Featured TaskForce
Yalla Startup
Economic development in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) faces a critical challenge in the 21st century: its youth. With 65% under the age 30, the MENA region has one the youngest populations in the world while having one of the highest youth unemployment rates of over 25%.
Recent Contributions
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“I think you should conisder the concept of quality of life. Health is a good indicator of wellness, but it falls short of what we need to have well being. Quality of life includes objective and subjective indicators and can…”
Jose Garcia Vega -
“Great initiative, bravo! Being an entrepreneur and currently a start-up VC fund manager, I am constantly looking for innovative businesses to invest in, we hope to see Yalla Start-up become the premier venue to connect entrepreneurs with investors and progressively fill…”
Walid Hanna -
“if it saves 1 childs life its a great idea”
cherokee caddell -
“An outstanding endeavor! The MDGs cannot be reached without involvement from everyday citizens. I may not be "young", but I pledge to use my book and the forums I have thru Twitter, Facebook and my website to educate…”
Wendy Smith -
“I have a question to mr. Yunus. How is it possible that your banc is still alive and not bankruptcy because you have no contracts and have the opposite of rules of the normal bancing system..... and so on.…”
van Waardenburg Jelle -
“Great Initiative!”
Mouna Moussi
About the Redesign Project
The Forum of Young Global Leaders is a unique multi-stakeholder community of exceptional young leaders who share a commitment to shaping a more positive future.
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Education & Youth
Creating spaces for students and youth to be empowered as learners, decision-makers and community leaders is key to solving global challenges. The initiatives in this cluster are aimed at developing critical skills including financial literacy and conflict management while also supporting youth to have a voice in shaping the future.
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Governance
The initiatives in the Governance pillar are focused on the redesign of institutions and decision making processes, through which citizens, corporations and Governments interact in light of the global socio/political/economic crisis of the recent past.
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Health
Health is of paramount importance for everyone. Development of dynamic, sustainable health system is a challenge not only in poor nations but also in the richest nations. This section shares initiatives launched and planned to launch in system-wide innovations, as well as targeted programs that address critical health challenges facing the world today.
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Strengthening Economies
These ideas look at enhancing public and private sector initiatives to develop emerging market economies. There is a growing need to stimulate enterprise and create an entrepreneurial eco-system and a thriving market place, and the ideas featured here address that.
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Sustainability & Environment
Increases in human populations and material desires are creating extreme strains on our natural and urban systems. The initiatives below address problems and crises to create a more sustainable balance between human demands and the systems that support our well-being.
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Values
'The world will become a better place when we support universal values. As we become increasingly busy with the demands of work and life, the initiatives in this category are aimed at keeping ethics central to our professional and personal lives'.