steve-nguyen

They are amazing young people doing inspirational things. A World at School's network of 500 Global Youth Ambassadors are committed education advocates from 84 countries who support our campaigns to get every child into school and learning. Now they are being featured in a series of illustrated stories which tell how they are taking the lead in education change.The comic book-style stories have been created with Theirworld by Studio APA, which worked with A World at School last year to make an animated film about the lives of three of our Global Youth Ambassadors (GYAs).The studio's co-founder is director, writer and producer Steve Nguyen. He said: "The brilliant team at Theirworld and Studio APA have been constantly focusing on creative ideas to promote powerful stories. We wanted to do something positive, yet simple. Something that shines a light on the youth that constantly fought for their future in order to inspire others to do the same."Each month, our teams will be working together to curate a story based on one of these brave young men and women that are making a difference in our world."Each of the stories in the series, called Presenting, features an interview with a GYA. The first is titled The First Step and tells the story of Wanja Maina from Kenya.…

steve-nguyen

A World at School supports a global network of 500 Global Youth Ambassadors who are committed education advocates and who support our campaigns to get every child into school and learning. Our "Presenting" comic book-style series brings to life the stories of GYAs, highlighting how young people are leading change in education and their journey to becoming education advocates. The first issue featured Wanja Maina from Kenya and how she was inspired to campaign for the rights of disabled young women.This time we hear from Omang Agarwal from India, who reflects on the influence of his father as a role model and how he gained a passion for education from a young age. Omang has been an extremely dedicated and effective GYA and made a huge impact on the #SafeSchools campaign. He collected more than 40,000 petition signatures and gathering drawings from schoolchildren about what a safe school was to them.These went on to be handed in to international leaders at the World Humanitarian Summit in May. The stories have been created with Theirworld by Studio APA, which worked with A World at School last year to make an animated film about the lives of three of our Global Youth Ambassadors (GYAs).…