Generation Unlimited

🌍 We’re hiring: UNICEF's Generation Unlimited is looking for a brilliant consultant to drive forward our #social #impact #entrepreneurship programme imaGen Ventures, and support our broader entrepreneurship portfolio. Join Hana Sahatqija, Ibrahim Mahgoub, Urmila Sarkar, me and the broader programme team to driving this mission. If you’re passionate about #youth entrepreneurship, innovation and creating real pathways from learning to earning, this is a powerful opportunity to make an impact at scale. The role focuses on: ⭐ Strengthening and expanding GenU’s youth venture and entrepreneurship initiatives ⭐ Supporting UNICEF teams and partners to design, launch and grow venture models ⭐ Building tools, frameworks and partnerships that unlock opportunities for young innovators Join us in empowering young people to build and lead the ventures of the future. 🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dVqwjyBW Find out more about imaGen Ventures here: https://lnkd.in/drjH2E-u #GenU #UNICEF #YouthEntrepreneurship #Innovation #DevelopmentJobs Nico Cipriota Iris Caluag Pelayo Alvarez Mami Kyo Jeetwan Tripathy Radhika Menon Aapo Kuusela Kevin Frey Iliana Albino Manuela Radelsboeck Wesley Furrow

From students to solar innovators!   In Mongolia, 27 young people joined a four-day Generation Unlimited and UNICEF-supported renewable energy training.   Now, they’re leading the way, teaching 2,000 more students about clean energy and helping develop solar-powered phone charging stations at schools.   A better climate future is still in reach, but only if we act now to protect children and young people from the growing effects of the climate crisis. Governments and businesses must step up, invest in youth solutions, and ensure youth voices shape climate decisions at every level.   #GreenRising #COP30

Applications are now open for a new pilot in collaboration with Technovation and Generation Unlimited, empowering young women (19-24) to become AI entrepreneurs. Over three months, participants will turn ideas into startups, receive mentorship from industry leaders, and gain access to seed funding. Applications for the first cohort are open in Nigeria, Mexico, India, and the U.S. Are you ready to design, and launch your own AI-driven startup? Learn more and apply 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e5Fc2pM8 #WorkLifeReady

A generation is rising for climate action. 💚🌍   Through the #GreenRising initiative, Generation Unlimited, UNICEF and partners are working to equip 100 million young people by 2030 with the skills, platforms and opportunities to power a just and inclusive green future.   In Rwanda, we mobilized over 2,000 young people in a tree planting initiative, turning climate ambition into real impact.   Governments and businesses must invest in renewable energy, uphold ambitious climate commitments and cut emissions.   Protecting the planet means protecting every child and young person, everywhere. #COP30

Youth lead the way for a greener Mumbai! Over 400 young volunteers collected more than 1,900 kilograms of plastic waste, showcasing how youth leadership can drive environmental impact. Led by YuWaah India at UNICEF and Project Mumbai, the clean-up was supported through collaboration across communities, organizations, and leaders including Kevin Frey (CEO, Generation Unlimited), Giorgia Varisco (Chief, YuWaah), Sanjay Singh (Chief, UNICEF Maharashtra) and shishir joshi (Founder, Project Mumbai). Through the global #GreenRising movement, UNICEF's Generation Unlimited and partners are empowering young people with the skills and opportunities to lead on climate action, become #WorkLifeReady, and build a more sustainable future for all generations. Read more 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eS85dt8D

“Power to Youth: Building Programs With Them, Not Just For Them”. Learn from this month's most popular #YouthForesight resources - spotlighting how young people can take the lead in shaping programs and policies that impact their lives. 🔹Engaging Young People with Disabilities in Learning to Earning Initiatives 🔗 bit.ly/4hwUe5d 🔹Young Feminists & Gender Champions: Contribute to CSW70! 🔗 bit.ly/4odhsAb 🔹Tools for Quality Apprenticeships in Enterprises 🔗 http://bit.ly/47QVJqP Explore these resources, events and community highlights here: https://lnkd.in/e7DyAgPd #WorkLifeReady #DecentJobsForYouth

