International Youth Summit on AI, Gender Equality and Human Rights

The Global Youth Network Organisation, in collaboration with Dr. Shaleen Das, Youth and Women Affairs Specialist, United Nations speaker, Human Rights and Gender Studies expert, HRM and Soft Skills lecturer, and SDG educator, organised an international Youth Summit bringing together young participants from 30 countries.

Dr. Shaleen Das has extensive experience in teaching and training across law, aviation, and business universities, with a focus on human rights, gender equality, soft skills, sustainable development goals (SDGs), and youth and women’s empowerment. She has also served as a Brand Ambassador for the Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI), Washington, D.C., Guardians of Human Rights, Florida, and AAI, New York.

During the summit, Dr. Shaleen Das engaged with young participants on several important global issues, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), gender equality, and human trafficking. She encouraged the youth to understand their responsibilities as global citizens and highlighted the importance of using knowledge, technology, and education to create a more equal and just society.

A special highlight of the summit was the launch of Airline Ambassadors International. Participants were introduced to the organisation, its mission, objectives, and the work it undertakes to promote awareness, empowerment, equality, and human rights.

Nancy Rivard, Founder of AAI, shared the organisation’s journey, its vision, and the experiences that shaped its development. She spoke about the importance of creating opportunities for young people to become active voices for human rights and positive social change. She also discussed her personal journey and the values that inspired her to work in this field.

The summit also highlighted the work and vision of her academy empower global & her mission and the importance of educating young people about fundamental human rights. Through meaningful discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions, the participating youth were encouraged to become advocates for equality, dignity, peace, and human rights in their respective countries.

The participation of youth from 30 international countries made the summit a truly global platform for learning, dialogue, and collaboration. The event demonstrated how young people, when equipped with awareness and leadership skills, can contribute significantly to addressing global challenges such as gender inequality, human trafficking, technological change, and human rights violations.

The summit concluded with a strong message of youth empowerment, international cooperation, equality, and responsible leadership, inspiring participants to take forward the knowledge gained and become positive change-makers in their communities and beyond.

Shaleen Das represented AAI at the Global Youth Network Conference in Thailand from JULY 16 -19
And at the United Nations July 30th. She will also speak in Spain on Sept 3rd as part of a panel on Unbreakable women.

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Theme

The 2026 campaign – “Trapped behind the scam” – highlights the growing phenomenon of human trafficking for forced criminality within online scam operations, where transnational organized crime syndicates are trafficking and coercing victims into carrying out cyber-enabled fraud.   Please check the campaign website www.endht.org for a detailed description of this year’s theme.   Translations of the theme are available in more than 10 languages on the webpage World Day Against Trafficking in Persons – Get involved and on Trello 2026 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons | Trello

Campaign

A social media package is available on Trello including social media messages, graphics and animations. Content is available in English and will soon be available in Arabic, French, Spanish and Portuguese.   Canva graphic design templates are available here.   Please share the complete Trello package widely with partners to help them utilize the content and support the campaign.

Logo

Logo: Main logo can be accessed here and vector files can be accessed here. Social media package: 2026 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons | Trello Webpage: www.endht.org

We appreciate your support in promoting the World Day.

Kind regards, UNODC Civil Society Unit  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Vienna, Austria E. unodc-ngounit@un.org W.  https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/ngos/cst.html

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Staying at Costa Rica’s animal rescue center was an experience unlike any other. You feel at one with the animals, eating the same fruits and vegetables, watching the same sunsets and being tormented by the same escaped monkey. We are taught mostly the differences between humans and animals, but this rescue center allowed for us to see the same necessities, emotions, and need for love these animals deserve.

At the rescue we prepared and delivered breakfast and dinner for the animals. There were various other jobs like cleaning the enclosures and collecting bowls from previous meals which we also helped with. On one of the days we spent the morning making toys for “enrichment”. All morning we tied coconuts covered in peanut butter to sticks and wrapped papaya in banana leaves for the Kuwaitis, raccoons and various monkeys. When we finally finished, we were able to deliver the gifts to them. Watching them explore the toys and play with them was so rewarding and goes to show the beautiful experiences Costa Rica’s rescue center creates.

