Why We Exist

 

Half the world is under 25.

 

That's 3 billion people.

Young people are most affected by the persistent problems facing the world, and yet are frequently overlooked as a resource. As the largest, most energetic population, young people can and must be part of the solution.

 

87% 

of young people in the world live in developing countries

 

47%

of the world's unemployed are young people

40%

of new HIV infections occur among 15-24 year olds

 

136m 

young people are illiterate

30%

of 15-24 year olds in the world live on less than $2 a day

 

60%

is the average percentage of the population under 25 in the world's poorest countries

 

 

THIS IS OUR VISION.

 

Young people taking a leadership role in addressing the most urgent issues facing their countries and the world.

Supported fully by their governments, their communities, businesses and civil society institutions.