Expanded partnership will build on the success of Accenture’s original partnership with Generation Unlimited (GenU), which launched in 2021
UNICEF's Generation Unlimited (GenU) has announced a new phase of its global partnership with Accenture, aiming to connect 580,000 youth to skilling and earning opportunities. This four-year partnership, announced on International Youth Day 2024, builds on the success of their initial collaboration launched in 2021.
Key initiatives include:
imaGen Ventures: Connecting over 188,000 young people to entrepreneurial activities through grants, seed funding, and mentorship.
Youth Marketplace Agency (YOMA): Supporting over 300,000 marginalized youth in building skills to innovate on environmental challenges, re-enter education, find employment, or start businesses.
Passport to Earning (P2E): Providing free, certifiable, job-relevant skills to over 92,000 marginalized youth.
In this new phase of the partnership, Accenture is scaling up its support by providing US$7.8 million to drive impactful outcomes for young people in Brazil, Egypt, India, Philippines, South Africa and Türkiye.
Accenture's CEO of Growth Markets, Leo Framil, has also been appointed to GenU’s Board, further strengthening this partnership. With this appointment, Accenture will become one of GenU’s Founding Partners, a group of leaders that play an integral role in championing global skills development and mentorship.
This collaboration aims to empower young people with the skills needed to thrive in an evolving workforce.
This announcement comes as the world faces an urgent challenge: 1.8 billion young people are standing on the brink of adulthood. Yet, a staggering 60% of young people are projected to lack essential skills by 2030, putting their very prospects for dignified lives at risk. The long-term impacts of this crisis will ripple through our economies, communities, and societies, deepening inequality and locking young people out of the opportunities they need to build a better life.
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