Younger changemakers advancing training and well being fairness will assist mobilize communities around the globe and restore progress for the World Objectives
Samsung Electronics right now introduced that three new Younger Leaders will be part of Generation17, an initiative in partnership with the United Nations Growth Programme (UNDP) to assist younger changemakers working to realize the 17 World Objectives.1 The addition of those three Younger Leaders will assist educate folks about crucial world challenges and the options wanted to ship a extra affluent future by 2030.
“We’re thrilled to welcome these three progressive leaders to the Galaxy neighborhood and Generation17,” stated TM Roh, President and Head of Cell eXperience (MX) Enterprise at Samsung Electronics. “These Younger Leaders will encourage the Galaxy neighborhood to make constructive modifications of their every day lives, with their dedication to harness expertise and open prospects for a extra equitable future. Every embodies the ingenuity and progressive spirit that we have to interact extra folks in serving to to realize the World Objectives.”
The New Younger Leaders
For the primary time, Samsung and UNDP carried out an open name that rallied 1000’s of passionate younger folks from everywhere in the world to use to affix Generation17. This new group of Generation17 Younger Leaders, chosen from a aggressive pool of candidates, will add new views to the initiative, and their initiatives will carry forth new options in training, abilities and coaching, and well being fairness.
Zubair Junjunia (United Kingdom): Social entrepreneur and founding father of ZNotes, a worldwide studying platform enabling truthful and equal entry to training that has impacted 4 million college students globally.
“I used to be impressed to construct an training platform after witnessing the uneven enjoying area of training. We should empower youth to create an equitable training system, which is why I’m excited to affix Generation17 and produce consciousness to world training challenges and encourage younger folks to face up for causes they imagine in.”
Priscilla Efe Johnson (Nigeria): Gender equality activist working to de-stigmatize ladies’s well being via Xari Africa, a female-led group offering ladies with entry to reproductive and sexual well being sources.
“Reproductive and sexual well being is all people’s enterprise. This combat, this ardour, is private. That’s the reason I’m thrilled to be chosen as a member of Generation17, working in partnership with Samsung and UNDP to raise my voice and increase entry and training to ladies’s healthcare throughout the globe.”
Mock Yi Jun (Singapore): Schooling chief and co-founder of Advisory Singapore, a youth-led charity devoted to empowering younger folks from all walks of life to make knowledgeable profession and training decisions.
“Each individual, irrespective of their background or socio-economic standing, deserves an opportunity to pursue their aspirations. Generation17 is the right platform to allow extra younger folks like me to empower people to take their training and profession journey into their very own arms.”
Amplifying Youth Management on a World Stage
Samsung and UNDP launched Generation17 in October 2020, with the mission to enlarge the voices and impactful work of younger folks accelerating progress towards the World Objectives. For the reason that launch, Samsung and UNDP have gathered 17 Younger Leaders throughout Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, the Center East and North America engaged on points that embody all 17 of the World Objectives.
Collectively, Samsung and UNDP present the Younger Leaders with mentorship and the newest Samsung Galaxy expertise in addition to entry to agenda-setting occasions and different alternatives to raise their platforms and join with their friends and cross-sector, world choice makers. Generation17 Younger Leaders have participated in numerous occasions, together with Samsung’s Unpacked, Cannes Lions Worldwide Pageant of Creativity, UN Financial and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Discussion board, Stockholm+50 and the United Nations Normal Meeting.
“To realize the World Objectives, we want genuine motion from younger folks — these on the frontlines of right now’s most urgent points — to construct again progress and assist for every objective,” stated Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator. “Via our partnership with Samsung, we purpose to foster the expansion of those Younger Leaders as they handle crucial points such because the local weather disaster and human rights issues to construct a extra resilient society.”
▲ Three Generation17 Leaders on the Cannes Lions Pageant of Creativity
Generation17 is grounded in Samsung and UNDP’s dedication to leverage expertise as a pressure for good. The 2 organizations first partnered in 2019 to create the Samsung World Objectives app, an training and donation-based cell app that informs folks concerning the World Objectives and encourages them to take motion simply through the use of their Galaxy units. Since then, the app has been put in on almost 300 million Galaxy units worldwide, together with smartphones, tablets and smartwatches. It has enabled the Galaxy neighborhood to generate greater than USD 10 million for UNDP’s work to advertise environmental and social resilience around the globe.
About UNDP
UNDP is the main United Nations group preventing to finish the injustice of poverty, inequality, and local weather change. Working with our broad community of consultants and companions in 170 international locations, we assist nations to construct built-in, lasting options for folks and planet. www.undp.org
1 The 17 World Objectives, often known as the Sustainable Growth Objectives (SDGs), have been adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 and supply a blueprint to finish poverty, shield the surroundings, cut back financial inequality and guarantee peace and justice for all.
