Get involved
Find your role in the YDLC community.
There is more than one way to help build youth leadership and opportunity. Four pathways — each with a clear next step and honest expectations.
Partner
- Why
- Build programmes and institutional collaborations with measurable impact.
- Is this for me?
- Institutions, companies, universities and foundations.
- What you’d do
- Co-design a partnership — align goals, deliver, measure and report.
- What happens next
- A conversation, then a simple written agreement.
Volunteer
- Why
- Contribute time and skills to a founding-stage team.
- Is this for me?
- Anyone 18+ with the time to commit. No nonprofit experience required.
- What you’d do
- Outreach, design, event support or community liaison — flexibly.
- What happens next
- Apply → screening call → onboarding, with safeguarding training for youth-facing roles.
Mentor
- Why
- Support a young person one-on-one through a full programme cycle.
- Is this for me?
- Working professionals with relevant experience.
- What you’d do
- Regular coaching sessions — guide with questions, report concerns.
- What happens next
- Apply → screening → orientation → safeguarding training → staff-matched.
Community
- Why
- Connect with the YDLC community and its opportunities.
- Is this for me?
- Young people, alumni, mentors, volunteers and educators.
- What you’d do
- An opt-in directory; connect with peers across the network.
- What happens next
- Create a profile and choose whether to be listed.
Support
Supporting YDLC financially.
YDLC does not operate an active public donation channel at this stage. When one opens — alongside confirmed registration status — it will be published transparently, with allocation reporting on our Governance page. Until then, institutions interested in supporting the founding cohort can reach us through Partner With YDLC.
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