Youth in Action
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Youth in Action
October 18, 2019
Candace Dipsey, Jaime Joyce, Shay Maunz, Brian S. McGrath, Karena Phan and Allison Singer
DREW WILLIS FOR TIME FOR KIDS
Leading climate activists gathered at the United Nations (U.N.) Youth Climate Summit, in New York City, on September 21. Of about one thousand attendees, 42 were under the age of 18. They were invited to the summit after being nominated by their school or organization. “It’s so amazing, the work that these young people are doing on the ground,” U.N. envoy on youth Jayathma Wickramanayake told TIME for Kids.
Here, the TFK team speaks to nine of the teen climate activists who attended the summit. Learn what motivates them, how they deal with setbacks, and what they are doing to make a difference in their communities and around the world.
DREW WILLIS FOR TIME FOR KIDS
Felíquan Charlemagne
Age: 17
Location: Florida, USA
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