One Young World identifies and connects young leaders from every country through our partner organisations and scholarship programmes. These young leaders join our Community as Ambassadors. One Young World contributes to their development by:
INSPIRING them to increase their social impact
BUILDING their skills and capacity
ELEVATING their profiles locally and globally
Applying this theory, we help create a generation of young leaders with integrity, who have the ability and resources to drive positive change
2024/25 Programme
Montréal/Tiohtià:ke 2024
We welcomed over 1,952 Delegates to Montréal/Tiohtià:ke, with 241 speakers on stage and average Delegate feedback of 4.64/5. The Summit included 554 fully-funded scholarship places which were contested by over 74,847 applicants.
Plenaries covered issues relating to Indigenous Voices, the Climate and Ecological Crisis, Artificial Intelligence, Health Equality, and Peace.
98.5% of Delegates reported making promising connections at the Summit
91.4% of Delegates reported that the Summit improved their capacity for leadership
96.9% of Delegates reported that the Summit gave them a platform to discuss their work with potential collaborators and/or like-minded people
94.1% of Delegates reported that the Summit assisted their professional development
2024 Programme
Lead2030
Lead2030 is our flagship funding mechanism for young leaders tackling issues across the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The 2024 edition mobilised $300,000 to support seven changemakers providing solutions to the world’s biggest challenges.
Challenge Winners were awarded $50,000 to accelerate their initiative, and participated in a personalised six-month mentorship programme with the industry-leading company which sponsored their challenge.
$2,900,000 delivered by programme since inception in 2018
16 world-leading organisations have provided funding and mentorship
57 young leaders have been supported representing 26 countries
2024 Programme: Official Development Assistance
One Young World Academy
One Young World Academy Series 2024, an initiative by the Gates Foundation and One Young World, was the first globally recognised e-learning platform offering content on development challenges led by some of the world’s foremost leaders and experts for young global leaders. It consisted of four sessions featuring high-level representatives who addressed crucial topics related to overseas aid.
Participants gained real-life practical project experience and developed a range of skills and knowledge about ODA topics, and received insights from experts in the field, including other young leaders who have expertise and vast experience across different fields.
1,038 registrations from Europe, Asia, Africa and America
56.5% programme completion
2024 Programme
Action Accelerator
The Action Accelerator is a programme designed to take Ambassador’s post-Summit ideas from inspiration to impact. The 2024 programme consisted of six core modules to support Ambassadors in their effort to launch or scale sustainability initiatives. Each module featured a core online workshop, a follow up action session, and complimentary offline resources.
100% participants improved their skills to create social impact
96% participants were helped to build their ideas for social impact
100% participants were provided with a platform to share with, and learn from their peers
“Through the Action Accelerator, I got the tools and knowledge to launch our program amongst all of my company’s 270,000 staff worldwide. I was also inspired to set up my own charity and host training programmes outside of my organisation.” Jaime Brown, 2024 Participant
2024/25 Programme
And Much More
The above programmes are only a snapshot of our offerings to the One Young World Community in 2022. We ran 112 different regional events that were attended by 5,400+ people, finding inspiration to tackle the Global Goals agenda and connecting to their peers.
Over 40 Ambassadors participated in our COP programming, while our Ambassadors also attended events like Anthropy, and were nominated for exclusive opportunities such as the Re.Generation programme, run by the Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, and the Fundacion Princesa de Girona annual awards.
One Young World also featured and promoted 450+ Ambassadors promoted on our social media to our total audience of 1,416,602