'It’s time to stop focusing just on present day, we need to think past the current generation and start thinking of the future generations to come.'
While there have been youth-led political movements throughout history, young people took to the streets in record numbers this year to advocate for the causes they are passionate about.We saw the global climate strike movement take hold as Greta Thunberg's Fridays for Future spread from Sweden to the rest of the world.
In the same year, Nigerian youth advocated for a more progressive political regime, activists in Northern Ireland lead a strike for abortion rights, and in Hong Kong, teens joined the ongoing strikes and demonstrations for greater political freedom. Thankfully, these young people are the future, and for that reason we think it looks pretty bright.In 2018, the Not To Young To Run bill was passed in Nigeria which reduced the age limit to run for elected office.
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