Making a Difference at Any Age #WATWB #teens #gifted #activist

Welcome to the “We are the World Blogfest” (#WATWB ). The #WATWB was inspired by a simple conversation about how all the negativity on social media was weighing on us. Wanting to make a difference, we decided to try to do our part to infuse social media with all the good stories that are out there. We hope to share the stories that show kindness, compassion, hope, overcoming challenges and in general, the impressive resilience of the human spirit. For every dark, negative story out there, there is a positive, heartwarming story that will add some light and lift the human spirit. The last Friday of every month bloggers will share their stories led by five co-hosts, this month’s co-hosts are Sylvia McGrath, Mary Giese , Shilpa Garg, Sylvia Stein, and myself, Belinda Witzenhausen.

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“We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open.” ~ Harry Edwards

Sadly, in our society teens are often mislabeled or their abilities to change the world greatly underestimated. Meet these three teens who are dreaming big, changing the world for the better and giving us hope for the future.

Mexico’s Dafne Almazán, a child prodigy, at 16-years-old is the world’s youngest psychologist and teacher. Dafne’s mission is to ensure other gifted kids get an education that helps them use their gifts and exceed their potential.

At 12-years-old, scientist Gitanjali Rao from the United States’ is using her skills to find solutions to Flint, Michigan’s water crisis.

Perhaps, the best known, Sweden’s 17-year-old Greta Thunberg, climate change activist, has become a household name inspiring young and old alike to fight for the environment and do all they can to prevent climate change. These teens prove that age is just a number.