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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000">8 Young Women Around the World Share How They Are Taking Action In Their Communities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:24.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">These are the leaders the world needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">By Angela Singh and Valeriia Voshchevska
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">August 12 -
</span><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">For International Youth Day,
<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Amnesty International</span></a> asked eight young women how they’re taking action in their communities.</span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">From gun violence and police brutality to sexual violence and harassment, girls and young women around the world are living violent realities.
Yet, in a new wave of human rights activism, these young trailblazers are rising up, taking action and calling for change, while juggling school, university and jobs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">Jaclyn Corin, 17, United States<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A"><img border="0" width="700" height="466" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image017.jpg@01D43414.3A41D450" alt="(Amnesty International)"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A">(Amnesty International)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I never imagined it would happen to me. Parkland was labeled the safest community in Florida, but when tragedy hit and a mass shooting took
place at school, I knew the only way to heal was to take action. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">When my friends and I came together, we didn’t have a plan. We literally started work on a living room floor. Being young worked in our
favour. We weren’t adults trying to guess what worked for young people and we weren’t asking for permission. Other kids from across the nation saw what we were doing and felt they could do it too.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">Being survivors of a school shooting meant people listened to us. We were angry and loud. The reaction to what happened to us helped build
our movement faster than we could have imagined.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">It is amazing to see the impact we’re having, but there’s also a sense of guilt, as this has arisen out of something so horrible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">We created March For Our Lives because our friends who lost their lives would have wanted us to take action. We’re doing it for them.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I am inspired by...
</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">the kids who are doing something to make a difference – the girl who is running for school board, or the others running March For Our Lives. It’s the people and the present
that inspires me. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:22.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">Haafizah Bhamjee, 22, South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A"><img border="0" width="700" height="466" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image018.jpg@01D43414.3A41D450" alt="(Amnesty International)"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A">(Amnesty International)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">Period poverty exists, especially at university. You can’t even talk about menstruation, let alone whether you can afford sanitary products,
so girls suffer in silence. It’s dehumanizing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">My friends and I are trying to change this, through our #WorthBleedingFor campaign. Most people think university is a luxury for the rich,
but it’s not. Poor people go to university too. Some students sleep in the library, others line up to receive grocery packs, while lack of access to sanitary pads is a real problem. We’re pushing for universities to install sanitary pad dispensers in bathrooms,
we’ve contacted the local government to provide free pads for girls in schools and we’re encouraging girls to speak about their experiences.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">Seeing people take action feels good. The change is gradual, but it’s exciting. Just recently, a group of girls made a video about #WorthBleedingFor
showing our campaigning work. Knowing we’d reached out and had an impact was amazing.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I am inspired by…</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A"> Winnie Mandela. She was fiery,
driven and never stopped campaigning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:22.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">Kania Mamonto, 25, Indonesia<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A"><img border="0" width="700" height="466" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image019.jpg@01D43414.3A41D450" alt="(Amnesty International)"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A">(Amnesty International)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">At least half a million people were massacred during the 1965 tragedy in Indonesia, and it’s my job to document stories of the survivors.
I organize community survivor groups and bridge the gap between generations. It’s important young people understand our country’s past. As a human rights activist, I don’t want to see injustice. I want to work with others, share knowledge and take action,
but being a human rights activist isn’t easy in Indonesia. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">Last April, I was part of a cultural event alongside numerous other human rights defenders. I was Master of Ceremony. A violent group came
and barricaded us into the building for eight hours. It was terrifying. More than 200 people were trapped, including children. They used rocks to smash the glass, we were fired at and were at risk of being beaten. After we were released, my face was splashed
all over the media. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">The whole incident was very traumatizing. I work so hard to make change possible, but that’s not how it’s perceived. I’ve learned to deal
with what happened and I want to educate people about my work. If people have an issue with it, I want them to talk to me and have an open discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">Standing up for what you believe in doesn’t make you a bad person. We just want justice and equality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">Through Amnesty International, I’ve met and worked with other human rights defenders from across Asia and it’s good to feel part of a global
network. It’s an opportunity to share the work we’re doing, as well as our problems and the lessons we’ve learned. By standing together, we can inspire each other.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I am inspired by…</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A"> an Indonesian activist called Munir.
He was so inspiring, brave and always told the truth. He stood with the people.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:22.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">Amal Agourram, 21, Morocco
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A"><img border="0" width="700" height="466" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image020.jpg@01D43414.3A41D450" alt="(Amnesty International)"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A">(Amnesty International)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">Women’s rights are violated every day in Morocco. I know people who have been harassed and assaulted, whose right to freedom of expression
has been violated, and those who have faced unfair trials. That’s what makes me want to fight for human rights.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">After I graduated, I started working with Amnesty International at a local level on its Brave and I Welcome campaigns.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">My aim is to create an environment where people are tolerant, open-minded and there’s an understanding of human rights. Through
<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/i-welcome/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">I Welcome</span></a>, I encourage people to see beyond the refugee label and listen to the stories behind it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I mostly work with other young people on these campaigns. It’s an opportunity to meet people who have had similar experiences. By taking
part, young people tell me they feel a lot less lonely and part of something important. Many of us have also used the skills we’ve gained to educate people at home, about issues such as women’s rights.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">I am always thinking about ways I can make a change and have an impact.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">For me, it’s a hobby. Even when my parents tell me to rest, I tell them that promoting the importance of human rights makes me feel good!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I am inspired by…</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A"> Nelson Mandela. He inspires us
all. I also seek inspiration from people from my hometown. They motivate me to make a difference.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:22.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">Yilda Paredes, 23, Peru
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A"><img border="0" width="700" height="466" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image021.jpg@01D43414.3A41D450" alt="(Amnesty International)"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A">(Amnesty International)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">Behind our smiles, there is fear. A fear of living a life filled with violence.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">In Peru, girls and young women are unprotected. We’re not allowed to have an abortion, apart from in exceptional circumstances. Just recently,
a man burned a young girl alive in a bus. This happened near to my house. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I have been a victim of harassment. My ex-boyfriend used to stalk me. He threw rocks at my house, followed me everywhere and started rumors.
