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Covid-19 Youth Platform


This platform aims to give visibility to youth initiatives responding to COVID-19 and to the health, social, and economic consequences of the pandemic.

Each of the organizations below are fighting Covid-19. They are from different countries around the world, helping their local communities with medical assistance, food distribution, arts programs, education initiatives, technology solutions and more.

All of these initiatives could use your support, whether it is with funding, technical expertise, knowledge sharing, promotion or volunteering. Browse below to learn more about each program.

To be featured, your initiative must:

  • be youth-led, with at least half the leadership positions being held by people who are 31 or younger, OR strongly youth or children-focused, with its project focusing on people who are 31 or younger;

  • AND be acting in response to the COVID outbreak or its consequences, whether raising awareness about prevention, supporting vulnerable populations during the economic stop-down, supporting mental health, etc.

  • there are no other requirements for the initiative to be formal, or of any particular structure. Everyone from informal initiatives to long-staring NGOs are welcome to apply.

Just fill in the form, available in ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, RUSSIAN or ARABIC! and please help us share it widely to your networks and social media. 

For more information or to connect with an organization featured below contact youthactionplatform@unmgcy.org.

MAPS
MAPS

Providing food packages, masks and sanitizers to families in Pakistan.

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Asia-Pacific, Support Vulnerable Groups, Food/NutritionAdmin TeamMay 6, 2020English, Other
COVID 19 warriors
COVID 19 warriors

SAHAYOG employs a human rights-based approach to increase awareness of adolescent girls on gender-based discrimination and violence, sexual reproductive health and rights and their rights to public health and education entitlements.

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Asia-Pacific, Information Sharing, Food/Nutrition, EducationAdmin TeamMay 6, 2020English, Space for online meetings, Access to information
The Kite Trust
The Kite Trust

Supporting LGBTQ+ youth in the UK with 1-1 online support and a podcast.

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Information Sharing, Mental Health Support, Support Vulnerable Groups, Europe and OthersAdmin TeamMay 5, 2020Volunteers, English
Sierra Leone School Green Clubs (SLSGC)
Sierra Leone School Green Clubs (SLSGC)

A youth-led organization in Sierra Leone aiming to provide reliable information on Covid-19, create an advocacy platform and support families in need with food items.

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Information Sharing, Support Vulnerable Groups, AfricaAdmin TeamMay 5, 2020Access to information, English
Activate Action
Activate Action

Providing sexual reproductive health services, psychosocial support and an up-to-date source of information for individuals in Kenya.

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Information Sharing, Mental Health Support, Support Vulnerable Groups, Education, Food/Nutrition, AfricaAdmin TeamMay 5, 2020Space for online meetings, English
Covid19 National Youth Response Network Kenya
Covid19 National Youth Response Network Kenya

A constellation of youth serving organizations, youth groups and youth champions from diverse sectors of human interest across Kenya

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Education, Information Sharing, Food/Nutrition, Mental Health Support, Support Vulnerable Groups, AfricaAdmin TeamMay 4, 2020Access to information, Space for online meetings, English
Voice of the Vulnerables
Voice of the Vulnerables

Supporting children in orphanages and other vulnerable populations in Nigeria.

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Africa, Food/Nutrition, Information Sharing, Support Vulnerable GroupsAdmin TeamMay 4, 2020Space for online meetings, English
#BeNiceKE
#BeNiceKE

#BeNiceKE seeks to provide food supplies and other basic necessities to needy families spread across Kenya.

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Africa, Food/NutritionAdmin TeamMay 4, 2020Volunteers, English
Africa Resources Think Tank (ArTt)
Africa Resources Think Tank (ArTt)

Providing access to gender-based violence and domestic violence support services for adolescents and women, especially those who come from rural and low-income families.

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Africa, Food/Nutrition, Support Vulnerable GroupsAdmin TeamMay 4, 2020Space for online meetings, English
COVID-19 Indigenous Peoples Health Partnership
COVID-19 Indigenous Peoples Health Partnership

Translating covid-19 information into indigenous languages.

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Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe and Others, Latin America + Caribbean, Western Asia, Information Sharing, Support Vulnerable Groups, OtherAdmin TeamMay 4, 2020Volunteers, Access to information, Space for online meetings, English
Handwashing Stations in Port Harcourt
Handwashing Stations in Port Harcourt

Supplying handwashing stations in Nigeria.

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Africa, Direct Medical Response, Support Vulnerable GroupsAdmin TeamMay 4, 2020English
Get Them Off the Streets
Get Them Off the Streets

Working to to sustainably get street children to leave the streets, providing masks and sanitary items to children living in camps in Cameroon.

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Direct Medical Response, Support Vulnerable Groups, Information Sharing, AfricaAdmin TeamMay 4, 2020Volunteers, English
Talk Series: For What It's Earth
Talk Series: For What It's Earth

A platform for youth to have constructive conversations and to brainstorm solutions to key problems that threaten our environment.

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Other, Asia-PacificAdmin TeamMay 4, 2020Volunteers, Access to information, Space for online meetings, English
Help for the Youth for the Youth (HEY)
Help for the Youth for the Youth (HEY)

Supporting young people in Uganda with emergency food, extensions of reproductive health services and information dissemination about COVID19 prevention strategies.

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Direct Medical Response, Food/Nutrition, Information Sharing, Mental Health Support, Support Vulnerable Groups, AfricaAdmin TeamMay 4, 2020Volunteers, Access to information, Other, English
Trust for Youth and Child Leadership (TYCL)
Trust for Youth and Child Leadership (TYCL)

Hosting virtual arts programs for youth mental health in India.

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Asia-Pacific, Mental Health SupportAdmin TeamMay 4, 2020Volunteers, English
Innovea SDG Hubs
Innovea SDG Hubs

Supporting tools such as MOOCs and online learning initiatives for youth as well as supporting other initiatives during the pandemic in Nigeria.

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Direct Medical Response, Africa, Education, Food/Nutrition, Information Sharing, Support Vulnerable Groups, Mental Health SupportAdmin TeamMay 4, 2020Volunteers, Access to information
MUN@Home
MUN@Home

Bringing students from around the world together (virtually) to debate and discuss relevant issue.

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Education, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Others, Latin America + Caribbean, Western AsiaAdmin TeamMay 3, 2020English
Spotlight for Transparency and Accountability
Spotlight for Transparency and Accountability

Spreading reliable information about Covid-19 through social media and radio in Nigeria.

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Information Sharing, Education, AfricaAdmin TeamMay 3, 2020English, Access to information, Space for online meetings, Volunteers
A Global Voice for Autism
A Global Voice for Autism

Supporting vulnerable families raising children with special needs.

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Support Vulnerable Groups, Education, Food/Nutrition, Europe and Others, Western AsiaAdmin TeamMay 3, 2020Volunteers, Space for online meetings, English
HeR Liberty
HeR Liberty

Developing an animation series to educate young people on Coronavirus in Malawi.

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Information Sharing, Mental Health Support, Education, AfricaAdmin TeamMay 3, 2020Access to information, English
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