For our third mission trip of the summer we decided to stay domestic and travel a quick 4 hours to Chicago. We spent time volunteering at Mission of Our Lady of the Angels. Also known as MOLA; an extremely successful company that serves food to over 400 people every single Saturday and Tuesday, which is then shared or distributed to family and friends, ultimately providing for over 1000 people in Chicago. We met sister Stephanie, who has raised over $2,000,000 in donations by running marathons, and helps run MOLA along with Bishop Bob. Sister Stephanie assigned us tasks and the pace assisting at MOLA was like no other mission trip before, it was really impressive how efficient everything was. Over the course of just two days, we were able to package apples, potatoes, carrots, cucumber, eggs, apples, tomatoes, sandwiches, sweet treats and so many other items of food. We were also able to assemble over 1000 backpacks to be donated to elementary school and high school kids for back to school.

The most impressive and honestly beautiful thing that MOLA was able to achieve was distributing pounds upon pounds of food to over 400 people, which as I said before, is then distributed among families. Customers come through with tickets and times, and then walk through the building met by volunteers who were distributing different items of food. We were stationed outside, and were in charge of packing up people’s cars and bagging all of the items which had a steady stream of people for around 3 hours. In those 3 hours one woman in particular pulled me aside and showed me a photo of her daughter, who was also my age but she passed away due to gun violence a few weeks ago. She thanked us for our hard work and also thanked MOLA because she wouldn’t have had access to food without them. The west side of Chicago is a lot brighter and healthier because of MOLA, their constant work and dedication to distributing food is extremely impressive, and we strongly recommend taking a quick trip to assist and feed people in Chicago.

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Great News in July and updates below from Leon McLaughlin.

We have two fundraisers coming up July 11th and July 26th with International home designer Vickie Town in Bellevue and Kim Maguire In Kirkland.

The funds from those two fundraisers will purchase water units for children and their families and the people of Venezuela we actually have boots on the ground from Airline Ambassadors International Luis Urrea who’s there right now in Venezuela digging people out with his hands along with the other volunteers and families of people that has lost their lives.

Our coffee for a cause water for children project will be the name for this fundraiser and our custom made water units that takes out viruses and contaminants will be in honor of Ambar Barche, Luis Urrea, Alejandro Fernandez Clean Water Foundation, Airline Ambassadors, Vickie Town, Mariana Infante MD, and Bryan Geraghty CEO of Northgate Rare Coins who has donated Rare Coins for Clean Water Foundation to sell at the fundraisers.

Because of your overwhelming support at our recent Bellevue event at the gorgeous home of International Home Designer Vickie Town, we have raised enough to provide clean, fresh drinking water to over 750 people in Venezuela!
But the story gets even better. Here is how that impact is coming to life right now:

We are thrilled to announce that we are partnering with Luis Urrea from Airline Ambassadors International, who is currently on the ground in Venezuela. Luis will personally oversee the delivery of our custom-made water units and specialized filters.

UPDATE!

Hi All, Our Garden Party Water For Children Music Event For Venezuela was a Total Success. We actually called our boots on the ground in Venezuela, Alejandro and Fred, and they actually gave a speech to the crowd that was really amazing. Because of your overwhelming support, a total of 1,950 children and families in Venezuela will now have direct access to clean, fresh, life-saving drinking water!

More Updates:

Mission Alert: Rapid-Response Clean Water Deployment to Venezuela. We are thrilled to announce an immediate, high-impact deployment of our custom-made, non-electric solar water filtration units to Venezuela. This critical operation will directly secure clean, safe drinking water for over 2,000 people in deeply vulnerable communities.

The Technology: Engineered to eliminate devastating viruses and localized contaminants using a pure gravity-fed system—requiring zero electrical infrastructure to save lives.

The Boots on the Ground: In a powerful local alliance, the units will be distributed directly to regional firefighters, who are leading the frontline effort to deliver them to families in need this coming Wednesday the units will be sent to Miami to Luis Urrea.

The Logistics: To ensure absolute security and swift arrival, Luis Urrea is personally couriering the entire shipment directly from Miami to Venezuela.
“This isn’t just a shipment; it’s a zero-fail operation bringing immediate relief where it is needed most. When clean water can’t wait, our global network moves.”

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Here is the first hand story from Luis Urrea in Venezuela:

Greetings my beloved sister. I arrived to Venezuela approx. a week before the horrific event. Even though my house in Caracas sustained structural damage, I am more than thankful to be alive!

