It’s Pride Month - meet 7 leaders making the world a better place for LGBTQ+ communities
Written by Robert Gracin who is currently interning at One Young World. He is studying Social Relations and Policy at Michigan State University.
40 under 40: Get to know Sheree Atcheson
Companies can’t expect to get the best talent if they don’t openly empower their staff and allow them to investigate the things that make them passionate, whilst also doing the client work.
Deloitte understands this. The reason why I came here was, not only is this one of the biggest companies in the world, it’s somewhere that openly supports not just women but all different minorities to do the things they want to do.
Addressing mental health, promoting peace & deepening democracy: initiatives you need to know about
In an effort to further share the incredible work of the OYW Ambassador community, we’ve launched our monthly list of top projects you need to know about.
The OYW network is all about collaboration - so please get in touch if you’re interested to learn more or join forces with any of the listed Ambassadors. Remember, if you log into your OYW profile, you can email them directly via the messaging button on their OYW profile, located on the bottom left. You must be logged in to do this.
David Riveiros title
Transparency is the new political currency and it’s being cynically exploited by those in power to pay lip service to fighting corruption while maintaining the impunity elected representatives who need to be brought to justice.
Dubai Expo awards 2 OYW Ambassadors with top prizes
The idea of signing a legal contract with planet earth and the other species that reside on it probably doesn’t feature in the curriculum of any contemporary business school.
But the concept has helped One Young World Ambassador Tariq Al-Olaimy to win a major financial grant at Dubai’s Expo Live, where he was rewarded for his vision in encouraging companies and governments to treat nature as a stakeholder and active partner in development projects.
4 Ambassadors present their initiatives to top CMOs at Cannes Lions
Young social entrepreneurs are using digital products and platforms in new ways to take on some of the world’s biggest challenges, from terrorism and environmental destruction to the immigration crisis and disability rights.
OYW-inspired sustainability campaign wins 3 Grand Prix Awards at Cannes Lions
The Palau Pledge, a campaign co-initiated by OYW Ambassador Nicolle Fagan, swept the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity awards, winning 3 Grand Prix.
A favourite to win big in Cannes, the Pledge received the Titanium Grand Prix, the inaugural Sustainable Development Goals Grand Prix created in partnership with the United Nations , and a Grand Prix in the Direct category.
Four OYW Ambassadors receive Queen's Young Leaders award 2018
Queen Elizabeth II has recognised the work of four One Young World Ambassadors who have created programmes that are aiding amputees in refugee camps in Syria, rural children in Bangladesh, the victims of female genital mutilation in Nigeria and the targets of sexual abuse in India.
One Young World launches inaugural 'Politician of the Year' Award
LONDON, 25 June: One Young World, the global forum for young leaders, today launches its Politician of the Year Award to honour the five most-promising young politicians that are having the greatest positive impact on their communities.