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Team Bertho Team Bertho is a world-recognized youth organization that bonds the whole world beyond borders through individually crafted human life stories.

Team Bertho is a multi-award-winning global youth organization that bonds the whole world beyond borders through individually crafted human life stories. Founded in 2016, Team Bertho works on documenting the life experiences gathered from of all race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, and sexuality; striving to ensure global peace through inclusivity and connectivity. Team Bertho circulates these stories, morals, and experiences in hopes that the audience benefit by learning the ever-flowing yet true nature of life and reality, along with applying the learnings to their own lives. With the power of curiosity, empathy, and compassion—Team Bertho created an inclusive universal dais where people can come together with their own valuable contributions to the world and its people. Our Achievements:
Team Bertho’s projects have been well-received all around the globe, earning multiple prestigious awards, most notably The Diana Award, Asia's Top 10 Young Talents, Bloom’s 30 Under 30, Top 50 Coolest South Asians of 2022, Best Life Experiences Documentary CEO 2025, Global Youth Awards for Educational Innovation, The Points of Light Inspiration Honor Roll, 50 Leading Lights Asia Pacific, Kindness in Education Award, Fellowship at The Queen's Commonwealth Trust, and the UNICEF Meena Media Award.

I believe that if we give our creativity the space to move in all directions, we begin to feel whole.Moments in life whe...
17/10/2026

I believe that if we give our creativity the space to move in all directions, we begin to feel whole.

Moments in life when I felt that I did not belong, such as periods of illness, depression, professional setbacks, and apathy, were the moments when my creativity needed the most care. It was through nurturing my creativity that I regained a sense of agency, allowing me to move forward and create the positive impact I wanted to have. Slowly, I began using creativity to express my emotions, from anger and sadness to love and joy. Through this process, I found not only a way to be resilient but also able to reconnecting with my purpose, and the communities around me.

When my creativity is valued, I feel part of a community and of a society that strives to strengthen and empower its people. That is why, whenever I work with young people, I always tried to create space for each person to express their creativity. Without that opportunity, people can feel marginalized and left behind. To me, a flourishing environment is one where creativity brings us together. It is an environment in which people feel valued, connected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents.

(Daphnée Pacas-Gutierrez, 30, El Salvador)

I learned the importance of resilience during a time when I faced both personal and professional setbacks. At first, the...
15/10/2026

I learned the importance of resilience during a time when I faced both personal and professional setbacks. At first, these challenges felt overwhelming, but I discovered that creativity and persistence were my strongest tools. By channeling my energy into new work and embracing opportunities like artist residencies and collaborations with other artists, I realized that setbacks can become stepping stones. This lesson has shaped how I face every challenge now, with patience, adaptability, and the belief that growth often comes disguised as difficulty.

My journey has been deeply personal. After being infected with a disease called Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, I was left with a droopy eye. Throughout my fashion and performing arts career, I faced rejection and judgment because of it. Instead of letting this difference define me negatively, I chose to wear it like a crown, a symbol of authenticity and strength. Every NO I received became fuel to prove that art is not about perfection, but about expression. As a woman from a lower-class background, the road was even steeper, with limited resources and societal expectations pressing against me. Yet, I fought through every challenge with determination, turning obstacles into opportunities.

Through my art, I achieved milestones that once felt impossible, breaking barriers and redefining beauty and performance on my own terms. My droopy eye, once seen as a flaw, became part of my identity and my power. Life has taught me that resilience is not just about surviving difficulties, but about transforming them into achievements. Today, I stand proud of the battles I’ve fought, knowing that my journey itself is my greatest artwork.

(Wajeeha Wasti, 35, Pakistan)

For more than seven years, I have been a volunteer at the Argentine Youth Organization for the United Nations (OAJNU), a...
14/10/2026

For more than seven years, I have been a volunteer at the Argentine Youth Organization for the United Nations (OAJNU), a youth-led organization that brings together more than 500 young volunteers across Argentina. That experience has shaped much of the way I understand community, solidarity, and social change.

OAJNU taught me that it does make a difference whether we choose to get involved in our communities or simply remain on the sidelines. A community where people pay attention to what their neighborhood, school, organization, or peers need is fundamentally different from one where everyone looks the other way.

I have also learned that more peaceful and tolerant societies are built through encounter. Respect, empathy, and coexistence do not emerge in isolation. They require us to acknowledge one another, to recognize the person in front of us, and to be willing to listen and share space with people whose experiences may be very different from our own.

Perhaps one of the things that has moved me the most throughout these years is seeing the value of people voluntarily putting their time, energy, and skills at the service of others. Being part of a community of young people who repeatedly make that choice has taught me that solidarity is not an abstract ideal. It is something we build, through small and large acts, every time we decide not to be indifferent.

