About
The 50 Percent

Did you know: over 50 percent of all people are under 30!
The 50 Percent is a global platform that empowers young people, regardless of their background, to pursue making a positive impact in their community, country, or globally. We believe that systems change comes from all people embracing their agency to make a difference in their context.
Intergenerational leadership and learning
Sharing knowledge, guidance and building relationships.
Voice of the 50 Percent
Have your say and join the movement for systemic change by telling
your story in our to quarterly magazines and monthly blogs.
Tell your story
10-week story-telling fellowship. Learning narrative building for systems change.
Stories are highlighted in our online magazine and newsletters.
Global youth engagement
Hosting dialogues on local/national/global issues.
Building a global community of youth engaged in sustainability, resilience, business, economy, inequality and human rights
Stories from across the globe
Project Smile: On the Power of the Youth
PhotoCredit: Sam Tamayo - Project Smile History is filled with youth movements that have sparked change in the world. From the Civil...
Empowering Africa
PhotoCredit: ROMAN ODINTSOV. I read the second edition of The State They’re In by Matthew Lockwood, a book which examines African...
Finding middle ground: Perspectives on sustainable living in rural Italy
I recently spent nine months traveling up mountains and along coasts to investigate why and how young people are choosing to farm for a...