Mfarhanonline Social Media News: One Young World, a non-profit that provides an open platform for young people to create positive change, hopes to kick off a movement uniting young people across the world to advocate on behalf of the world’s youth. They’re calling this movement a “Youthquake.” One Young World co-founder and Global CEO David Jones took the stage Monday at the Social Good Summit , along with three of the organization’s global ambassadors — Erin Schrode, Michael Teoh and Kwadwo Ofori Owusu — to talk about how social media and new technologies are being used to drive these youth movements. One of the ways the non-profit unites youth is through annual summits, the most recent of which took place in September in Zurich, Switzerland. The goal of the summits is to give voice to the best and brightest youth leaders and provide them with a forum to discuss their solutions for world problems. “If the world’s leaders actually listened to the brilliant young people around the world we’d be able to create positive change,” said Jones, who believes that many of the leaders are falling behind. According to Jones, 84% of young people believe it is their duty to change the world for the better. Each of the youth ambassadors traveling with Jones took the stage to discuss the action they’re taking to achieve that goal. Schrode, of New York, started the Teens Turning Green campaign and founded The Schoolbag , an eco-education movement based in Haiti. Teoh, of Malaysia, is a youth advocate, consulting government, for-profit companies and non-profits on youth engagement. Owusu, of South Africa, teaches debate to high schoolers in Cape Town’s underdeveloped townships. “We have the tools at our fingertips. We can harness the power of collective action,” said Schrode, speaking ab! out the “power of social medial to reach the masses.” Schrode said that youth can “shake things up” just by connecting with one another. "This is our time,” said Michael Teoh, "to use technology responsibly and socially to cause change in the world.” Do you know of any young people starting powerful social movements? Tell us about them in the comments. More About: Social Good , social good summit , Social Media For more Social Good coverage: Follow Mfarhanonline Social Good on Twitter Become a Fan on Facebook Subscribe to the Social Good channel Download our free apps for Android , Mac , iPhone and iPad Social Media reviews series maintain by Mayya
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