Sammy, USA (Camper) — "An amazing, enriching experience"

Attending GLA was an amazing, enriching experience. Not only did I have hands-on opportunities to practice leadership skills, but the international community gave me a fun, compassionate group of friends who I could laugh with and learn from. I would definitely recommend the program to anyone; it’s a great way to spend a summer ... Read More

Megan, Canada (Camper) — "Valuable and memorable"

My experiences gained from attending Powerful Youth were valuable and memorable. I learned skills that I never thought I would learn and since returning home have been able to use as a leader. Powerful Youth showed me where being a leader can take me and just how a dream can really become a reality if you have passion for the project. Powerful youth was an amazing opportunity for me to meet new friends, gain independence and advance my leadership skills to make an impact in my community ... Read More

Fernando, Brazil (Camper) — "I learned to be more confident, kind, nice, and overall a better person and leader."

My experience was undeniably great, the staff were amazing, the participants were nice, and I learned to be more confident, kind, nice, and overall a better person and leader. I would recommend [GLA] because it made me a lot more confident and helped me value my passions, goals, and values a lot more than I valued them before. It also introduced me to the most amazing people from my country and also from countries all around the world, and I feel that it helped me to be more understanding and accepting of other ways to live and do things ... Read More

Ameyali, Mexico (Camper) — "[GLA] helps you understand that you are a leader and can do more"

I think it was amazing because I didn’t even know my skills and what I could do until I attended GLA 2022. [If you are considering attending], I would say “go for it, you won’t regret it”. It’s because of all the skills that you get from this experience, all the moments and activities, and that at the end it helps you understand that you are a leader and can do more even if you are “too young”. Powerful Youth, just keep showing young people how powerful they are and the impact and change they can make in their communities ... Read More

Siliang from China (Camper) — "Wonderful experiences that I will cherish"

This experience taught me a lot of skills in leadership abilities as it's designed for, but more than that, I also gained tons of wonderful experiences that I will cherish for in the long run of my life. During this experience, I also met lots of interesting and fantastic people from all around the world and got a deeper understanding of other cultures. It was definitely a memorable experience while learning tons of new things ... Read More

Gabriel, Peru (Camper) — "You can't miss it!!!"

I loved meeting people from different countries, the way the projects were introduced and how everything was conducted. I really feel I'm more independent now and that I can make decisions with more responsibility. The staff was amazing, great people, always looking forward to help. You can't miss it!! ... Read More

Constanza, Mexico (Camper) — "Powerful Youth was the best summer experience I've ever had"

Thanks to ​Powerful Youth​, now I know that the meaning of leadership it’s not what I thought in first place, being a good leader is more that giving instructions to someone, it’s knowing the necessities other team members might have, it’s being able to hear others opinions, necessities, and contributions to the team, and the most important it’s that being a good leader is making other people work because they want to not only because you are making them Thanks to Powerful Youth and their staff, I constructed a dream project, where we all put our effort to plan it and in some way make it true. Powerful Youth was the best summer experience I've ever had, I developed new qualities as a better leader and as a person. It strengthened the qualities that I had as a leader and taught me new ones. I visited a new country, made new friends, and learned about a new culture. Without a doubt, I would attend it twice ... Read More

Yorick, Taiwan (Camper) — "I am very fortunate to have come to [GLA]"

[GLA] helped me to know more about myself, taught me how to be a good leader, and that I can challenge myself. I am very fortunate to have come to this event, so that I met a lot of people, learned a lot of things, and if I have the opportunity, I would like to go to other countries to participate in similar events ... Read More