Empowering youth-led change
We are empowering the next generation of young leaders to create jobs, improve lives and transform their communities.
Our
Impact2023
3 MILLIONREACHED
Our campaigns reach and inspire young people, helping them to connect with their passion and take action.
5,412EDUCATED
Our world-leading learning experiences enable young leaders to learn together, develop new skills, and get ideas off the ground.
1,325STARTUP PROJECTS
Our innovation challenges find and fund the most promising youth-led solutions to the world’s greatest challenges.
Social Shifters
Global Innovation
Challenge
Our Global Innovation Challenge brings the world’s leading companies alongside this next generation of young changemakers (18-30 years) to find and accelerate new solutions to defined challenges linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
We’re looking for creative ideas and business solutions to the challenges that matter most to you and your community. We welcome ideas at any stage and from anywhere in the world.
Accelerating projects
that contribute to the SDGs.
Unlocking the potential
of young leaders
Our internationally successful programs unlock the talents of young people and accelerate their world-changing project ideas.
95%
of young people benefit from the experience
92%
of young people develop new skills and techniques
94%
of young people progress their projects faster
“Resilience is when you’re a social entrepreneur because you will fail 1,000 times. But having the ability to come up even better after a fall is what makes social entrepreneurs stand out. Never ever give up on a dream that you see can impact the lives of 1,000 or more people.”
COMFORT PEACE, AYIKORU (25), LEAD AT KANGA-CARE
Social Shifters are leading
change in their communities.
In every corner of the world young people are rising up to take action on the social and environmental issues that matter to them most.
Creating impactful
volunteering experiences
Our high-impact micro-volunteering experiences harness the potential of skilled volunteers and ensure that corporate employees can learn alongside young leaders and make a difference.
99% of employees satisfied with the volunteering experience
76% of employees develop new insights into world issues
70% of employee volunteers motivated to contribute more