Category: Blog

Youth Voices + Impact Stories: Peer Support Impacts Personal Change

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by Content Creation Lab youth intern Ahmed (Egypt) “I had a golden piece of advice from one of my team leaders who knew the problem I’m facing. . . . I felt motivated to keep fighting, until I won!” Ahmed   Before joining this internship, I used to procrastinate a lot, I never finished my […]

Youth Voices + Impact Stories: The Power of Youth

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by Content Creation Lab youth intern Nour (Lebanon) “I gained international friendships, shared our vibrant cultures, and got to know each other better while accepting our diversity!” Nour   Hello everyone, my name is Nour and I am an SI alumni intern. After finishing the Overcoming Bias curriculum, I applied for the SI alumni internship […]

Youth Voices + Impact Stories: Lifeskills & Problem Solving in Real Time

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by Content Creation Lab youth intern Ahmad (Jordan) “This internship was undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I would like to see more young people involved in internships like this one.” Ahmad   My experience with this internship started with a bit of confusion and shock because of the number of new working terms, procedures, and […]

Event Highlight: MillerKnoll Architecture Event

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  New York City, November, 2022. Global Nomads Group Board Chair and Vice President and GM at MillerKnoll, Matt Tedesco, hosted a group of industry insiders for an in-person gathering to showcase the youth-designed Global Nomads Group program, Architecture for a More Just and Sustainable World. Youth Intern and Team Leader, Azaria Mosby from Virginia, […]

Youth Voices + Impact Stories: Colorful Flavors of Summer

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by Content Creation Lab youth intern Asma (Jordan) “. . . having the chance to get to know some beautiful souls . . .” Asma   Ever since I started filling the pre-program survey, I was as optimistic as ever, since I really expected lots from this internship. Now that it is coming to end, […]

Tangible: Intentional Language & Learning Experiences

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by Content Creation Lab youth intern André (United States)   Working on the GNG Alumni internship this summer has been a great experience. It’s always rewarding to be able to contribute to the work Global Nomads Group does and this internship was the perfect opportunity to do so. This summer I worked with a group […]

Program Impact: Removing Barriers Through Translation

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  For many years, our capacity was limited to offering programming in English only, which in turn, limited access for youth in rural and under-resourced schools around the world where English fluency is less common. This also impacted the experiences of youth participants who were comfortable learning in English but not fully able to express […]

Program Impact: Content Creation Lab

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“Our generation is the future and it’s crucial that we start working together on these issues, sooner rather than later.” Stella, 16, United States   It all started in early 2020 with a simple “what if”? The pandemic was in its early stages and the world was on pause. A student was curious if Global […]