The one who still believed in heroes

We want for people to know, that they can be heroes within their own communities.

I see it back home, especially amongst the youth - their thinking is ’why bother talking to politicians if they wont listen to us anyway !? ’ Some of them fear that their voice doesn’t matter. Well, they are right in a sense when it comes to representation, but they are also wrong because their voice does matter! It is soon going to be their time, so they should start getting involved. They can become heroes.

The European heroes we choose, we help promote and this is where I personally use my marketing and digital skills, to create a virtuous circle where people feel empowered and then, empower others.

One of our keywords is: ‘relatable’ - if young people see somebody on a TED talk or a high-level conference, they may think that ‘someone’ is too far ahead, too out of reach. But if they look at someone who made it at a local level, they may be encouraged to do the same.

I’m not sure if I’m a hero. My teammates and co-founders are definitely heroes.

David is a digital education consultant at Google and has co-founded the initiative European heroes, an online community presenting young people with relatable role models, in order to inspire (future heroes).

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