Changemakers for Youth Program 2026 – YOA

Deadline: March 29, 2026

Applications are open for the Changemakers for Youth Program 2026. Through “Changemakers for Youth” they assist, join and amplify the work of social entrepreneurs primarily based in Egypt, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Switzerland or Tunisia who deal with urgent social, financial, and environmental challenges of their communities, whereas strengthening the company and expertise of younger individuals.

Over the subsequent 3 years they may search, determine, and recruit 80 younger changemakers and social entrepreneurs with present ventures that create tangible impression, whereas empowering and mobilising younger individuals. In 2026, they may choose and onboard the primary cohort of 20 individuals, ideally with equal illustration from all of the eligible international locations.

Benefits

• Participants obtain customised, wants-primarily based assist to construct their capability through an on- and offline capability constructing programme.
• An immersive 5-day, in-individual summit awaits all individuals.
• They present seed funding to assist cross-border co-creation or co-studying initiatives, which emphasise youth company and immediately mobilise their friends, utilizing strategy of ‘participatory budgeting.’
• Through this programme they may join individuals to a wider ecosystem of companions, specialists supporters, occasions, gatherings and collaborators, inside and past ChangemakeXchange’s, in addition to Drosos Foundation’s community.
• Beyond the programme, individuals will even be invited to hitch the worldwide ChangemakerXchange neighborhood, which incorporates life-lengthy entry to sources and common alternatives to attach, study and co-create with social innovators internationally.

Eligibility

• Open to social entrepreneurs primarily based in Egypt, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Switzerland and Tunisia.
• Applicant must be addressing urgent social, financial, and environmental challenges of their communities.

Application

Application deadline is March 29, 2026. All candidates will likely be knowledgeable in regards to the choice final result. Shortlisted candidates will likely be invited to a 1-hour on-line interview.

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For extra info, go to Changemakers for Youth.