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The Youth Environmental Network, the Sierra Youth Coalition and Energy Action Network are my favourite organizations ever! I have so much respect for them and I have learnt all I know from them- they rock my world!

This youth movement is testing grounds for future leaders. I have messed up so many times that I would be thrown out if I were an adult; spilling food on the high commissioner of Africa, sleeping in for important meetings, making-out instead of attending conference calls, saying unintellegent stuff to the media, making crappy speaches, missing deadlines, you name it and I’ve done it.

I imagine that the steep communicating and decision making learning curve would be hard to overcome without a network of friends to help you through it. It would be really hard to become an adult in a leadership role if you haven’t had years of intensive training in one of the many youth movements.

Just another reason to get involved now!