young
activists summit

The Young Activists Summit was launched by dev.tv in 2019, in collaboration with the United Nations Office at Geneva, Swiss TV (RTS), and the Graduate Institute. Back then, in the post-#MeToo era, the idea was to highlight and bring together outstanding female activists to showcase that women drive great progress all around the world.

The first edition saw very promising results in terms of visibility and outcomes for the Activists, which led the organizers to hold a Young Activists Summit (YAS) every year. A number of prominent public figures have taken part, including Angelina Jolie and Prince Albert II of Monaco. In just five years, YAS has evolved from being an annual conference, to a year-round platform that empowers its Laureates by connecting them with decision-makers, providing them with training, supporting them in raising funds, and maximizing their visibility.

The Young Activists Summit also serves as a global platform for youth (30,000 young people reached across 174 countries so far) to come together, get informed about global challenges, learn from each other, and get inspired to take action. YAS drives impact on the ground all throughout the year by supporting its Activists to carry out field projects in their communities (e.g. underground schools for girls in Afghanistan, coral restoration in French Polynesia, etc).