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Empowering Youth.
Strengthening Communities.

Young Cities is a global programme that connects young people with local governments, building trust and creating opportunities to challenge hate, polarisation, disinformation and extremism.

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Shared
Challenges,
Shared
Solutions

Young Cities fosters collaboration between local government and young people to address the issues facing their communities.

We have worked in 18 cities across Kenya, Lebanon, Jordan, Pakistan, Belgium, Australia, North Macedonia and Senegal, connecting young activists to municipal decision-makers. Our goal is to create and enhance youth-led solutions to community challenges.

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18
Participating cities
473
Young People TRAINED
109
Projects launched
£455,484
Seed-Funding Provided
27,887
Youth Impacted Offline
14,067,878
Youth Reached Online

Where We Work

Belgium
Jordan
Kenya
Lebanon
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Senegal

Working at a global scale, we achieve local impact. Find out more about the positive change we make to communities around the world.

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Latest Projects

Speak Karachi
project

Speak Karachi

Pakistan
Pakistan | Karachi

Addressing the barriers and apathy among youth to engage in local politics in Pakistan and specifically in Karachi, a city with a complicated history of division and politics.

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Mehrdar Art & Production
project

Mehrdar Art & Production

Pakistan
Pakistan | Karachi

Talented young creatives from Lyari, Karachi harnessing the power of film to change negative perceptions of their community.

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Bagh-e-Sakina
project

Bagh-e-Sakina

Pakistan
Pakistan | Karachi

Strengthening civic engagement and awareness among Karachi's young students through an innovative capacity-building programme.

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Publications

Young Cities: A Practical Guide to Youth Capacity Building for Countering Hate and Extremism

Global
Global

The Strong Cities Network's approach to capacity building prioritises learning-by-doing, contextualising theory through practical application so that participants are not merely introduced to critical capacities but can also apply them in ways that benefit their community directly and create a solid foundation from which they can advance their role as…

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White Paper: The Youth Policy and Engagement Forum, North Macedonia

North Macedonia
North Macedonia

The Youth Policy and Engagement Forum (referred to as the Forum) was a platform for policy-driven dialogue between local and central government institutions and 17 Young Cities Ambassadors – young people who have completed Young Cities’ training programme and successfully delivered an initiative in their community through its small grants…

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Young Cities: Global

Global
Global

Young Cities is a global, pioneering capacity-building programme that connects young people to local governments, enabling the development of shared solutions to the challenges of hate, polarisation, and extremism around the world. Our work builds mutual trust and creates opportunities to address the most pressing issues facing the communities in…

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