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Source: CoGenerate | Date: Ongoing (History page) Experience Corps was co-created by Marc Freedman and Dr. Linda Fried, then Dean of Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health, based on a concept developed by John Gardner — former U.S. Secretary of Health and founder of Common Cause. The program matches adults aged 55+ with young students who need literacy support. AARP now runs the program, serving over 30,000 students in more than 20 cities across the United States. Over 2,

Source: Global Youth Mobilization ( globalyouthmobilization.org )    |    Date: January 23, 2026 The Youth Empowerment Fund — a partnership between the European Union and the Big Six Youth Organizations — announced in January 2026 that 569 youth-led projects had been selected from its 2025 Open Call, estimated to reach over 1.2 million people in local communities. Projects cover climate resilience, disability inclusion, gender equity, economic opportunity, and access to essen

AGBI, By Chris Hamill-Stewart January 2, 2026, 8:05 AM AGBI's January 2026 analysis of MENA venture capital confirmed that fintech accounted for more than half of all venture capital raised in the region in 2025 — over $4 billion across 11 months, with Saudi Arabia attracting $5 billion of total regional funding. Analysts cited strong demand for financial inclusion products and digital payments as the primary driver, and projected fintech to continue dominating 2026 fundrais

Source: WAFF / SAP | Date: November 2025 The We Are Family Foundation's 2024 global study Collaborating Across Generations surveyed business leaders and young social entrepreneurs in multiple countries. Finding: when senior leaders and young changemakers co-create from the start — rather than consulting in sequence — strategies are bolder, more resilient, and more responsive to actual community conditions. SAP's partnership with young tech entrepreneur Mozamel Aman, directing

Gulf Business, NOVEMBER 20, 2025 Gulf Business documented Seha Invest's October 2025 milestone — the closing of a SAR 2 billion healthcare private credit fund by a 27-year-old founder in the presence of the Saudi royal family and global institutional investors. The article described Sukuk Seha, the platform's crowdfunding dimension, as 'a turning point in how ordinary investors engage with the healthcare economy' — democratising access to healthcare investment through Sharia-

Source: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada ( rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca )    |    Date: Updated October 2025 Indigenous Youth Roots — formerly the Canadian Roots Exchange — has since 2019 reached 1.2 million Indigenous youth and community members through a youth-led program funding community-designed projects. More than $9 million has been administered as direct grants to 1,400 youth leaders to run their own community initiatives. Nearly 2,000 Indigenous youth ha

Source: Marc and Lynne Benioff / Salesforce | Date: October 13, 2025 In October 2025, Marc and Lynne Benioff announced a $100 million gift to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, alongside $39 million from Salesforce to expand STEM and AI education access for youth in San Francisco and Oakland public schools. The contributions bring lifetime Benioff-Salesforce giving in the Bay Area past $1 billion. Salesforce employees have surpassed 10 million volunteer hours — teaching AI in

October 11, 2025. DinarStandard's 2024 Global Islamic Fintech Report estimated Islamic fintech transaction volume at $138 billion in 2022/23, projected to reach $306 billion by 2027. The report ranked the UK among the top five most conducive ecosystems for Islamic fintech globally — alongside Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and the UAE. It noted that the sector's growth is being driven primarily by young founders who combine technical capability with deep understanding of

Business Day Nigeria, September 4, 2025 Nigeria's Anambra State enacted the Igbo Apprenticeship Law on September 10, 2025 — formally recognising a community-run business incubator that has operated without government support for centuries. The law creates a formal commission, written agreements between business mentor and apprentice, and legal accountability for settlement capital. Business Day's analysis confirmed that the system produces businesses with lower failure rates

Source: World Economic Forum | Date: August 2025 The 2025 Possibilists Study reveals that young social innovators globally are driven by a strong sense of collective purpose — most are motivated by a desire to support their communities and empower others. But 81% report needing greater financial support to achieve their goals. The article documents young innovators from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil who have built real community solutions — and identifies the single barr