The Decentralized Future: How Gen Z is Rewriting the Narrative of Global Conflict plus updates.

A4R 🎨 Monthly - a GenZ co creation.

Jan 29, 2026

Ciao Trailblazers,

Great to see you settling into the new year. Given your passion for changing the world we thought it best to start with how we see you bringing change for the better. Your decentralised and anti hero approach looks likely to continue. In the same way bitcoin changed the world of finance - you will make the world an inclusive space for all of us.

Coming onto what we have been working on now. Over the coming months we will be providing vocational training to 45+ GenZ from the UK and US. They will complete professional development level courses in Journalism. They will then use the learning to research and write about communities recovering from conflict.

They will also be covering the concept of post memory - it covers how second and third generations of the victims are dealing with the issues of conflict. This week marks Holocaust memorial day - which is what led to the research into post memory. Just a reminder this day remembers all those who have lost their lives to genocide from Jews, Gypies, Poles, Serbs to people in Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda and more.

We are also working with two students - Adeola & Cal - from DePaul University in Chicago, US. They are focusing on using agentic Ai using human centered and martech. We will be sharing their work with us as time goes on. They are with us for 10 weeks.

These GenZ are working while still studying. They want to build real world work experience so they can pay their bills as soon as possible and take ownership of their own lives. If you remember Taya from Ukraine - yes, the one who also came up with our logo! She joined us before she moved to Ireland 4 years ago and is now at University in Dublin. Well … she just secured her year in industry with BMW Group. Congrats to her. 👏

So, keep an eye out for the good quality, well researched information presented in easy to understand ways like using podcasting, written articles, gaming and visuals. This helps you to relate to the deeper issues these communities impacted by conflict are dealing with.

Let’s not forget most of these communities get forgotten in time and their issues aren’t well understood. Not to mention they support us all cope with the fakenews out there as well.

Our sponsor for the month -

80,000 voices. They are a Noble Peace Prize winning team. Their focus has been to promote world peace and nuclear disarmament. They focus on connecting lessons of history with the next generation using art, music, performance and education. You can learn more about them here.