Continuing our guest blog series with comment and reflection on Chain Reaction we include here a selection of short pieces from the Young Speakers who were at the event as part of the We Are What We Do team.

  

 

 

 

 

 

Thamannah Miah:

Chain Reaction was a massive event that brought people who care about the world together. Everyone played their part in creating awareness of issues affecting our world today.

It was an amazing opportunity giving people the chance to make contact with others holding a similar view on topics including the environment, world poverty, entrepreneurship and much more. During the event, I took the chance to show my support for We Are What We Do, an organisation which encourages the idea of small actions in everyday life, carried out by lots of people, amounting to a big change in the world.

I spent my time video interviewing individuals on their view of the organisation. I aimed to record a variety of responses concerning the changes needed in the world and in particular how the youth of today could engage in building a brighter future for themselves and those around them.

As well as playing my part for We Are What We Do, I heard many inspirational speeches by different people explaining how they had travelled to various parts of the world to help the needy, from providing medical support to poor countries to meeting with world leaders in aid of creating a Peace Day. The event was an excellent way of allowing groups of people with similar targets of making the world a better place to join and discuss their ideas. It helped me remember the purpose of supporting the need for positive change around us and it gave me great pleasure to view the evidence of everyone’s hard work actually impacting the world.

Nasreen Akhtar:

It was a very different experience than anything else that I have ever done. Everyone that was there wanted to get to know everyone regardless of age and it was very exiting to meet new people with the same ideas as you, who also wanted to make a difference. The best thing I liked about the Chain Reaction event was the inspirational presentation and talk by Jeremy Gilley, because one man with one dream made a difference to the world and it just showed how everyone can do just about anything if they put their mind to it.

Roselyn Xavier:

Chain Reaction was an amazing event where I got a chance to meet so many different people from all over the world that wanted to make social change through a number of ways. We found out about so many other organisations and events that had similar goals and purposes, which we were keen to also get involved with. While we were there, we had the opportunity to take part in a number of workshops and watch discussions and speeches by several people which included Gordon Brown, James Caan and Peter Jones from Dragon’s Den. It was such a rewarding experience and I hope that there is another event next year.