Our impact
Dated figures, open sources
YouthShare Initiatives counts what its labs produce: the analyses it publishes, the people who write them, the countries they write from, the roles open to volunteers and the events where our members represent the association. Every figure on this page carries its date and its source.
What we measure, and why
We start with what can be seen and checked: published texts and their authors, countries, volunteer roles and public events.
Accountability
Young volunteers, readers, partners and donors can see what the association achieves, as of the date shown.
Direction
The same figures guide the team: which labs are publishing, which roles are waiting for volunteers, where to carry young people’s voices next.
Verification
Every number comes from a public record on the site: anyone can count again, page by page.
The figures as of 31 October 2026
These numbers are recalculated each time the site is updated, from the records that feed its pages.
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25 published analyses
Each analysis counts once, for both its English and French versions.
Source: the site’s publication record, as of 31 October 2026.
Read our publications -
21 published contributors
The people who have signed at least one published analysis.
Source: the site’s publication record, as of 31 October 2026.
Meet our contributors -
15 countries and territories
The countries and territories our contributors write from.
- Africa: Cameroon, Lesotho, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa
- Americas: Brazil
- Asia: India
- Europe: Belgium, France, Greece, North Cyprus, Norway, Portugal, Russia, United Kingdom
Source: contributor profiles, as of 31 October 2026.
Where we work -
78 open volunteer roles
Volunteer roles in the labs and the association’s teams, open for applications until 15 January 2027.
Source: role descriptions on the site, as of 31 October 2026.
See open roles -
3 public events
The events where our members represented YouthShare: World Food Forum, Rome, October 2025; Eating City Summer Campus, Villarceaux, September 2025; Campus 2045, Geneva, March 2025.
Source: the record behind the In the field page, as of 31 October 2026.
See our work in the field
Five labs at work
Each lab runs its own research and action projects. Here is what each one is preparing, and two milestones on the roadmap it has set for 2030.
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Artificial intelligence & society
The Digital Palaver
The lab is preparing its first partnerships with rural schools.
2030 roadmap
- A pilot AI-in-education programme in partner rural schools
- A critical AI charter co-written with young people
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Civic space & debate
The New Agora Lab
The lab is designing debates open to voices from several continents.
2030 roadmap
- A regular monthly debate, chosen by young people themselves
- A formalised, transferable facilitation method
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South-South cooperation
The Southern Compass Lab
The lab is building its network of correspondents to document water access and climate migration from the field, in West Africa.
2030 roadmap
- A consolidated annual report
- Recommendations adopted by at least one regional institution
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Leadership & entrepreneurship
The New Forge Lab
The lab is preparing a mentoring programme in which young leaders build lasting solutions for their own communities, each paired with an experienced mentor.
2030 roadmap
- A dedicated seed fund for the lab
- Published long-term project follow-up
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Foresight: climate, geopolitics, democracy
The Impossible Futures Lab
The lab invites young people from every country to imagine the world of 2050 and debate it.
2030 roadmap
- One major foresight scenario published every year
- A formalised method for collective scenario-building
Method and limits
Every figure comes with its definition. Here is how we count, and what these figures describe.
Stable definitions
An analysis counts once, for both its languages. A contributor counts from their first published analysis, with the country shown on their profile. A role counts while it is open for applications; a public event counts once it appears on the In the field page.
Automatic calculation
The figures are recalculated each time the site is updated, from the records behind the Publications, Contributors, Join us and In the field pages: the page and its sources always match.
Month-by-month tracking
Since 27 October 2026, our internal indicators have tracked published analyses, contributors, countries represented, volunteers on assignment, newsletter subscriptions, applications received and programme enrolments: one result per indicator per month.
What these figures describe
- These figures describe the association’s activity. Its effects on young people call for other tools: questionnaires, long-term follow-up, testimonies gathered with a clear method. Designing them is part of the Impact Evaluation Officer role in the data, impact and visualisation team.
- An open role describes a need within the team. The number of volunteers on assignment appears in our internal indicators.
- Each person counts for one country or territory: the one shown on their published profile.
- Public events are those listed on the In the field page, with their dates, places and credited photos.
In preparation: our first activity report
We are preparing the first YouthShare Initiatives activity report: month-by-month indicators, the work of the five labs and our public events, in English and French.
Status
In preparation
The newsletter presents our new publications, at most once a month.
A question about these figures?
Write to the team: every number on this page links back to a source and a method.