(Galia Kademian, 25, Argentina)

For over a decade, I taught accounting and business and last worked full-time as a IBDP Business Management educator at ...
13/10/2026

For over a decade, I taught accounting and business and last worked full-time as a IBDP Business Management educator at the prestigious Anglo-Chinese School (Independent).

I loved the classroom. But I kept noticing something.

My students could define profit, market share and stakeholders perfectly. Fewer of them believed business could be a force for good. To many, it was something you did to get rich, or something you avoided if you wanted to make a difference.

I didn't believe that. My Finance degree at the Singapore Management University (SMU) taught me how businesses work. Teaching as a post-graduate from the National Institute of Education (NIE) taught me why people matter.

So in June 2024, I did the thing I used to ask my students to analyse. I took the risk. I left a stable job and started LHBM Education Consultancy from scratch, while raising a family including two young children with my partner.

It was not easy. There were weeks when I was the coach, the marketer, the accountant and the mum, all before lunch. There were sleepless months when I questioned everything.

But something happened along the way. A student who was stuck at a grade 5 found her purpose and built confidence. A parent told me their child now talks about running a business "sustainably". Founders I coach began asking not only "how do I grow?" but "what is this growth for?"

That is when the lesson became real for me.

Business is not separate from purpose. It is a vehicle for it. Every lesson, every client, every decision is a chance to build something that serves people well. I'm still learning every day as a founder running my business, a teacher of business and a student learning more about business.

I also now know this: if you build with integrity, the business grows you as much as you grow it.

(Lynn Han LiYing, 35, Singapore)

For most of my life, I’ve been an impatient person. I was always rushing to get things done, which often made me anxious...
13/10/2026

For most of my life, I’ve been an impatient person. I was always rushing to get things done, which often made me anxious and kept me from being fully present and enjoying the moment.

Teaching children, especially baking, gradually changed my perspective. I realized that working with children requires a great deal of patience, awareness, and responsibility. Children are constantly exploring, experimenting, and learning, and they need the freedom to make mistakes and discover things at their own pace.

This realization inspired me to study children’s rights, development, and how to create a safe and supportive learning environment. I learned that my words and actions could have a lasting impact on them, and that giving them the time and space to grow was just as important as teaching them a skill.

Through this experience, I realized that patience wasn’t just something I needed to become a better teacher; it was something I needed in my own life, too. The children I teach have helped me become a more patient, mindful, and compassionate version of myself.

(Asal Taghiloo, 23, Iran)

Art has been a part of my life for more than ten years. Through painting, teaching, and sharing my knowledge with others...
12/10/2026

Art has been a part of my life for more than ten years. Through painting, teaching, and sharing my knowledge with others, I have learned that building a dream takes much more than talent. It takes patience, courage, and the willingness to keep going, even when things don’t turn out as planned.

Moving to a new country brought a new set of challenges. I had to step outside my comfort zone, rebuild connections, and find new ways to continue doing what I love. Starting over in a new environment isn’t easy, especially when you have worked hard to build something meaningful in your life.

There have been moments of uncertainty when progress felt slow and the future wasn’t clear. But I realized that difficult circumstances don’t have to mean the end of a dream. Sometimes, they simply mean that the journey will look different from what you originally imagined.

Painting has taught me to trust the process. A canvas doesn’t come together in one moment; it takes many layers, mistakes, adjustments, and small decisions. I believe life works in much the same way.

Today, I remind myself that success isn’t always about how quickly you reach your destination. Sometimes, it’s about having the courage to continue, even when nobody can promise you that things will work out.

My guiding principle is simple: never abandon the things that make you feel alive just because the journey becomes difficult. You may have to change your plans, begin again, or take a different path, but your dreams are still worth pursuing.

(Maryam, 33, Iran)

Through my experiences with different people, cultures, and communities, I have learned that our actions have an impact ...
09/10/2026

Through my experiences with different people, cultures, and communities, I have learned that our actions have an impact beyond ourselves. A small act of kindness, understanding, or inclusion can influence someone’s day, confidence, or even their decision to do the same for someone else.

This has made me realize that kindness is not simply a personal quality. It can be a way of contributing to a better environment around us. It affects how we communicate, how we work with others, how we respond to differences, and how we build trust within communities.

I also learned that being kind does not mean accepting everything or ignoring injustice. We can have boundaries, disagree, speak up, and stand for what we believe in while still treating people with dignity.

In a world where negativity can easily spread, I believe that choosing humanity is a form of responsibility. We may not be able to change the whole world through individual actions, but we can influence the spaces we are part of and the people we encounter.

For me, the lesson is simple: being cruel may be easy, but choosing to stay human and kind takes strength, and that choice can have an impact far beyond ourselves.