India’s young people are driving change, and partners across sectors are joining together to back their ambitions. Chief Executive Officer of Generation Unlimited Kevin Frey is in India, engaging with young innovators, government leaders, and changemakers to strengthen partnerships that help young people move from learning to earning. At the YuWaah India at UNICEF Leaders Council, co-chaired by Dr. Pallavi Jain Govil, Shombi Sharp, and Sanjeev Krishan, leaders from government, business, and United Nations partners including Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs Felipe Paullier Olivera joined together to reimagine how collaboration can help every young person become #WorkLifeReady. The discussion focused on centering young people as co-creators of solutions, nurturing entrepreneurial mindsets, leveraging technology, and driving stronger public-private-youth partnerships to unlock opportunities at scale. During his visit, Kevin also shared insights in a separate interview, highlighting how collaboration with government, private sector, and corporate partners can advance shared goals and the emerging job roles likely to gain prominence in India’s near future. Read more 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g_iyQDw9

A warm welcome to Adobe as a partner to equip young people across India with skills to succeed in a fast-evolving creative and digital economy. Through this collaboration, Passport to Earning learners will gain access to market-relevant training in digital design and generative AI, tools that will enable them to bring their creative ideas to life and become #WorkLifeReady. 

Powering Africa’s Industrial Future: Skills for Innovation, Growth & Sustainability During Africa Skills Week 2025 in Addis Ababa, Generation Unlimited led three dynamic sessions at the African Union Headquarters, bringing together government, business, and youth voices to explore how young Africans can be equipped with the skills, networks, and opportunities needed to be #WorkLifeReady. Highlights included - Digital and Employability Skills through Passport to Earning (P2E) 💻 Showcasing how localized, AI-enabled learning pathways in Niger, Nigeria, and Rwanda are connecting youth to employment opportunities. From government leaders to private sector partners like Accenture, participants shared how young people are breaking barriers and moving from learning to earning at scale. Youth-led Agro-Innovation through EKYAN (Engaging Kenyan Youth in Agriculture and Nutrition) 🌾 Exploring how youth-led agro-innovation is redefining agriculture through digital tools, mentorship, and access to finance. Young agripreneurs from Kenya, Ethiopia, and Rwanda are helping to position agriculture as a driver of green growth and opportunity. Agriculture remains the backbone of Africa’s workforce, employing nearly 60% of the population and projected to generate 35 million new jobs globally by 2030 (WEF, 2025). Triple Gains of Youth via Yoma *Youth Agency Marketplace 🌐 In collaboration with the African Union and UNICEF, this session explored how the YOMA ecosystem is creating an integrated model for youth impact, where skills, social contribution, and livelihoods grow together. Inspiring stories included Hafiz Sani Galadima from Nigeria, who turned hardship into leadership as a YOMA ambassador leading environmental projects, and Esther Nyaguthii from Kenya, who gained career-building skills through Educate2Employ with SAP, Umuzi.org, and YOMA. The sessions collectively highlighted a central theme: Africa’s young people are ready to lead the continent’s industrial and green transformation. Scaling proven models such as P2E, EKYAN, and YOMA will require continued investment, innovation, and collaboration across public, private, and youth sectors.

Building over 1 billion #WorkLifeReady futures. Generation Unlimited’s Global Leadership Council brought together Heads of State and Government, CEOs of world-leading companies, development organizations and youth changemakers during the United Nations General Assembly week to chart a path to unlock livelihoods for over 1 billion young people through government-business collaboration. Hosted with the Government of Qatar and Qatar Fund for Development, co-chaired by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and PwC Global Chairman Mohamed Kande, the Council focused on moving from fragmented initiatives to national-scale strategies that connect youth to skills, jobs, and entrepreneurship. Leaders explored how governments, private sector, and young people can join together to create dignified work, demand-driven skills pathways, and sustainable youth-led enterprises. Read the full story 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eptqxeqe