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Youth Peace Governance
Promoting gender equality through sexuality education in China .
by Kefan Yang Kefan Yang is a youth activist campaigning for gender equality and the rights of ethnic minorities and people living with...
APAC Youth
Nov 30, 20196 min read
Asia's young entrepreneurs need help with the hustle.
By Haoliang Xu, Assistant Secretary General, United Nations, and director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific at the United...
APAC Youth
Nov 23, 20193 min read
The Future is Asian, but Corruption Keeps it Mired in the Past
Why three out of four millennials in Asia believe corruption and poor governance are holding their countries back from social, political...
APAC Youth
Jul 31, 20193 min read
Five things you must do to get an investor's nod
by Eah Antonio Eah Antonio is the co-founder of 2030 Youth Force Philippines. What does it take to clinch that funding to jumpstart your...
APAC Youth
Jul 9, 20194 min read
Moving the needle to leave no young person behind.
by Anshul Sonak Anshul Sonak, Intel’s Regional Director (Innovation and Education, Asia) and Youth Co:Lab Champion for Youth Empowerment...
APAC Youth
Apr 13, 20195 min read
Development through farming.
by Ruvini Jayasinghe I come from the Central Hills of Sri Lanka. Nuwara Eliya, “Little England”as people call it, is where carrots,...
APAC Youth
Mar 6, 20194 min read
Towards a more inclusive future for business
by Andrew Lesa Andrew Lesa was a finalist in Youth Co:Lab's Survive to Thrive blog competition in 2018. They say social entrepreneurship...
APAC Youth
Jan 18, 20194 min read
Putting the "social" in social enterprise.
by Emmelyn Wu Over the last two years I have been lucky enough to not only lead a student organisation committed to social impact, but...
APAC Youth
Jan 9, 20193 min read
First Respond: China's Marathon Life Saver
by Sun Jiayi Sun Jiayi is Diinsider’s global correspondent and a journalism senior at the University of Texas at Austin. Thousands of...
APAC Youth
Oct 12, 20185 min read
Weaving passion and culture.
by Gladys Llanes Gladys Llanes is the editor-in-chief of CHANGE Magazine and co-founder of Development Innovation Insider (Diinsider)....
APAC Youth
Sep 15, 20185 min read
Surviving and thriving as an international student
by Tauseef Ahad When I started my university at 17 years of age as an International Student in Malaysia, I started off from scratch. No...
APAC Youth
Jul 13, 20184 min read
Retelling the story of development.
by Kavindya Thennakoon Kavindya Thennakoon is one of the finalists of the Survive to Thrive blog competition. Early in 2013, fresh...
APAC Youth
Mar 13, 20185 min read
A million, pretty please?
by Billy Joe Maamo Billy Joe Maamo was one of the finalists in Youth Co:Lab's Survive to Thrive blog competition. You read the title...
APAC Youth
Feb 15, 20183 min read
When tradition meets innovation.
by Jack Loughman Jack Loughman, the young founder of Neleya Eco Farm in Vanuatu, discusses his efforts to improve food security through...
APAC Youth
Jan 19, 20184 min read
Meet the winners of the SDG Challenge in Ho Chi Minh: Save Your Ocean
by Youth Co:Lab On the 28th October, 2017, UNDP Viet Nam and Youth Co:Lab held a SDG Innovation Challenge at the Hatch! Fair in Ho Chi...
APAC Youth
Jan 4, 20182 min read
Meet the winners of the SDG Challenge in Ho Chi Minh: Nguyen Thi Van
By Youth Co:lab On the 28th October, 2017, UNDP Viet Nam and Youth Co:Lab held a SDG Innovation Challenge at the Hatch! Fair in Ho Chi...
APAC Youth
Jan 3, 20182 min read
Building a startup at a young age
by Krizia Jerilee Lucero Having your own startup is not easy at a young age. I know there's plenty of stories featuring young...
APAC Youth
Jan 2, 20183 min read
Empowering craftsmen and women in Pakistan
by Imran Khan Hara Imran Khan Hara was a finalist in the Survive to Thrive blog competition. I am Imran Khan Hara, a science student...
APAC Youth
Jan 1, 20182 min read
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