The Global Youth Coalition

What The Global Youth Coalition does

The Global Youth Coalition (GYC) is a Swiss-registered non-profit association founded in November 2022 at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Its mission is to mobilize youth aged 16-35 worldwide to participate in international climate governance through training, funding, and on-the-ground delegations. Operationally GYC runs four core programmes: the Global Youth Climate Training (GYCT), a free, fully online multilingual climate-policy curriculum co-developed with Oxford Net Zero and the Smith School; the Intergenerational Equity Foresight Research project combining global surveys and workshops; the Horizon Scanning Network, an automated NLP pipeline (Python, spaCy/transformers) that classifies policy and academic signals; and GYC AI Labs, an independent Vite + React infrastructure platform for AI-driven foresight and agentic workflows. Supporting offerings include Reeforesting 4 Peace (filmmaking/storytelling) and the Frütz augmented-reality game. GYC holds accredited Civil Society Observer status to the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Trust Funds Committee for the 2025-2027 cohort and deploys trained youth delegations to COPs, FfD4, and UNOC.

GYC's business model is non-commercial and grant/donation-funded. All core programs are free to participants and delivered online with live interpretation in up to six languages. Revenue streams include foundation grants (ClimateWorks Foundation was the primary funder of GYCT and has ended its support, with replacement partners being sought), one-time and recurring donations via the website, legacy-giving and fundraising campaigns, and partnership contributions underwriting COP bursaries (£36,000 disbursed to date) and field deployments. Headcount is reported at 51-100 staff, but operations are heavily volunteer-leveraged: 5,400+ youth have completed GYCT, 27,000+ have applied, 60,000+ have viewed training sessions, and 5,000+ climate projects are mapped through the network across 178-180+ countries. ICT distribution happens through the website, YouTube (100K+ views), partner networks (Oxford Net Zero, UNICEF Innocenti, SOIF, MGCY, Youth Negotiators Academy, and 30+ others), and physical presence at international conferences.

Name

The Global Youth Coalition

Legal name

Global Youth Coalition

Website

https://theglobalyouth.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Global Youth Coalition is a Swiss-registered non-profit, founded at COP27 in 2022, that delivers free multilingual climate-policy training, youth delegations to international climate forums, and AI-supported intergenerational equity foresight research for youth aged 16-35 across 180+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Climate Advocacy and Training

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD), Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM), Model United Nations (MUN) (EDAMAGAB)

Keywords

• Youth climate training
• Climate policy education
• Intergenerational equity research
• Horizon scanning platform
• COP delegation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Iburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants and Funding: Primary funding from philanthropic foundations including ClimateWorks Foundation for GYCT program delivery, bursaries, and operations. Grants fund core programs, language translations, and youth participation in international forums.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Non-profit receives donations through website with multiple giving options including one-time donations, monthly giving, fundraising campaigns, and legacy society contributions. GoFundMe used for specific projects like R4P.
3. Bursary Program Revenue: £36,000 invested in youth bursaries to date for COP29, COP30, and other international climate forums. Funded through partnership contributions enabling youth from underrepresented groups to attend conferences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Global Youth Coalition is a youth-led non-profit that delivers free climate policy training (GYCT), deploys youth delegations to international climate conferences (COPs, FfD4, UNOC), and runs intergenerational equity foresight research including a horizon scanning system. It operates an AI Labs platform and an augmented reality game (Frützt) to engage youth aged 16-35 in climate action and governance.

Product overview

The Global Youth Coalition is a youth-led climate action network operating a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on climate diplomacy, training, and foresight research. The core offerings include GYC AI Labs (independent AI infrastructure for youth-led tools and climate systems), the Global Youth Climate Training (GYCT) program (free online climate policy training for youth aged 16-35), Foresight Research on Intergenerational Equity (global survey and workshops combining strategic foresight with youth perspectives), and the Horizon Scanning Network (automated AI-powered signal detection system). Supporting modules include Reeforesting 4 Peace (filmmaking and social media training), FrÜtz (augmented reality game), and the annual GYC Report. The platform also provides coordination tools for youth innovation ecosystems and governance/future generations platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GYCT (Global Youth Climate Training): Free, online, multilingual climate policy training programme equipping youth worldwide to lead at COPs and beyond, co-developed with Oxford Net Zero and Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment.
• GYC AI Labs
• Reeforesting 4 Peace (R4P)
• Intergenerational Equity Research Programme

Products and services

• Global Youth Climate Training (GYCT) Free, fully online climate policy training program for youth aged 16-35 worldwide. Includes weekly 90-minute expert-led sessions with live interpretation in up to 6 languages, COP bursaries, and structured breakout groups for peer networking. The 2026 cohort expands to include a General Cohort, Advanced YNA Cohort, and Future Pathways tracks.
• Foresight Research on Intergenerational Equity Youth-led research project exploring how young people define and perceive intergenerational equity (IE), fairness (IGG), and justice (IJ). Combines global surveys (1,000+ responses from 140+ countries), foresight workshops at global conferences, and metric co-development to create youth-responsive indicators for policymakers.
• GYC AI Labs Independent AI infrastructure platform built on a Vite + React stack to support youth-led tools, climate training, foresight research, and future-facing public-interest systems. Provides shared AI capacity for youth-led impact, enabling young people to test autonomous systems, build applications, access compute, and turn research into practical climate and governance impact. Includes AI-driven foresight analysis, agentic workflows, and training infrastructure.
• Horizon Scanning Network Automated signal scanning system to detect emerging trends, weak signals, and wildcards shaping the future of intergenerational equity. Uses a Python-based NLP pipeline (spaCy/transformers) to classify signals by STEEP+V dimensions and monitors policy databases, academic repositories, and news feeds. Delivers weekly digests via mailing list and provides an interactive dashboard for signal exploration.
• Frützt Game Real-world augmented reality game powered by missions, community participation, and gamification. Players complete tasks, earn gems, and become changemakers through quests related to climate action and community engagement. Available at fruitz.club.
• Reeforesting 4 Peace (R4P) Filmmaking and social media training program empowering youth to create content connecting nature-based solutions with storytelling and activism. Developed in collaboration with NatGeo, Netflix, and Walt Disney experts. Includes seven free online sessions covering storytelling, filmmaking techniques, and NbS planning.
• GYC Annual Impact Report Annual impact report documenting highlights, milestones, and investment snapshot across the Global Youth Coalition network. Available in multiple languages including English, Azerbaijani, Bahasa, Dari, Dutch, Spanish, and Chinese.

