For the past two years, I've been working as a writer, producer, editor and sometimes shooter for the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States. I've been incredibly lucky to travel around the country and eavesdrop on Baha'i communities in the process of empowering individuals at the grassroots to take ownership of their lives and neighborhoods. Some of the videos I've worked on can be seen here.

The photo here is of what's called a "Jr Youth Empowerment Program." Baha'is see youth aged 11-15 as incredible agents of change, who are able to see what's wrong in the world and want to help better their communities. Amazingly (or not), they're finding when youth aren't treated as problems to be solved or too young to matter, they are capable of doing amazing things.

Photo by: Nancy Wong