Mahdlo joins the global celebration of International Youth Day

Mahdlo teamed up with Oldham Metro Rotary to welcome 10 international exchange students into the youth zone during their trip to the UK

Mahdlo Youth Zone has joined global and nationwide celebrations in the lead up to today's (Tuesday) International Youth Day.

Founded by the United Nations and celebrated on August 12 each year, International Youth Day is a global awareness day designed to draw attention to the issues impacting young people across the world.

As part of this year's celebrations, Mahdlo teamed up with Oldham Metro Rotary to welcome 10 international exchange students into the youth zone during their trip to the UK.

The young people from countries across the globe, including Slovakia, France, Poland, Lithuania, the USA and more, were invited to take a tour of Mahdlo and meet some of its team and members, explore and take part in some of activities on offer and to engage in discussions around what it's like to be a young person in 2025.

Mayor of Oldham, Councillor Eddie Moores, also attended on the day and spent time chatting with students from the exchange programme about their experiences of being a young person in their home countries.

As part of its celebrations of International Youth Day, Mahdlo has also interviewed members attending its Juniors, Seniors and Holiday Zone sessions.

Young people were asked a series of light-hearted questions, such as their favourite activities to get involved with and who their role models are - with some great answers shared on its social media pages.

Members were also asked to describe their feelings on being a young person today, what they'd like to see their generation change about the world and the issues they're facing on a daily basis.

Lucy Lees, CEO of Mahdlo Youth Zone, said: "As a charity for young people, we ensure their voices are at the heart of everything we do day in and day out, but International Youth Day serves as an incredibly important reminder of just how much impact young people have on today's world and that they will have in the future.

"To guarantee we create a world that's fit for the next generation, we need to get into the minds of today's young people - understanding the issues as they see them, learning from the challenges they face and empowering them to voice their opinion on what needs to change.

"We're incredibly proud to have done just that with our members and other young people from across the world and we're excited to continue supporting young people as they move into adulthood."

For more information about Mahdlo Youth Zone, please visit: www.mahdloyz.org/support-us/

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