YouthSpeak Overview explaining the importance of why we need a Global Youth Voice and the role of young people to change the world.

1. Ac#va#ng the Global Youth Voice
A global youth movement to empower young
people to take ac#on on world issues

2. 2015is one of the most important years
in our genera1on’s life1me

3. “Ours is the first genera1on with the
poten/al to end poverty, and the last
to act to avoid worst effects of
climate change”
-­‐ Ban Ki Moon, United Na0ons Secretary-­‐General

4. SDG’sMDG’s
To be launched
09/2015

5. You may or may not know the MDG’s,
but they have made our world a
much be@er place, but we are
nowhere near the finish line, yet.

6. These global goals from the
United Na#ons are like KPI’s for
making the world a be@er place.

11. The MDG’s have already made our
world a be@er place, but we can’t
stop here.

12. What are SDG’s?
The sustainable development goals (SDGs) are a new, universal set of
goals, targets and indicators that UN member states will be expected to
use to frame their agendas and poli#cal policies over the next 15 years.
The SDGs follow, and expand on, the millennium development goals
(MDGs), which were agreed by governments in 2000, and are due to
expire at the end of this year.
SDG’s will be launched this September, 2015 at the United Na#ons
General Assembly, in which AIESEC Interna#onal will also be present.

13. Where will the leadership come
from to achieve the SDG’s?

14. YOU

15. The world will be in a much be@er place if
we accomplish these global goals by 2030.
That’s 15 years from 2015 to make this change.

16. Why You + AIESEC?
To solve any global issues, we’re going to need young leaders who can
be the change. We need to be educated on world issues and to OWN
these goals. Because if we do not have ownership of these goals, they
are simply goals on the wall.
How we will do that
Through the YouthSpeak survey, it serves as a founda#on for all of our
content, advocacy, engagement and forums to be shaped. It also
provides AIESEC’s programs the data it needs to understand how to
be@er align with what young people need and want today.

17. THIRD SECTOR
AIESEC
YOUNG PEOPLE
BUSINESSES EDUCATORS GOVERNMENT
IMPACT ON THE WORLD

18. Representa#on
To represent young people, we not only need our AIESEC network and global
presence, but to understand what the youth opinion is. The youth opinion
means that we are aware and can iden#fy what are the hopes and challenges
that young people have today, and their views on the world today.

19. Advocacy
By being able to represent young people, we are able to speak on behalf of their
opinions as an organiza#on. As AIESEC grows its influence in spaces like the United
Na#ons and with global organiza#ons, we can u#lize our data and network to influence
policies, strategies and systems that are affec#ng young people. Our core purpose is to
ensure that every young person has the opportunity to ac#vate and realize their
poten#al, and this means we first need to understand what these challenges are, so we
can develop more effec#ve systems aligned to the needs of the world.

20. Create Opportuni#es
Through our data, we will be able to advise decision makers and inspire young people
on the challenges we face today as a genera#on. At the same #me, by being aligned
to a common voice, we are able to create opportuni#es more effec#vely and generate
solu#ons to tackle these challenges we face as young people. Through the AIESEC
pla`orm, we will ac#vate our core leadership development programs to tackle these
aligned issues. But before we get here, it must begin with the common global youth
voice to understand where we need to go, and what we need to do.

21. Goals of YouthSpeak
Our goal is to collect 50,000 responses on our global youth insight survey to enable us to
understand the youth opinions across 100 countries and territories, with a primary focus on
students of higher educa#on 18-­‐25. We chose this goal as it enables us to focus on our core
stakeholder within a specific segment of young people we have significant influence.
YouthSpeak also supports the core programs of AIESEC. It creates a broader awareness of our
posi#oning as an organiza#on who is purposefully connected with global and youth issues, and
by providing young people with an inspiring pla`orm that can be felt and seen online and offline.
Our long term goal is to turn YouthSpeak into an accessible pla`orm that enables us to engage
every young person in the world, and through AIESEC we will be able to develop every young
person in the world. YouthSpeak data will also be used to shape the future of AIESEC 2020.

22. Our Impact Framework
Inspire Engage Ac#on
By ac#va#ng the power and enthusiasm of
young people, we will mobilize a global youth
movement that generate a sense of
importance and urgency. By inspiring young
people through digital content and physical
events, this stage’s objec#ve is to enable
people to understand YouthSpeak’s purpose,
mission and the importance and relevance of
developing young people.
By involving stakeholders across sectors and
genera#ons, we are able to be@er u#lize
external resources and support to power the
youth movement. The YouthSpeak survey
data should be a centrepiece of this stage as
every ac#vity, event or mee#ng on the
engage phase should be aligned with the
data, and how it will help shape more
targeted conversa#ons on what needs to be
solved.
Our global youth movement isn’t just a
pla`orm focused on informa#on, but rallying
young people together and combining the
power of data to help map out what projects
and ini#a#ves can be created. This stage
enables young people to turn their
inspira#on into ac#on and create impact.
This stage should involve external
organiza#ons to support the ini#a#ves and
create opportuni#es.
YouthSpeak Campaign
YouthSpeak Survey
YouthSpeak Data
YouthSpeak Reports
YouthSpeak Forums
AIESEC programs

