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Create with purposeAs he Adobe Foundaions global signaure philanhropy program, Adobe Youh Voices

empowers youh rom underserved communiies o use echnology o explore and ex-

press heir perspecives on issues impacing hem and heir communiies. Trough Adobe

Youh Voices, youh ages 13 o 18 creae compelling videos, animaions, phoo essays,

presenaions, music, and oher pieces ha conribue he essenial perspecives o youh

o criical opics and inspire new soluions o long-sanding problems.

Is all abou creaing wih purpose.

While Adobe Youh Voices youh inside and ouside o school are creaing high-impac

work o share wih local and global audiences, hey are also building valuable skills ha

open doors o uure success. Since 2006, more han 20,000 youh rom over 30 counries

have engaged in Adobe Youh Voices programs o develop original, hough-provoking

conen on domesic violence, environmenal degradaion, he impacs o war, and oheropics. Te resuls are requenly ransormaive, wih youh building valuable creaiviy,

communicaion, and collaboraion skills essenial or success in odays compeiive global

economy. Trough Adobe Youh Voices, educaors and youh have easy access o valu-

able raining, menoring, online collaboraion, helpul educaion maerials, exhibiions,

and sofware donaions rom Adobe.

Reigniting a passion for learningIn an age when so many aspecs o youhs livesrom personal communicaions o

enerainmen o basic commercial ineracionsare increasingly digial, youh ofen eel

ha wha hey learn in school and how hey learn i are ar removed rom he realiy o

heir everyday experiences. Trough a mix o supporive learning environmens and

powerul echnologies, Adobe Youh Voices is helping educaors in schools and

beyond develop unique, breakhrough experiences ha reignie a young persons passion

or learning.

Working on heir own and on eams wih eachers and menors, young people can ex-

press heir creaiviy and vision, firs hrough ineracive discussions and sory boarding

and hen using echnology o capure and communicae heir work. Program paricipans

are encouraged o go ou ino heir communiies, inerview peers and communiy ex-

pers, and along he way, capure real-world ooage and images ha bes communicae

heir sories. For insance, in Kampala, Uganda, 19-year-old Ronald Kasendwa produced adocumenary abou gender dispariy in science. While in London, 14-year-old Rameesha

Malik creaed a shor film showcasing how people rom differen counries meld ino a

unique blend o backgrounds and culures. For RajKumar Raikwar, a 15-year-old in Delhi,

Adobe Youh Voices provided he chance o develop a media piece called Beaing er-

ror abou he impac o errorism on children.

Measurable program impactsFor many young people, one o he greaes barriers o success is heir lack o belie in

hemselves and heir own power o change heir lives and heir worlds. Adobe Youh

Adobe Youth Voices Overview

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Create with Purpose

Voices affirms he poenial o youh o develop valuable skills and provides hem wih

he opporuniies and increased sel-confidence o communicae heir ideas. I also gives

educaors he raining and ools hey need o inspire youh o become acive and engaged

paricipans in learning.

Te impacs o Adobe Youh Voices are ar-reaching. Program evaluaions noe ha

Adobe Youh Voices is building communicaion and collaboraion skills, as well as improv-

ing radiional skills in reading and wriing. Among some o he saisics rom indepen-

den, hird-pary validaion and research on he program: more han 90% o Adobe YouhVoices educaors said youh increased heir abiliy o express hemselves and learned new

media skills. In addiion, many Adobe Youh Voices educaors (83%) said hey gained he

skills essenial o suppor youh in creaing media.

Equally significan, 84% o youh repored learning more abou imporan issues o heir

own choosing, evidence ha Adobe Youh Voices connecs wih youhs real lives. Te

program also increased paricipans eelings o engagemen and sel worh, wih 86% o

paricipaing youh believing heir work could make a difference, and 91% saying heir

opinions mater. Armed wih new skills and renewed commimen o learning, 91% o

Adobe Youh Voices youh are ineresed in coninuing heir educaion afer high school.

Beyond he numbers, he voices speak or hemselves. Educaor Suha Al Syou rom heInel Compuer Clubhouse in Amman, Jordan, was excied o join he program because

she knew youh would gain boh imporan echnical and sof skills, resuling in a posi-

ive impac or youh and or he broader communiy. In India and oher counries as well,

Adobe Youh Voices educaors are excied o give children an opporuniy o broaden

heir hinking as hey engage wih and discuss criical issues. A he same ime, youh in

he program hone essenial lie skills, such as negoiaing, decision-making, and he abiliy

o work in groups.

Reaching global audiences with local perspectives

By parnering wih media organizaions, film esivals, and advocaes or youh expressionsuch as MV, PBS, Te Black Eyed Peas Peapod Foundaion, and ohers, Adobe Youh

Voices provides youh wih a global audience o see and hear wha hey have o say.

Trough increased engagemen in learning and sronger developmen o echnical, cre-

aive, and problem-solving skills, Adobe Youh Voices is ransorming how educaors

working in or ou o schoolseach and how youh learn. For everyone involved, edu-

caion becomes more relevan and meaningul. Te resul is ha youh can develop a

renewed commimen o educaion and realize he proound conribuion hey can make

when given he chance. Also criical, communiies worldwide gain vial insigh ino issues

impacing odays youh.

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