Introduction

Not only do youth make up a large portion of the population now, but they also make up the future of our world. We’re a force that can definitely create a change for the better, if we begin now. YEP: Youth Ending Poverty—a youth created, youth oriented and youth organized group—thrives to unite and assist youth in their efforts to change the world. Currently we’re working on creating a network of initiatives throughout BC, so that Student Leaders can connect and collaborate with one another on similar projects, whether they are poverty-related or not. We’re also integrating a mentorship program with Global Agents for Change for any students interested in becoming better leaders and taking their initiatives to the next level. We also hold food/clothes drives for the homeless in downtown Vancouver where we get to meet face to face with them and learn more about what life is like living on the streets.

Sara Bansal

(Founder/President)

Hello, my name is Sara Bansal and I’m currently 17 years old in the 12th grade at Fleetwood Park Secondary School. I began this organization partly because every initiative I’d been involved with was either not collaborating with other youth initiatives, or they weren’t youth-based at all. The real reason, though, is that I truly believe we have the largest impact on the world as a young force and would love to show kids that they’re not naïve to think they can do something. I firmly believe that working for change is something every youth should experience as a way to discover what power they really hold and to gain a new view of the world and themselves. I’m a pretty normal girl: I do my homework, write music, play the guitar and dedicate my time to trying to make this world a little better!

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Kiran Bath

(Director)

Hi, my name is Kiran Bath. I am currently attending Kwantlen University and majoring in criminology and psychology. I joined this organization because it is one of the few out there that allow youth to become involved in what’s going on in their community. What I like most about it is that it is run totally and fully by youth, so their ideas and views are taken, and used to fight poverty.

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Linda Liu

(Director)

I am a grade 11 student at Sands Secondary in Delta. I am committed to human rights and global issues, I am working to plan “Change the Beat” benefit concert for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and I founded/run the Sands Secondary Global Issues Club. I am also a member of BC Youth Parliament and the Delta/Surrey Coordinator for Youth Canada. I’m the Secretary for the Youth Arts Council of Surrey and currently volunteering at Kinsmen Place Lodge Senior Home. I am very interested in the sciences and participated in the 2008 BC Sanofi-Aventis Biotalent Challenge and the 2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair.

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