World Youth Skills Day - 15 July
This year, WYSD will be celebrated under the theme of “Youth empowerment through AI and digital skills”. As the Fourth Industrial Revolution reshapes economies through Artificial Intelligence (AI), Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) must evolve to equip youth with future-ready skills. AI is transforming how we live, learn and work — but it also poses serious risks if not implemented equitably.
World Vision’s approach to adolescent and youth skills is based on positive identity and relationships, building on young people’s inherent capacity and agency to empower them to become active citizens and agents of change.
World Vision is committed to walking alongside young people as they prepare for and engage in the evolving social and economic challenges of their time. We are committed to leveraging AI and digital skills in equitable and quality ways to bring holistic learning to adolescents and youth.
Find out how World Vision uses AI to empower youth
- Some Thoughts on Adolescent Active Digital Citizenship on World Youth Skills Day - In this post, Julia Smith-Brake reflects on parenting, tech, and how World Vision’s Positive Youth Development approach helps teens build the skills and agency to thrive online and offline.
- Technology Traning Opens Doors for Girls in Tanzania - View Zuwena’s journey from uncertainty to empowerment shows how access to tech training and mentorship can unlock a world of opportunity for girls in ICT.
- Leveraging AI for Educational Data Analysis and Synthesis - Learn how World Vision envisions cutting-edge technology to empower you to drive change, personalize learning, and champion equity️. Whether you’re curious about creating bespoke learning paths, data analytics, resource optimization, or real-time feedback, we invite you to dive in, ask questions, and help build an education system where automation amplifies your voice; not replaces it
- AI in Education, Empowering learning with human expertise - Read more with World Vision’s Director of AI and Emerging Technologies, Aristeu Duarte, as he reflects on how we preserve human agency in an increasingly automated educational landscape
- Empowering Humanitarian Practitioners with AI: World Vision's Participation in the Integrate Project - Discover how World Vision is equipping humanitarian workers with AI skills to amplfy community voices
- Safer Internet day: Every half a second a child goes on line for the first time - Read how World Vision is advocating for safer, more inclusive digital spaces where children and adolescents can learn, grow, and thrive online
World Vision Impact
Ready to rise, ready to lead!
Ready to rise, ready to lead! This #WorldYouthSkillsDay, meet the young changemakers gaining the skills to shape their futures through World Vision’s Youth Ready programme
Did You Know?
- World Vision Zimbabwe - 8,106 savings group members were involved in monthly savings and income generating project at schools, contributing to 4,022 households being able to provide fortheir children's education
- World Vision Armenia - 856 children participated in life skills classes/clubs
- World Vision Tanzania - 115 Adolescence starteed businesses
- World Vision Ghana - 83 adolescents (56 females and 27 males) were enrolled in vocational skills training programmes and supported with working tools