Another wonderful day at the Bella Center, epicentre of the climate negotiations in Copenhagen. Today, all youth unite their voices on the Day of Youth and Future Generations, wearing bright orange t-shirts that say: “how old will you be in 2050?”, stressing the impact that decisions (or a lack of decisions) to be made here in Copenhagen will have on the lives of youth from all over the world.
Yesterday, Project Survival NL had a meeting with all Dutch and African youth in our project already present in Copenhagen. We were thanked more than once by our African friends about the opportunity Project Survival has given them, which makes all the hard work in the previous months totally worth it.
Our group of youth is just a small part of the youth present here, estimations about the amount range from 1000 to 10.000 people! And today is our day to speak up about the agreements we wish for, and the future we see lying ahead of us. As one youth so truly said: “you have been negotiating all our lives, you cannot tell us that you need more time”.
Suzanne Maas
Yesterday, Project Survival NL had a meeting with all Dutch and African youth in our project already present in Copenhagen. We were thanked more than once by our African friends about the opportunity Project Survival has given them, which makes all the hard work in the previous months totally worth it.
Our group of youth is just a small part of the youth present here, estimations about the amount range from 1000 to 10.000 people! And today is our day to speak up about the agreements we wish for, and the future we see lying ahead of us. As one youth so truly said: “you have been negotiating all our lives, you cannot tell us that you need more time”.
Suzanne Maas
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