One Young World

One Young World is a UK based not-for-profit which identifies, promotes, and connects the world's most impactful young leaders to create a better world, with more responsible, more effective leadership. Its annual Summit brings together more than 2,000 of the most talented young leaders from across 196 countries to tackle the globe's most pressing issues, from climate change to conflict resolution. One Young World is actively supported by a distinguished line-up of Counsellors including the late Kofi Annan, President Mary Robinson, President Juan Manuel Santos, Sir Bob Geldof, Sir Richard Branson, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, James Chau, Emma Watson, Meghan Markle and Professor Muhammad Yunus. One Young World Counsellors work alongside delegates at the global Summits, sharing their collective experience in creating positive social change. Since launching in 2009, One Young World has built a network of over 10,000 Ambassadors, whose projects have gone on to benefit more than 20 million people worldwide. Notable Ambassadors include FGM abolitionist Jaha Dukureh, North Korean defector Yeonmi Park, Federal Deputy of Sao Paulo Tabata Amaral de Pontes, mental health activist Hussain Manawer, Naomi Iwazawa, Founder of Culmony, social media star Jérôme Jarre and Founder of Wheeling Happiness, Devika Malik.