Imagine a World where Every Young Person is a Leader or Changemaker Ravi Venkatesan, UNICEF Special Representative for Young People & Innovation OCTOBER 2019
What we need is a completely NEW PARADIGM for YOUTH and the FUTURE OF WORK . 3
"Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.” Mathematician & Computer Scientist Alan Turing 4
Tap into the drive & talent of this generation to create an army of CHANGEMAKERS, LEADERS, PROBLEM SOLVERS OR SOLUTIONEERS. 5
This leads me to the SECOND SHIFT which is in the way we think about EDUCATION and SKILLING. 6
N eed for SYSTEM THINKING & COLLECTIVE ACTION 7
YuWaah or Generation Unlimited in India aims to revolutionize how we engage and prepare young people for aspirational work and societal leadership. It is designed as a multi-stakeholder alliance with business, government, civil society and young people. By 2030 Generation Unlimited will § Work with the private sector to build pathways to aspirational economic opportunities for 100 Million youth § Equip 200 Million youth to gain relevant skills for productive lives and the future of work § Engage 300 million youth as problem solvers and catalysts of societal change. 8
“Our nation is filled with tremendous energy of the youth. Whatever future we desire of, we must keep the youth at the center. If we do this, we can surge ahead at an unmatchable pace!“ – Prime Minister Modi 9
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