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Afruza Tanzi
- Apr 24
- 4 min
A Young Entrepreneur's Perspective on Meaningful Youth Engagement in Climate Action Policy Planning
Youth Co:Lab alumna Afruza Tanzi, the Co-Founder of a Social Enterprise Protibha, was a youth panellist at the 5th United Nations...
Youth Co:Lab
- Apr 12
- 3 min
Empowering Youth-Led Social Innovation: Youth Action Challenge Season 4 in Singapore
Youth Co:Lab, co-led by UNDP and Citi Foundation together with the National Youth Council (NYC) in Singapore, recently completed the...
Kate Garcia
- Mar 29
- 3 min
Young Women Entrepreneurs Advancing Climate Action with their Communities
Young women today lead the change by voicing and showing their capacity and agency to create sustainable solutions.
Rifki Fajar Hadiawan and Kamal Najmus Salehin
- Feb 3
- 3 min
5 Years On, Youth Co:Lab Empowers Youth to Achieve SDGs in Indonesia
Young people in Indonesia have been making a splash of good changes at the grassroots level, owing to innovation that has placed...
Youth Co:Lab
- Sep 1, 2021
- 6 min
A water refill app to engage people for systemic climate action – the story of Robin Lewis
By Marte Hellema, Youth Co:Lab Long before Robin Lewis started mymizu, he was on a path of making a difference through working on...
Youth Co:Lab
- Aug 4, 2021
- 4 min
Social entrepreneurship, a pathway to leave no Indigenous person behind
By Marte Hellema, Youth Co:Lab Indigenous communities are among the most marginalized and vulnerable in Asia and the Pacific. The COVID...
Youth Co:Lab
- Aug 4, 2021
- 4 min
Healthcare at your fingertips – the story of Linecare
By Peter Bateman, Youth Co:Lab In a world accelerating toward more and more connectivity, a team of youth from Asia-Pacific is harnessing...
Youth Co:Lab
- Jul 4, 2021
- 4 min
From little thing, big things grow – the story of ClearPlate
By Peter Bateman, Youth Co:Lab, ClearPlate, a youth-led social enterprise from China, is proving that small actions can make a big impact...
Youth Co:Lab
- Jun 23, 2021
- 4 min
Embracing adversity as a tribal youth to empower my community
Guest post by Michael V. L Chhandama, Youth Co:Lab Mover, My name is Michael V. L Chhandama and I belong to the Mizo tribes from the...
Youth Co:Lab
- May 27, 2021
- 4 min
Think outside the trash and recycle - Fusion Hub
By Peter Bateman, Youth Co:Lab Success for young entrepreneur Sagufta Janif is finding value in what’s hiding in plain sight, and it’s...
Youth Co:Lab
- May 14, 2021
- 5 min
Our work became even more important due to COVID-19 – the story of Pasawat Sakulpanich
By Marte Hellema, Youth Co:Lab Accepting yourself can be a difficult journey. Pasawat Sakulpanich or Tae went through the process as he...
Youth Co:Lab
- May 7, 2021
- 4 min
A Bounty Grows from the Idea of a Basket
By Nisha Oswal, Youth Co:Lab A casual conversation with three elderly women would leave Thinles Norboo sleepless that night and set him...
Youth Co:Lab
- Apr 2, 2021
- 4 min
An Incident that Led to an Idea and a Springboard to Success
By Youth Co:Lab, An idea born out of a tragedy triumphed at the Commonwealth Youth Awards, with Faysal Islam of Bangladesh winning the...
Youth Co:Lab
- Apr 2, 2021
- 4 min
A guiding light for women’s reproductive and sexual health rights – The story of Laraib Abid
By Peter Bateman, Youth Co:Lab ‘Mashal’ means ‘light’ in Arabic; and that is precisely what Laraib Abid is to many young women and men in...
Youth Co:Lab
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min
The journey of a Climate Mover
Guest post by Sagar Koirala Namaste, everyone! My name is Sagar Koirala. I am a 23-year-old activist from Nepal, passionate about the...
Youth Co:Lab
- Feb 24, 2021
- 5 min
Barriers and challenges can be your best friends – the story of Tawhida Shiropa
By Marte Hellema, Youth Co:Lab When Tawhida Shiropa came to Dhaka from a small town in Northern Bangladesh, she had nothing with her but...
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- Aug 7, 2020
- 4 min
Moving forward during the COVID crisis – the story of Chandra Tripura
by Marte Hellema, Youth Co:Lab ‘In beginning, indigenous communities [were] more worried about food crisis rather than spread of virus,...
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- Aug 7, 2020
- 3 min
Channeling frustration into Action - The story of Ke Jung
Guest post by David Young, UNESCO Bangkok Office When the COVID-19 pandemic spread to Myanmar, Ke Jung, a thirty-year old graduate...
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- Aug 6, 2020
- 4 min
Challenging ourselves to be productive – the story of Barsha Lekhi
By Marte Hellema, Youth Co:Lab ‘When you stay at home, you don’t have much to do. We are used to going out and being social. They get...
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