Creators for Change Yearly Report 2016–2017 IN A MOMENT“ OF COMPETING HEADLINES AND HARMFUL MISREPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE DIFFERENT THAN US, THE PROGRAM IS A REMINDER THAT

NONE OF US ARE VOICELESS,

OUR STORIES DESERVE TO BE TOLD, AND ANYONE HAS“ THE POWER TO HIT RECORD.

Amani Fellow, USA YouTube Creators for Change UK, Internet Citizens workshop, April 2017

2 4 Foreword 46 Meet the Fellows 56 Chapter 3: Contents 7 Introducing YouTube 48 BENI Rallying a Global Creators for Change 49 Subhi Taha Audience 8 Year One 49 Myles Dyer 58 World Refugee Day 10 Program Timeline 49 Jovi Adhiguna Hunter 60 Pride 49 I’mJette 61 International Day 12 Chapter 1: 49 Zukar of the Girl Engaging through 49 Niharika Nm Grassroots Programs 49 KhanStopMe 62 Find Out More 14 France and Belgium 49 Evelyn from 18 UK the Internets 20 Germany 49 ItsRadishTime 24 Turkey 49 ArthurPrsl 26 Israel 49 Datteltäter 27 Spain 50 Shog AL Maskery 28 Indonesia 50 Them Boxer Shorts 32 Australia 50 Gita Savitri Devi 50 EmotionalFulls 34 Chapter 2: 50 Maha AJ Creator Role Models 50 JustKissMyFrog 36 Meet the Global 50 İlker Gümüşoluk Ambassadors 50 Film Maker Muslim 38 Humza Arshad 50 Kamusal Mizah 40 Dina Torkia 50 Ezaldeen Aref 42 Abdel En Vrai 51 Amani 43 Cameo Project 51 Swann Périssé 44 All India Bakchod 52 SuperSamStuf 44 Omar Hussein 52 Rosianna Halse Rojas 45 Natalie Tran 53 Tazzy Phe 45 John Green 53 L-FRESH the LION 45 Franchesca Ramsey

3 Foreword

We are proud to have created a platform Take L-FRESH the LION, a Sikh hip-hop artist that empowers anyone to have a voice and from Australia, who created a two-part track see the world. Our reach – over 1 billion about his family’s experiences with racism 60M total views of YouTube hours of content watched per day – creates – calling for everyone to understand each Creators for Change videos tremendous potential for YouTube creators other’s past. Or Humza Arshad, who used to be a force for good in the world. We have his comedic gift for tackling diffcult issues seen how online video can be used as a way to to educate young people in 60 UK schools In 2018, we will increase our investment in build empathy and create positive connections about the dangers of online extremism and YouTube Creators for Change. We will scale between new people and groups. YouTube radicalization. And Rosianna Halse Rojas, programming opportunities to more countries, creators demonstrate this every single day. who taught dozens of refugees in Colombia engage more creators to produce content that And we can think of no better way to drive how to take control of their own story by counters hate and extremism, and empower positive social change than by amplifying vlogging and sharing their experiences with more young people to use their voice on these talented, passionate voices. a worldwide audience. YouTube to create and encourage positive messages of social change. YouTube Creators for Change launched in The support provided by YouTube Creators 2016, and since then we’ve partnered with for Change ranges in scope from educating creators all over the world to help them reach creators on tools they have to facilitate new audiences. Armed with $1 million in positive dialogue to seeding local grassroots production grants and support, these amazing activities that address specifc regional role models have sparked conversations challenges. In fact, eight local initiatives of around xenophobia, bullying and extremism the program have now been established in Juniper Downs while promoting a sense of inclusion and Germany, France, Belgium, Israel, Spain, the Global Head of Public Policy and Government Relations, YouTube belonging with their audience. UK, Australia, Turkey and Indonesia. Year 1 has led to videos that have been viewed over 60 million times worldwide and made viewers feel positively about YouTube’s facilitation of conversations about social issues*.

*Millward Brown Study, October 2017

4 Sam Saffold-Geri, Tazzy Phe and L-FRESH the LION at Tribeca TV Festival September 2017 YouTube Creators for Change Social Impact Camp June 2017

6 Introducing YouTube Creators for Change A global program of positive action

At YouTube, we believe that everyone Each creator was given a fnancial grant to resulting in thousands of videos and deserves to have a voice, and that the world empower them to create thought-provoking social messages that promote tolerance. is a better place when we listen, share and personal ‘social impact project’ videos, and To enable even more voices to engage build community through our stories. YouTube share their voices at global events and local with the YouTube Creators for Change Creators for Change is a critical part of our workshops. We brought this diverse group message, we created our brand moments. mission to facilitate understanding and together at the frst-ever Social Impact Camp By igniting conversation around empathy by combating messages of hate, at YouTube Space London in June 2017. Over internationally signifcant moments that xenophobia and extremism online. two days, these creators were trained to hone celebrate equality and inclusion, including their production skills and craft messages for World Refugee Day, Pride and International Day The program was formally launched in their social impact projects. of the Girl, we gave people across the world September 2016 at the YouTube Summit for an easy way to participate and show solidarity. Social Change in London. With multiple NGOs at the event, the ambition for global collaboration Just one year in and already YouTube and impact was clear from the outset. 731K Creators for Change videos have been seen total hours watched of all YouTube Creators for Change videos by millions worldwide. Through their videos, At the event, we presented the frst YouTube both new and established creators are Creators for Change Ambassadors – Meanwhile, through our local initiatives, we celebrating differences, inspiring empathy, established creators with a track record of worked with grassroots organizations and and countering fear and division with using their channels to drive social change experts to reach out to young people and understanding and unity. in global communities. In April 2017, they inspire a new generation of creators across were joined by the Fellows – emerging Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacifc They’re creating a new narrative. creators mentored by the Ambassadors who region. Through workshops and social media And this is just the start. have a passion for fostering dialogue around campaigns, we empowered young people with social issues with their communities. the tools and confdence to defy hate online,

7 Chapter 1 Year Engaging One through Activating YouTube Grassroots community voices in three powerful ways Programs

Grassroots programs were created to address specifc local issues and give a new generation of internet users the tools and confdence to speak out against online hate. 8 local initiatives 204 locations (cities, universities, schools) 14.7K young people trained so far

8 YouTube Creators for Change France, Toi-Même Tu Filmes workshop in Reims Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Creator Rallying Role a Global Models Audience

We are investing in these inspiring creators We created campaigns around key through fnancial grants and promotional socially-signifcant global events support so they can do what they do best: to empower people everywhere to educate and empower their communities participate and amplify messages through video to drive positive social change. of positivity. 39 53 YouTube Creators for Change creators involved 12M 77 total creator channel subscriptions videos created 2B 26.7M lifetime views of creator total video views videos to date

