Shazia Mirza, 27, comedian and NYA patron, said: "Young people should give their talent to their communities - every young person has talent."
Ashley Sweetland, co-chair of the trustees of the UK Youth Parliament, said: "Young people contribute most actively to their own and the wider community in so many ways - time, energy, ideas and an ability to think outside the box."
Acomo Olule, 26, from Uganda but studying in England, said: "Be the best you can and use the power you have wisely. Young people have a responsibility to know what is going on around them."
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