ABOUT

Youth Leader is a dynamic online magazine focusing on groundbreaking positive change initiatives, portraits, tools and more. Merging several world leading approaches in one inspiring medium, YL is built to include & amplify the creative power of people, groups and organizations.

 

To understand YL's special spirit a little better, get to know our CONTENT PARTNERS, view our FLYER and definitely check our WHAT OUR READERS SAY.

 

This is just the beginning! We have many more features and topics upcoming. There are many ways to connect and work together!

We invite you to contribute your best stories, tips and links about Youth Leadership & Positive Change!

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More details, background, UNESCO status etc.

 

YL Magazine is a dynamic upgrade of pnyv! and Humanity 4.0 magazine, two exciting pilot adventures on new positive change media - created and managed in 15 languages by a team of more than 350 young online volunteer contributors from 70 countries!

 

Youth Leader has come out as a most exciting synthesis: a stage for ground-breaking ventures and achievements in youth-led action and high end sustainability, from groovy videos to school-applicable action tools and professional opportunities.  Featuring the Best of the Worldwide Change Movement, and serving as the 'missing link' with the Young Generation!

Fusing a variety of best practices, it opens totally new, exciting opportunities for participation, spreading inspiration and practical knowledge, developing community, and ampliyfing exciting, sound action! Even and especially linking right into schools!

 

We are putting all our heart and global reach into this, so we may all enhance our inspiration, community, knowledge and tools to advance positive change in ourselves and communities.

And that's why it's built so YOU can enrich it, connect with one another and apply it. Your participation and fine-tuning are wanted and welcome!  We love it, and we hope you will, too!  Hoka Hey!

 

 

SPECIAL ESSENTIALS

 

Personal Development

* sizzling, inspirational content

* spiced with powerful tools and supportive networks

* opening sweet opportunities for professional avenues in tune with your change spirit!

Transforming ourselves to become part of the solution. Upgrading ourselves to touch other people's lives and accelerating positive change! Find good reading and viewing tips, tools and resources @ Upgrade Yourself

 

 

Positive News Media Culture

* showing real examples of people changing the world

* actively nurturing a new media culture

~ in general, positive news means : who's done sth to make the world better. a new media culture adding powerful drive to global change towards sustainability.

~ for you, this means : stuff with a high wow-factor. things that matter, of value, concrete. Inspiration, hope, knowledge, truth, capacity, empowerment, usability, contacts. Indeed, things that may shift the way you perceive the world.

 

 

Paradigm Shift Communication Culture

* visualising the global sustainability movement

* immediate link of high end science, changemakers and youth

* communicating solutions and innovation

* holistic worldviews, ethics and cultures

* opening new opportunities and horizons

* enabling tidal wave sustainability self-learning

* amplifying local positive change potentials

Discover the bigger picture, the paradigm shift to a global, peaceful, just and sustainable civilisation @ 'Shimmers from the Shoal'

 

 

Participation and Action

* inspiring participation in the global volunteer team

* practical exercise related to your field of study and profession

* the magical link into schools!

* special cooperations on media ventures

* supporting regional editions, providing organisations with a powerful public medium involving citizens, youth, schools, community media, and conquering public space.

This is a powerful tool. For changing our schools and communities. As an individual, a group, a school, an organisation. You can introduce a shift in consciousness, triggering positive change. Find out more @ Take Action

 

 

Sustainability Learning & Education

* a magical wand to inspire & transform schools by weekly print-outs as wall newspaper displays, with official recognition by UNESCO, and many additional exciting steps and tools to use.

* featuring world-leading education examples

This is a powerful tool for introducing the spirit of change in schools. It takes 15 minutes and a little printer ink to set up an ISLE : Informal Sustainability Learning Environment. The impact can be massive! Find out more @ Take Action

 

 

100% change spirit

* run by true spirits, fully committed to positive change

* independent, global and omnicultural

* uniquely networked across disciplines, environments and groups

* non-corruptible

Meet the people creating this @ our Team

 

 

 

TAKING THE HIGH END IN SUSTAINABILITY LEARNING INTO SCHOOLS

Besides connecting with innovative thinkers like you, it is our aim to connect with the young generation worldwide. The more millions get to know about feasible, applied alternatives, the more we accelerate positive change.

Since the biggest, easiest and least tapped multiplier space for reaching young people is schools worldwide, we have designed YL Magazine at the crossroads of civil society, sciences, citizenship, youth, media and education. In an easy format to take cutting edge change-making knowledge and action INTO SCHOOLS.

We have been awarded triple status as Official Project of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014.

This fact enables any caring child, youth, student, educator or parent to connect with us and set up a Positive News Board in school - to make the real thing available! It takes only 15 minutes, every two weeks. Available daily, it will change the way young people see the world. It will open amazing doors to those eager for change. And done right, it will inspire discussion, community-building and action! Find out more in the Take Action section.

 

 

 

 

 

We have been awarded triple status with UNESCO Germany as

Official project of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014

 

for

- outstanding degree of youth participation

- unique outreach into schools

- facilitating student-led action for sustainability learning

 

as well as

- innovation in sustainability media work

- interdisciplinary content networking

- global networking, inclusion and cooperation

- local and distance training and empowerment

- best practice inclusion of community radios with N+ Argentina, reaching millions through positive news radio shows and special series

 

as well as

- supporting and promoting outstanding good practices in Sustainability Education

- publishing first hand high level sustainability sciences reports

- promoting youth leadership, social entrepreneurship and social business

 

Our Creative Director, Eric Schneider, is a member of the National Round Table for the implementation of the UN Decade of ESD in Germany.

 

We can work with you! Get in touch!