Generation Hope Youth Climate Showcase

Generation Hope Goals is a youth climate showcase run by UN ESCAP with Save the Children, the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, ChildFund, UNDP, YECAP and the UNFCCC's Asia-Pacific centre. It looks for youth groups across Asia and the Pacific who are already running a climate action solution, and the five finalist teams present at the 14th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development in Bangkok in February 2027.

What you get:

• A place on the programme's shortlist of 15 projects, who pitch online to a panel of judges
• For the top five finalists: mentorship, pitch refinement workshops and networking before the final
• The chance to present your solution to a regional audience at the 14th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development in Bangkok
• Travel costs for one representative per finalist group, if the organisers' resources allow

What you'll do:

• Apply as one group of 3 to 5 members with a climate action solution that also tackles SDG 4, 10, 12, 15 or 17
• If shortlisted, pitch online to judges and make a one-minute video about your project
• If you reach the final, present at the forum in Bangkok in February 2027

Key dates:

• Aged 14 to 24
• Part of an existing group, network or organisation based in Asia and the Pacific; one application per group, represented by 3 to 5 members
• The solution must already exist: a minimum viable product, or a service or programme running for at least six months
• It must tackle one of SDGs 4, 10, 12, 15 or 17, the goals under review at the 2027 forum
• At least one member must hold, or be able to get, a valid passport
• Groups including children, girls and women are strongly encouraged