2022 YOUNG ACTIVISTS SUMMIT

The 2022 Young Activists Summit – which was held on 2 December 2022 at the United Nations in Geneva (Switzerland) – honoured 6 young change-makers working tirelessly for an inclusive and equal world during a live event with participants from 134 countries. The Official Summit (available below) was followed by live conversations with the activists on Instagram that have been viewed 242,000 times.
The six laureates received a donation to carry out a field project and advance their causes on the ground.
This fourth edition of the Young Activists Summit has reached over 8.9 million people on social media around the world.
WATCH THE OFFICIAL SUMMIT
ACTIVISTS

26 YEARS OLD, UK/USA
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AWARENESS
- • The 2022 Young Activists Summit and its laureates were covered by 58 media outlets, including CNN, TV5MONDE, Brut, ABC, Agencia EFE, Radio France Internationale RFI, Keystone ATS, Le Temps, SRF, Naver, Radio Télévision Nationale Congolaise, Sunday Times South Africa, etc.
- • #YAS22 laureate C’est Prévue Emmy Lusila was invited to take part in the Swiss 19.30 TV news programme (RTS) which is followed by over 300,000 people every day, and in a live interview on TV5MONDE, which reaches 370 million households across 198 countries.
- • A documentary on C’est Prévue Emmy Lusila – coproduced by the digital media outlet Brut and dev.tv – has reached a total of over 1.3 million views across all of Brut’s platforms.
- • In 2022, the Young Activists Summit launched a new TikTok account, to expand its outreach to youth. The concept is to feature young content creators from different parts of the world who are influential in the field of human rights and/or the environment.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- • 3,500 people registered to take part in the online event, from at least 134 countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Central African Republic, El Salvador, Georgia, Haiti, Iraq, Lesotho, Malaysia, Russia, Sudan, the UAE, Ukraine, the USA, Zimbabwe, etc.
- • A VIP dinner gave the activists an opportunity to pitch their respective projects to an audience of 50 decision-makers.
- • The activists were connected with some of the world’s largest foundations (Clinton Foundation, Oak Foundation, Aga Khan Foundation, etc), paving the way for potential funding which will make a tremendous difference in the way their projects are carried out.
- • Environmental activist Sebastian Benfeld was officially congratulated by the President of Chile, his country of origin, following his #YAS22 award.
- • C’est Prévue Emmy Lusila received many private donations following her public statements.
DONATIONS
A donation was granted to each of the six activists thanks to the generous support of the Fondation Sisley d’Ornano and of the Canton of Geneva. These donations will support the launch of a health centre for street children in Kinshasa (DRC), underground schools for girls in Afghanistan, access to LGBTQ+ inclusive books in conservative and low-income districts in California, an ecological restoration project in the municipalities of Quintero and Puchuncavi (Chile) – one of the world’s most polluted areas, book corners for children living in disadvantaged rural and township communities in South Africa, and an episode of Zetta Communities – a learning management system for Deaf and Disabled talent.
CO-ORGANIZED BY
dev.tv, non-profit NGO of media professionals
United Nations Office at Geneva
Radio Télévision Suisse
Graduate Institute
MEDIA
TV5MONDE
GenèveVision
FOUNDATIONS
Fondation Sisley d’Ornano
Fondation Botnar
Fondation Hélène & Victor Barbour
Fondation pour Genève
Fondation Ousseimi
Rosa Luxembourg Stiftung
Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco
African Women’s Development Fund
Swiss Solidarity
Fondation Aigues Vertes
GOVERNMENTS & PUBLIC ENTITIES
Swiss Confederation
Republic and State of Geneva
Permanent Mission of the USA to the UN
European Union
Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN
City of Geneva
Canton of Vaud
UK Permanent Mission to the UN
University of Geneva
NGOS & ASSOCIATIONS
Global Citizen
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights FIFDH
Eduki Foundation
Step into Action
Geneva Youth Call
Youthtopia
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UNESCO International Bureau of Education
PRIVATE SECTOR
Manotel
Fred Didon Créations
a.Community
Dorier
Brightside Group
Numera