9 Program Timeline

France/Belgium YouTube Summit for Australia Launch Indonesia Launch Launch Social Change Share Some Good 1nDONEsia Toi-Même Tu Filmes London, UK 2 November 21 April 7 July YouTube Creators for Change launch event 22 September

First Ambassadors Tribeca Film Festival announced New York City, USA Worldwide Amani gives a powerful speech 22 September 22 April

2016 2017

Germany Launch Turkey Launch UK Launch Nicht Egal Sen Kimsin Internet Citizens 1 August 1 October 21 April

Second wave of First Fellows announced Ambassadors Worldwide announced 20 April Worldwide 12 December

10 EU Sustainable Israel Launch #GirlsCount Development Conference Ovdim Al Ze Global Activation for Brussels, Belgium 7 September International Day of the Girl Fellow Nadir Nahdi hosts talks 11 October on owning your own narrative 7 June

Webby Awards #MoreThanARefugee Women Political New York City, USA Global Activation for World Refugee Day Leaders Global Forum YouTube Creators for 20 June #Girl2Leader campaign Change wins ‘Website: Brussels, Belgium Corporate Social Fellow Swann Périssé speaks Responsibility’ category to female students on how 15 May to lead like a girl 11 October Mashable Social Spain Launch Good Summit Somos Más New York City, USA 24 October Ambassador Humza Arshad gives talk 17 September

2018

Social Impact Camp She’s the First London, UK Summit YouTube Creators for Change Fellows New York City, USA and Ambassadors conference Fellow Amani speaks at 28–29 June educational non-proft conference #ProudToBe August 5 Global Activation celebrating Pride 27 June Australia Screening VidCon panel Summer in the City Tribeca TV Festival YouTube Creators Event Anaheim, USA London, UK New York City, USA for Change Summit Share Some Good screening John Green and four other Creators participate L-FRESH the LION, Tazzy Phe & London, UK 15 YouTube Creators for creators participate in the UK’s largest SuperSamStuf YouTube Creators for Year Two announced Change videos premiered 23 June YouTube festival Change videos premiere January 31 May August 4 22 September Cannes Lions 2017 Google | YouTube APAC Regional Summit Cannes, France Jakarta, Indonesia Panels feature AsapSCIENCE Conference on countering violent extremism and Gigi Gorgeous 19–20 September 20, 23 June

11 Chapter 1 Engaging through

Chapter 1 Grassroots Programs

Country-specifc grassroots programs designed to give young people the tools to tackle hate online

We set up eight YouTube Creators for Change programs across nine countries to train young people with the skills to take a stand against hate online. In the classroom and on the road, these programs have been designed to address specifc issues in each market, and give everyone the knowledge and confdence they need to make a difference in their community.

YouTube Creators for Change France, Toi-Même Tu Filmes workshop in Chalon-sur-Saône 12 local initiatives We rolled out local initiatives in countries across Europe, the Middle 8 East and the Asia-Pacifc region.

people trained The local initiatives empowered young people in cities and towns across the world – online and offline – in schools, universities 14.7K and youth clubs.

video views The large number of videos made by creators and program participants for our local initiatives amplifed our message of positive 20.6M social change globally.

13 France and Belgium

France and Belgium Toi-Même Tu Filmes yt.be/cfc/CFCFR

Chapter 1 450 1.7M 100 videos created by young people video views media stories

YouTube Creators for Change France, 14 Toi-Même Tu Filmes workshop in Sarcelles YouTube Creators for Change France, Toi-Même Tu Filmes workshop in Sarcelles Using 2017’s training kit and digital resources, Toi-Même Tu Filmes aims to train 10,000 young people across France by the end of season two (end Q1 2018)

Fraternité. The value of togetherness that The frst season launched in July 2016. Comedian Jamel Debbouze was part of the defnes France. This is what the YouTube Led by creators and professional flmmakers, jury panel who helped judge the 2016 grand Creators for Change program, Toi-Même it resulted in the co-creation of more than fnale, sending the winning team, from Grigny, Tu Filmes, #TMTF (‘Broadcast Yourself’) 200 videos and a web documentary. to LA to visit the city’s YouTube Space and get aims to share as far and wide as possible. advice from creators, flmmakers and writers. This was made possible by a 100-date Considering recent attacks on the country’s #TMTF workshop tour across France and In 2017, four creators, 10 flm directors, values, it’s no surprise that many young French-speaking Belgium involving creators new partners and an open-source training French people consider protecting these an and NGOs – teaching critical thought and kit allowed #TMTF to share its message of essential mission. So YouTube Creators for creativity to 800 young people. On day one, positive change even further. It is on course to Change went big and bold to empower French teens learned how to safely navigate online train 5,000 teens by the end of the year. teens to take action. content and better resist hate speech. On day two, creators helped them hone their short-flm-making skills and learn how to express and share their messages on video.

15 Young people were trained in cities across France and Belgium over two seasons Brussels Lille France and Belgium

Paris Chapter 1 Strasbourg

Nantes 46 cities in France and Belgium – 2016 Lyon 88 Bordeaux cities in France and Belgium – 2017 Nice Toulouse Montpellier 5K Marseille students to be trained by the end of 2017

16 I KNOW THE“ WORK OF ASSOCIATIONS AND YOUTH CLUBS WELL AND IT IS AMAZING TO SEE THIS MATCH BETWEEN YOUTUBE AND THEM. YOU’VE BROUGHT THIS

AMAZING WORK TO

LIGHT AND YOU GAVE THEM MORE HELP“ THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE.

Najat Vallaud-Belkacem Minister of Education, France, 2014–2017

YouTube Creators for Change France, Toi-Même Tu Filmes workshop Caption Title Sample copy. in Vaulx-en-Velin

17 UK

United Kingdom Internet Citizens yt.be/cfc/CFCUK

Chapter 1 502 17 students trained workshops

British people now spend more time on their 500 teens tackled in a series of workshops digital devices than sleeping*, but there’s little hosted by youth mentors Efe Ezekiel, Alain to no guidance in schools on how to navigate ‘Fusion’ Clapham and YouTube Creators the digital world responsibly. for Change Fellow, Nadir Nahdi, who also documented the journey on the Internet Launched in April 2017, the YouTube Creators Citizens website and his channel BENI. for Change UK chapter is teaching 13-18 year olds from vulnerable backgrounds how to use The program – which the Institute for the internet in a positive way. Their program, Strategic Dialogue says is UK’s most Internet Citizens, partners with pioneering rigorously evaluated digital citizenship think-and-do-tank the Institute for Strategic program ever – aims to train 20,000 more Dialogue, UK Youth, and Livity, to host socially-conscious, positive voices by workshops that are more memes and high- the end of July 2018. energy than charts and classroom silence.

