One Young World strives to identify the most influential young leaders from every country in the world. Our objective is to promote and make visible the work of these young catalysts who drive results for development. Through various scholarship programs, One Young World provides funding for these young leaders to have the opportunity to attend the Annual Summit and become part of the global community of One Young World Ambassadors.
As part of the One Young World National Awards, we are proud to launch the 2023 Jóvenes Unidos en Acción National Award. The award will be given to an outstanding young leader from each of Ecuador's 24 provinces who demonstrates ethical leadership skills and impact. positive in the following areas:
- Mental health: It is related to projects for the promotion, awareness and destigmatization of mental health, access to mental health for disadvantaged people, and the promotion of good practices in daily life.
- Climate Change: Its main objectives are initiatives that seek to combat climate change (care for the oceans and the Amazon) and its effects, through education, technological innovation, sustainability, clean energy and the preservation of flora and fauna.
- Defense of Women: It focuses on projects that seek to prevent violence against women and their rescue in situations of vulnerability.
- Migration: It is related to projects that seek to support migrants in situations of vulnerability and social integration, the prevention of human trafficking, and projects that seek to discourage illegal migration processes.
Youth from all ethnic groups in Ecuador (mestizo, Afro-Ecuadorian, indigenous, Montubio, or other) will be encouraged to apply for the 2023 Jóvenes Unidos en Acción National Award.