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Action – State of Youth

State of Youth is here to empower young people aged 12 to 29 by building a global platform for leadership and changemaking. We give youth the opportunity to engage and act on themes related to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and guided by children’s rights principles.  

Founded by KidsRights in 2019 at the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Mexico, State of Youth is a worldwide grassroots movement created for youth, by youth. We provide young people with the tools, resources, and global connections necessary to tackle the most urgent challenges facing the world today. The goal is to inspire children to create real change and impact worldwide.   

Since the launch of State of Youth in September 2019, the movement has grown rapidly. Young people become a part of the Program as a group, which we call a Chapter. Chapters, run by youth, represent State of Youth locally in their communities and allows youth the opportunity to engage with local issues in their own country. It supports bottom- up social change by spreading the message, increasing awareness, building advocacy and creating action on issues that directly impact them.  

As of December 2024, State of Youth has 355 Chapters located in 65 countries, covering all regions of the world. And our movement continues to grow! 

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State of Youth community is supported by the Youth Board! Their lived experiences, their learnings from change-making activities, their localized understanding of challenges and opportunities, their ability to develop solutions to address various challenges faced by children, and to achieve the SDGs, will propel the envisaged global change-making movement, of youth and led by youth, all around the world.  To know more about the current members, click here. 

Are you ready to take action and change the world? Or are you already making a difference and looking for a platform to create a greater impact? Then join the State of Youth Movement and start your own Chapter on our platform and become a changemaker!  

Why wait for the future when you can create it? Sign-up here!