Erin Mycroft
South Africa
Erin is a South African teenager who intends to make herself heard in a "world full of distractions, unfairness and injustice."
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My name is Erin Mycroft and I'm from South Africa. Along with 29 other
Global Teen Leaders (GTLs) from all over the world, I attended the Just
Peace Summit in New York, which has been a life-changing experience.
I left my home in Cape Town not sure what to expect, but when I
arrived and met everyone who had been working on the summit for years
and the other GTLs, everything seemed to fall into place. I have never
been in an environment where every second is filled with dynamic,
loving and caring people. We spent the week learning how to spread our
messages of peace. Although there were intense workshops, it meant we
all spent an intense amount of time together, working towards our goals
and getting to know each other. The skills I have learnt have now given
me confidence in myself and my project, which is The Chaeli Campaign, a
non-profit organization which mobilizes the minds and bodies of
differently abled children in South Africa by providing assistive
devices, therapies and running advocacy programs. I have met 29 teens
from around the world and built invaluable friendships with them, which
I am confident will grow and only get stronger over the years to come.
We now have the tools we need to make ourselves heard in a world so
full of distractions, unfairness and injustice. I am eternally grateful
to Three Dot Dash and We Are Family Foundation for all their hard work
and determination in making this summit a possibility and bringing the
youth of today together to form one global family working together for
peace.
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Erin Mycroft
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Place of Origin: South Africa
My name is Erin Mycroft and I'm from South Africa. Along with 29 other
Global Teen Leaders (GTLs) from all over the world, I attended the Just
Peace Summit in New York, which has been a life-changing experience.
I left my home in Cape Town not sure what to expect, but when I
arrived and met everyone who had been working on the summit for years
and the other GTLs, everything seemed to fall into place. I have never
been in an environment where every second is filled with dynamic,
loving and caring people. We spent the week learning how to spread our
messages of peace. Although there were intense workshops, it meant we
all spent an intense amount of time together, working towards our goals
and getting to know each other. The skills I have learnt have now given
me confidence in myself and my project, which is The Chaeli Campaign, a
non-profit organization which mobilizes the minds and bodies of
differently abled children in South Africa by providing assistive
devices, therapies and running advocacy programs. I have met 29 teens
from around the world and built invaluable friendships with them, which
I am confident will grow and only get stronger over the years to come.
We now have the tools we need to make ourselves heard in a world so
full of distractions, unfairness and injustice. I am eternally grateful
to Three Dot Dash and We Are Family Foundation for all their hard work
and determination in making this summit a possibility and bringing the
youth of today together to form one global family working together for
peace.