Quantifiable outcome

• 89% of GYCT participants report increased policy knowledge
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Climate Investment Funds (CIF)coreOthers · 1 January 2022GYC officially accredited as Civil Society Observer to CIF Trust Funds Committee for 2025-2027 cohort. Selected from 250+ NGOs. Enables youth voice in climate investment governance.
• Oxford Net ZerocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed GYCT curriculum alongside GYC and Smith School. Provides expert climate knowledge and Net Zero research expertise. Training reached 60,000+ viewers globally.
• Smith School of Enterprise and the EnvironmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed GYCT curriculum with GYC and Oxford Net Zero. Academic institution providing climate policy and research expertise.
• Youth Negotiators Academy (YNA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Advanced YNA Cohort providing hands-on COP simulations, personalized guidance, and direct mentorship from experienced negotiators for 20 selected GYCT participants.
• School of International Futures (SOIF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical support and collaboration on intergenerational equity research. SOIF selected GYC research lead for 2026 Next Generation Foresight Practitioners Fellowship.
• Global Environmental Governance ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating organization on intergenerational equity research and climate governance.
• Intergenerational Center for Global ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of FfD4 side event on intergenerational fairness in financing for development. Key partner in intergenerational equity research.
• Major Group of Children and Youth (MGCY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey UN-affiliated partner for youth climate advocacy and intergenerational equity work at international forums.
• Global Youth Biodiversity NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for biodiversity and climate youth advocacy.
• Children and Youth Major Group to UNEP (CYMG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for UNEP-related youth engagement and environmental advocacy.
• FfD Children and Youth ConstituencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of FfD4 side event and partner for Financing for Development youth advocacy.
• United Nations Youth OfficeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOutreach support for intergenerational equity research and youth participation programs.
• REDFIS (LAC Network for Sustainable Finance)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of FfD4 side event on intergenerational fairness in financing for development.
• Life of PachamamaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of FfD4 side event focused on intergenerational fairness.
• The Millennials MovementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of FfD4 side event on intergenerational fairness in financing for development.
• via Youthinkgreen - jugend denkt um.weltminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead co-organizer for FfD4 side event with GYC.
• YOUNGO Climate Finance AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated to train young negotiators in climate finance language including loss & damage, new collective quantified goal, and MDB reform.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Fridays for Future: Youth-led global climate strike movement founded in 2018, operating decentralized chapters across 150+ countries. Comparable to GYC in mobilizing youth (16–35) for climate action through decentralized organizing, although FFF skews toward street activism while GYC focuses on policy-delegation participation.
• 350.org: Global grassroots climate movement operating across 180+ countries with youth-led organizing, climate policy advocacy, and distributed network model. Comparable to GYC in international youth mobilization, multinational reach, and emphasis on training local leaders to engage in climate policy spaces.
• Earth Uprising: Youth-led climate education and advocacy nonprofit that trains young people to engage with policymakers and leads UN climate conferences. Direct peer to GYC given overlapping mission of youth climate training, intergenerational climate leadership, and active COP engagement.
• Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN): Global youth network supporting CBD and UNEP youth engagement on biodiversity, with chapters in 100+ countries. Comparable to GYC as a youth constituency interfacing with multilateral environmental treaties (CBD, UNEP); GYC already partners with GYBN on overlapping climate-biodiversity advocacy.
• YOUNGO (the official children and youth constituency of the UNFCCC): Official UNFCCC youth constituency coordinating youth participation at COPs and climate negotiations. Closest peer to GYC: both operate as youth-led climate coalitions interfacing directly with UNFCCC, COP delegations, and climate finance decision-making, and GYC already partners with YOUNGO via the Climate Finance Academy.

Emerging players

• Climate Cardinals: Youth-led organization focused on translating climate research and documents into multiple languages to make them accessible. Comparable niche overlap with GYC's multilingual interpretation model (live translation in up to 6 languages) and youth-led climate education focus.
• Zero Hour: Youth-led climate justice movement founded by Jamie Margolin, focused on US climate policy and youth voter mobilization. Comparable to GYC as a youth-led climate advocacy organization, though smaller in global reach and focused primarily on US domestic policy.

Broad incumbents

• Global Greengrants Fund: Environmental grantmaking foundation directing funds to grassroots climate and sustainability initiatives worldwide. Comparable to the funding-recipient counterpart of GYC's grant-funded non-profit model, and offers a reference point for scaling grantmaking activity on youth climate projects.
• Future Generations Commissioner (Wales): Statutory public body in Wales tasked with scrutinizing policy for intergenerational fairness. Adjacent peer to GYC's intergenerational equity research program given shared subject matter, with the commissioner representing an established institutional counterpart to GYC's youth-led research approach.
• UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight: UNICEF's research office producing foresight studies on child and youth well-being globally. Comparable to GYC's foresight research on intergenerational equity given overlapping thematic scope (children/youth futures) and active partnership relationship (UNICEF Innocenti supports GYC's IE research).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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