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Desperate for Change

  The youth of the world has had enough. Yearning for change has turned into desperation for change. A heavy sense of despair drives the very young onto the streets to face arrest or worse.   Students have protested in the past. What is different this time is the organic spread of protests across the globe, each protest with its own focus, success made possible by phone apps such as snap map and ghost mode. Also new is how young the protestors are - some as young as ten years old.   Starting in Bangladesh in 2024, Nepal in 2025, by 2026 the protests have turned into an avalanche of youth protests from India to Europe, from South America to Indonesia. Today there are over 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10-24 facing an uncertain future. Hard work no longer guarantees success. They protest failing education structures, corruption and nepotism, irresponsible climate policies. and oppression by the powerful few. They are on the streets not by choice but with ...