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<\/a>The young people in Yangon<\/p><\/div> Love for freedom <\/b>is one of the strongest messages coming from the Burmese people, also through the figure of their pacifist leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, 1991 Nobel Prize for peace, which made known to the entire world the vicissitudes of a nation that has just recently emerged from isolation. In a more silent but likewise forceful way is the action of the Youth for a United world <\/a>that organised in spring, a mini-Genfest<\/b> in Yangon, ex-capital of the country, following the steps of the world meeting held in Budapest in 2012<\/a> that had gathered 12,000 young people.\u00a0 Drawing inspiration from the motto \u201cLet\u2019s Bridge\u201d<\/i> they presented, with the image of bridges the various phases in creating relationships between people, nations and cultures. The stories narrated were the fruit of the youth\u2019s commitment for ecology, peace, the culture of living, and family relationships. There were also moments of anxiety for the faulty power supply, which blew up the technical equipment. But the message passed: make the first step to launch a bridge towards the others. After the Genfest of Yangon<\/strong>, the Myanmar<\/strong> youth went to the north, to give their response to a group of 80 students in Mandalay, to hold another local Genfest. Fourteen of them left Yangon and after a whole night\u2019s journey reached the others. \u00a0\u201cWe lived such beautiful moments with the young people of Mandalay,\u201d <\/i>they said. \u201cThanks to their friendship and simplicity, we were like brothers and sisters. With this atmosphere, they easily understood what we wanted to transmit.\u201d <\/i>And the building <\/i>of \u201dbridges\u201d with everyone became a reality: three times in a row they visited orphanages or homes for the aged to share their love and support. They organized Genfest follow-ups at both Yangon and Mandalay to promote brotherhood and peace. There were also other activities like a tam-tam, which involved other friends.