Africa

Action Network for the Disabled (ANDY), Kenya: Directed by Fredrick Ouko, ANDY will increase income opportunities for 20 youth with disabilities in rural Kenya through entrepreneurial skills training, small business support, and mentorship.  Learn more: www.andy.or.ke.

Family in Need Trust, Zimbabwe: Directed by Jack Bbabbi Mukulu, Family in Need Trust will increase financial security and the quality of life among youth-led households affected by AIDS through entrepreneurship and life skills training and business assistance to 100 young household leaders. Learn more: www.finzimbabwe.webs.com.

Foundation for Youth Development (FyDE), Uganda:  Through FyDE, founder Benjamin Sunday will increase food and income security for subsistence farmers by training 100 vulnerable youth in beekeeping and coffee cultivation. Learn more: www.foundationforyouthdevelopment.blogspot.com.

TAYEN, Tanzania: Founded by Evodius Waziri Rutta, TAYEN will increase youth knowledge and participation in environmental conservation efforts through new course materials, competitions, and service projects for 250 secondary school students. Learn more: www.tayen.or.tz.

Teo Inspiro International, Nigeria:  Teo Inspiro, founded by Oghenefego Isikwenu, will promote self-reliance and gender equality for 60 vulnerable female teens and young adults through leadership and entrepreneurship skills training, small business assistance, and community advocacy projects. Learn more: www.teoinspiro.com.

The Yonso Project, Uganda: Co-founded by Kwabena Danso, The Yonso Project will empower 500 rural young people in Ghana to make informed decisions about their individual rights and pioneer change in their communities by forming civic clubs which discuss finances, sexual health, community service, and child rights.  Learn more: www.yonsoproject.org

Asia & the Pacific

Anuvuti International, Nepal: Founded by Swastika Shrestha, Anuvuti will foster active and informed citizenship among youth through a service learning trip for 20 young leaders across socially-, economically- and geographically-diverse parts of Nepal, and a service conference for 200 youth led by trip participants. Learn more: www.anuvuti.com.

InterAction, Australia: Founded by Freeman Trebilcock, InterAction will alleviate homelessness and increase youth-led community outreach in Melbourne by training 600 youth to be outreach volunteers who provide support and resources to their homeless peers. Learn more: www.interaction.org.au.

Kabataang Gabay sa Positibong Pamumuhay (KGPP), Philippines: KGPP, founded by John Piermont Montilla, will encourage peer-led support for at-risk youth by training 30 youth to be ‘behavior change entrepreneurs’ who have the tools and resources to support peers in decision making. Learn more: http://www.facebook.com/peersforpositiveliving.

Mentor Together, India: Founded by Arundhuti Gupta, Mentor Together will increase access to future professional opportunities for 50 at-risk youth in Bangalore through mentorships and trainings that address both practical skills and personal development. Learn more: www.mentortogether.org.

Europe

TATEIJU ESPAÑA (TEGI - Social Communication Media), Spain: Led by Gabriel Venegas, Tatijeu Espana will demonstrate the concept of social entrepreneurship to 7,000 school children in Spain through workshops that encourage confidence, creativity, and social responsibility. Learn more: www.tegimedios.com.

Latin America & the Caribbean

Fundación Neo Juventud, Ecuador: Led by Marisa Catalina Casey, the Foundation will empower 70 youth to contribute to the economic development and tourism potential of Palmar, Ecuador through photography and design training, the creation of a town map and website, and other community betterment activities. Learn more: http://neojuventudfundacion.org.

Instituto Nascao, Brazil: Instituto Nascao, founded by João Victor Pellegrini do Nascimento, will democratize the production of Afro-Brazilian cultural music in São Paulo by building a new community audio studio and equipping five impoverished artists with production support.  Learn more: www.tremeterra.org.br.

Interacción Social Sostenible A.C, Mexico: Founded by Rodrigo Arnaud Bello, Interacción will support sustainable housing programs for marginalized families in Oaxaca through the sale of recycled waste by installing collection centers at 3 schools, where 1,500 youth will participate in waste collection and environmental education workshops. Learn more: www.tum.org.mx.

SiKanda, Mexico: Aurelia Annino co-founded SiKanda, which will provide environmentally-sustainable livelihood opportunities to 2,015 youth and 385 adults in Oaxaca, Mexico through the delivery of worm composting workshops. Learn more: www.si-kanda.org.

Middle East

Chanan Development Association, Pakistan: Founded by Muhammad Shahzad, Chanan will improve the socioeconomic development and quality of life of 50 impoverished girls from Lahore, Pakistan through livelihood skills training, literacy development, and social awareness seminars run through a new girls empowerment center. Learn more: www.cdapak.org.

Nachshon, Israel: Led by Ori Wachtel, the Hevra Tova initiative at Nachshon will popularize volunteering and better connect Israeli youth to their community through partnerships with local NGOs and the development of a social web platform to link 500 youth to volunteer positions. Learn more: http://www.hevratova.org.il.

North America

Emerge Global, United States: Founded by Alia Whitney-Johnson, Emerge Global will empower 100 at-risk girls in Sri Lanka to plan for their futures and improve their communities through life skills workshops, a health education course, and a team-driven community betterment project. Learn more: www.emergeglobal.org.

The Dovetail Project, United States: Founder Sheldon Smith will use award funds to empower 60 young African-American fathers in Chicago to provide for themselves and their children through a 12-week course teaching job, finance, and parenting skills, and providing resources to help keep fathers present in their children’s lives. Learn more: www.thedovetailproject.org.