YouthxYouth

What YouthxYouth does

YouthxYouth was a nonprofit community organization founded around 2020 to mobilize youth activists and adult allies around the transformation of education systems. It served a global community spanning five continents, with its primary constituents being young people aged 15-26 engaged in activist work, alongside adult allies (27+) and selected Weavership Fellows participating in the fellowship program. The organization operated no proprietary technology and built its delivery infrastructure entirely on community-based programs rather than software products.

Its core offerings comprised the Weavership Fellowship (a cohort-based training program for emerging changemakers), Global Action Circles (bi-weekly peer-to-peer learning groups hosted by youth around education-related themes), the annual Learning Festival (a multi-day catalytic convening event), the Wellbeing Circle (a newer monthly peer-support format), and the Glocal Hubs network (seven locally-rooted community spaces across Nigeria, Uganda, Cameroon, Kenya, and Indonesia). Knowledge outputs were preserved in the Knowledge Garden, a Notion-based open repository, and a blog archive containing 112 posts from 50+ contributors.

The business model was donation-based, with revenue sourced through Donorbox crowdfunding campaigns and annual fundraising appeals. There were no products or services with set pricing, no enterprise customers, and no disclosed institutional funders. After six years of operation, YouthxYouth closed its central operations in February 2026 and transitioned to a fully decentralized model in which the Glocal Hubs continue the work autonomously.

Name

YouthxYouth

Legal name

YouthxYouth

Website

https://youthxyouth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

YouthxYouth was a nonprofit global community that mobilized youth activists and adult allies to transform education through peer learning, fellowships, and local hubs. It operated seven Glocal Hubs across five countries until closing its central operations in February 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Education and Community Activism

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD)

Keywords

• Youth education programs
• Community activism
• Peer learning circles
• Fellowship programs
• Education transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

Decentralized/Remote

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: YouthxYouth operates as a nonprofit community organization relying on donations to sustain its Glocal Hubs network. Contributions support youth weavers, local gatherings, and community infrastructure across seven hubs in Nigeria, Uganda, Cameroon, Kenya, and Indonesia.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

YouthxYouth is a nonprofit global community that delivers youth-led education transformation through fellowship programs, peer-to-peer learning circles, an annual convening, and a decentralized network of local hubs. It sustains operations through donations and offers free participation in programs such as the Weavership Fellowship, Global Action Circles, Learning Festival, Wellbeing Circles, and the open Knowledge Garden repository. The organization closed central operations in February 2026 and now operates through autonomous Glocal Hubs in five countries.

Product overview

YouthxYouth is a global community platform for youth activists and adult allies focused on youth-led transformation of education. The organization operates through multiple interconnected programs: the Weavership Program (a fellowship for youth activists), Global Action Circles (peer-to-peer learning groups), the annual Learning Festival (catalytic convening), Wellbeing Circle (peer support gatherings), and Glocal Hubs (locally-rooted, globally-supported hubs across 5 countries). Content and knowledge are preserved in the Knowledge Garden repository and Blog Archive. After six years of operation, YouthxYouth has transitioned from central operations to a decentralized structure through its Glocal Hubs network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Glocal Hubs: Locally-rooted, globally-supported homes for youth-led transformation of education, facilitated by youth weavers in partnership with allies and institutions.
• Weavership Fellowship
• Global Action Circles
• Knowledge Garden
• Learning Festival

