Voices of Future Generations

Voices of Future Generations

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Parents as Role Models in Reading: A Guide to Inspiring a Love for Books- the voice of Hanadi Tayfour



Encouraging a love for reading in our children can be such a joyful and fulfilling journey, I am sharing some tips I found effective, hoping they would inspire you.

Lead by example: When my child sees me enjoying a book or a magazine, it naturally attracts their curiosity. Let’s show our kids how muc...

The SDG closest to my Heart - the voice of Huda Shaka
Out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, it is Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities) that speaks the loudest to me.
Sea-Turtle Rescue in the UAE - the voice of Gerhaud Beukes 


Many a life lesson has been taught to me by the animals that I have been fortunate enough to work with in my 23- year career as a Marine Biologist.

Nowhere has this been more apparent than here in the U.A.E, where Jumeirah Group proudly supports and provides resources for the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitat...

International Day for Indigenous People - the voice of Tony Juniper 

Our world today is a tapestry woven of threads of history, culture and ideas that stretch back to dawn of humankind. 

 

I live in England, and sometimes try to imagine what people who lived here thousands of years ago would have thought and believed. I wonder if they might have been like som...

Straight out of Wezi’s mind - the voice of Wezi Emmanuel Chilubanama 


 

Hi, I am Wezi and here is my rule book on fairness and justice for children, please enjoy!

 

One of my favourite answers when I am asked to do something is that “It’s not fair”! Sometimes I do not even understand what it means to be fair, but I just feel that children should always be allow...

The International Day of Friendship - the voice of Stephen Ritz

One of the best lessons I’ve learned in UAE via my dear friend Dr. Abdulla al Karam of KHDA is that “the desire for happiness is what binds us all together” and while we all have different experiences and expectations, friendship is the secret sauce that makes our world and our lives so delicious an...

The Arabian Horse - the voice of Martin Kiszko

There once was a king who had a great kingdom,

But the land was polluted, ravaged and more —

Wildlife was scarce, habitats plundered,

Everything rotten right to the core.

    

The king called philosophers, scholars, advisors, 

He summoned his sages sagacious and wise,

He bade them ...

Finding inspiration: nature, books and community - the voice of HH Sheikha Hissa bint Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
The reason I wrote my book was because I like stories; I love a good story, and I enjoy sharing them. Although there is nothing wrong with make-believe ones, mine were real experiences that I loved to share with others.
Covid 19 stories and my Superheroes! - the voice of Jennifer Malton
If I were a superhero, would I still be saving the world during the lockdown? Would I need to self-distance, wear a mask and gloves?
The SDG closest to my Heart - the voice of Colette Barr
I believe that all 17 of the SDGs are extremely important and it is exceptionally difficult to say which one is closest to my heart. They are all of critical priority.
Earth Day - the voice of Julia Johnson
In these strange and difficult times I’m trying to surround myself with cheerful, normal things. I buy flowers, daffodils and tulips, to remind me of home.
How do you envision creative spaces? - the voice of Aedan Lake
Most of us are stuck at home right now, and those that are not are working in essential jobs keeping our society functioning, whether that means caring for COVID-19 patients or stocking supermarket shelves or sanitising our streets and buildings.