How do you know if a piece of content is real? When should you flag hate speech? These are some of the challenges more than

*Ofcom annual study 2016

18 97 of participants felt they had gained new knowledge or skills** 83 of participants felt that their online behavior would change** 84 of participants left the workshop confdent that they would know what to do if they came across hate speech online** 82 of participants left the workshops feeling that they could identify fake news**

**Internet Citizens: Impact Report, YouTube Creators for Change UK, September 2017, produced by the Institute Internet Citizens workshop, for Strategic Dialogue April 2017 19 Germany Germany Nicht Egal yt.be/cfc/CFCDE

Chapter 1 5.3K 130 6.5M 22 students trained 360° YouTube Challenge videos total video views creators involved

YouTube Creators for Change Germany, Nicht Egal launch event at Gymnasium Buckhorn, Hamburg. Guests included YouTube creator Klein aber Hannah and the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration, Aydan Özoğuz August 2016

20 YouTube Creators for Change Germany, Nicht Egal launch event at Gymnasium Buckhorn, Hamburg

Following the school workshops, 94% of the younger students felt confdent about dealing with hate speech From the impact analysis conducted by Digitale Helden via Betterplace Lab

More than 1 million* asylum seekers were asked their combined subscriber base of The last piece of the puzzle was the registered in Germany in 2015, with more more than 10 million to take action against #NichtEgal 360° YouTube Challenge, arriving in 2016. Their arrival is accelerating intolerance instead of ignoring it. Using the a competition that asked entrants to pitch the shift towards a culturally richer and more hashtag #NichtEgal they asked fans to stand ideas for videos using 360° technology diverse society – a shift that can lead to up to hate speech, or create their own content that would create empathy for refugees. increased societal tensions. to drown it out. Three ideas were chosen for their immersive, emotional takes on the idea of ‘escape’. So in September 2016, YouTube Creators for Workshops were run in schools in every This holistic campaign won three German Change in Germany launched #NichtEgal federal state in Germany. Older students were Brand Awards: two for Best Content Marketing (‘It Matters’), a unifying expression of trained to become experts on hate speech. and one for Online Communication. tolerance and diversity. This empowering Then, as peer mentors, they conducted campaign gave the silent masses the tools workshops for younger students to help The overall result? A new community to fnd their voice and speak up against hate. them be responsible digital citizens and of internet users empowered, and react appropriately. The aim was to lay 6.5 million video views of #NichtEgal’s 22 top creators including Klein aber Hannah, the foundations for the next generation of message of empathy. JerriesBlog, MrWissen2go and Diana zur tolerant internet users and creators. Löwen joined forces to create a thought- provoking YouTube series, debunking prejudices and calling for more respect online. With one epic manifesto video they

*2016 study by WZB Berlin Social Science Center

21 Germany Chapter 1

JerriesBlog, Klein aber Hannah, and Diana zur Löwen at the Federal President of Germany Palace Open Day August 2017

22 For Nicht Egal, young people were trained in schools across every one of Germany’s federal states 39 32 schools cities Hamburg Bremen Hannover Berlin 16 Löwenberg federal states Dassel

Grünberg Frankfurt TO COUNTER“ HATE ONLINE Lübbenau WE NEED A CULTURE OF Oberursel COMMON RESPONSIBILITY OF POLICY-MAKERS, CIVIL SOCIETY Freigericht Höchst AND COMPANIES. WE ALL HAVE TO FOSTER ENGAGEMENT AND

COUNTER SPEECH AGAINST HATE

AND DISCRIMINATION ONLINE, AS WELL AS TAKE RIGOROUS“ LEGAL STEPS AGAINST HATE SPEECH. Tübingen

Munich Manuela Schwesig Unterhaching Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, and former Federal Minister for Family Afairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth

23 Turkey Turkey Sen Kimsin yt.be/cfc/CFCTU Chapter 1 3.5K 1.7K 7.4M students trained user generated campaign videos total video views

Seven NGOs supported the YouTube Creators for Change Turkey, program, including Tohum Otizm, Sen Kimsin event CSR Turkey and İhtiyaç Haritası

Mert Fırat, Turkish flm star and member of volunteering platform İhtiyaç Haritası, created his own Sen Kimsin video to support the project

24 Turkey is one of the most diverse countries Beauty vloggers Rimel Askina and As momentum grew, a truth emerged: young in the world, yet issues of race, ethnicity and Beyza Yaman, and 13 other Turkish creators, people in Turkey want a more inclusive and belonging have always been sensitive. launched the movement in October 2016. accepting society. In celebrating each other’s Workshops at 12 universities across the differences, Sen Kimsin is helping to make this The YouTube Creators for Change project, country encouraged students to speak openly goal a reality. #SenKimsin (‘Tell Us Who You Are’), about their lives and identities. These inspired addresses these issues with the clear a series of personal videos by local creators, message that there is a place for everyone NGOs and journalists, which in turn created to belong in Turkish society. an international dialogue with communities on YouTube.

25 380 people attended the series premiere, including Minister of Communications Ayoob Kara and the Director General

Israel Israel Ovdim Al Ze of the Ministry of Justice yt.be/cfc/CFCIL The Ministry of Education made changes to the Israeli curriculum based on Ovdim Al Ze, which launched on the Chapter 1 18 3.5M International Day for Tolerance, videos created total video views 16 November 2017

Sometimes it takes unlikely partners to break down barriers. That’s why YouTube Creators for Change in Israel collaborated with ‘Other Speech’, a counter-hate-speech initiative created YouTube Creators for Change Israel, Ovdim Al Ze event, September 2017 by Google and two top NGOs, to create Ovdim Al Ze (‘Work in Progress’). In an eight-part video series, the program documented conversations between people who would not normally cross paths.

Each episode sees top Israeli YouTube creators including Noa Filter, GuyTV, and Sugar Zaza meet social activists representing Israel’s diverse and complex communities, including its immigrant, LGBT, Israeli-Arab and ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities. Filmed by award-winning documentarians the Heymann Brothers, the videos explore ethnic, cultural, sexual, religious and even dietary differences to fnd common ground. English and Arabic subtitles make them more widely accessible.

Launched in September 2017, these personal and heartwarming stories reveal the change that can be achieved simply by meeting and creating together.

26 Spain Spain Somos Más somos-mas.es

YouTube Creators for Change Spain, Chapter 1 28K Somos Más event, October 2017 goal: to train young people by 2018

High-level partners include For Somos Más (‘We Are More’), YouTube The goal is to create a social movement fve NGOs and several Spanish Creators for Change Spain is joining forces young people can feel part of. An educational with the Spanish Government to promote program is being rolled out to help teens Government ministries tolerance and integration among school feel safer and act smarter online. 28,000 students in early 2018. students will be trained to develop critical judgment and tackle social issues including Somos Más is set to run In a country becoming more culturally homophobia, xenophobia, radicalism, sexism in 1,800 schools diverse, Somos Más encourages curiosity and and racism. All the educational materials are empathy with a proactive, positive narrative. available on the project’s website, allowing With the support of different ministries anyone to learn and apply this knowledge. of the Spanish Government, young people will The launch event at Spain’s be trained by NGOs including FeSP-UGT and Ministry of Justice was Jóvenes y Desarrollo to celebrate the belief chaired by the Minister that we are stronger when we work together of Justice, the Minister to combat hate and radicalism. of Interior and Google VP of Communications EMEA Peter Barron

27 Indonesia

WELL-EDUCATED YOUNG

Chapter 1 “ PEOPLE ARE THE

SPEARHEAD OF UNITY;

POSITIVE MESSAGES WHICH THEY CREATE CAN DEFINITELY“ UNIFY OUR NATION.

