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What a Difference a Year Makes

Following yesterday’s Climate Strike, I spotted this on Twitter from Louise MacDonald

@GretaThunberg has shown that all young people have a voice. I hope my own 11 year old grows up being inspired to “Make a Difference”.

great article in The Times - Climate strike: Greta Thunberg’s army make their voices heard

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Evening Standard: Learn to Live campaign: I fled Syria to study in the UK... now I’m working on a cure for cancer

An inspiring article from the Evening Standard

A doctoral student who fled war-torn Syria to study in the UK has spoken of the importance of education in giving young people hope in conflict zones.

Yara Issa, 28, is doing a PhD in cancer research at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. She hopes to help develop medicines that will reduce or even prevent the disease.

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