UNESCO/Nestlé 2023 Because Youth Matter Initiative

Published: 11 Jul 2023

UNESCO and Nestlé launched the initiative “Because Youth Matter” to provide young people with the resources and the skills they need to develop and carry forward innovative solutions to achieve positive social impact in their communities. 

The project will begin in Latin America with a call for applications across the region. The end-goal is to scale-up the partnership to global level in the future.

They are seeking young Latino leaders of initiatives with a social conscience in the following areas:

• Reduction of disparities, encouragement of diversity and social inclusion
• Sustainability and Climate Action
• Wellness and Mental Health
• The UNESCO-Nestlé relationship builds on the ten years that Nestlé has invested in the empowerment of youth through its Nestlé needs YOUth program.
• The initiative assists children in accessing apprenticeships, traineeships, and job opportunities with the aim of helping 10 million young people worldwide to access economic prospects by 2030.
• More than 5 million young people have benefited from it globally to far.

UNESCO/Nestlé Because Youth Matter Initiative

Application Deadline	July 17, 2023
Funding Type	Partially Funded
Type	College School
Sponsor	UNESCO
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of UNESCO/Nestlé Because Youth Matter Initiative

• Twenty grants of $10,000 each will be given to young entrepreneurs, leaders, and youth organizations to support their efforts in developing and putting into practice socially impactful changemaking strategies.
• The experts from Nestlé and UNESCO will provide training sessions and mentoring to grantees as their initiatives are developed.

Requirements for UNESCO/Nestlé Because Youth Matter Initiative

• Open to young individuals from and residing in Latin America who are between the ages of 18 and 30; youth-led groups and networks having local or national reach.
• Spanish language proficiency is required as it will be the working language;
• The projects must be finished in nine months and put into action on a local or national level.

Application Deadline

July 17, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to UNESCO on comunidad.socialab.com to apply