BARCELONA — Over $100,000 is up for grabs for the world’s young people as the U.N. SDG Action Campaign and Junior Chamber International launch their annual Global Youth Empowerment Fund.
The initiative began in 2016 and is designed to empower young people to get involved in grassroots community projects by providing training and direct grants to projects advancing the 2030 sustainable development agenda.
Arrey Obenson, secretary-general at JCI — a nonprofit organization that works with youth to create a positive impact in their communities — said the focus was on youth because they should be the driving force behind the SDGs, but often lack the funds to implement ideas.