Products and services

• Global Action Circles (GAC) Peer-to-peer learning journeys hosted by youth, where small groups of youth and adult learners meet bi-weekly around education-related themes and personal learning questions, culminating in showcases at the annual Learning Festival.
• Learning Festival Annual catalytic convening that ignites the YouthxYouth movement with sensemaking, radical imagination, and collective action, featuring keynote speakers, co-creation spaces, and community connections.
• Weavership Program Fellowship program for youth activists, currently in its 2025 cohort, providing training, residencies, and community for emerging changemakers in education transformation.
• Glocal Hubs Locally rooted, globally supported homes for youth-led transformation of education, facilitated by youth weavers in partnership with allies and institutions. Currently operating in seven hubs across five countries: Nigeria (Lagos, Abeokuta), Uganda (Nakivale), Cameroon (Yaounde), Kenya (Mbita, Nairobi), and across Indonesia.
• Knowledge Garden A living repository on Notion preserving everything created and woven through the YouthxYouth community, including tools, stories, frameworks, facilitation practices, and radical pedagogy.
• Wellbeing Circle A newer program offering a space for young people to gather monthly for sharing and empowerment, created and co-facilitated by community members.
• Blog Archive A living archive of collective wisdom from the YouthxYouth community, containing 112 blog posts contributed by more than 50 people from around the world from June 2023 to February 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• 112 blog posts and 50+ contributors over nearly 3 years
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AshokacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal fellowship of social entrepreneurs. Listed as partner in YouthxYouth's network of organizations working in liberatory learning and education transformation.
• Teach for AllcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network of independent organizations working to expand educational opportunity. Partnered with YouthxYouth on liberatory learning initiatives.
• Academy for a Love of LearningminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation organization focused on love-based learning approaches. Listed as partner in YouthxYouth's network.
• AIME MentoringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMentoring organization from Australia working on educational equity. Partner in YouthxYouth's learning network.
• Dream a DreamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndia-based organization focused on life skills education for young people. Listed as partner organization.
• Ecoversities AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal alliance of alternative universities and learning ecosystems. Co-founded by YouthxYouth co-founder Zineb Mouhyi. Deep alignment on transforming education.
• Learning Planet AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal alliance focused on learning and planetary stewardship. Partnered with YouthxYouth on intergenerational events.
• Peace FirstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization empowering young people to create positive change. Listed as partner in YouthxYouth's network.
• The Weaving LabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded by YouthxYouth co-founder Zineb Mouhyi. Organization focused on weaving practices for social transformation.
• ChangemakerXChangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal community of changemakers. Listed as partner organization in YouthxYouth's network.
• Headstream (SecondMuse)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth innovation program by SecondMuse. Collaborated with YouthxYouth on a 5-part blog series featuring Headstream Co-Creators sharing perspectives on youth cultural wealth in technology.
• Big ChangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-based education organization. Partner in YouthxYouth's learning network.
• Narrative 4minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal organization using storytelling for social change. Partner in YouthxYouth's network.
• Restless DevelopmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth-led development agency. Partner organization in YouthxYouth's network.
• Peace JamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization connecting youth with Nobel Peace Prize laureates. Partner in YouthxYouth's network.
• Salzburg Global SeminarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal fellowship and conference organization. Partner in YouthxYouth's network.
• The Alternative UKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK organization reimagining democracy and governance. Partner in YouthxYouth's network.
• Decolonize TogetherminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization focused on decolonial education practices. Partner in YouthxYouth's learning network.
• Education EvolutionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization focused on education evolution and transformation. Partner in network.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Learning Planet Alliance: Global alliance focused on learning and planetary stewardship, partnering on intergenerational events — comparable global convening and youth-driven learning community, listed as YouthxYouth partner.
• Teach for All: Global network of independent organizations working to expand educational opportunity — comparable mission (education transformation via local networks), listed as a core YouthxYouth partner.
• Ashoka: Global fellowship of social entrepreneurs and the largest network dedicated to supporting changemakers — directly comparable to YouthxYouth's youth-activist and education-transformation focus, and listed as a core YouthxYouth partner.
• Dream a Dream: India-based organization focused on life skills education for young people from vulnerable backgrounds — directly comparable mission of youth empowerment through life skills and education, listed as YouthxYouth partner.
• Narrative 4: Global organization using storytelling for social change with youth-led chapters — comparable youth empowerment and global-network model, listed as YouthxYouth partner.
• AIME Mentoring: Australian mentoring organization working on educational equity with Indigenous and marginalized youth — comparable youth mentoring and education equity mission, listed as YouthxYouth partner.
• Restless Development: Youth-led development agency operating across multiple countries with peer educators and youth collectives — comparable decentralized, youth-led model with similar geographic footprint, listed as YouthxYouth partner.
• Peace First: Organization that empowers young people to create positive change through small grants and a global community — directly comparable peer model of youth-led social change, listed as YouthxYouth partner.
• Ecoversities Alliance: Global alliance of alternative universities and learning ecosystems co-founded by YouthxYouth co-founder Zineb Mouhyi — most directly comparable peer in alternative/transformative education, core partner.
• Big Change: UK-based education organization backing bold ideas to improve life chances for young people — comparable mission of education transformation and youth empowerment, listed as YouthxYouth partner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@youthxyouthactivists5361
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/youthxyouth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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