Youth

These are adolescents living in remote rural communities from provinces of the north of Argentina. They are about to finish secondary education thanks to this innovative educational model.  They attend school every day accompanied by a teacher coordinator and also, in some cases, by an indigenous community facilitator. Teaching and learning are…

Generation Unlimited enables young people to become productive engaged members of society VISION If the largest generation of young people in history is prepared for the transition to work, the potential for global progress is unlimited A demographic boom is happening across much of the world, bringing the potential to transform economic and…

Generation Unlimited (GenU) is a global multisector partnership created to meet the urgent need for expanded education, skill development and employment opportunities for young people aged 10-24. By bridging secondary-age education and training to employment and entrepreneurship, GenU will support every young person to thrive in the world of work…

One quarter of the world’s population is between the ages of 10-24. Harnessing this demographic wave can transform the social, economic, and political destinies of societies. With 1 in every 5 young person age 15-24 not in school, training, or employment (NEET)1 , there is an urgent need for global efforts and opportunities for youth to succeed.…

By Ravi Venkatesan (UNICEF’s Special Representative for Young People and Innovation and a former chairman of Microsoft India and Bank of Baroda) Throughout history, young people have led change in every field. Yet, we consistently underestimate their ability The real challenge before us is to tap into the drive and the talent of this young…

Harare, Zimbabwe - In a country where the average textbook- pupil ratio stands at 1:8 at O’level, four 23-year-olds balanced between gruelling final year university studies and launching a technology start-up that could solve Zimbabwe’s challenge of textbook scarcity and unaffordability. Team Amigo, as Simbarashe Duane Andre, Blessing-Mau Maunze,…

ABOUT, More than 800 bright young minds, in 16 different countries, have proven they have what it takes to create a more prosperous and inclusive world for themselves, and for us all, in the first Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge, 2018/19.  To develop big ideas for education, training and decent work, 32 of the brightest solutions progressed from 16…, Youth Challenge 2018/19 Finalists & Winners, WHAT'S NEXT, See more stories below for details and background on the second iteration,  Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge 2019/20 , which will take place in 41 countries (detailed below) and engage thousands of young innovators! Eastern/Central Europe and Central Asia: Armenia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Tajikistan.…

ABOUT, Aiming to inspire young people with brilliant ideas, but without the resources to bring them to life, the Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge 2019/20 took place in 36 countries worldwide and included young refugees, those who face daily discrimination due to their ethnicity,  gender, or disability, and those who are disadvantaged by poverty. A…, PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES, Eastern/Central Europe and Central Asia Armenia Hungary Kazakhstan Kosovo Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia Tajikistan Central and Southern Africa Congo Ghana Kenya Niger Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe South Africa Zimbabwe Middle East and North Africa Algeria Djibouti Egypt Lebanon Palestine Syria South and East Asia Bangladesh India Nepal Pacific…, Youth Challenge 2018/19, See more stories below for details and background on the first round ever iteration, Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge 2018/19 , which took place in 16 countries and engaged over 800 young innovators!

Generation Unlimited has already started operating in countries to implement its business model and together with partners is designing country investment agendas – portfolios of scalable, bankable initiatives and innovations - that can attract public-private partnership and investment for better education, skills, entrepreneurship and employment…, BANGLADESH, Generation Unlimited has been launched in Bangladesh, under government leadership, with the goal of reaching at least 7.3 million young people with education, skill development and employment opportunities by 2030. Partners include BRAC, ILO, UNICEF, the World Bank and Access 2 Information, among others. Fifteen industry associations representing…, KENYA, In Kenya, significant investments are already being made in youth skills and employment by the Government under the leadership of President Kenyatta, a Generation Unlimited Leader and one of the earliest champions of Generation Unlimited. The Kenya government is using the Generation Unlimited platform to coordinate these programs, strengthen…, INDIA, Generation Unlimited was launched in India on 1 November, 2019, led by the government with public and private sector partners and young people, and a national Generation Unlimited secretariat will be hosted initially by UNICEF. A landscape analysis was conducted on priority areas for young people, including school-to-work transitions, career…, SENEGAL, Young people in Senegal are spearheading the development of a local chapter of Generation Unlimited, with a focus on multi-sectoral partnership to coordinate youth development. A coalition of 25 youth organisations (identified through a survey and mapping) is being built with the potential to offer at-scale services in learning, participation and…, WHAT'S NEXT, Generation Unlimited will soon start working in additional countries to attract and crowd-in funding to design and execute country investment agendas. This includes Rwanda, Mexico, Ethiopia, South Africa and Indonesia and others will follow soon. Additionally, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has expressed interest in convening…

1 November 2019 New Delhi, India – Minister for Women and Children’s Development, Smriti Irani along with an alliance of national and international partners, today launched a bold new national initiative to transform the countries to education, skilling and employment for its more than 300 million young people aged 10-24 years. Sending his strong…

Generation Unlimited India's strategy and mission is to enable India’s youth and connect them to aspirational work and engage them as active change-makers., Apply to YuWaah – Generation Unlimited to join a collaborative platform of solution providers for youth in India India has the world’s largest youth population with 333 million aged between 10 – 24 years who have bold aspirations. However, they face several challenges that stand in the way of their dreams: 1. 50% of students drop-out of school…

KATHMANDU/NEW YORK/MUMBAI, 29 October 2019 – An estimated 54 per cent of South Asian youth leave school without the necessary skills to get a decent job in the next decade, according to data produced by the Global Business Coalition for Education (GBC-Education) , the Education Commission , and UNICEF . According to the data, South Asia lags…