Rise Up: Global Impact, Local Youth-led Solutions

Dear Donor,

The year 2025 has truly been a pivotal period, offering an abundance of opportunities for young individuals to not only conceive but also to effectively launch and scale their innovative initiatives globally. At Global Changemakers, our core mission revolves around empowering and nurturing youth-led endeavors. This year, we are proud to have significantly broadened our reach and deepened our impact, reinforcing our position as pioneers in this vital field.

Expanding Our Global Footprint Through Strategic Funding

A key highlight of 2025 has been the substantial expansion of our funding opportunities. We successfully launched a call for applications that resulted in funding support to 45 impactful projects worldwide. These projects are already creating tangible change and fostering positive impact across 21countries, demonstrating the boundless potential of young changemakers when given the right resources. From environmental conservation efforts in Nigeria to fostering democratic education in Peru, empowering citizens with the knowledge and tools to engage effectively in their governance. The projects from this cycle will create lasting impact at their communities thanks to the support of people who believe in youth-led change.

Building a Sustainable Community of Changemakers

A fundamental aspect of our approach is fostering a lasting community. All recipients of the Project Management Course scholarships now enjoy lifetime access to the course materials, ensuring continuous learning and a valuable resource for their future endeavors. Furthermore, many of these newly trained changemakers have seamlessly integrated into our vibrant online community, actively participating in discussions, sharing insights, and collaborating on new projects. This active engagement strengthens the collective impact of Global Changemakers, creating a powerful network of passionate individuals dedicated to driving positive change for years to come.

Global Youth Summit

The highly anticipated Global Youth Summit 2025 is rapidly approaching, poised to convene a diverse group of emerging leaders and advocates from across the globe. Scheduled to take place in Cape Town, South Africa, from October 21st to 25th, this transformative event will bring together 50 dedicated young changemakers. The summit's core objective is to provide a dynamic platform for these individuals to foster meaningful connections, receive intensive training in critical areas, and cultivate collaborative strategies that will significantly contribute to the ongoing advancement of the global goals. Attendees can expect an immersive experience designed to empower them with the knowledge, skills, and networks necessary to drive positive change within their communities and on an international scale.

Young Changemakers Podcast Season 7

Global Changemakers is proud to announce the release of the 7th season of the Young Changemakers podcast, a cornerstone of our mission to inspire young people to create positive change within their communities. This season continues to showcase truly inspiring stories and engaging conversations with young individuals who are making a tangible impact in various fields of development.

Hosted by our esteemed alumni, Meigan Diaz and Goitseone Thebe,  the Young Changemakers podcast serves as a vital platform for members of our network to share their experiences. Through insightful interviews, Meigan and Goitse delve into some of the current challenges and complex problematics faced by young people globally. More importantly, she highlights how these inspiring Changemakers have ingeniously paved a way for positive change, offering practical solutions and fostering hope for a better future.

Recognizing the diverse linguistic landscape of our global audience and to significantly extend the reach and impact of the Young Changemakers podcast, we have strategically divided this season into 13 compelling episodes. Half of the episodes are produced entirely in Spanish, ensuring accessibility and relevance for our Spanish-speaking listeners, while the remaining half of the episodes are presented in English, catering to our broader international audience.

Links:

• Full Report - September 2025

• September 2025 full report (PDF)
  

This first quarter of 2025 has been full of exciting opportunities for our network of changemakers, from opening applications for our annual Global Youth Summit in Cape Town to online scholarships to enroll in our courses and grants focused on Education and MSRH Projects. As always, we would like to thank you because it is through the support of people like you that we are able to continuously support youth-led impact globally. 

Grant Cycle

Our first grantees of 2025 have been selected and we are happy to announce that we will be supporting 19 amazing projects focused on education and Menstrual, Sexual and Reproductive Health across the world. During the final days of March we launched the first Grant Cycle of 2025 and it came with some amazing results, interesting projects. From democratic and voting education for marginalized communities in Perú to Climate education in Malawi and  Menstrual Management resources and education in India, our changemakers are creating local positive change at a ground community level. 

We will host one more grant cycle during this year, we are only able to get funding opportunities to the changemakers thanks to the support of our donors and sponsors. 

Women’s day - Menstruation, santé sexuelle et reproductive 

The 8th of March marked the start of an ongoing campaign to socialize and democratize resources and knowledge on Menstrual management and health. We launched the french version of our Menstrual, Sexual and Reproductive Health Course to provide francophone countries with materials on this topic. Our MSRH course is now available in French, Spanish and English. Additionally, projects focused on this topic were one of the main focuses of our grant cycle, that is why we are awarding 100 scholarships to our Project Management Course for the students of MSRH. We will continue this effort to fund MSRH related projects that are women led and impact the intersectionality of health, education and ecology across the world.

Global Youth Summit 

We are currently running the last part of our call for applications for our 2025 Global Youth Summit in Cape Town As previous years, this life changing experience (as described by previous participants) will bring together 50 changemakers from across the world to exchange ideas, share experiences and build a community that will support their continuous effort to create positive impact in their countries. 

This last stretch means that until the 25th of May people from South Africa are still welcomed to apply so if you know a changemaker based in SA tell them to apply ASAP in the following link:

https://www.global-changemakers.net/gysapplysa

Our Global Youth Summit will be hosted from the 20 to the 24 of October in partnership with ATKV, so stay tuned for the announcement of the selected changemakers that will attend this year’s cohort. Additionally, every applicant will receive a full scholarship to enroll in the Project Management Course, so even if they are not selected to the summit, they will be able to get tools, knowledge and apply for future funding opportunities for their project.

Ecology Course In Spanish

Our Ecology Course in English has become a staple element of our Changemaker School, it has a holistic approach to ecology that allows changemakers from all areas to incorporate sustainable principles to their work. 

The english version of the course has over 1300 students enrolled, this course can provide a new focus for changemaking in the current climate circumstances, specifically in the regions most affected by climate change. With this in mind, we decided to launch Ecología para Changemakers, a new version of the course focused on the struggles and realities of the Latin American region with sponsorship from Earth Rising Foundation and Schneider Electric.

Featuring young leaders, scientists and innovators from Spanish speaking countries in South America, Central America and the Caribbean. 

The course is currently in the making and will be launched for free and full access during October 2025.

Links:

• Online Full Report - May 2025

• May 2025 Full Report (PDF)