Voices of Youth

Everyday, there are children who die of malnutrition or starvation. They also spend each day wondering when they will receive their next meal. No child should have to live like that. The death rates are apalling in some countries. For instance, in Africa, a child dies of starvation every 2 minutes. Something needs to be done to lessen these bitter statistics. If interested, there`s a program to help raise money for starving children across the globe.

It`s called 30-hour famine. My church does it every year. The website is www.30hourfamine.org If we all work together, we can ALL end world hunger.

Nobody said anything was easy. but, at the same time, you can`t just expect simplicity to be fed to you with a spoon. you have to work a little hard to get somewhere.

You may not agree as of now however, you will thank me in the end when all your hard work has payed off. :)

Please tell us your name:

Francisco Iturralde.

And your age:

20 years old.

Where are you originally from and where do you currently live?:

I was born and raised in Guayaquil, Ecuador and I am currently living in NYC.

According to your business card – what’s your job title?

I’m a full time athlete and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor.

And how does that compare with what you wanted to do when you were 10 years old?

I’m pretty sure I wanted to be a superhero, so fighting for living is close enough, the most important is that I really enjoy what I do. Every day I wake up and go to work I’m thankful to God for what I have.

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The World Summit Youth Award selects and promotes the world´s best practice in e-content. It demonstrates young people´s potential to create outstanding digital contents via Internet and Mobiles and serves as a platform for people from all UN member states to work together in the efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Youth Award is organized by the International Center for New Media, a not-for-profit Organization based in Salzburg, Austria.

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