How long have you been involved in the Red Cross/Red
Crescent?
7 years Why did you join? Like many others, I had a dream about changing the
world. Also, when I was 17, I had these destructive friends,
and I really wanted something different in my life. I thought
about joining a political party, but my parents advised me against
it because I was so young. So I wrote a letter and sent it to
the Red Cross as well as Save the Children, and after a few
months I received a letter from the Red Cross Youth. What is your best Red Cross/Red Crescent experience?
Youth Power in 1999 was great. It was a worldwide meeting in
Stockholm with 400 youth participants from more than one hundred
National Societies of Red Cross/Red Crescent, lasting for ten
days. What are your hopes for our Federation of the future?
I really hope that the whole Movement can find a way to include
and keep youth. This concerns the survival of the Movement.
The youth have to be included and allowed to influence the decisions
to stay in the organization.
Name:
Bahare Haghshenas Age: 24 National Society: Swedish Red Cross Position:
Youth President
