages, these people stepped up to confront challenges in their communities such as violence, sexual abuse, youth pregnancy, HIV, displacement, loss of family members, under-education, unemployment, and physical destruction of infrastructure.
YOUTH ZONES (Final Film) from Lisa Russell on Vimeo.
"We got a camera. We started doing funny stuff. Just trying to live- to do something. Because we were so depressed. Honestly, inside, we were so depressed. Maybe if we died and the media came here and saw us dead and they can find the camera, and they can see us, that we were civilians, we were peaceful, and we were killed for no reason. I was asking, why do they fight? What for? It's not worth it. You're going to lose your life some day, so try to live it. Go, sing, dance. Bring colors to people. Give love to everyone. Smile- this is life." - Wissam, Lebanon
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