Testinonials
"People ask about the program and I try to explain it, yet words always fall short of describing the experiences and the development that I have undergone across the two years. For one week, each year I have been taken out of my natural environment, socialized with some of the most interesting and inspiring people of a similar age in the world, all in a fantastically organized week where I learnt more than many classes will teach in a lifetime"
Melbourne, Australia
"The only thing that bothers all of YLI students is the part when we have to say goodbye after a perfect week of excitement, new experiences, and maturing."
Istanbul, Turkey
"I first started to think seriously in becoming a leader when I participated at the World Leader Conference in Washington DC, and I had the opportunity to listen to true leaders and people who really succeeded in their lives."
Bucharest, Romania
"It is not the type of awareness or knowledge you gain from a school camp or holiday, it is something more central to the way you personally conduct yourself."
Melbourne, Australia
"YLI taught me that the most important word is We and the less important world is I! It also taught me that from time to time I will need to put other’s needs before mine, that I’m just a small, but not insignificant part of the whole and that if we want to, we can make a difference. So all I can say so far is thank you for the greatest week I ever had. Thank you for a lifetime memory and an amazing experience."
Turnu-Severin, Romania
"I have re-assessed my own values from a more global perspective as a result of taking part in the program- some of what I found important before my involvement in YLI now seems inconsequential and trivial. I find myself to have become more open-minded, that I try to understand where people are coming from when I disagree with what they say, where previously I would have dismissed them. More often than not, I find that they have something worthwhile to say."
Melbourne, Australia
"I think that one of the important strengths of YLI is the removal of traditional barriers; simply opening up everyone to different perspectives."
Montreal, Canada
