ITU and partners annually encourage girls to pursue ICT careers, aiming to bridge the gender digital divide. Girls in ICT Day promotes studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and

ITU and partners annually encourage girls to pursue ICT careers, aiming to bridge the gender digital divide. Girls in ICT Day promotes studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), helping young women achieve their dreams and fostering digital gender equality.

This year’s theme is ‘Digital Skills for Life’. The global Girls in ICT event will be celebrated on April 27 in Zimbabwe, as part of the Transform Africa Summit 2023 (#TAS2023). Coordinated with POTRAZ and Smart Africa, the celebration will address digital skills topics like role models, education, mentorship, and youth participation.

Girls in ICT Day is now a global movement, with ITU partners and other organizations conducting events throughout the year. Learn more at itu.int/girlsinict.

Dineen O'Rourke leads youth climate action, heading a 14-member U.S. delegation to COP23 in Bonn, Germany. She works with SustainUs, a youth-led organization with 20 years of experience empowering

Dineen O'Rourke leads youth climate action, heading a 14-member U.S. delegation to COP23 in Bonn, Germany. She works with SustainUs, a youth-led organization with 20 years of experience empowering young people at UN conferences. Her focus includes storytelling, direct actions, and international partnerships, building on her prior role at COP22 in Marrakech.

Domestically, O'Rourke actively resists fossil fuels. She mobilized against fracking projects and pipelines in New England, and co-founded the Sugar Shack Alliance. This nonviolent direct action group has trained hundreds in western Massachusetts to disrupt the fossil fuel industry.

As global crises converge, join a group of wise women to discuss a potent, three-pronged strategic path for creating a better world. This strategy involves honoring, respecting, and learning from

As global crises converge, join a group of wise women to discuss a potent, three-pronged strategic path for creating a better world. This strategy involves honoring, respecting, and learning from nature; being motivated by a deep quest for justice; and cultivating the leadership of women.

Speakers include Osprey Orielle Lake, founder/Executive Director of Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International; Amisha Ghadiali, a UK-based intuitive therapist, meditation and yoga teacher; and Naelyn Pike, a renowned young Chiricahua Apache activist. The event is hosted by Nina Simons, co-founder of Bioneers.

Learn more at http://www.bioneers.org.

Xinyi, a Senior 3 student at Nanjing Foreign Language School, is a highly accomplished public speaker. She is the national champion of both the 18th China Daily "21st Century Cup" National English

Xinyi, a Senior 3 student at Nanjing Foreign Language School, is a highly accomplished public speaker. She is the national champion of both the 18th China Daily "21st Century Cup" National English Speech Contest (high school category) and the 2020 "Star of Hope and OUTLOOK SUPERSTARS." Xinyi firmly believes that speaking is essential to discovering a language's true beauty.

Beyond her own success, Xinyi selflessly mentors young speakers at NFLS, constantly refining her tutoring approach. She presides over the school's English Speech Club and excels in both American and Chinese debate. Xinyi is also an experienced host, having led events like the New Year's Eve Light Party and the Foreign Language Festival.

This talk was presented at a TEDx event, an independently organized local community event using the TED conference format. Learn more at TEDx.

The second installment of Patagonia’s "Parenting: Disaster Style" film series features Zoe Hart and Maxime Turgeon. They take their sons, Mathais and Mika, ski touring through a storm to a Val

The second installment of Patagonia’s "Parenting: Disaster Style" film series features Zoe Hart and Maxime Turgeon. They take their sons, Mathais and Mika, ski touring through a storm to a Val Ferret, Italy backcountry hut, an adventure Mika called the “best in the world.” This film explores type two fun and nature's rewards.

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Tune in to hear from award winning architect and environmentalist Duncan Stewart in this talk on the challenges posed by greenhouse gas emissions to Earth’s climate system, its impacts to

Tune in to hear from award winning architect and environmentalist Duncan Stewart in this talk on the challenges posed by greenhouse gas emissions to Earth’s climate system, its impacts to our young generation’s future, along with impacts to biodiversity, and what we can do about it.

A pioneer of ecologically sustainable architecture, timber building design, renewable energy, energy efficient & nearly zero carbon buildings, Duncan is a director of the Irish Environmental Network, the Dublin Civic Trust, and a director & former chairperson of Green Foundation Ireland. He is also the producer & presenter of 'Eco Eye’ & ‘About the House’ TV series on RTE 1.

Duncan Stewart is a founder of Eco Ed 4 All - Developing Environmental Education for Schools in Ireland & CPD courses for teachers on Environmental themes. These include impacts and remedies to the following: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Land Use and Farming, Circular Economy, Air & Water Pollution, impacts to the Developing World and the UN Sustainable Development Goals to 2030.