(Rania Hadhri, 28, Tunisia)

I am a dancer and dance instructor in Iran, where women are not legally allowed to dance publicly. Yet every week, I see...
08/10/2026

I am a dancer and dance instructor in Iran, where women are not legally allowed to dance publicly. Yet every week, I see women come to my classes and choose to dance for an hour.

I live in a society deeply affected by war, uncertainty, economic hardship, and constant pressure. Each of these women carries her own struggles—financial worries, family responsibilities, work, relationships, and an uncertain future. Some arrive exhausted, carrying emotions they may not even have words for. Yet when the music begins, something changes.

They move. They breathe. They close their eyes, laugh, and allow themselves to feel alive.

There is something deeply moving about watching someone choose beauty in the middle of hardship. They are not ignoring the reality around them; they are simply refusing to let it take away every part of their joy.

Over time, I began to understand that hope is not always a grand feeling or a distant promise. Sometimes, hope is simply showing up. Sometimes, it is giving yourself permission to dance when life has given you very little reason to celebrate. Sometimes, it is protecting that small, quiet part of yourself that still wants to live, feel, create, and dream.

These women have shown me that hope can stretch almost to its breaking point, yet somehow remain. Perhaps this is one of the most beautiful forms of resilience: to keep the poetry within you alive, even when the world around you is going through its hardest seasons.

(Ghazal Barazandeh, 27, Iran)

People always used to ask me, “Why do you keep jumping from one thing to another?” And it wasn’t just about the differen...
07/10/2026

People always used to ask me, “Why do you keep jumping from one thing to another?” And it wasn’t just about the different kinds of art I tried. I even changed my university major because I wasn’t happy with it. I chose something that felt more like me, even though it meant graduating later than people my age. For a while, I thought I was falling behind.

But changing my path made me much happier, and I learned a lot about myself along the way. Even after that, I kept trying different things: photography, painting, calligraphy, graphic design, pottery, and many other creative fields. I became good at many things, but I wasn’t an expert in just one of them. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong.

Then, at 30, after trying all those different things, I discovered floristry. For the first time, I felt at peace. I finally knew what I wanted to do with my life.

But I also realized that none of those years were wasted. Everything I had learned became useful, even in my work creating content for a flower studio. Now I’m happy that I’m a person with many different skills and interests.

I’ve learned that finding your path doesn’t have a deadline. Even if it takes longer than you expected, you’re not behind. Sometimes, all those different paths are actually leading you exactly where you need to be.

(Maral Sanaei, 31, Iran)

I learned this by repeatedly doing things that did not quite “make sense” on paper but I felt like doing them. I studied...
05/10/2026

I learned this by repeatedly doing things that did not quite “make sense” on paper but I felt like doing them. I studied Bioinformatics and graduated with a gold medal, but instead of following the obvious path into a lab, I found myself in marketing & community. You would always find me saying yes to things - be it hosting conversations, mentoring, community work, performing as a comedian, learning a new language, writing, travelling, meeting strangers, learning languages, creating something just because I wanted to, or following a curiosity that had no immediate purpose and all the experiences that sometimes have no obvious connection to the person I was “supposed” to become.

Some of these things have never added neatly to my résumé but they simply brought me the joy of being alive. Such moments have taught me that we are so much more than our titles, degrees, achievements and accomplishments. We don't have to fit ourselves into one box just because the world finds boxes easier to understand. And each of those yeses gave me a perspective I could not have planned for and I find so much joy in having the audacity to try something absolutely peculiar just because I want to do it.

There is always something new to try, something new to learn, and perhaps another version of ourselves waiting to be discovered.

But over time, I have also learned the value of saying no - not because every opportunity needs to be chased, but because sometimes you need stillness more than you need another achievement. This realisation came after a complete burnout, which led to me leaving my job and hence giving me opportunity of explore more of who I am and what I want from life. That's why, I'm a big advocate of slowing down in life and doing what you truly want to do without overwhelming your own existence. When I slow down, I notice things I usually miss: what excites me, what drains me, what I am curious about, and sometimes even what I have been avoiding within myself. Stillness has taught me that not every phase of life needs to be "productive" to be meaningful.

So I have stopped treating life like a countdown or the next deadline you're chasing. Instead, I know that everyone has their timeline and I am simply living on my own timeline so instead of rushing, I believe in cherishing - your existence as a human being, existence of others around you, what you have, what you don't have! It's all working miraculously in your favour and you should trust wherever you're suppose to be, you will get there. Just keep showing up with your curiosity, with your spark and the universe will do its magic!

And that's what life has taught me that it is not a race to become a title, achieve a milestone, or fit into a box of definition. Give yourself the time to breathe, slow down and cherish the gift of being alive - and be awfully alive!! Stay genuinely curious and always say yes to experiences that make you feel alive even if they don't make sense to anyone else!

(Ayesha Siddiqa, 26, Pakistan)

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