Turku – Generation Change https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange Whether they are campaigning for free press in Zimbabwe, helping provide clean water in India, or offering free music lessons to underprivileged kids in the UK, young people all over the world are making a difference. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:49:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Finland’s guardian angel https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2013/11/finlands-guardian-angel/ Tue, 26 Nov 2013 13:08:39 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=4477 Alcohol abuse is a series problem in Turku, especially among youths. Sanna Aalto gives up her own Friday nights to help teens who are too drunk to help themselves. The real problem, she says, is that they need an ear.

Listen to the report by Ari Welling in Turku, Finland:

Finland’s guardian angel

Sanna Aalto

Sanna gives up her own Friday nights to help other teens (Photo: A. Welling)

Sanna Aalto

Sanna’s organization is having a hard time recruiting new volunteers (Photo: A. Welling)

 

]]> Finnish gymnast takes time to be a role model https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2011/08/finnish-gymnast-takes-time-to-be-a-role-model/ Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:37:52 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=159 Twenty-one-year-old Lotta from Turku is passionate about gymnastics – and about volunteering. She’s combined the two and spends her time encouraging young gymnasts to be the best they can be.

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