I was forced to change my mobile number and the way I live. I even considered dropping out of university.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I found strength through my friends as well as my work with Amnesty International. When people found out about my situation a lot of girls
and women started coming to me for advice, saying they’d experienced similar situations. Sexual violence happens so often in my country, people think it’s normal.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I am now training be a lawyer and I am a human rights activist, campaigning on issues such as women’s rights, LGBTI rights and indigenous
people’s rights. There are many of us who want to see a change in our community. We deserve to have our voices heard and respected.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I am inspired by…</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A"> women such as human rights defenders
Maxima Acuna, from Peru, and Mariella Franco, from Brazil, who was shot dead earlier this year. They both fought for our rights.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:22.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">Karin Watson, 21, Chile<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A"><img border="0" width="700" height="466" id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image022.jpg@01D43414.3A41D450" alt="(Amnesty International)"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A">(Amnesty International)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">Becoming a human rights activist was a natural process. I’ve been interested in social justice issues since I was 12. From 1973 to 1990,
Chile was under the Pinochet dictatorship and there were a lot of human rights violations. Learning about the history of my country inspired me to become a human rights activist. Now I work on issues such as youth, migration and sexual and reproductive rights.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">In Chile, girls and women are not allowed to have an abortion and many have died because of it. Last year, the National Parliament passed
a ruling, stating abortion would be allowed in some circumstances. It was a great victory, but right after the bill was passed, a new government came into power and limited its impact. Amnesty International is educating young people on this issue through its
My Body, My Rights campaign and it’s having a huge impact. It’s beautiful to see how it’s developed.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">Nowadays, I work on human rights education, teaching children about their rights. It fills my heart and gives me motivation. Everyone deserves
this opportunity. As part of Amnesty International’s Youth Collective, I am working on youth issues at a global level.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">It’s inspiring, as I’ve met so many people and made so many new friends, which means our work reaches new places.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I am inspired by…</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A"> my friends, those who I met through
this work and along the way. My friends who work on My Body, My Rights, are younger than me, but they’re so strong and passionate. They traveled to remote areas of Chile to educate people. It’s very inspiring.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:22.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">Sandra Mwarania, 28, Kenya
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A"><img border="0" width="700" height="466" id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image023.jpg@01D43414.3A41D450" alt="(Amnesty International)"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A">(Amnesty International)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I used to think human rights advocacy was just for professionals with a strong legal background. It’s not.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">At university, students aren’t listened to. When I was a student, I advocated for students to have an active, powerful voice on issues that
mattered to them. Campaigning for youth rights was fun and inspiring.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">As a young person, I wanted to campaign for positive change.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">We go to university to carve successful career paths. However, students are confronted with harsh realities of joblessness, corruption,
discrimination and a host of other injustices. I experienced this first hand when I left university. Instead of giving in to hopelessness, I volunteered with social justice initiatives.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I am 28 now and a year into my first stable job. Now I have a job, I feel as though I need to hold on to it and I’m grateful my current
role complements my volunteering work. In a way, human rights activism saved me.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">Seeing the impact my work is having makes me feel good and it encourages me to keep going. If people try to bring me down, I smile and ignore
them. I know my story and I know where I want to go. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I am inspired by...</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A"> Amnesty International Kenya’s
Country Director – Irũngũ Houghton. Since he joined the team this year, my work ethic has shifted. He constantly coaches me to challenge myself as a human rights defender and young leader.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:22.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">Mariana Rodrigues, 22, Portugal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A"><img border="0" width="700" height="466" id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image024.jpg@01D43414.3A41D450" alt="(Amnesty International)"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A">(Amnesty International)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">My dad is a bit of a revolutionary. He taught me to think outside the box, so when I see something I want to change, I do something about
it. All my activism is based around this. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">When I went to university, I was approached by an Amnesty International fundraiser. The organisation’s work was so inspiring, I decided
to become a face to face fundraiser after I graduated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">Fundraising provides an opportunity to change the way people think and to educate people about what’s going on in the world. I talked to
a lot of people who had different ideas about refugees. After we spoke, they realized the importance of welcoming people into Portugal. It proved that most of world’s problems stem from a lack information. It is possible to overcome hate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">It’s possible to change the way someone looks at the world and Amnesty, as well as my sustainable clothing project, provides a way of doing
this. It’s incredible to be part of a youth network that provides an opportunity to meet activists from all over the world.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:25.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A">I am inspired by…</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2A2A2A"> people who continue to speak out
in places where it’s hard to do so. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.thelily.com/on-international-youth-day-8-young-women-share-how-theyre-taking-action-in-their-communities/">https://www.thelily.com/on-international-youth-day-8-young-women-share-how-theyre-taking-action-in-their-communities/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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