7 amazing teenage activists that prove Greta Thunberg is not alone
The inspiring young people you need to know about
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Your support makes all the difference.Known for being hormonal, moody and apathetic, teenagers don’t always get the best reputation.
But the recent rise to prominence of 16-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg has smashed all such stereotypes and made people of all ages take notice of what she has to say.
But she is far from the first teenager to prove that young people can make huge changes to the world.
Malala Yousafzai was only 14 when she was shot for speaking out about the lack of education for girls in Pakistan, where she grew up.
Nine months after the attack she gave a speech at the UN, and she continued to campaign tirelessly for fair education for girls.
Aged 17, she became in the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
Young people like Thunberg and Yousafzai are inspirational for everything they’ve accomplished at by such a young age, but they’re not alone.
More and more teenagers are standing up for their beliefs and trying to create a fairer world that aligns with their beliefs. Here are a few of the most influential.
It seems like the future generation may be able to solve the world after all.
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