Unstoppable Together – Global Youth Mobilization Final Report Launch and Celebration Virtual Events
In February 2023, the Global Youth Mobilization (GYM) will be celebrating 2 years of youth-led global action and will launch its final impact report, highlighting its reach and investment in young people globally since its start in December 2020.
Hosted by the Big Six youth organizations, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Foundation (UNF), the GYM will launch its final impact report looking back at the initiative’s youth-led COVID-19 response and recovery during the main virtual event on 15 February 2023. The final impact report will serve as a follow up to the GYM interim impact report, “Powering Change: Young People Leading COVID-19 Response and Recovery”, launched in February 2022, which highlighted the first operational partnership of the Big Six and opportunities for global youth development.
The main virtual event on 15 February 2023 will showcase the impact of youth-led solutions, reflect on the Big Six and wider partnership model, and discuss lessons learned to inform global youth financing models.
The main virtual event will be followed by a youth-led solutions project showcase, sharing insights from the young people leading activities addressing the negative effects of the pandemic from National Projects, Local Solutions and the Accelerator Programme across the four thematic areas:
- COVID-19 Prevention, Vaccines and Combatting Misinformation
- Mental and Physical Health
- Education Disruption and Employability
- Gender Inequality and Combatting Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
On 11 February 2023, in the lead up to the main and project showcase virtual events, the young people that drive the GYM will host a youth-led roundtable discussion, to share experiences, discuss the importance of youth-led advocacy, amplify youth voices, and provide an opportunity to enable connections across the 500+ young people directly awarded and engaged through the GYM.
To find out more and how to register for the GYM celebration virtual events, visit here.
Unstoppable Together
Celebrating two years of youth-led global action
On 15 February 2023 the Big Six Youth Organizations, supported by the World Health Organization and United Nations Foundation, invite you to join and participate in a virtual event and accompanying side events showcasing the impact of youth-led solutions, launching our impact report, and celebrating the achievements of the Global Youth Mobilization (GYM) over the last 2 years.
Join us at this key moment as we reflect on the impact from the young people leading youth-led solutions to the health and societal negative effects created by the COVID-19 pandemic, whilst taking stock of the challenges they continue to face in this work. Bringing together leaders and experts in conversations with young advocates and change-makers, we will be charting a roadmap for the future of global youth-led solutions and looking to hear your thoughts every step of the way!
Keep an eye out on this page for more information on the programme, our exciting guest speakers, and ways to engage with the upcoming events!
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“The Young Decision-Makers Driving Youth-Led Solutions”
Date: 11 February 2023
Time: 08h00 (EDT)/13h00 (UTC)/21h00 (SGT)
Youth-led Round table
In the lead up to the main virtual events on 15 February 2023, we are excited to support and facilitate discussions developed and led by the young people driving GYM, to share experiences, amplify voices, and enable connections to be made across the 500+ young people directly awarded or engaged through GYM.
“Unstoppable Together: Celebrating 2 Years of Youth-Led Global Action”
Date: 15 February 2023
Time: 08h00 (EDT)/13h00 (UTC)/21h00 (SGT)
Plenary Event
A high-level virtual event launching the Global Youth Mobilization final impact report and celebrating 2 years of youth-led global action through the GYM. The event will showcase the impact of youth-led solutions, reflect on the Big Six and wider partnership model, and discuss lessons learnt to inform youth financing models globally.
Why we're holding these events
During the “Unstoppable Together: Celebrating 2 Years of Youth-Led Global Action” main virtual event the GYM will launch its final impact report, including project case studies, highlighting the reach, impact and investment in young people engaged in addressing the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This report will be a follow up to the GYM interim impact report, “Powering Change: Young People Leading COVID-19 Response and Recovery”, launched in February 2022.
Join us in February 2023 for the following exciting sessions featuring young people leading youth-led solutions and insights from our expert guest speakers!
Youth-led Solutions Projects Showcase
Date: 15 February 2023
Time: 09h45 (EDT)/14h45 (UTC)/22h45 (SGT)
Side Event
A showcase of diverse and innovative youth-led projects from across GYM’s three core pillars – National Projects, Local Solutions and the Accelerator Programme. Projects will share their insights and reflections from engaging and supporting young people across various thematic areas in their communities.
National Projects, Local Solutions and Accelerator Programme Showcase Outline
Date: 15 February 2023
Time: 09h45 (EDT)/14h45 (UTC)/ 22h45 (SGT)
As noted above, a key method in presenting the scope, reach and impact of youth-led solutions will be done through a project showcase, where audiences will be able to hear from young people directly on their activities to address the negative effects of the pandemic in their communities.
The showcase, which will be screened simultaneously on 4 separate platforms will be broken down into the following 4 thematic areas:
Education disruption and employability
This session will profile young people leading solutions in finding non-formal education methods during the pandemic.
Mental and physical health
This session will profile young people leading solutions on addressing stigma, discrimination, lack of services and creating safe spaces to promote the physical and mental health of young people during the pandemic.
Gender equality and combating domestic and gender-based violence
This session will profile young people leading solutions focused promoting gender equity and ending gender-based violence in their communities.
COVID-19 protection, prevention and combating misinformation
This session will profile young people leading solutions to control the spread of COVID-19 and combat misinformation.
About the Global Youth Mobilization
The Global Youth Mobilization (GYM), launched in December 2020, is a movement of young people taking action to improve their lives and their communities now and for future generations.
Powered by the Big Six – the world’s largest global youth organisations – and supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Foundation (UNF), GYM aims to harness this momentum to address the negative impact of the pandemic on young people and support them to build back better.
With support from the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, Global Youth Mobilization is supporting and scaling-up youth-led solutions, reinventing funding models and re-energising youth engagement programmes across the world.
