Peace and Reconciliation United States Project #33142

The Future of Youth & Political Engagement

by ORBmedia Inc.

Project Report | Dec 28, 2018
What drives the youth of today?

By Molly Bingham | Founder & CEO

Orb Media is committed to asking bold questions about critical issues facing billions of people across the globe. And last summer, in advance of major elections from Zimbabwe to the United States, we asked: What drives the youth of today?

Generation Activist: Young People Choose Protest Over Traditional Politics, published on September 5th, revealed a growing generation gap in how we participate in politics and raised key questions around whether and how politics must be reinvented to more successfully incorporate all citizens.

The story was published by eight agenda setting media brands including The Hindu (India), Folha de São Paolo (Brazil), Channels (Nigeria), and Tempo Media Group (Indonesia) and referenced more than 420 times in 28 countries, crossing more than 690,254,713 screens.

We are thrilled to have achieved this level of amplification – and we could not have done so without your generous support.

As we close this project, having completed our impact story lifecycle from reporting to impact tracking, we invite you to support our continued efforts to provide fact-based nonprofit journalism in the year to come. Through December 31st, your continued support will be matched 100% by #NewsMatch up to $1,000 per individual.

Thank you and happy holidays!

Warmly,
Molly

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Sep 5, 2018
What will you do when you want to see change?

By Molly Bingham | Founder & CEO

What drives the youth of today?

Over the summer, we came to you with a request to support our efforts to delve into that question -- and your generous contribution helped bring our latest story to fruition!

Generation Activist: Young People Choose Protest over Traditional Politics, presents findings of a growing global gap in informal political participation between young adults and those over 40.

Published with eight leading media brands from around the world, the story further reports that young adults are leaving votes on the table. In fact, if all eligible young people voted, they would reclaim about 8% of the total vote.

Our story contains rigorous on-the-ground reporting at the heart of several key moments and movements including Zimbabwe’s recent presidential election and the United States’ March for Our Lives campaign. And donations received via your crowdfunding support enabled the Orb Media team’s travels for this reporting. Talk about the impact of a contribution!

We leave you with this: The line between formal and informal political engagement has always been permeable -- and organizing via the street and internet can’t help but influence policy. What remains to be seen: Should young people fall in line and accept how traditional politics works? Or does politics have to be reinvented to include the young generations’ voices?

What will you do when you want to see change?

Join the conversation on social media by answering this question using #GenerationActivist, and share the story with your friends, family, colleagues, and fellow global citizens to find out how they engage in politics.

Thank you for supporting our work!

With gratitude,
Molly

PS- Like the story and want to support our work going forward? Contribute to our crowdfunding campaign to support Generation Activist and stories like it.

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Read the Story: Generation Activist

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