Asia & Oceania
In this region where countries with already huge youth contingents are experiencing massive population growth, we offer solutions for turning the youth bulge into a demographic dividend. Beginning more than two decades ago, we’ve empowered young people here with the information, skills, and mentoring to succeed as employees and as entrepreneurs. Working with international partners, we’ve developed initiatives that offer youth market-relevant training to help them win jobs and close the skills gap. As part of our commitment to our global partner network, we support local organizations through workshops, tailored curricula, and mentoring that build their capacity to serve youth.
Australia
Initiatives
Creative and motivated young social entrepreneurs from Australia have joined youth from more than 80 countries as YouthActionNet® Laureate Global Fellows.
China
Initiatives
Included in our Youth Wellbeing Index, this vast, rapidly growing nation offers the world a unique reminder of the promise and potential of young people.
India
Initiatives
We’re firm believers that the world’s growing youth population represents a demographic dividend, and, as the Global Youth Wellbeing Index confirms, the young people of India have enormous untapped potential.
Indonesia
Initiatives
Indonesian youth have talent and drive, but most face huge challenges as they try to enter the workforce.
Kazakhstan
Initiatives
Partnered with Chevron, we worked in western Kazakhstan to connect young people with meaningful personal and professional development opportunities.
Kyrgyz Republic
Initiatives
In response to the Kyrgyz Republic’s history of political and economic instability, we proposed a holistic approach to youth development in the country.
Pakistan
Initiatives
Here in Pakistan, we forged partnerships, built alliances, conducted original research, and fostered innovation.
Philippines
Initiatives
We started working in the Philippines more than a decade ago.
Singapore
Initiatives
To spur innovation in Singapore, we empowered the country’s youth to become entrepreneurs.
South Korea
Initiatives
While South Korea ranks third among the countries examined in our Global Youth Wellbeing Index with CSIS and Hilton Worldwide, the country, industry, and young people confront a significant skills mismatch.
Sri Lanka
Initiatives
In this part of South Asia, as we’re committed to doing around the world, we promoted long-term growth by improving young people’s health and job readiness as well as the ability of local government and NGOs to support them.
Thailand
Initiatives
In Thailand, we supported youth at risk and those affected by the devastating 2004 tsunami as they built new lives with more opportunities.
