SDSN Youth | SDSN Northern Europe

We Empower Youth in Northern Europe.

SDSN Youth educates young people about the challenges of sustainable development and creates opportunities for them to use their creativity and knowledge to pioneer innovative solutions for the SDGs. In addition, SDSN Youth creates platforms for young people to connect, collaborate and integrate their ideas and perspectives into national and regional pathways for implementation of the SDGs. SDSN Northern Europe and its youth division collaborate with actors from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.

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SDSN Youth in Northern Europe

“Empowering youth to create sustainable solutions.”

SDSN Youth in Northern Europe was launched in January 2017 as a regional network within the global SDSN Youth network. Our aim is to localize SDSN Youth’s global vision of empowering youth to create sustainable solutions. We do this by connecting and mobilizing the region’s youth actors from civil society, academia and the private sector, supporting their engagement and contribution to the implementation of the SDGs and educating the region’s young population about the SDGs.

Opportunities for Organizations

Do you represent an organization that shares the vision to empower youth to create sustainable solutions? We are always looking to collaborate to reach our vision and are looking for Members and Partners!

• Apply to become a Member Organization of SDSN Youth in Northern Europe. As a Member Organization in our network, you will become part of a global movement working to solve complex challenges in creative and innovative ways. Membership is free of charge and focuses on youth-driven or youth-oriented organizations, student associations etc. To read up on benefits and expectations, please read our Membership Guide (pdf). Learn more >>

• Contact us if you are interested in collaborating on a specific project as a Partner. In order to achieve the SDGs and our vision, it is crucial that we work together. If you are interested in knowing more about our projects and how your organization could collaborate with us, or if your organization has an idea for a project, send an email to karin.bylund@sdsnyouth.org.

Opportunities for Individuals

Are you under the age of 30 and passionate about sustainable development and sustainable solutions for the SDGs? Join us in our work to empower youth in our region! You can either:

• Apply to become SDG coordinator. If you are studying at one of SDSN Northern Europe’s Member Institutions, you can become an official SDSN Youth representative working to empower the students at your university. As SDG coordinator, you will mobilize your campus and student groups behind the 2030 Agenda through events, campaigns and projects. The next application period will open in August 2018. Learn more >>

• Sustainability Coach Program
The Solutions Initiative Sustainability Coach is a collaboration project with Junior Achievement in Gothenburg and Stockholm, Sweden, connecting university students with young entrepreneurs to support them in developing sustainable business ideas for the SDGs. Learn more >>

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Facebook: facebook.com/SDSNYouthinNE
Twitter: twitter.com/sdsnyouthinne

SDG Coordinators

Sarah Enayeh – contact me
Masters in Global Health with a focus on international nutritional development, passionate about working for the wellbeing of people around the world in a sustainable manner.

Robin Åslund – contact me
Last year master student in peace and conflict studies, a discipline that naturally introduces him to the topics of Agenda 2030. Robin and a colleague is currently embarking on establishing the SDSN Youth hub at Umeå University.

Article Series: Young Change Agents for ESD

#månadensvärldsförbättrare (in English The change agent of the month) is an article series that once a month will raise a young person engaged in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) who have made a vital contribution for sustainable development. This initiative is a collaboration between 12 Swedish organizations and part of the UNESCO Global Action Programme (GAP) on ESD. Learn more about the initiative here (in Swedish) Once a month we will share an article written by the different organisations, you’ll find them here.