ADB Youth for Asia

ADB has embraced the vital role youth participation plays for better collaboration to fight with the issues being faced by the region. From planning and design consultations to project implementation and monitoring, youth participation results in more effective and sustainable development efforts. Because youth and youth-led organizations are important members of civil society, ADB started the Youth Initiative - ADB Youth for Asia - in 2013, to support young people in contributing effectively to development. It is a program managed by ADB’s NGO and Civil Society Center to mainstream youth participation in ADB operations to achieve a Prosperous, Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Asia and the Pacific, enabling governments to collaborate with young minds to create the Asia and the Pacific of their dreams.