A year has passed since our last issue and we are very pleased that our journal has been expanding, more associate editors were added in our team and we constantly get more articles and emails from people who would like to be involved. This was the target from day one, to set up a medium where young people can express their views on the world and important issues of their communities.
Our second edition main theme is Youth Development Projects. Our concept of development is not strictly related to wealth accumulation. As Amartya Sen wrote in his book “Development as Freedom” and in many of his works, human welfare is central to the economy, so is a strong ethical framework. Development is an expansion of capabilities, enrichment of human lives, the freedom to choose between different ways of thinking and how to live. Our articles reflect these beliefs and opinions. We describe projects and experiences that contribute to such understanding of the world. In this edition our articles structure is different than in our previous edition,as we have included long articles that we believe are relevant for our journal and readers.
Finally, we would like to thank our supporters for believing in our idea and also our editors, collaborators, website consultants and editing advisors for their great commitment and hard work. We believe that this journal justifies the efforts put onto it. We hope that you will enjoy it and be a member of our growing community by reading, expanding our network, writing or taking part with any other way that you feel like.

Have a nice experience,

Armando de Castro and Babis Makrinikolas
Founders and Chief Editors
www.leadersjournal.org