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YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PORTFOLIO

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How It All Started

The Youth Empowerment Project in Asia and the Pacific (YEP-AP) is designed to invest in and empower young people across the region.

 

With over 660 million youth in Asia-Pacific, YEP-AP mobilizes youth potential as changemakers, addressing challenges like economic inequality, climate resilience, digital inclusion, and civic participation to accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

 

Guided by the Leave No One Behind principle, YEP-AP ensures that youth empowerment initiatives are inclusive, diverse, and gender-responsive, creating meaningful opportunities for underserved and marginalized groups.

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How We Are Making Progress

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youth participants through regional summits and national dialogues

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countries and territories are running the initiatives with the support from regional team

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strategic partners at the Youth Empowerment Alliance, mobilizing 

resources for the SDGs.

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knowledge products were published for governments to support in policy and programme change.

Discover Our Pillars of Work 

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Promoting Inclusion, Diversity, and Gender Equality

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Addressing Key Development Challenges

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Empowering Youth as Agents of Change

Our Mission

We empower young people across Asia-Pacific to become leaders of change, addressing critical challenges like unemployment, climate action, and digital inequality while driving progress toward the SDGs. Our programs ensure no one is left behind, enabling youth from all backgrounds to create a more just and sustainable future.

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What Are Young People Saying About Us?

Being a part of Youth Co:Lab movement helped me realize the importance of SDGs and better grasp the concept through multiple and diverse narratives bought in by my fellow participants.

Frankie B., Co-Founder, Waste No Waste

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What Are Young People Saying About Us?

Youth Entrepreneurship

Youth and Climate Action

Youth Digitalization for
Employability and Entrepreneurship

Youth in Governance and Peacebuilding

Leave No One Behind

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“Being part of the Youth Co:Lab Summit 2023 and sharing our journey with fellow attendees was incredibly heartwarming. It's not every day you meet people who share the same passion for improving the lives of those with unique abilities. There's a real sense of camaraderie in our collective mission.” 

Zoe Poh, Youth Co:Lab alumni and Managing Director of SpedGrow

"Amazing, Brilliant"

"Asia-Pacific Largest Platform for Inclusive Entrepreneurship"

"Asia-Pacific Largest Platform for Inclusive Entrepreneurship"

"Asia-Pacific Largest Platform for Inclusive Entrepreneurship"

"Asia-Pacific Largest Platform for Inclusive Entrepreneurship"

"Amazing, Brilliant"

"Amazing, Brilliant"

"Amazing, Brilliant"

For far too long, our communities have been marginalized and overlooked. Our stories, our struggles, and our aspirations have often been silenced. But now, as we gather in the Youth Co:Lab Summit 2023, we are witnessing a transformation—a turning point where our collective voices are gaining the recognition they deserve.

Skye Hunter, Youth Co:lab alumna and Founder of Ganbu Country

"Amazing, Brilliant"

"Asia-Pacific Largest Platform for Inclusive Entrepreneurship"

"Asia-Pacific Largest Platform for Inclusive Entrepreneurship"

"Asia-Pacific Largest Platform for Inclusive Entrepreneurship"

"Asia-Pacific Largest Platform for Inclusive Entrepreneurship"

"Amazing, Brilliant"

"Amazing, Brilliant"

"Amazing, Brilliant"

Youth Co:Lab is really creating the structure of support ecosystem actors have been developing in pockets, and in vacuums. And it's really something that has been able to kind of be the scaffolding that brought us together. And we're really grateful to be able to collaborate with Youth Co:Lab. 

MacKenzie King, Regional Partnership Lead, Impact Hub in Asia-Pacific

"Amazing, Brilliant"

"Asia-Pacific Largest Platform for Inclusive Entrepreneurship"

"Asia-Pacific Largest Platform for Inclusive Entrepreneurship"

"Asia-Pacific Largest Platform for Inclusive Entrepreneurship"

"Asia-Pacific Largest Platform for Inclusive Entrepreneurship"

"Amazing, Brilliant"

"Amazing, Brilliant"

"Amazing, Brilliant"

What Are We Working On?

Explore inspiring stories and the latest news from YEP-AP’s vibrant community of youth changemakers. Dive into updates from our pillars to discover how these participants are making a difference in their communities and beyond, driving progress toward a more inclusive and sustainable future.

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Youth Co:Lab Summit 2024, co-organized by UNDP and Citi Foundation in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), was held at the ADB Headquarters in the Philippines in June 2024, with over 200 participants representing 20 countries and territories. Youth Co:Lab alumna Tanvi Ravindra Thombre, Founder of Greenairy, a Singapore-based social enterprise, shares her reflections on the Summit.

The Role of Community in Supporting Youth Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Climate Solutions

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Angelica Añabeza and Prajesh Khanal envision a just climate future through a Youth Statement during the eighth session of the Committee on Environment and Development (CED8), highlighting the adverse climate impacts on young people and their suggested solutions.

Movers and YECAP Fellows Envision the World Youth Want in CED8 Youth Statement

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With over 2 billion voters going to the polls in 2024, including over a dozen countries in Asia-Pacific, a crucial question emerges: will this 'super election year' be any turning point for youth political participation in Asia-Pacific or not?

Power Up, Asia Pacific: Leveraging the Potential of Youth Political Participation

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