Navigating Social Media As a Young Person-Sundas Raza

I AM Wales Podcast

This podcast is the 'Youth Matters podcast' hosted by Kimberly Jeffrey.
Sundas is a creative with a passion for innovation & storytelling. She is deeply committed to empowering underrepresented voices and creating inclusive spaces through her poetry, workshops and community driven projects. She is the founder of Girlz Clwb , an arts and crafts based initiative that provides judgement free spaces for girls to connect, create and unwind. With a background in law and a love for the arts, a lot of her work blends structure with creativity. It spans acting, spoken word poetry, and event curation, with a strong emphasis on creating experiences that inspire, uplift, and spark change.
One of her proudest moment is when I published my first poetry book 'Echoes Among Olive Branches' in January 2024.
"My mother is my biggest inspiration. Her hardworking nature and resilience always fuels me even when I struggle to find the motivation to go on. She has sacrificed so much and faced so much to give us better futures and I will forever be in awe of that."
"I think a big challenge young people face today is living up to an unrealistic standard and insecurity. The way you grow up shapes and influences the person you become so the more positive reinforcement within young people , the more positive the population would be. If I could change one thing about the world, I would make sure respect was the centrepiece of everything as I believe that’s the solution to many of todays problems"