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2025 in Review: A Year of Growth, Momentum, and Collective Impact

2025 in Review: A Year of Growth, Momentum, and Collective Impact If 2025 taught us anything, it’s this: when organisations come together with purpose, clarity, and trust, real momentum follows.

Rethinking Youth Development: Reflections from the YD Co-Lab Summit 2025

Rethinking Youth Development: Reflections from the YD Co-Lab Summit 2025 There are days in this work when the weight of it all, the scale of the challenges facing young people

Why You Should Be at the YD Co-Lab Summit 2025

Why You Should Be at the YD Co-Lab Summit 2025 Rethink & Explore: Honest Conversations. Bold Solutions. The countdown has begun. On Wednesday, 29 October 2025, changemakers, collaborators, funders, youth

Igniting Alignment: Exploring PYEI Vision 2030 Together

Igniting Alignment: Exploring PYEI Vision 2030 Together Date: 31 July 2025Time: 11:00 – 13:00 SASTFormat: Online (Zoom)Registration link: Click here to register South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis remains one of

Yubuntu: Building a Stronger Youth Development Ecosystem Through Collaboration

Yubuntu: Building a Stronger Youth Development Ecosystem Through Collaboration At the heart of the Youth Development Collaboration Lab (YD Lab) is a simple but powerful idea: when we work together,

Demystifying Funding: Insights from the Other Side

Demystifying Funding: Insights from the Other Side A Knowledge Exchange Highlight from YD Co-Lab On 25 June 2025, YD Co-Lab hosted over 100 youth development leaders, practitioners, and ecosystem builders

From Rainy Skies to Bright Connections: Inside the Durban Collaboration Junction

From Rainy Skies to Bright Connections: Inside the Durban Collaboration Junction 21 May 2025. Rain in Durban.Not exactly what you’d expect from a city known for its warm coastline and

Rewind the Room: What Happened When the Youth Development Sector Showed Up and Showed Out

Rewind the Room: What Happened When the Youth Development Sector Showed Up and Showed Out 17:30. Workshop17 Watershed. Cape Town.The sun had just begun to dip over the Waterfront, casting

Durban, Are You Ready? Collaboration Junction is Coming to YOU!

🚨 Durban, Are You Ready? Collaboration Junction is Coming to YOU! 🚨 Something big is coming to the coast — and we want you in the room. 🫱🏽‍🫲🏼 Youth Development

Collaboration, Coffee, and Collective Magic: Inside Our First In-Person Collaboration Junction of 2025

Collaboration, Coffee, and Collective Magic: Inside Our First In-Person Collaboration Junction of 2025 Picture this: It’s a crisp Thursday morning in Braamfontein. The elevator doors open onto the 5th floor