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A Vision Shared: Voices of Young People Worldwide

Young people worldwide are speaking out through our interactive feature. Rose, 22, of the Philippines says, "I personally believe in implementing sex education in the schools' curriculum...If parents are not willing to teach their children about sex, the educational institutions are responsible to provide this information." Read more>>

Young Visionaries

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Around the globe, young women are mobilizing and making their voices heard—and aspiring to change the world in the process. Innovative and courageous, the young leaders profiled in this series are tackling some of the most vital issues of our time—gender inequity, HIV/AIDS, girls' and women's sexual and reproductive health and rights—and paving the way for a healthier future.

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	Sophie Dilmitis         30 years old Zimbabwe		Lydia Alpízar Durán    35 years old Costa Rica & Mexico
	Fatima Haider 27 years old Pakistan		Evre Kaynak 28 years old Turkey
	Gemma Hobcraft 24 years old England		Mónica Carrillo 27 years old Peru
	Neha Sood 26 years old India		Dadine Dsandjon 24 years old Cameroun
	Cláudia Vasconcelos 20 years old Brazil		Ilca Márcia Albino da Silva 21 years old Brazil
	Patrícia Lima 18 years old Brazil		Marisa Viana-Aitchison 26 years old Brazil