Under the grace of God only hours after the earthquakes I assisted first responders in the buildings which collapsed located in Altamira which are approx 3 minutes from my house. The following days after and presently we’ve been attending to and helping those in critical need of food, rescue equipment and wound care for those greatly affected in La Guaira.

The odor of countless bodies is unimaginable! Regardless of this with my credentials as Global Ambassador & Coordinator for the Wheelchair Foundation I have been granted special approval to walk every inch of the devastated areas. This has permitted me to have a clear understanding of the true needs.

Thus far I’ve been able to provide more than 5,000 meals, medicine for more than 300 families, higiene products for countless others etc…all with my own resources. The aid being collected from abroad has an array of issues and complications because of political interference from both sides.!…I have allowed this and thus I remain boots on the ground by being boots on the ground in identifying, evaluating and assisting those in need case by case. I’m in constant communication with lead rescue teams, head of firefighters, and medical staff to be most effective in assisting the families working vigorously to either save lives and/or discover the lifeless bodies of their loved ones.

Every social media outlet will tell their story but nothing can or will compare to one seeing the devastation and cry for help with their own eyes. It’s absolutely heartbreaking!!!

To be most effective during these critical moments we need to obtain financial contributions and count with those few individuals who have a clear conscience of providing the essential items where they are most needed. That’s the sad reality.

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They are both twins and 17 years old and worked at the House of Life for a week in June and also visited Zaragosa Home for Abandoned Elders. Here are their initial thoughts on their experience in El Salvador.

On our first mission as AAI Youth Ambassadors, we commuted to El Salvador to assist at Casa De Vida. Although we don’t speak Spanish, we found that there are countless other ways to connect. On our first day, Bob McDonell, Founder of House of Life MC picked us up in front of the airport and gave us a brief history of El Salvador, describing the Cartel, harsh political context, and the background of the women we were to meet in Casa De Vida. On arrival, in meeting the moms, all the babies, and boys & girls from Mi Casa Kids, we found houses full of love which they extended to us.

The second day we ran to Walmart, grabbing paint for a bathhouse mural, candy for a girls night, and hygiene products for the incoming mom’s welcome diaper bags. We asked the girls what they wanted us to paint in the bathhouse, landing on an underwater scene.

The next day we visited Zaragoza, an Elder home for abandoned seniors without families, and brought the babies with us. I remember sitting with the youngest baby, only 1 year old, in my lap, and the oldest senior at my side at 96. Despite the large age gap, the two were able to connect beautifully.

In giving 8 diaper bags, 50 pounds of maternity & baby clothes, pizza, candy, and so much more, we received an unforgettable lesson that connection can be created far past language. We traveled to El Salvador expecting a language barrier, but we learned that time spent together can create connections better than words ever could.

zaida.slakey@airlineamb.org

kinley.slakey@airlineamb.org

They also plan to travel to Nepal and work at a monastery as part of their efforts. This will be a family humanitarian effort at the end of July.

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See pics below of our visit: Afterwards we went to lunch and the girls enjoyed a swim!

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See about the deliveries to Panama

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“As we watched this expansion take shape, something else began to grow in our hearts.

We began to think about the future, not just in the immediate sense, but in a way that would allow this work to continue for generations to come.

Out of this came a vision for a purpose-driven, intergenerational community, a place where children, young mothers, and the elderly live in a shared environment of care, dignity, and belonging.

We envision a model where assisted living is not only about care, but about purpose. A place where elderly individuals can experience community, connection, and meaning, while also contributing to a broader ecosystem that supports vulnerable mothers and children.

This vision also includes the development of a Montessori-style learning environment for children, and opportunities that would create meaningful employment within the local community.

As we look at everything unfolding, from new beginnings within the lives of the mothers we serve, to the expansion of our spaces, to the vision that lies ahead, we are reminded that none of this happens alone.

This is a shared journey.

And during this month, as we honor mothers, we are especially grateful for the opportunity to walk alongside those who are just beginning that role, helping them step into it with strength, dignity, and hope.

Thank you for being part of what is taking place here.

With gratitude and hope,
Bob & Maricela
on behalf of the entire Mi Casa Kids + House of Life family

This is such an inspiration!

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