Ridwan Kamil Mayor of Bandung

Participants at YouTube Creators for Change Indonesia event held at offces at Bandung Mayor Offce, July 2017

28 Indonesia InDONEesia yt.be/cfc/CFCID

YouTube Creators for Change Indonesia, Bandung Mayor Offce event

In Indonesia, ethnic diversity is woven into At the inaugural event in Jakarta in April 2017, the fabric of the nation, with more than 300 high-ranking offcials from the Ministry 38 different ethnicities. The country’s shared of Education and Culture joined hundreds videos by frst-time creators identity is built on it. In fact, its motto of students, creators and NGOs for a day of (as of November 2017) translates as ‘Unity in Diversity’. talks, Q&As and passionate discussions about the role of youth in creating unity in This unity has recently been tested by a multicultural society. increasing political and religious tensions, 1.3M resulting in rising intolerance and Workshops were led by creators including Ria total video views divisiveness. In response, YouTube Creators Ricis and Gamel Awan, who use their YouTube for Change Ambassadors Cameo Project channels to tackle social issues such as hate teamed up with NGO the Maarif Institute speech and extremism, and taught teens to and other creators to launch 1nDONEsia. make their own positive video content. 151 This seven month, cross-country program media stories encouraged students to create videos Through this project, thousands of students for positive change, fully supported by across ten cities were equipped with the Indonesia’s Ministry of Education and Culture. skills to drive change through video, and a raft of user-generated 1nDONEsia videos was inspired by their work.

29 Students across Indonesia were trained on how to be positive forces online

Indonesia Medan Pontianak Makassar Ambon 92 students 274 students upcoming 200 students 1 creator 1 school Chapter 1

Jakarta Bandung Semarang Yogyakarta Bali Surabaya 200 students 270 students 250 students 250 students 100 students 200 students 10 creators 20 creators 22 schools 50 creators 1 creator 31 schools 31 schools 31 schools

30 Following the workshops, the percentage of participating students feeling confdent about speaking up against intolerance rose from THE CHALLENGE“ TODAY IS HOW 78% to 92% THE YOUNGER GENERATION CAN KAP survey conducted by Love Frankie agency TAKE CARE OF UNITY. THE SPIRIT OF UNITY IN THE MIDST OF DIVERSITY CAN BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH 1.8K DISCUSSION, WRITING AND VIDEO. students trained (as of November 2017) THE GOVERNMENT IS VERY CONCERNED WITH THE GROWING OF RADICALISM IN HIGH SCHOOLS 10 AND INTOLERANCE ONLINE cities AND HOPES THAT THROUGH THIS

EVENT ALL STUDENTS CAN PRODUCE 90 MORE POSITIVE“ CONTENT creators involved ON THE INTERNET.

Dr. Hamid Muhammad Director General of Basic and Secondary Education, Ministry of Education and Culture Indonesia, on 1nDONEsia

31 Australia Australia Share Some Good sharesomegood.org

YouTube Creators for Change Australia, Share Some Good premiere event,

Chapter 1 May 2017

YouTube Creators for Change Australia, 120 128K Share Some Good premiere event, young people trained total video views May 2017

Australians are spending an increasing Both established and frst-time creators from A full counter-speech toolkit amount of time online and many of them have across the country attended the program’s is available for free from the experienced some form of online abuse*. video production boot camp in Sydney in Share Some Good site, with The YouTube Creators for Change program November 2016, learning how to harness tips on how to get creative Share Some Good taps into the latent power in the power of video to tell positive stories. us all to change this, by empowering the silent Later, they created a series of 15 videos that with video majority to take a stand against hate speech. represent the diversity of Australian voices, screened to 100 journalists, influencers and In collaboration with social change creative government representatives in May 2017. 17 YouTube creators were agency Love Frankie and the NGO Foundation involved, including YouTube for Young Australians, Share Some Good is By giving young people the know-how to Creators for Change encouraging the nation’s youth to drown out create their own content, those who want Ambassador Natalie Tran and online negativity by providing them with the to speak up in the name of positivity can tools to speak up and speak out. have more confdence to do so – and in turn Fellow L-FRESH the LION became advocates for Share Some Good.

*sharesomegood.org/about/

32

THIS CAMPAIGN SHOWS“ THE POWER OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN YOU PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS, TOOLS“ AND INSPIRATION TO SHARE THEIR STORIES.

Michael Keenan MP The Australian Minister assisting the Prime Minister on counter terrorism

YouTube Creators for Change Australia, Share Some Good premiere event, May 2017

33 Chapter 2 Creator Role Models: Ambassadors and Fellows

YouTube creators who are communicating messages of positivity

Creator in and beyond their communities Chapter 2

Established and emerging creator role models – Ambassadors and Fellows – are at the heart of YouTube Creators for Change. Each of these inspiring creators explored social issues important to them in their social impact project videos for the program. Highly personal but reaching beyond borders, their stories have the power to change hearts and minds for their highly engaged audience.

Dina Torkia at the YouTube Creators for Change Social Impact Camp June 2017

34 39 12M 2B creator role total lifetime views models subscribers of creator videos to date

To lead YouTube Creators for Change Representing 13 countries, these Collectively, the videos created by we named 11 Ambassadors — inspiring voices reached millions of Ambassadors and Fellows have established creators with a global viewers from all over the world with their the power to amplify the program’s fan base — and 28 Fellows, emerging messages of positivity. message of positive change far creators with a drive to create beyond their communities. social change.

35 Meet the Global Ambassadors Fostering productive dialogue through content creation, speaking engagements

Ambassadors and workshops Creator Chapter 2

36 Franchesca Ramsey, Jouelzy, John Green, Humza Arshad, and Sam Saffold-Geri speak on stage during the YouTube Creators for Change Panel at Vidcon at the Anaheim Convention Center June 2017

37 Humza

Arshad UK yt.be/cfc/Humza 85.3M lifetime video views to date Ambassadors 385K subscribers Creator Chapter 2

38 MY MAIN GOAL IS JUST“ TO MAKE A POSITIVE

CHANGE AND A DIFFERENCE TO PEOPLE’S LIVES.

