Being deaf did not stop Finnish artist Signmark, a.k.a Marko Vuoriheimo from achieving his childhood dream of becoming the first artist in the world to close a record deal with an international music label. Marko recently shared his talent with the participants in the 8th UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris, which was attended by the […]
Anurak Warit is among children and youth who meet and practise football with FC Barcelona’s Leo Messi and José Manuel Pinto at an event held in Thailand to promote social inclusion for young people living with disabilities. BANGKOK, Thailand, 23 August 2013 – Anurak Warit traveled nearly 700 km from his hometown in northern Thailand […]
Leyli Siles, born deaf into a poor family, opened her own small business with a loan from a Nicaraguan youth employment programme. Credit: UNDP Nicaragua As a child in Nicaragua, Leyli Siles studied, ran and played hide-and-seek just like any other little girl, even though she was deaf and born into a poor
When local elections were held in the province of Mondulkiri, eastern Cambodia, Bunthoeun Tola, a 20-year-old indigenous person and first-time voter, was turned away at the polling station because his name on the voter list did not match with his identification card. “It was spelled incorrectly and because of that I was barred from voting,”
