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Young People Will Invent Their Future

 العربية | Русский | 中文  Kelvin Doe found that batteries were too expensive for a project he was working on in 2009. He used acid, soda, and metal parts that he found in trash bins in his neighborhood...

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Tackling Youth Unemployment through Entrepreneurship: A Call for Innovative...

Youth unemployment has grown in prominence on national and global development agendas. In 2007, nearly 70 million young people were out of work. This figure climbed to 72.6 million by 2011. In 2012,...

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Girls and Technology Can Change the World

Young woman working on a computer. Tunis, Tunisia. Photo: Arne Hoel / World Bank“Girls programming isn’t just a cool thing; it’s also doubling the chances of developing innovative tools and making the...

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Five Things You Never Knew about the World Bank

The World Bank is the largest international funder of education. Education is one of the most important tools young people need to get good jobs. That’s why the Bank works with national governments,...

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Why Young People Are Ready to Fight Climate Change

It seems that the mindset of my friends roughly reflects the views of youth worldwide. From Nepal to the United States, young people are increasingly mindful of how their behavior impacts the planet.

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How to Create Jobs for Young People

Ask one of the millions of youth in Nairobi or New Delhi about their concerns for the future, and more than likely the response will be that he or she is worried about finding a job. There are more...

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Five Reasons Why Youth Should Choose Agriculture

What type of career do you aspire to have? Do you want to be an artist, a business person, or a policymaker?  Or, have you ever wanted to become a farmer? I would not be surprised if you said no. 

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Taking Action on Climate Change for the Youth of the World

The risks created by climate change are well known. Regardless of political views, when the majority of respected and leading science institutions say that climate change is happening, I believe that...

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Creative Ways Youth Can Help Feed the Future

How do you imagine your life 10 or 20 years from now? What if I told you that one day, there might not be enough food on your plate?  It is no exaggeration. Today, around 800 million people go to bed...

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