I TRY MY BEST TO CHANGE THE PERCEPTION THAT PEOPLE HAVE OF MUSLIMS. WE’RE JUST NORMAL PEOPLE. WE EAT, WE BREATHE,“ WE SLEEP JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

Humza Arshad is a British Pakistani comedian The series on his Humza Productions channel London’s Metropolitan Police gave him known for using his self-deprecating style to made Humza a role model for UK youth. an award for his work in 2017 and told him take on diffcult issues, including extremism, He was invited to work with the UK police in that the number of children going to Syria mental illness and Islamophobia. 2014 to fght radicalization in schoolchildren, had dropped to almost zero. creating a video called ‘I’m a Muslim, Not After leaving drama school in 2011, and a Terrorist’, and addressing more than 3,000 For YouTube Creators for Change, Humza realizing there were few roles for him in pupils on a school tour. has spoken at major global events, mentored mainstream media, Humza turned to YouTube Fellows and created a series of four powerful, to get creative. His defning ‘Diary of a Bad In 2015, Humza experienced a turning point: thought-provoking videos. Highlighting Man’ series, which tells funny, insightful, three radicalized London schoolgirls ran bullying, gang violence, mental health and relatable stories about a young Pakistani away to Syria to become jihadi brides. Humza Islamophobia, they encourage viewers to Muslim growing up in South London, knew one of their cousins and was motivated reach out with empathy and to identify was a hit from the outset. to help. He has since talked to children in and call out personal abuse. His videos for 60 schools about the dangers of online YouTube Creators for Change have been extremism and radicalization. viewed over 1.7 million times.

39 Dina Torkia UK yt.be/cfc/dinatokio

96.1M 683K lifetime video views to date subscribers Ambassadors

Dina started her YouTube channel, Dina Tokio, Stereotype-busting Dina wants to inspire instead of studying fashion at university, Muslim women to know that they can defne where she felt she might be limited as their own narratives and do whatever they a hijab-wearing Muslim woman. Now she is want to do. a YouTube style icon, loved for her modest Creator

Chapter 2 fashion vlogs and the warm, funny and bluntly What does YouTube mean to you? honest videos about her personal life. “YouTube is what allows me to connect with all of these other Muslim women and get In her four-part series #YourAverageMuslim, my message across. For me, YouTube is the she sparks a conversation on social media by platform that allows me to do what I want to challenging perceptions about Muslim women, do without somebody higher telling me ‘no’.” meeting a powerlifter, a hip-hop dancer and a community development worker who works with other Muslim women in prison.

40 YOUTUBE“ CREATORS FOR CHANGE IS

A PROGRAM THAT

ENABLES CREATORS TO MAKE A BIGGER SOCIAL IMPACT“ THAN THEY ALREADY ARE.

41 Abdel En Vrai at the YouTube Creators for Change Social Impact Camp June 2017

Belgium

Ambassadors Abdel En Vrai yt.be/cfc/abdelenvrai 18M 200K lifetime video views to date subscribers Creator Chapter 2 A native Belgian stand-up comedian empathy. He won the Brussels Citizen of the What does it mean to you to be on YouTube? of Moroccan descent, Abdel En Vrai says Year Award in 2013 for his work as a social “I really like making people smile, making he’s seen by some as an immigrant, justice and equality activist. them laugh. YouTube helped me distribute simply because he’s Muslim. He took my message by allowing me to express to YouTube to deconstruct misguided Abdel joined the YouTube Creators for myself. I became interested in taking existing generalizations about Muslims Change local initiative in France and Belgium, prejudices and deconstructing them.” and Arabs, with observant sketches Toi-Même Tu Filmes, leading workshops to that challenge preconceptions. get young Belgians excited about creating What do you want to achieve with YouTube positive video content. He has also created Creators for Change? A big believer in the power of humor to a thought-provoking video that counters “I would like to hear someone at the connect, he digests current affairs and takes misinformation about women’s role in Islam. workshop say ‘I’d like to do this too.’ down racist, xenophobic and Islamophobic Just to tell themselves, ‘If he did it, so can I.’ stereotypes to promote tolerance and That’s my dream.” Belgim

Cameo Project use comedy to raise awareness What sort of messages do you aim to share around diffcult social issues in Indonesia, which on YouTube? Cameo is home to hundreds of different ethnicities and “Freedom of speech is important to promote languages. In one of the most diverse nations tolerance, to accept others. We are here to set in the world, their energetic, relatable videos an example that it is okay to be different. It’s Project challenge taboos, invite dialogue and promote a okay to make a choice and be proud about it.” Indonesia message of unity to counter intolerance and hate. What do you want to achieve with YouTube yt.be/cfc/CameoProject For YouTube Creators for Change, they toured Creators for Change? schools and universities in 10 cities with the “We want to share this spirit with people #1nDONEsia project, with local creators joining in small towns.” 52.8M them for educational workshops. Their sessions lifetime video views to date equipped 1,400 students with the confdence and skills to create and share videos to encourage understanding and harmony 284K in their multicultural society. subscribers

43 All India Omar

Ambassadors Bakchod India Hussein Saudi Arabia yt.be/cfc/allindiabakchod yt.be/cfc/OmarHussein 316.3M 25.4M lifetime video views to date lifetime video views to date Creator Chapter 2

These Indian comics use edgy humor to get Comedian Omar Hussein takes complex political people thinking. Their 2013 ‘Rape – It’s Your issues, breaks them down and seasons them with Fault’ video, satirizing the practice of victim- humor, all in about three minutes. For YouTube blaming in cases of sexual assault, went Creators for Change, he created a parody rap video. viral and hit the national news. For YouTube Featuring three other rappers – two from Creators for Change, they created a podcast Saudi Arabia and one from Morocco – it plays about online harassment to spark conversation on the East-West Arab split, with Omar’s comic about online misogyny and create a safer performance reinforcing the track’s message digital environment for women in India. that it’s okay to be different.

44 Natalie John Franchesca Tran Australia Green USA Ramsey USA yt.be/cfc/NatalieTran yt.be/cfc/vlogbrothers yt.be/cfc/chescaleigh 599.3M 717.6M 30.2M lifetime video views to date lifetime video views to date lifetime video views to date

This Vietnamese-Australian creator bases New York Times bestselling author John is MTV host Franchesca is not afraid of awkward her sketches and monologues on awkward co-founder of the successful Vlogbrothers topics. Her thought-provoking videos are everyday scenarios as well as more serious and Crash Course YouTube series. He mentors designed to encourage marginalized people issues including gender roles and asylum new YouTube creators and speaks at events who aren’t fully represented in mainstream seekers. Her 2016 video blasting the worldwide for YouTube Creators for Change. media to fnd their voice. Franchesca tackles Australian Government’s offshore immigration John donated his fnancial grant from YouTube police violence with her animation ‘Can You centers attracted more than 500,000 views. Creators for Change to his annual ‘Project Help End Police Violence?’. Focusing on the For her social impact project, Natalie explores for Awesome’ 48-hour livestream fundraiser, lack of police training in de-escalation, she the racism and sexism directed at people in which raised $2 million for charities working to hopes to inspire US citizens to get involved interracial relationships. “decrease world suck”. in their communities.

