In this open letter, youth from around the world reflect upon their experiences in the pandemic and identify five opportunities for growth. Here are the five lessons: for vaccines to work, we must build trust; bridging the digital divide can help bring quality education for all, COVID-19 has unlocked attention on global youth mental health, COVID-19 does not discriminate but our societies do; Climate change is the other planetary crisis that won’t wait.
Photo by Markus Spiske