Reports & Insights

Explore our research and impact studies that showcase how One Young World empowers young leaders to create lasting change worldwide.
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One Young World Summit 2025: Five Critical Global Challenges

The 2025 One Young World Summit in Munich will tackle five urgent global issues identified through consultation with 1,500 young leaders from 150 countries. The challenges reflect the next generation's top concerns. Key insights reveal shifting priorities. These challenges will guide discussions among 2,000 young leaders working to create meaningful change worldwide.

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Unlock Gen Z Potential: 5 Proven Strategies for Employee Engagement

With Gen Z representing 27% of the workforce but 60% being fired within months, understanding what drives this generation is critical. This guide reveals five evidence-based strategies that address what Gen Z truly values.

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Unlocking Systems Thinking: A Guide for Young Leaders

This research paper explores how systems thinking can empower young leaders to tackle complex global challenges and reveals how systems approaches are essential for addressing future challenges including climate crisis, mass displacement, and disruptive technologies. Through case studies of One Young World Ambassadors and NewNow Founding Leaders, it shows how young changemakers are already implementing systemic solutions worldwide.

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The Hidden Survivors: Care Leavers and the Unspoken Crisis of Sexual Abuse

This report presents the findings of a global study on the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of care leavers - young people who have transitioned out of institutional or alternative care. Conducted across multiple regions, the research brings forward the lived experiences of care leavers and highlights the systemic factors that expose them to abuse and exploitation both during and after care.

Authors:

Ruth Wacuka, Founder, ACNA & Reroot Africa, and One Young World Ambassador

Georgette Mulheir, Executive Director of Children, Justice and Peace (CJP) Global

Impact Report Archive

Here, you’ll find past One Young World Impact Reports, each one capturing the initiatives, ideas, and measurable results our community has achieved year after year. Browse by year to explore the stories, data, and milestones that continue to inspire the next generation of changemakers.

Impact Report 2016 Impact Report 2020 

Impact Report 2017 Impact Report 2021 

Impact Report 2018 Impact Report 2022 

Impact Report 2019 Impact Report 2023