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Featured in ‘Young Entrepreneur World – How 25 Teen-Trepreneurs Succeeded And Left World Leaders Scratching Their Heads’ by Sabirul Islam and ‘The Rax Active Citizenship Toolkit’ by James Kelsey-Fry and Anita Dhillon, Scott Forbes is at the forefront of youth activism on a global scale.

Scott is the founder of Global Forum 40 (GF40), a “for youth, by youth” initiative, to create real, tangible and lasting social change in sexual health by bridging local communities and traditions, empowering young people to become leaders in their communities and in society, and developing believers into leaders in their own right.

Scott is an alumnus of the British Council’s ‘Global Changemakers’ programme, a talented and innovative community of 700 young activists, volunteers and social entrepreneurs at the forefront of running innovative projects in their communities, shaping policy, and speaking truth to power.

Blog Entries by Scott Forbes

A Lasting Relationship With a Special Community in Italy

(0) Comments | Posted 15 October 2012 | (00:00)

Four and half years ago I was sitting in a Starbucks in Old Street, drinking a latte, and meeting with my mentor, Danny. We were chatting about life and the challenges that came with being a youth activist, at a time when I was trying to set up a global...

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An Open Letter to the Government: Unpaid Internships Must End

(0) Comments | Posted 2 July 2012 | (21:43)

Dear Mr. Cameron & Mr. Clegg,

In today's tough economic climate there are 20,000 out of work graduates all desperately vying for what seems like that ever-elusive job. As a result, internships are fiercely fought over in an attempt to add some much needed experience to a C.V....

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Take A Chance on Us: Young People Deserve Investment

(15) Comments | Posted 29 June 2012 | (00:00)

Young people today are at the centre of a huge international crisis. Youth unemployment rates continue to soar globally, and many young people are finding themselves lost within their own societies. Our voices are not being heard and our governments are failing to provide real solutions to deal with this...

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We Are Not a Lost Generation

(2) Comments | Posted 14 February 2012 | (23:00)

For too long now I have sat back and stayed quiet whilst those around me label our generation as one that is lost, something that I struggle to comprehend. It's fair to say that my generation of young people have been most affected by the global recession. What with high...

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