Seventeen year-old Kiwi Brittany Trilford, winner of the ‘Date with History’ competition, takes on the role of the ‘Voice of Youth’ at the Rio+20 conference in Brazil.
The competition involved entrants uploading video speeches telling the world about the “future we want.” The online public voted for 22 finalists at least 3 from each region of the world, with the winner going on to address the delegates at the Rio+20 conference.
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