Global Youth Index

of youth surveyed have worked on a group project, and just 34% have led one

Key Findings

The Global Youth Index aims to help NGOs, policy makers, research institutions, corporate entities and young people themselves to identify areas of success, best practices, & gaps in the arena of youth development. Specifically, its objectives are: Track global youth development, identify global challenges through the lens of MGF’s focus areas, and facilitate a swifter transition towards a future-oriented economy. further key findings and results of the research will be presented at the annual gathering

of youth surveyed value diversity, and over a half have talked to people of different cultures and religions to broaden their understanding

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Global Future Skills

Youth learners , for the most part, will not use traditional institutions as the primary path to work

Key Findings

The report focuses on determining the outlook of future skills in different global communities and culminates in a research report and toolkit. This initiative aims at addressing future concerns surrounding youth and what skills will they need. More specifically, it addresses how a future-ready person will look like in different parts of the world, what insights can young people and other stakeholders provide that will inform global organizations in the area of future skills, and which Global Future Skills will be easier to develop within distinct regions and which will require more international effort.

Youth learners will see startup ventures in the classrooms for learners of the future, as rapid prototyping and learning by failing help young people adapt to a world in transition

Readiness for the future of work

To better understand these challenges in preparing youth for emerging opportunities and to help policymakers guide their societies through this historic transition successfully, MiSK Foundation and A.T. Kearney collaborated to shed light on the Future of Work and how we can prepare for it together.

In today’s world, youth under 30 comprise half of the world’s population with a quarter of them under the age of 15. Most of these young people live in low- and middle-income countries and are growing up in a period of intensive technological and economic transformation. While these transformations are continually shaping educational systems, social constructs, and the working environment towards new levels of productivity, innovation, and prosperity, they also carry tremendous uncertainties.

An Overview of the 2035 Landscape and the Emerging Policy Instruments for Preparing Our Youth and Societies