23. Timeline of
YouthSpeak 2015

24. Timeline of YouthSpeak 2014-­‐15
2014
September
-­‐ Research and planning stage of YouthSpeak
November
-­‐ Launch of “Let your voice be heard” campaign across the global AIESEC network to collect 25,000 respondents by January 2015
-­‐ Announcement of UN Millennium Campaign collabora#on
December
-­‐ Preliminary data report is released, summarizing the key findings from the survey
2015
January
-­‐ YouthSpeak reaches 25,000 respondents across 80 countries and territories
-­‐ Engagement of external organiza#ons on YouthSpeak data -­‐ including AIESEC Interna#onal global partners
February
-­‐ First YouthSpeak Forum is launched at AIESEC Interna#onal President’s Mee#ng 2015 in Cambodia, including showcasing
of YouthSpeak sta#s#cs and u#lizing it to support the network on youth insights and aligning our organiza#on to millennial
trends
March
-­‐ YouthSpeak report and research begins to shape the first public report
-­‐ Launch of YouthSpeak report on cross-­‐sector collabora#on
April
-­‐ Campaign prepara#on month for YouthSpeak 2.0 launch in May 2015
-­‐ Defining crea#ve direc#on of YouthSpeak campaign report, and forum linkage
-­‐ AIESEC network engagement to educate and gather commitment to survey responses from en##es
May
-­‐ Launch of YouthSpeak 2.0 -­‐ with goals to reach 50,000 respondents -­‐ with an average of 200/en1ty in AIESEC
-­‐ Launch of YouthSpeak Millennials Report
-­‐ Announcement of YouthSpeak + United Na#ons Youth Office Campaign Collabora#on on #YouthNow -­‐ focusing on
educa#on and awareness of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)
-­‐ Planning of Global YouthSpeak Report begins, including research development, external consultancy and design
-­‐ A@endance of the United Na#ons Forum on the Youth Program for Ac#on in UN HQ
June
-­‐ Wrap up of Youthspeak 2.0 Campaign
-­‐ Editorial and publishing work on YouthSpeak report, including proofreading and external valida#on
-­‐ Mid-­‐Late June -­‐ Publica#on of Global YouthSpeak Report on Millennials -­‐ summarizing 50,000 youth opinions on
educa#on, educa#on to employment journey, and employment
-­‐ YouthSpeak Report engagement of external stakeholders
July
-­‐ YouthSpeak Campaign packaging and strategy focus on external engagement, thought leadership packaging, media
rela#ons and public rela#ons
*Beyond this point is defined by 15-­‐16, including the YouthSpeak’s role with AIESEC 2020, and the United Na#ons +
AIESEC event in December 2015
50,000 youth opinions
40-­‐50% split between
AIESEC vs non-­‐AIESEC
response rate
Minimum 300+ responses
per country or territory to
count as relevant data
AIESEC’s Thought
Leadership on Ac#va#ng
Youth Leadership
Establishing AIESEC as the
Global Youth Voice
Aligning what do we with
the needs of the world

25. We will deliver the
YouthSpeak results to the
world’s decision makers to
let YOUR voice be heard.

26. We cannot afford these big
decisions to be made without
the opinion of young people..
people like you and me.

27. What topics are we
focusing on to ac#vate
our poten#al?

29. Is your country or territory
going to be a part of the
Global Youth Voice?

30. Top 40 countries and territories of survey respondents May 2015
Algeria
Poland
Indonesia
Philippines
India
Bulgaria
Egypt
Mexico
Morocco
Russia
Turkey
Greece
Germany
Brazil
Malaysia
Tunisia
Italy
Nigeria
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Colombia
Ukraine
Portugal
United States
Spain
China (Mainland)
Ghana
Azerbaijan
Australia
Hong Kong
Czech Republic
Canada
Georgia
Lithuania
Mauritania
Peru
Slovakia
Finland
Vietnam
Chile
0 450 900 1350 1800
133
165
168
174
177
181
210
215
237
242
254
266
269
269
275
282
337
371
391
395
421
434
434
436
453
521
530
548
677
738
918
994
1,003
1,077
1,089
1,394
1,428
1,428
1,615
1,690

31. Top 40 countries and territories of survey respondents May 2015
Algeria
Poland
Indonesia
Philippines
India
Bulgaria
Egypt
Mexico
Morocco
Russia
Turkey
Greece
Germany
Brazil
Malaysia
Tunisia
Italy
Nigeria
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Colombia
Ukraine
Portugal
United States
Spain
China (Mainland)
Ghana
Azerbaijan
Australia
Hong Kong
Czech Republic
Canada
Georgia
Lithuania
Mauritania
Peru
Slovakia
Finland
Vietnam
Chile
0 450 900 1350 1800
133
165
168
174
177
181
210
215
237
242
254
266
269
269
275
282
337
371
391
395
421
434
434
436
453
521
530
548
677
738
918
994
1,003
1,077
1,089
1,394
1,428
1,428
1,615
1,690
Total responses as of
April 2015 -­‐ 28,669

32. Let’s ac#vate our
leadership and BE the
Global Youth Voice

33. Join us?

35. 1. Write what you speak up for
2. Take your selfie with your paper
3. Tag 5 friends to speak up and take the
youthspeak.aiesec.org survey
4. Encourage them to do the same and tag others!
YOUTHSPEAK CHALLENGE

36. h@ps://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=JC4jP14eTfc

38. youthspeak.aiesec.org
Take the survey now!