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A global initiative, developing the sustainability leaders of tomorrow

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Y4S is a Masdar initiative which invests in and actively supports the development of young people.

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41,800+

Young people engaged

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390+

Speakers engaged

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980+

Program Graduates

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2,690+

Skillup Users

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145+

Workshops and activations delivered

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159+

Events hosted & co-hosted

Programs

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Sustainability Ambassadors Program

Aimed at senior high-school students aged 15-18, this year-long program is designed to enable SA members to become sustainability champions through skills, training, work experience and networking opportunities.

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Future Sustainability Leaders Program

A year-long program connecting university students and young professionals aged 19-35 with global business leaders, policymakers, and technology pioneers.

Knowledge Hub

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Engagements

Y4S hosts a number of engagements that aim to connect youth with leaders and experts from different backgrounds to inspire youth-led engagement and discussions about sustainability and empowerment.

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Climate Talks

Delivered in collaboration with Y4S’ partners globally and locally, Climate Talks is a series that provides a unique platform where young people join the conversation on sustainability and global climate action.

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Innovate 4 Climate

Innovate 4 Climate Innovation Challenge aims to empower young people to become climate innovators.

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Code 4 Climate

Code4Climate 2024 is a two-day hackathon aimed at introducing members to a hands-on experience in developing soft and tech skills by integrating mobile applications enabled with AI to address SDG13 (climate action) and SDG8 (decent work and economic growth).

Skill Up

An online self-paced and gamified learning platform, integrated into the learning process of Y4S across six core units providing 72+ hours of learning content: Knowledge, Personal, People, Cognitive, Innovate, and Climate Literacy.

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Partners

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An Initiative by

Youth 4 Sustainability (Y4S) is a global initiative by Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company), one of the world’s fastest-growing renewable energy companies.

As a global clean energy leader, Masdar is advancing the development and deployment of solar, wind, geothermal, battery storage and green hydrogen technologies to accelerate the energy transformation and help the world meet its net-zero ambitions.