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Across Australia young people are participating in an endeavour that strives to give them a voice in today’s society. Through the Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program, these junior youth groups are enhancing their power of expression, sharpening their spiritual perception, analysing the constructive and destructive forces of society and changing their surroundings through the service projects.

Gang of Youth Make a Change for Good in Shell Cove

November 14, 2024, in Videos > News, by

The Australian Baha’i Community has shared a short video about a group of junior youth in Shell Cove that is injecting positive vibes into the neighbourhood and spearheading change through the local Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program (JYSEP). The Shelly Gang meets weekly at the Shell Cove public school, starting off with sports and games, going through the JYSEP curriculum and thinking about how to serve the greater needs of their community.

Find more videos like this one on the YouTube channel for the Australian Baha’i Community and read about more initiatives like this gang for social good on Horizons.

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Sonjel Vreeland

In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.
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