Youth-led co-leadership

IG Youth Council

A strategic youth platform that connects marginalized youth communities—including women and youth with disabilities—with executive decision-making and high-level governance.

The council is designed as a true co-leadership platform: young people help identify barriers, co-design practical grassroots solutions, shape development initiatives and turn participation into action and innovation.

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What the council does

From participation to shared leadership

The presentation describes the IG Youth Council as an action-oriented leadership body that gives young people a meaningful role in designing and advancing inclusive development.

Co-leadership

Serve as an elite, highly strategic advisory and action-oriented leadership body—not a symbolic committee.

Co-design

Actively co-design localized, practical, grassroots solutions and help ensure initiatives are designed with the people they empower.

Barrier breaking

Help identify systemic barriers and advance equitable access, particularly for women and youth with disabilities.

Strategic connection

Create pathways toward masterclasses, policymakers and diplomats, global NGOs, and priority opportunities for youth leadership.

Co-design model

“Nothing about us, without us.”

The council’s approach starts with lived realities and moves toward practical, equitable solutions. The presentation frames inclusion as a right and a foundation for sustainable development—not charity.

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Identify systemic barriers within local communities.

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Co-design localized, practical and grassroots solutions with youth leaders.

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Advance equitable access for women and youth with disabilities as a cornerstone of sustainable development.

Youth collaborators working together around a table with a laptop.

A practical model

Youth leadership is part of how inclusive solutions are built.

Where youth innovation connects

Turning lived experience into inclusive development

The council’s work connects youth leadership with practical areas where barriers can be reduced and opportunity expanded.

Accessible healthcare
Inclusive education
Technology & digital equity
Economic empowerment

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See the council in action

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