The Youth 4 Sustainability (Y4S) platform, a Masdar initiative, has announced that it is inviting young people from around the world to join its programs in 2024 – Future Sustainability Leaders and Sustainability Ambassadors.
Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, the Y4S program invests in and supports the development of young people to enable them to become sustainability leaders.
Through its Future Sustainability Leaders and Sustainability Ambassadors programs, Y4S supports the growth of the next generation of pioneers and innovators, and also has global outreach activities.
Participants, it shared, will benefit from developing the real-world skills, knowledge and networks required to accelerate their academic and professional careers in sustainability.
More than 38,000 young people aged between 18 and 35 have already participated in Y4S’s activities since 2016, when the program launched in
Applications are now open for the next cohort of Y4S’s year-long programs, which start in January 2024.
The Sustainability Ambassadors program is open to senior high school students aged between 15 and 18, while the Future Sustainability Leaders program is open to university students and young professionals aged 19 to 35.
Successful Y4S candidates will be provided with “unrivalled learning, networking, and practical experiences” throughout the year and given unique access to sponsored field trips, expert mentoring, industry conferences, and hours of specialist training.
Applications for the Sustainability Ambassadors program and the Future Sustainability Leaders program will close on December 15, 2023.