Introduction

Global Platforms is ActionAid’s network for youth-led activism, initiated in 2009.

Global Platform delivers participatory and action-oriented capacity building centered around our Global Platform training hubs for youth-led activism.

At Global Platform Bangladesh we support movements, youth networks, organisations, and individuals who work to promote the agenda of progressive youth-led change. Our aim is to equip young people with knowledge, skills and attitude to facilitate progressive social change.

Project Activities: 

Building Capacities, Connecting People and Causes and Inspiring Action

Global Platforms is ActionAid’s network for youth-led activism. We support movements, youth networks, organisations and individuals who promote progressive social, political and economic change around the world.

Through capacity building and support to various youth-led initiatives, we seek to promote young people as drivers of change towards a more just, sustainable and democratic world.

Supporting youth-led initiatives

Global Platform supports several non-curricular initiatives, which seek to strategize, plan, carry out and evaluate different forms of youth-led organising and direct action.

Project Focus Areas: 

A Vibrant Youth Hub for Young Activists

Global Platform Bangladesh is a dynamic and inspiring environment where young people can think freely, develop their own ideas, network with like-minded young people and connect, discuss and act on local, national and global political issues together.

It a space where young people frequently organize or host network meetings, carry out youth hub day celebrations, engage in issues-based discussions, and facilitate different campaigns, network events, study circles, photo exhibitions, workshop and various campaign activities.

Background

We live in a world where a growing generation of global youth is faced with limited opportunities, high unemployment rates and a shrinking political space for involvement and influence.

We believe that young people, youth-led movements and organisations hold a tremendous potential and have great experience with confronting the political status quo. By harnessing this resource and fulfilling young people’s right to participate in their own development, we can significantly increase the impact of young people as drivers of change towards a more just, sustainable and democratic world.