This report captures six years of progress across the GOYN, highlighting place-based strategies that have connected 630,000+ youth to economic opportunities. It shares insights on systemic change, youth leadership, and cross-sector collaboration from 17 communities worldwide. The report serves as both a reflection on impact and a roadmap for expanding… Read More

GOYN Youth Financial Inclusion Report The Global Opportunity Youth Network (GOYN) Youth Financial Inclusion Report is a comprehensive analysis of the financial inclusion landscape for Opportunity Youth (OY) across GOYN communities. This report highlights the barriers, opportunities, and innovative solutions that can expand financial access for young people, ultimately empowering… Read More

This playlist compiles video highlights from each day of the GOYN 2024 Annual Convening held in Pune, India, from 17-21 November.

In this presentation delivered during the February 2024 GOYN Anchor Partner Call, Scally and Rotho from GOYN Mombasa present the approach taken to design the GOYN Equity Leadership Program. ELP Overview available here.

Recording of the ‘Movement Building: Resilience for the Future’ plenary held during GOYN’s 2023 Annual Convening in Mombasa, Kenya. Join GOYN youth leaders, community members, and global allies to reflect on 5 years of progress and impact and envision what we can accomplish together over the next five years to… Read More

Recording of the ‘Building Community Resilience through Authentic Youth Partnership’ plenary held during GOYN’s 2023 Annual Convening in Mombasa, Kenya. The session explores how intentional youth engagement and partnership inform GOYN design and implementation and the critical role of OY in global exploration and piloting of strategies and local efforts… Read More

Recording of the ‘Power of Place: How Local Context Matters for Development’ plenary held during GOYN’s 2023 Annual Convening in Mombasa, Kenya. The session explores the power of place-based solutions and localization in addressing development challenges, discussing the benefits of taking a place-based approach, the challenges of localization, and the… Read More

Recording of the ‘Cross-Network Learning and Collaboration’ plenary held during GOYN’s 2023 Annual Convening in Mombasa, Kenya. The session reflects on the role of network builders, in light of research on why and how to build powerful and effective and resilient networks in communities.

Recordings of the two ‘Learn to Discern’ sessions organized by IREX at GOYN’s 2023 Annual Convening in Mombasa, Kenya. The training aims to build resilience by empowering those who engage with media andinformation to navigate it in a safe, critical, responsible, healthy, and empathy-driven way.

Recording of the opening plenary session of GOYN’s 2023 Annual Convening in Mombasa, Kenya. Hear and witness the power of place-based collaboration through performances and presentations from young partners, panel conversations with public, private, and local ecosystem partners, while learning about the journey of GOYN Mombasa to create and scale… Read More

Please see below for selected video highlights from the GOYN 2023 Annual Convening held in Mombasa, Kenya, from November 6-9.

Presentation delivered during GOYN’s 2023 Annual Convening in Mombasa, Kenya, introducing three of the promising financing solutions highlighted in the FinYouth report.

The FinYouth report was developed by the Global Development Incubator (GDI) in partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the Global Opportunity Youth Network (GOYN). In every country, governments, donors, civil society organizations, corporates and young people have mobilized to address youth unemployment, with an increasing… Read More

The FinYouth report was developed by the Global Development Incubator (GDI) in partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the Global Opportunity Youth Network (GOYN). In every country, governments, donors, civil society organizations, corporates and young people have mobilized to address youth unemployment, with an increasing recognition that a suite of solutions ranging… Read More

GOYN’s ‘The Future is Young’ Learning Series seeks to lift up emerging practices and evidence around how community Collaboratives can deliver tangible economic opportunities for youth. This third installment introduces GOYN’s ecosystem mapping methodology. … Read More

In December 2022, GOYN convened its Opportunity Youth Leaders, Community Partners, Funders and Team from across the world, at the 3rd Annual GOYN Global Convening at the Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. Over the course of four days, GOYN global and community partners, Opportunity Youth leaders, funders, and global… Read More