45 Meet the Fellows The next generation of emerging creators who are using their voice for good Fellows Creator Chapter 2

Swann Périssé at the YouTube Creators for Change Social Impact Camp June 2017

46 47 Nadir Nahdi at European Development Days June 2017

BENI UK yt.be/cfc/BENI 2.5M 12K lifetime video views to date subscribers

If you don’t defne yourself, someone else will. This is the motto at the heart of BENI, Nadir Nahdi’s channel. Online, and offline at events including this year’s European Development Days, he’s on a mission to promote tolerance Fellows to create a better, more empathetic world.

A key player in Internet Citizens, the UK YouTube Creators for Change local initiative, he led video creation sessions showing young people how to be creative, express themselves and belong – in a safe and positive way. Creator Chapter 2 For his YouTube Creators for Change social impact project, ‘BENI x SAWA’, Nadir traveled to Lebanon to explore the work being done by SAWA, an NGO founded to raise the living standards of Syrian refugees in the country. Staying in a refugee camp, he met with both volunteers and refugees to highlight people’s resilience and ability to fnd joy in even the harshest of environments.

4848 Subhi Taha Myles Dyer Jovi Adhiguna Hunter I’mJette Zukar Niharika Nm USA UK Indonesia Germany Germany India yt.be/cfc/SubhiTaha yt.be/cfc/mylesdyer yt.be/cfc/JoviHunter yt.be/cfc/ImJette yt.be/cfc/zukar yt.be/cfc/NiharikaNm 9M video views 10.1M video views 10.5M video views 12.8M video views 1.8M video views 7.1M video views Muslim-American vlogger Myles suggests we Influencers encourage In her social impact Berlin-based comedian Niharika uses her style Subhi explores issues reject simplifed labels victims of bullying to be project examining the and refugee Firas Alshater of observational comedy linked to his experiences and think for ourselves, – and love – themselves sources of hate speech, uses comedy to counter to tackle everyday of being Arab, Muslim and to build bridges with in fashion and beauty fashion and beauty xenophobia, giving an sexism with her social an immigrant in the USA in those who don’t agree vlogger Jovi’s moving vlogger Jette Lübbehüsen ‘outsider’s view’ of society impact project ‘Things his social impact project. with us, in his social social impact project. wants to make it a trend in his humorous social People Should Stop impact project. of the past. impact project. Saying to Women’.

KhanStopMe Evelyn from ItsRadishTime ArthurPrsl Datteltäter UK the Internets USA France Germany yt.be/cfc/khanstopme USA yyt.be/cfc/ yt.be/cfc/ItsRadishTime yt.be/cfc/ArthurPrsl yt.be/cfc/Datteltater EvelynFromTheInternets 136K video views 865K video views 936K video views 5.8M video views video views Comedian and social 10.7M Taylor Behnke is a Arthur Pires challenges For their social impact commentator Taha Evelyn Ngugi uses champion of civic media narratives by project, these provocative Khan uses provocative humor to explore engagement. Her social presenting truths – comedians – four Muslims humor to spark positive racism in her social impact project features focusing on refugees and one Christian – target discussions about race. impact project, talking practical guides helping in his social misunderstandings about “Black stuff, people mobilize their impact project. about Muslim culture in All video views refer to African stuff and frst- communities. a satirical detective show. lifetime video views to date generation American stuff”.

49 Shog Al Maskery Them Boxer Shorts Gita Savitri Devi EmotionalFulls Maha AJ JustKissMyFrog Oman India Indonesia India UAE UK yt.be/cfc/ShogALMaskery yt.be/cfc/themboxershorts yt.be/cfc/GitaSavitriDevi yt.be/cfc/EmotionalFulls yt.be/cfc/MahaAJ yt.be/cfc/justkissmyfrog 2.6M video views 4.7M video views 28.1M video views 15.1M video views 9.1M video views 3.3M video views In her social impact This comedy A Muslim in Germany, Gita Feel-good short-flm Maha Abdelghaffar, a In her social impact project, Shog targets collective breaks down uses her social impact makers EmotionalFulls comedian and dentist, project, ‘Go Back to hate speech, showing stereotypes one joke project to explain that tell moving stories about explores her background Where You Came From’, that it is just as at a time, though their for a peaceful society human relationships in her social impact poet Leena Normington Fellows hurtful online as in social impact project it’s our responsibility to encourage viewers project to show that looks at immigration the real world. takes xenophobia to understand people to open their hearts diversity makes the and notions of very seriously. different from ourselves. and minds. world stronger. nationhood. Creator Chapter 2

İlker Gümüşoluk Film Maker Muslim Kamusal Mizah Ezaldeen Aref Turkey Indonesia Turkey Yemen yt.be/cfc/Ilker yt.be/cfc/FilmMakerMuslim yt.be/cfc/kamusal yt.be/cfc/EzaldeenAref 5.8M video views 24M video views 8.6M video views 950K video views Comedian İlker vlogs This team aims to For their social impact Knowing that hate about human values. inspire peace and unity project, Özgür Turhan and is often caused by In his social impact through short flms, and Deniz Bağdaş satirize unfamiliarity, Ezaldeen project, he interviews explores inter-ethnic prejudice in a mock gets to know families Turkish stars, showing friendship after the 1998 News24 debate show different from his that we all face hate in race riots in their social about Game of Thrones. own for his social All video views refer to different ways. impact project. impact project. lifetime video views to date

50 Amani USA Swann Périssé France yt.be/cfc/Amani yt.be/cfc/swannperisse

Feminist and acclaimed stand-up Swann breaks down barriers by wringing awkwardness out of 881K 18K 11.2M women’s everyday experiences. Swann recently lifetime video views to date subscribers lifetime video views to date joined politicians for International Day of the Founder and editor-in-chief of MuslimGirl Amani Girl celebrations at the European Parliament Al-Khatahtbeh is a rising voice on social, religious and in Brussels. There she gave a speech for the political issues. She was invited by Michelle Obama to 136K launch of ‘Girl2Leader’, a global campaign speak at the 2016 United State of Women Summit. subscribers established by the Women Political Leaders Global Forum to encourage girls to get into Amani meets some of the most exciting creative minds politics and leadership. of her generation, who have faced adversity in pursuit of their art. She wants to inspire a new generation of By talking to some of the world’s wittiest ladies, creators by showing them that they can use creativity to Swann hopes to inspire other female stand-ups express their voice, no matter what challenges they face. by showing that women can rule comedy.

