South Africa has an estimated 4 million young people unemployed and a shortage of at least 70,000 software engineers - but thankfully it also has the groundbreaking We Think Code_ initiative to reconcile those two issues.
Co-founded by One Young World Ambassador Camille Agon, We Think Code_ (WTC) trains 300 young software engineers at its Johannesburg campus and is planning to open its second campus in Cape Town by the end of this year.
The #LoveArmy for Somalia co-founder Jerome Jarre has unveiled a new programme for harnessing the power of social media to tackle hunger in Africa without having to import food from the West.
The One Young World Ambassador, who raised $2.4m for Somalia in 72 hours in March in response to the country’s devastating drought, has created Facebook Village to enable donors to give funds directly to Somalis.
Facebook has lauded One Young World’s role as a key driver of social change in the world, with the social media giant hosting a celebratory event for the global leaders’ forum at its New York offices in Broadway.
As young leaders and entrepreneurs, our desire to help sustain the world’s progress and development is not only a common aspiration, but a reality that we want to be part of.
Shortlisted from over 500 applicants, the ten outstanding South African finalists for two scholarships to attend One Young World Summit 2017 Bogotá are:
As a high school graduate, Leroy Mwasaru, now 19, achieved global recognition for using human refuse, dung and organic waste as a power source for his school in Kenya. Now the innovative teenager has a plan to train a new generation of entrepreneurs who can bring a more sustainable future to Kenya.
Human rights activist and founder of Iraqueer, Amir Ashour, reflects on the importance of Pride events around the world and how to build an inclusive society.
On 30 June – 1 July, One Young World hosted its third European Caucus of 2017 at the Mobile World Centre in Barcelona, Spain. The event brought together One Young World Ambassadors and other young leaders from more than 25 countries and was a unique opportunity to connect face to face, explore opportunities for collaboration and gain insight into a range of emerging issues.
Here are the best moments from the Caucus:
Registration is now open for the Resolution Project's Social Venture Challenge.
This opportunity is only open to 2017 One Young World delegates who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate programme.
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