Max Thabiso Edkins Youth Ambassador Program 2026 – YOA

Deadline: February 24, 2026

Applications are open for the Max Thabiso Edkins Youth Ambassador Program 2026. Over the following decade, 1.2 billion younger persons are projected to succeed in working age in rising markets — and if we don’t act now, there gained’t be sufficient jobs for all of them. Jobs are a confirmed pathway to creating thriving, sustainable economies, and we have to construct the capability of younger folks as we speak to allow them to adapt to the way forward for work.

The Max Thabiso Edkins Youth Ambassador Program is on the lookout for its subsequent cohort of world younger changemakers to find out about and act on this problem. Delivered by the World Bank’s Youth2Youth (Y2Y) group in partnership with Connect4Climate (C4C), this system carries ahead the legacy of C4C champion Max Thabiso Edkins, who believed that youth inclusion is integral to shaping a resilient future. The fifth version of this program presents an OPPORTUNITY for world youth to deepen their data of the world’s most pressing improvement challenges and work collectively to innovate responsive options.

Benefits

Young changemakers chosen as 2026 Max Thabiso Edkins Youth Ambassadors can have the possibility to:

• Learn from World Bank Group consultants and companions on precedence sectors together with power, water, agribusiness, gender equality, well being, tourism and digital innovation, with job creation on the heart;
• Act to reply to urgent challenges in reference to the World Bank Group’s Health Works, Mission300, Empowering Women, and AgriConnect campaigns;
• Network with friends and professionals from related sectors and areas; and
• Engage by taking part in a world alumni group and accessing impactful collaboration alternatives all through this system and past commencement.

Eligibility

To apply, you should be:

• 20-30 years outdated
• Studying, getting into the job market, or forging a profession in a related sector
• Interested in advancing sustainable progress for a livable planet in a number of of the next sectors: power, water, agribusiness, gender equality, well being, tourism, and digital innovation 
• Curious, motivated, and wanting to be taught and develop
• Passionate about sustainability, inexperienced jobs, and the way forward for your group
• Committed to collaboration, collective motion, and the alternate of numerous concepts and views with friends from throughout the globe

Evaluation Criteria

Applicants might be evaluated on every of the next standards:

• Academic/Professional Status: Currently finding out, getting into the job market, or constructing a profession in a related discipline 
• Sector Interest: Demonstrated curiosity in advancing sustainable progress for a livable planet in a number of of the next sectors: Energy, Water, Agribusiness, Gender Equality, Health, Tourism, and Digital Innovation
• Motivation & Mindset: Curious, motivated, and wanting to be taught and develop, no matter background
• Sustainability Commitment: Strong curiosity in sustainability, inexperienced jobs, and the way forward for their communities
• Collaboration: Value collective motion and the alternate of numerous concepts and views with friends from all over the world

Application

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For extra info, go to Max Thabiso Edkins Youth Ambassador Program.