51 Rosianna Halse Rojas UK yt.be/cfc/RosiannaRojas 6.3M lifetime video views to date 56.7K

Fellows subscribers

Rosianna tackles online harassment, mental health, feminism and global economic inequality and has presented an inspiring TEDx talk on the power of online communities to change lives. For her social impact SuperSamStuf UK project, she teaches women in a Colombian refugee camp how to use video to tell their stories, empowering Creator

Chapter 2 yt.be/cfc/SuperSamStuf Film student Sam Saffold-Geri's vlogs them to express themselves online. look at identity, mental health and growing up in the digital age. He was a panelist 1.4M at VidCon 2017 and has appeared at UK lifetime video views to date YouTube festival Summer in the City. His Lovie Award-winning thriller ‘A Welcoming Place’ premiered at the 2017 Tribeca TV Festival. It’s a powerful meditation on 23K xenophobia that explores the idea of subscribers ‘the other’.

52 L-FRESH the LION Australia yt.be/cfc/LFRESHTheLION 905K 5K lifetime video views to date subscribers

A Sikh hip-hop artist from Western Sydney, L-FRESH the LION uses his rhymes to challenge the daily struggles of life for ‘outsiders’, breaking down cultural barriers to give everyone the freedom to belong. For his social impact project, L-FRESH created a provocative two-part track. ‘RACI$T’ is a visual and lyrical unpacking of systemic racism, which is followed by ‘OUR WORLD’ – an uplifting reflection of his own family’s migration story.

Tazzy Phe USA yt.be/cfc/TazzyPhe 5.7M 54K lifetime video views to date subscribers

With her satirical sketches, Tasneem Afridi aims to challenge one-dimensional portrayals of Muslims in the media. For her social impact project, she explores what it means to ‘belong’ in a short documentary about the experience of emigrating to Colorado, and through her stop-frame animation ‘I Wanted Nothing to Do with This Country’, where she goes ‘back home’ and feels alien in the country that she’s meant to be from.

53 Inspired Communities Comments on creators’ social impact project videos

SAM, THIS IS“ AN INCREDIBLE

THIS IS A“ POWERFUL WORK OF ART. THE SCRIPT IS MESSAGE TO THOSE“ WHO AMAZING, AND THE THEMES ARE THINK WE’RE TERRORISTS. EXACTLY WHAT “ OUR WORLD NEEDS TO HEAR RIGHT NOW.

Humza Arshad’s 'Islamophobia — A Walk in the Park'

SuperSamStuf’s ‘A Welcoming Place’

THIS WAS SO INSPIRING.“ THANK

BRAVO! I“ LOVE YOUR YOU FOR THE MOTIVATION AND

CHANNEL AND ESPECIALLY THE KICK IN THE BUTT THAT I THIS VIDEO! WE“ ARE FED (AND PROBABLY“ SO MANY UP WITH PREJUDICES! OTHERS) REALLY NEED.

Abdel En Vrai’s ‘Women in Islam’ ItsRadishTime’s ‘How to Organize’

54 THIS SERIES “WAS BEAUTIFUL. BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, IT WAS NEEDED. THE CHANGE YOU’RE REPRESENTING ISN’T LAID OUT. IT’S FOR EVERYONE TO INTERPRET FOR THEMSELVES AND APPLY TO THEIR OWN CIRCUMSTANCES. IT HAS MOTIVATED ME TO CHANGE. AND I BELIEVE THAT DINA IS THE BEST PERSON TO BRING THIS IDEA TO THE WORLD BECAUSE SHE SHOWS HOW LAID BACK, CHILL & NORMAL IT IS TO THINK THIS WAY. SHE’S AN AVERAGE MUSLIM WOMAN SHOWING THAT

YOU DON’T NEED ANYTHING BUT YOU

YOURSELF & YOUR FAITH TO CHANGE THE WHOLE WORLD.“ THANK YOU FOR YOU THIS DINA.

Dina Torkia’s ‘#YourAverageMuslim — Episode 2 (The Big Debate)’

YouTube Creators for Change Israel, Ovdim Al Ze event, September 2017

55 Vlogger Jouelzy meets Congolese refugees in Chapter 3 Boise, Idaho Rallying a Global Audience

Campaigns around global events that inspire everyone to participate and create a positive impact

We use our global reach to raise awareness of key cultural moments that celebrate unity and tolerance. Everyone has the power to use their voice to create positive change and together we can make a positive difference on a global scale. Chapter 3

56 creators involved YouTube creators from around the world took part, using their voices to amplify campaign messages 53 in their communities and far beyond.

total videos created We shared powerful and engaging personal stories to promote understanding around global 77 issues and drive social change.

total video views Through the videos created for brand moments we were able to champion tolerance 26.7M and understanding on a huge scale.

57 Meet the person behind the label World Refugee Day #MoreThanARefugee yt.be/cfc/WRD

The current refugee crisis is one of the YouTube creators traveled to Jordan, Serbia, most serious humanitarian crises of our Uganda, Greece and the USA to meet with 19.2M time, with more than 65 million people* scientists, business people, students, total views of around the world forcibly displaced athletes, professors, children, foodies, #MoreThanARefugee videos from their homes. artists, football fans and dreamers who also happen to be refugees. Collaborative videos The refugee experience is widely shared their unique experiences, and paint 9 misunderstood and individuals are often a picture of who they really are. videos created unfairly stigmatized. News reports and media coverage tend to reduce refugees Each of these stories goes beyond the Seven creators were to statistics, so we lose sense of who coverage normally seen in mainstream these people are: people like us, who have media, and invites you to meet the person involved in the campaign: friends, families, careers, and a lifetime behind the label. Mama Bee from Eh Bee of experiences. Family, Tyler Oakley, World Refugee Day Jouelzy, Fly with Haifa, For World Refugee Day in June 2017, Francis Maxwell of The YouTube Creators for Change teamed up Young Turks, Suli Breaks, with the International Rescue Committee to create a campaign that aims to help people and Greg and Mitch from see beyond the misperceptions and labels – AsapSCIENCE Chapter 3 to humanize the refugee experience and see #MorethanARefugee.

*ec.europa.eu/echo/fles/aid/countries/factsheets/thematic/refugees_en.pdf

58 Haifa meets with Maryam, a 17-year-old who made a dangerous journey from Iraq

WHEN WE “SEE REFUGEES AS PEOPLE FIRST, WE ARE ABLE TO REPLACE FEAR WITH RECOGNITION AND HOPE. OUR YOUTUBE PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS US TO INTRODUCE REFUGEES IN A DISTINCTLY DEEPER AND PERSONAL WAY

WHILE REACHING

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO OTHERWISE MAY HAVE REMAINED“ UNENGAGED.

