A world of everyone a changemaker through a global culture of young people initiating positive, lasting change
--Building a global movement of young people being powerful now, changemakers now. This is the foundation of an everyone a changemaker world – the key factor for success in every society, organization and person.
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Youth Venture enables young people to learn early on in life that they can lead social change. Ashoka developed the concept of Youth Venture from understanding a key insight of Ashoka Fellows in the field of youth development: one of the most effective ways to improve the lives of youth is to empower them to realize their own ability to make positive social change.
Youth Venture thus inspires and invests in teams of young people to start and lead their own social ventures, and is building a powerful network of young changemakers across the world. It is currently operating in the US, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Thailand, France, Germany, Spain and India.
Youth Venture seeks to create impact by transforming:
• The youth participant, through the enabling experience of starting a social venture
• The youth team, as they learn important life skills and realize that they can create change
• The community, as growing numbers of Youth Venture teams “tip” the local culture toward greater youth leadership
• Society at large, by fundamentally redefining the role of young people as leaders of social change
Youth Venture plays a critical role in actualizing Ashoka's vision of Everyone a Changemaker™. By giving young people the means to know that they have the ability to change the environment around them, Ashoka believes that youth will gain the skills and innate understanding that they can be powerful long into their adult future. Through this experience, young people will grow up practicing applied empathy, teamwork, and leadership—the underlying skills needed to make change.
Youth Venture in India was launched in 2007 in Mumbai with 25 venturers. Youth Venture is also now supporting 18 venturers in rural India in a small town called Songadh in Gujarat. All of these venturers came with one social issue that they are passionate about. Over the year they have been provided guidance, resources, and a seed fund of Rs 10,000 to launch the initiative. Youth Venture focuses on young people aged 15 to 24 who can launch and lead ventures with social impact.
Youth Venture’s programs are targeted to support the early life stages of the young changemaker. Youth entrepreneurs usually find it difficult to start up new enterprises because of limited access to resources as well as lack of avenues to develop their skills. Often the possibility of engaging in the social sector is also not considered an option because career opportunities in the mainstream are more inviting and less risky. Those that do engage in social entrepreneurship often spend years re-inventing the wheel. However, if young people are supported at the right stage to put their ideas into action, then they can get a head start in leading social change and will be at the forefront of a movement and culture of social entrepreneurship among youth.
To know more about Youth Venture –
www.youthventure.org
www.yvchallenge.blogspot.com
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--Youth can apply for a 'Venture Idea' if they feel passionately about a social issue and come up with an action plan of implementation. Their project can then be selected for seed funding and mentorship for a year.
--Youth can volunteer in our projects
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