“This is what I wanted: use my words (…) whether wherever I went in order to make a difference”

“This is what I wanted: use my words (…) whether wherever I went in order to make a difference”

Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Sergipe, Alagoas, Recife, Maranhão, Rondônia and Roraima. Half of the state deputies in the north-northeast region of Brazil have heard her strong name: Talyta França, Girl Up leader in Natal, has been crossing borders with her bill against menstrual poverty. And she promises this is just the beginning! Through communication,…

“Literature is also a human right”

“Literature is also a human right”

She was only 14 when she transformed her biggest passion into her life’s mission. Today, at 17 years old and recently selected as a young leader by Ashoka Young Changemakers, the student Luiza Fontes has been transforming lives through literature in her city – Belo Horizonte – and its surroundings. Her love for reading began…

“Stories transform the other individually, but our story can also transform collectively”

“Stories transform the other individually, but our story can also transform collectively”

Originally from Pernambuco, in the northeast of Brazil. Ainoã Oliveira, 16 years old, VLB5 Alumni, is passionate about many topics. She transmits her essence to others through her actions and constant curiosity to understand herself and the world around her. She is currently a middle-level student, she has 3 projects that she is actively developing,…

Treasure inbox: my VLB6 experience in emails

Treasure inbox: my VLB6 experience in emails

Treasuring VLB6 comes easy when emails I wrote to the ‘future me’ will periodically appear in my inbox. As a pillar for tracking our growth throughout the process, everyone in the Virtual Leadership Bootcamp 6 journal. My journal ended up taking place in a yodelfututo.com text box. It has my saved but hidden diary entries,…

“There are still things that I don’t have an answer to, but my growth is constant.”

“There are still things that I don’t have an answer to, but my growth is constant.”

Fearless. Persistent. Bright. Determined. These are a few adjectives we can use to describe Paula Machado, 19. Born and raised in a small town called Carneiros, Alagoas (Brazil), Paula is a writer for the Storytelling team and a business administration student at the Federal Institute of Alagoas. Her contribution to the LALA community has transformed…

“I think the world is totally divided between before LALA and after LALA… at least my world.”

“I think the world is totally divided between before LALA and after LALA… at least my world.”

Laura Silveira is a 17-year-old student who lives in Brasilia, in the Midwest of Brazil. She was one of the participants of VLB5 in February this year and is now part of the LALA Storytelling team. The student is passionate about education and the arts. Laura has been engaged in Model UNs from an early…

“I got to know new worlds through other people’s worlds.”

“I got to know new worlds through other people’s worlds.”

The number of times you can be surprised and smile during a conversation with alumni Laura Neves, 20, is proportional to the number of qualities she possesses. Born and raised in the countryside of São Paulo, Laura is responsible for creating our Opportunities Team, is a dancer, and was recently accepted at the University of…

“We should never appear what we are not; you represent your true story.”

“We should never appear what we are not; you represent your true story.”

Amanda Barrios, originally from Paraguay, a participant in the VLB4 developed in Portuguese, is 18 years old and has many skills, one of which is a passion for mathematics and for playful games such as Chess. This ability means a lot to Amanda. It has been present throughout her life because her father is a…

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