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The Youth Networks Program is our flagship localization initiative - aiming to provide local context and support to all our global programs.
Network Coordinators are the official managers and representatives of SDSN Youth within their Regional/ National SDSN Network and vice versa. They manage, oversee, and coordinate local SDSN Youth network of program members, stakeholders, and external partnerships.
While Network Managers manage the SDSN stakeholders and institutions within a region, the Youth Network Coordinator focuses on engaging the young people within those groups.
The Network Coordinator is a key position in understanding the state of youth mobilization towards the SDGs in their given region - acting as the key local point of contact for anything youth x SDG related in their region/country.
Nardos Berehe
Project Lead
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Global Networks
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Akerke Akhmetova
Network Coordinator
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Evangelia Savvidou
Project Officer
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Network Management
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Richa Parasher
Regional Focal Point
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Asia-Pacific
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Margaret Kamau
Regional Focal Point
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Africa
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Mathes Rausch
Project Officer
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Networks Management
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Martina Razzaboni
Regional Focal Point
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Europe
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Arvid Ehlert
Project Officer
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Networks Advocacy
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Camila Kakabadse
Regional Focal Point
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Americas
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Localization is key to meaningfully integrating sustainable development. Our Youth Networks Program is essential to translating the global 2030 Agenda, to each of our programs.
Work with federal government, private sector, universities, and nonprofits to: address youth representation; youth education, solutions and initiatives. You'll also join our continental regional groups and collaborate with nearby Youth Networks.
Our Regional/National Network Teams focus on different sectors or SDGs, depending on what the critical issues are. Our program lays down a framework, but you are welcome to tailor it to national or regional needs.
Network Coordinators are recruited on an ad hoc basis. Please note that you must be based at the relevant Host Institution of a network in order to be eligible. You can see which institutions are Members or Hosts on the SDSN website.
If your university or institution is not a Host - please see if there is an existing SDG Hub that you can get involved in. If your institution is not yet a Member or Host and are in touch with a university Dean or senior leadership, you can explore SDSN Membership.
How does the SDSN Youth Executive Team select the member organizations?
The selection process consists of a criteria list:
Who does the SDSN Youth Membership Program work with?
Universities, academic and cultural institutions, university teams, student associations, youth-led organizations, research institutions, community initiatives, and digital platforms.
What are the benefits of joining the Youth Membership Program?
What are some of the opportunities Member Organizations have as part of the program?
SDSN Youth networks from the Asia-Pacific region organised a workshop to bring together youth voices from across the region to the table. Youth from 13 countries worked in groups to create lists of climate action priorities, and together they compile a list of youth priorities that could be brought forward at COP27!
SDSN Youth networks from the Asia-Pacific region organised a workshop to bring together youth voices from across the region to the table. Youth from 13 countries worked in groups to create lists of climate action priorities, and together they compile a list of youth priorities that could be brought forward at COP27!
SDSN Youth Mediterranean is looking for innovative projects in the agri-food sector for the Mediterranean Youth Solutions Report 2022.
The theme of International Youth Day 2020, “Youth Engagement for Global Action” seeks to highlight the ways in which the engagement of young people at the local, national and global levels is contributing towards the agenda 2030, 2063 and beyond, as well as draw lessons on how their representation and engagement in formal institutional politics can be significantly enhanced.
SDSN Youth joined the 8th Annual SDG Summit, organized by the Sustainable Development Goals Alliance and the University of Calgary's Office of Sustainability, host of SDSN Canada.
SDSN Youth held an engaging online session featuring Janina Peter, founder and CEO of Bridging Gaps.
SDSN Youth joined the The Global Sustainable Development Congress organized by Times Higher Education in Thailand.
SDSN Youth joined the Paving The Way to The Pact of the Future Conference organized by SDSN Portugal.
SDSN Youth participated and led a session at the 9th edition of the International Youth Conference
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SDSN Youth joined UNESCO's celebrations for 31st World Press Freedom Day Conference in Chile.
On October 15, 2022, 12 of our Investment Readiness Program star social innovators will be presenting their pitch decks to an expert panel of judges and an audience of impact investors, industry professionals, and peers. Join us!
What is the role of higher education in delivering the SDGs to help create a world that leaves no one behind? Join us to discuss on September 16!
Co-hosted by SDSN Youth and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (PASS), the Vatican Youth Symposium (VYS) brings together youth leaders and experts to strengthen the global movement for sustainable development.
Traditionally held at the Casina Pio IV in Vatican City, the 2020 VYS will take on a virtual format due to the constraints of the global pandemic. While we will miss convening within the walls of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and the ability to connect in-person, this virtual format has granted us with the opportunity to reach an even greater audience.
The Vatican Youth Symposium 2019 will take place at the Casina Pio IV in Vatican City on October 16. This year, it gathers more than 85 leaders and innovators to develop solutions and partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
SDSN Youth in collaboration with the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (PAS), will host the Vatican Youth Symposium at the Casina Pio IV in Vatican City. Youth Leadership for Integral Human Development - Laudato Si’ and the Sustainable Development Goals.
The 2018 Vatican Youth Symposium, which was jointly convened by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (PAS) and SDSN Youth, brought together youth entrepreneurs, activists, and innovators for training in global development. The theme of the conference, which was Youth Leadership for Integral Human Development: Laudato Si’ and the Sustainable Development Goals, motivated participants to recommit themselves to partnerships for the 2030 Agenda and to their role as youth leaders for a brighter, better future.
Vatican City: On October 14-15, 2017 the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (PAS), in collaboration with the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and its Youth Initiative (SDSN Youth), will host the fourth edition of the Vatican Youth Symposium within the headquarters of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Casina Pio in the Vatican City.
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SDSN Youth took part in COP29, the world's most important climate summit, presenting meaningful interventions centered on intergenerational justice and the critical role of education in sustainable development.
The Mediterranean Youth Solutions Report underlines the strategic role played by young people in this region, as a precious source of inspiration, innovation, and creativity for sustainable development.
Read the Report