The return of the Maldives

Having worked with young people from the Maldives last year, we ran a workshop with another group from the Maldives who wanted to turn their visit in the UK into social action when they got back to their communities in the Maldives. 

They got their teeth straight into the loveLife way - taking part in our fun activities where we looked at some of the issues they faced which included high level of drug issues amongst young people, youth unemployment and  intergenerational conflict. A far cry from the sandy beaches we see advertised for hooney mooning couples. 

We did key elements of our 'Take Back the Future' programme and the young Maldivians gave us a glimpse of what their community would look like if they could erase the negatives like environmental degradation and protect things like respect!
We also looked at the causes of conflict and what the young Maldivians could do individually do avoid conflict before each of us shared an action we would be taking away and making a change.


RK