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"We're not just the future, we're the present!” 🌏 Meet Gustavo Alves, one of the WSA Youth Ambassadors. Young people have unique perspectives and experiences that belong at the decision-making tables. They face the climate crisis, deal with inaccessible housing, and rising inequalities. Still today, many decision-making rooms are filled with people of similar backgrounds and ages. We say it's time to change that. What do you think? 👉 Watch the full interview conducted by Catherine Warren: https://lnkd.in/ezpaWfC5 #WSA #YouthChangemakers #YoungLeaders

🌍 Share with us your favorite smart city hack! In return, we'll share the 5 top Smart Settlements & Urbanization digital solutions of 2024 😉 Urban and rural settlements need functioning social and utility infrastructure, job opportunities and sustainable investments. While some places hit the jackpot with all three, others lack behind.    Our winner's mission? To help catch up with technology. Here's how: • Closing healthcare workforce gaps in real time. • Empowering informal waste workers and promoting a circular economy. • Enhancing public safety and business logistics in remote areas. • Creating dignified work for low-income and underserved communities.   Curious to see in more detail how they’re tackling socio-economic challenges across the globe? Swipe through! 👇   Explore more on our winners' profiles: WeAssist Sdn. Bhd., Karya, Cataki, and Weego. #WSA #SustainableSolutions #ImpactfulTech

🌍 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 ✈️ I’ve been incredibly lucky—𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆. Traveling has never been a challenge for me. 𝗡𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. But for many of the 𝟭𝟲𝟬+ WSA 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀 we work with, it’s a different story. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻—𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 to join us at global WSA events like the upcoming 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱. We received 𝟮𝟬+ 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 from young leaders who want to 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀. But WSA’s travel funds are already spent on bringing the 𝟰𝟱 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀—and 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱. This is where 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. Even a 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻—€𝟱, €𝟭𝟬, 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲—𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲. WSA aims to 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀! I’m asking for your support—𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. Your support 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻—it’𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 for someone who wouldn’t otherwise have the chance. 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 🌟 https://lnkd.in/eENAEW7E

Is navigating healthcare more of a headache than a relief? These solutions are here to save the day – 21st-century style. 🚑✨   The 5 WSA winners in Health & Wellbeing are making essential care accessible, especially for remote areas and vulnerable communities. 🌍   Living 6000 km from the nearest doctor? No problem. Confused by a complicated diagnosis? We speak human. First-time parent? We got you. Caring for an elderly person? Look no further.   Swipe through to learn more 👇& check the winners' profiles to meet bright minds behind these solutions: consultmed, Duniya Healthcare, Flash Health, Mamibabi, and 테서 TESSER.   #WSA #DigitalHealth #AccessibleCare

Young people are the future! (No shocker here). But let's be honest, oftentimes, young people don't get to be in the decision-making spaces. Less resources, less connections, less invitations coming their way. Today, you can help us change that    At WSA, we’re working with 168 Youth Ambassadors from 70 countries—driven young leaders in local communities contributing to the UN SDGs from the ground up.   To amplify their voices, we need your support. 💙   ✨ Our mission: Bring at least 10 Youth Ambassadors to the WSA Global Congress in Hyderabad. They will gain new skills, share their perspectives, learn from WSA winners, and most importantly, make connections that might open new doors and opportunities.    ✨ The challenge: raise 15 000 €. This will cover the travel costs for 10 Youth Ambassadors from different regions, backgrounds, and expertise.    💡 How you can help: ✅ Contribute—every single Euro counts! ✅ Spread the word in your network 📢 You can be part of leading change - let’s harness the power of community, walk the talk, and bring these incredible purpose-driven young people to the stages and spaces where they should be! 👉 https://lnkd.in/epXsSpsW #YouthLeadership #GlobalImpact #SupportYouth

If you've ever wondered what inclusive innovation looks like in different corners of the globe - look no further! 🌍✨ WSA winners in Inclusion & Empowerment are leading the way with solutions that break down barriers and create opportunities for everyone. 💻💡   Here’s how they’re making a difference: ✅ Through emergency bracelets for women. ✅ Thanks to cutting edge technology for people with hearing impairment.  ✅ With all-in-one accessibility package for events and venues.  ✅ Giving back dignity to vulnerable communities.  ✅ Giving voice to those that are rarely represented in the audio content. Swipe through to discover the purpose-driven work of these innovators! 👇 To learn more, visit their profiles: SafeBangle Technologies, Cérge, Poverty Stoplight, and Podeo | بوديو. #WSA #Empowerment #InclusionMatters

Let’s support Sheila and many other Youth Ambassadors get to the WSA Global Congress in India! Your contribution can make a real difference. Every step counts! 💙

Young people are the future! (No shocker here). But let's be honest, oftentimes, young people don't get to be in the decision-making spaces. Less resources, less connections, less invitations coming their way. Today, you can help us change that    At WSA, we’re working with 168 Youth Ambassadors from 70 countries—driven young leaders in local communities contributing to the UN SDGs from the ground up.   To amplify their voices, we need your support. 💙   ✨ Our mission: Bring at least 10 Youth Ambassadors to the WSA Global Congress in Hyderabad. They will gain new skills, share their perspectives, learn from WSA winners, and most importantly, make connections that might open new doors and opportunities.    ✨ The challenge: raise 15 000 €. This will cover the travel costs for 10 Youth Ambassadors from different regions, backgrounds, and expertise.    💡 How you can help: ✅ Contribute—every single Euro counts! ✅ Spread the word in your network 📢 You can be part of leading change - let’s harness the power of community, walk the talk, and bring these incredible purpose-driven young people to the stages and spaces where they should be! 👉 https://lnkd.in/epXsSpsW #YouthLeadership #GlobalImpact #SupportYouth

How is your government doing with digital services? Seamless experience or a nightmare?   WSA winners in Government & Citizen Engagement help countries step up their game. From delivering crucial services in emergencies to making fact-checking accessible for digitally vulnerable populations, these platforms are transforming public service engagement. Explore how these innovative solutions are making a tangible difference in local communities.   Discover more about the winners on their profiles: Buzzly, Kyiv Digital, Chango App, and Factly Media & Research.   #WSA #CivicTech #Governance

Collaboration for Impact - Looking back at the WSA Grand Jury Meeting in Vienna At WSA, we believe real impact happens when startups, NGOs, private sector and government join forces. 🚀💡 A huge shoutout to Volkshilfe Wien and their CEO Tanja Wehsely for hosting us at their Stadtbalkon! 🏡💛 The jury members from 22 countries got a firsthand look at their incredible work supporting homeless individuals, the elderly, refugees, youth, and caregivers—experiencing the Austrian social welfare system and demonstrating the impact of organisations like Volkshilfe. 💪🌍   Another key player is Erste Bank und Sparkasse and their Social Banking initiatives 🏦🤝—helping fund social housing projects & supporting social entrepreneurs making a difference in Austria. Together with Erste Bank, we celebrated the WSA Austria Winners 2024 🏆🎉 introducing the 8 impact entrepreneurs to Austrian stakeholders like Vienna Business Agency, AWS, Vokshilfe, Erste Bank, and Impact Hub. 💡 Takeaway: Social innovation isn’t just about tech—it’s about collaboration, inclusion, and creating real change. Thank you to all our partners, jurors & the WSA community for being part of this movement! ❤️ #WSA #GrandJury #SocialImpact #SocialInnovation #CollaborationForImpact #SocialEntrepreneurs #ImpactHub