About This Initiative
The OSI Youth Initiative seeks to empower youth to become active citizens, willing and able to influence public life and promote open society ideals.

Global Youth Panel Debates Decisions of UN Climate Change Conference
December 7, 2009
Outcomes from the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference will be debated by more than 1,000 members of the Debatewise Global Youth Panel, with support from the Open Society Institute.

YouthExchange 2010
Budapest, Hungary
April 10, 2010
Sponsored by the Open Society Institute, YouthExchange focuses on promoting democracy through the use of new media.

Youth AfriCamp
Nairobi, Kenya
March 14, 2010
Organized by the Open Society Institute, Youth AfriCamp focuses on building the advocacy capacity of youth in analyzing and responding to issues that affect their communities.

"Hate Speech Transforms Roma into 'Tenants' in Their Own Home": Red House Debate
Sofia, Bulgaria
November 19, 2009
Roma youth who were recently trained in debating by the Bulgarian National Debate Association participated in this OSI-supported event.

Youth Action Fund
The Youth Action Fund aims to identify, inspire, and support dedicated young people who can mobilize their peers to promote open society ideals.

Debate Program
The Debate Program encourages youth to engage in reasoned discussion about issues important to their lives and to call for positive change around the world.

Youth Citizen Journalism
The Youth Initiative has sponsored a series of youth citizen journalism workshops to accompany the Moving Walls International documentary photography exhibit across the Middle East and North Africa.

OSI Grantee iDebate Press Releases Two New Publications
December 8, 2009
In January 2010, iDebate Press is publishing the next two volumes in its Sourcebook on Contemporary Controversies series.

Global Youth Panel Debates Decisions of UN Climate Change Conference
December 7, 2009
Outcomes from the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference will be debated by more than 1,000 members of the Debatewise Global Youth Panel, with support from the Open Society Institute.