The Youth Collective believes in collaborative events that spark creativity, foster connections, and amplify the voices of young people. From inspiring webinars to engaging networking sessions, our community celebrates diversity, innovation, and positive change.

TED Countdown House

🌍 Join the COP30 Townhall: The Global South Lights the Way to the Future on November 13, 1-4pm

The UN Foundation’s Our Future Agenda program — in collaboration with Natura and TED Countdown — is hosting a series of intergenerational Townhalls during COP30 to spotlight how young people and young countries are shaping the future of global cooperation.

These Townhalls are open, creative spaces where young changemakers, artists, and activists from across the Global South come together to imagine:

💭 What legacy will our generation leave for 2100?

Since 2024, over 20 Townhalls have taken place across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific — bringing youth and decision-makers into one room to co-design the future we want.

Now, as we head toward the final Sustainable Development Goals Summit in 2027, your voice matters more than ever.
This is your chance to:
• 🎤 Share your vision for the future.
• 🌱 Connect with other changemakers from across the world.
• ✍️ Contribute ideas that will shape the Belém Declaration for Future Generations.

🗓️ How to Register

Please fill out your details below to join the upcoming COP30 Townhall: The Global South Lights the Way to the Future.
You’ll receive an email confirming your participation and next steps.

Youth Dialogues on a Fair Partnership

Young people from Africa and Europe are coming together to exchange ideas on fairness, inclusivity, and collaboration in AU–EU relations.

🔹 2 virtual & 1 in-person events
🔹 The in-person event is happening in Angola 🇦🇴
🔹 Live translation in English and French
🔹 Young people 15-35 from Africa and Europe can apply
🔹 The participants’ insights will help shape recommendations for AU and EU leaders ahead of the 7th AU–EU Summit

Application deadline: 15 September 2025, 18:00 (CET)
Be part of building a shared vision for the future!

Financing Feminist Futures: Challenges, Pathways, and Possibilities

8 Sept 2025 | 15:00 CEST

Explore how feminist research on debt, taxation, ODA, and climate finance is driving transformative change, pushing for redistribution, justice, and the leadership of those most impacted by systemic inequalities.

Walking the Talk: Decolonizing Research and Policy in Global Development

30 Sept 2025 | 15:00 CEST

Discover how feminist, decolonial, and movement-led research is reclaiming power, challenging extractive systems, and centering Majority World voices in shaping the global agenda.

International Youth Day – SDG Guff

Join us on August 15 during International Youth Day week for SDG गफ (SDG Dialogue). Centered around the theme “Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond”, this fun, youth-led virtual hangout brings together young changemakers from across Nepal to share how they are driving local action for global goals. It is your space to listen, speak, and get inspired. Let’s talk change. Let’s make a change.

Entrepreneurship Exchange Series

The Youth Collective is excited to announce this amazing global exchange and learning series with the CIPE network. We are here to dive into the challenges we face, brainstorm creative solutions, and team up to make entrepreneurship easy and fun for young people. Join us to break barriers, think outside the box, and take action together to take up the world of entrepreneurship.

The Leadership Labs

The Leadership Labs aims to help young people grow, learn, and connect with others in the Youth Collective community. This program allows us to chat, learn from each other, and become better leaders in a friendly setting. Leadership Labs are held both in person and online so that young people from all over the world can join in. We have organised 12 Leadership Labs events so far and are excited to host more in the coming days.

The Donor Dialogues

The Donor Dialogues series is a strategic initiative designed to create a platform where members of the Youth Collective and potential funders can come together for insightful discussions on the current challenges and opportunities within the youth civil society sector. This series serves as a crucial avenue for fostering dialogue, collaboration, and mutual understanding between key stakeholders in the youth development landscape.