Throughout much of rural Mexico, more than 40 percent of the population lacks basic health services. Movimiento Compromiso Universitario por la Salud, based in Mexico City, works to close the healthcare access gap in these communities.

“As a Nigerian, I believe the Nigerian state should be restructured to allow for all regions to grow at their own pace.” In his op-ed, John Oluwafemi OLLA, CEO & Founder of Act Hub Africa, makes the case for empowering local government and decentralizing federal government in Nigeria.

In Kenya, young people face adversity and hardships on a daily basis that contribute to poor school attendance or school abandonment. Kesho Kenya’s SHINE Project and Integrity Clubs provide simple yet effective solutions to help keep young people stay in school and well on their way to becoming the leaders of tomorrow. 

The organizers of Politize! sprung to action to fill the gap in Brazil’s public education system. They’ve created an ambassadors’ program to nurture the development of new public leaders that are committed to Brazil’s democracy.

All for Social Justice in Lubumbashi, DR Congo trains young people in their communities to become leaders, advocates, and role models to work towards a more equitable future for all.

In early 2020, Juventud para Colombia’s young leaders began holding Facebook Lives to create space for political debate and opinion.

In 2020, SIRP organized a capacity-building training for the Executive Directors of 20 NGOs in Enugu State as an opportunity to come together and learn to better engage young people in their organizations’ activities.