David Miliband International Rescue Committee President and CEO on YouTube global initiative #MoreThanARefugee

59 As part of Google.org’s commitment to inclusion, it granted $1 million to New York City’s LGBT Community Center to support the Stonewall National Monument, the frst LGBTQ- dedicated landmark in the US

To support the needs of at-risk LGBTQ+ youths, we partnered London Pride March with US crisis intervention service Patrick Starr, Tyler Oakley and Julie Vu The Trevor Project, and worked with 25 global suicide prevention Celebrating brave LGBTQ+ voices worldwide organizations to support their provision of text and phone helplines

From the outset, YouTube has served as an Creators including Patrick Starr, Gigi Gorgeous, inclusive place for the LGBTQ+ community to Miles McKenna, Team2Moms and Shannon Pride use their voice, feel like they belong and fnd Beveridge led the rallying cry. The anthem video #ProudToBe essential support. was watched more than 6 million times in 24 hours. Social campaigns were activated yt.be/cfc/pride While vital and hard-fought LGBTQ+ rights are in 34 countries worldwide, encouraging creators still at risk, we wanted to show our commitment and consumers everywhere to share their Pride to making YouTube a place where this ever- #ProudToBe stories. expanding online community can express 6.2M itself freely. Our support is not only for Pride though. We are video views to date committed to LGBTQ+ support services such In June 2017, we were proud to launch our ffth as New York City’s LGBT Community Center, Pride campaign, joining the global drumbeat and commemorate LGBT History Month and of support for those speaking out for LGBTQ+ International Transgender Day of Visibility.

Chapter 3 34 countries supported the campaign rights – those who are #ProudtoBe. A permanent shelf on our US YouTube Spotlight channel showcases LGBTQ+ videos throughout the year.

60 The YouTube community stands up to be counted

NGO ONE.org to amplify their ongoing #GirlsCount campaign. This initiative is designed to remind the world that behind International each number is a real girl. It’s a campaign to give every girl the education they deserve – which in turn benefts the whole world.

Day of the Girl Through #GirlsCount, we rallied the In the frst 24 hours ONE.org’s hero YouTube community, calling on some of the #GirlsCount video generated more than 394K views, world’s most talented musicians, influential yt.be/cfc/IDG activists, renowned athletes and YouTube 10.5K comments and 3K mentions creators. They each picked a number from 1 to 130 million, each representing one girl 1.3M+ Creators uploaded 67 videos not in school, and created a video message video views to date on girls’ education to mobilize their fans There are 130 million school-age girls in the to follow suit. world who don’t have access to education. Seven celebrity partners including 46 YouTube believes in freedom of opportunity Elizabeth Banks, Felicity Huffman, Kate creators involved for everyone and wanted to help shine a light Walsh and Michelle Monaghan, 46 YouTube on this shocking statistic. On International creators and 13 international leaders took Day of the Girl in October, YouTube Creators part in the movement, urging world leaders USA

7 for Change partnered with international to get more girls into education. Day of the Girl celebrity partners Creator Chapter 3

Taken from #GirlsCount – Every Girl Has The Right To An Education October 2017

61 Local Initiatives Ambassadors

Find Out Australia Abdel En Vrai sharesomegood.org yt.be/cfc/abdelenvrai More France/Belgium All India Bakchod yt.be/cfc/CFCFR yt.be/cfc/allindiabakchod Here’s where to discover Germany Cameo Project yt.be/cfc/CFCDE yt.be/cfc/CameoProject the inspiring ways in Indonesia Dina Torkia which YouTube Creators yt.be/cfc/CFCID yt.be/cfc/dinatokio for Change has been Israel Franchesca Ramsey amplifying positive voices yt.be/cfc/CFCIL yt.be/cfc/chescaleigh over the frst year of Spain Humza Arshad the program. somos-mas.es yt.be/cfc/Humza Turkey John Green yt.be/cfc/CFCTU yt.be/cfc/vlogbrothers With every video UK Natalie Tran created through our yt.be/cfc/CFCUK yt.be/cfc/NatalieTran local initiatives, creator Omar Hussein role models and yt.be/cfc/OmarHussein brand moments we’re Brand Moments approaching our goal – using the power of video #MoreThanARefugee yt.be/cfc/WRD to counter hate and #ProudToBe replace negativity yt.be/cfc/pride with empathy in #GirlsCount communities worldwide. yt.be/cfc/IDG

62 Fellows Kamusal Mizah Photo credits yt.be/cfc/kamusal Chris Prestidge pg 10, 11, 32, 33 Amani KhanStopMe Cooper Neill/Getty Images for Allied-THA pg 45 yt.be/cfc/Amani yt.be/cfc/khanstopme Eros Sana pg 8/9, 12, 14, 15, 17 ArthurPrsl L-FRESH the LION FilmMagic/FilmMagic for YouTube pg 36/37 yt.be/cfc/ArthurPrsl yt.be/cfc/LFRESHTheLION Gerald Onyango pg 2, 10, 18/19, Front Cover BENI Maha AJ Getty Images pg 25 yt.be/cfc/BENI yt.be/cfc/MahaAJ Jakob Boerner pg 10, 20, 21, 22 Datteltäter Myles Dyer Jodi Hilton pg 11, 59 yt.be/cfc/Datteltater yt.be/cfc/mylesdyer Jonathan McBride pg 56 EmotionalFulls Niharika Nm Matías Ruiz-Clavijo pg 27 yt.be/cfc/EmotionalFulls yt.be/cfc/NiharikaNm Matt Doyle/Contour by Getty Images pg 52, 53 Evelyn from the Internets Rosianna Halse Rojas Mika Schmidt - Pool/Getty Images pg 49 yt.be/cfc/EvelynFromTheInternets yt.be/cfc/RosiannaRojas Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Tribeca Ezaldeen Aref Shog AL Maskery TV Festival pg 5 yt.be/cfc/EzaldeenAref yt.be/cfc/ShogALMaskery Olivier Anbergen/I Love Light Photography pg 51 Film Maker Muslim Subhi Taha Sarah Bardsley pg 6, 34, 42, 46/47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, yt.be/cfc/FilmMakerMuslim yt.be/cfc/SubhiTaha Back Cover Gita Savitri Devi SuperSamStuf Satish Bate/Hindustan Times Via Getty Images yt.be/cfc/GitaSavitriDevi yt.be/cfc/SuperSamStuf pg 44 I’mJette Swann Périssé Taken from '#GirlsCount — Every Girl Has The Right yt.be/cfc/ImJette yt.be/cfc/swannperisse To An Education' pg 61 İlker Gümüşoluk Tazzy Phe Tomer Foltyn pg 11, 26, 55 yt.be/cfc/Ilker yt.be/cfc/TazzyPhe ItsRadishTime Them Boxer Shorts yt.be/cfc/ItsRadishTime yt.be/cfc/themboxershorts Jovi Adhiguna Hunter Zukar yt.be/cfc/JoviHunter yt.be/cfc/zukar JustKissMyFrog yt.be/cfc/justkissmyfrog

63 MY HOPE IS TO“ GET MY VIEWERS TO DO MORE THAN JUST SHARE MY CONTENT ADDRESSING

SOCIAL ISSUES. I WANT THEM

TO FEEL MOTIVATED AND EMPOWERED TO ACTUALLY“ GO OUT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Subhi Taha Fellow, USA

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USE YOUR“ VOICE — “ CREATE CHANGE