An inaugural group of 4 numerous younger leaders will unite underneath a shared mission to champion a greater future, utilizing Galaxy expertise and the United Nations ecosystem.
In celebration of the United Nations’ 75th Anniversary, Samsung Electronics at this time introduced Generation17, an initiative in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to encourage motion to attain the Global Goals – a set of 17 interlinked objectives that present a blueprint to attain a greater future for all by 2030.
Generation17 merges the facility of Samsung Galaxy smartphone expertise with UNDP’s platform to provoke a complete era of younger folks to attain the 17 Global Goals in lower than ten years. The initiative will elevate the tales and share the impactful work of younger leaders who’re already making appreciable strides in assist of the Global Goals.
“We are excited to better connect these inspiring advocates to their peers, enable their generation to take bold action on the Goals, and make their voices heard loud and clear with the latest Galaxy technology and our shared vision,” stated Dr. TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics. “With a purpose as grand as the Global Goals, we strongly believe a collaborative, rallying effort will be imperative in sparking meaningful change.”
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The 2020 cohort of Generation17 is made up of 4 trailblazers who’re mobilizing communities from Mali and Argentina, to Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, to sort out among the most urgent challenges of our lifetimes:
- Máximo Mazzocco (Argentina): A 30-year previous who based Eco House, a nonprofit that promotes sustainable improvement by way of training, volunteering, advocacy and environmental certification
- Sadya Touré (Mali): A 23-year-old creator who based Mali Musso, a corporation which empowers ladies by way of training to destigmatize gender-based violence
- Shomy Chowdhury (Bangladesh): A 26-year-old Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) activist searching for to make sure entry to scrub water and sanitation for all by way of her international group, Awareness 360, working throughout 23 international locations
- Tafara Makaza (Zimbabwe): A 24-year-old junior at Williams College, in Williamstown, MA, learning astrophysics who has launched numerous startups to construct transportation, vitality, agriculture and training options
The 2020 Cohort of Generation17 Young Leaders
Millennials and Gen Z wield unimaginable affect in catalyzing change as tech savvy international residents in an unprecedently borderless world, with their unwavering and relentless optimism main the cost on local weather change and racial justice and influencing policymakers and companies to chart a extra sustainable course for our collective future. Generation17 is our reply to their call-to-action.
“Young people are advancing the Global Goals through their work as innovators, entrepreneurs and advocates, and we must properly engage them today for the success of our global agenda tomorrow,” stated UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. “They harness incredible power in advocating for positive, systemic change, and we must support them in their roles as torchbearers of the Global Goals. This initiative complements other initiatives across the UN system, strengthening the foundations for a UN that delivers with and for young people through the UN Youth Strategy: Youth2030.”
UNDP and Samsung will present mentorship, networking alternatives, and Galaxy units to assist broaden the attain of every of the younger leaders’ voices and strengthen their organizations and companies. They may also use the Samsung Global Goals app, which is preinstalled on the newest Galaxy smartphones, to indicate customers how they’ll make a distinction throughout the 17 Global Goals of their every day lives. Through instructional content material, the app goals to extend consciousness…
