The Young Karratha Change Agents Program, supported by the City of Karratha and delivered in partnership with Regional Development Australia (Pilbara), engaged 121 students across Karratha to create 41 youth-led social enterprise ideas addressing challenges in their local community. Through our Future of Our Regions Design Challenge, students stepped into the role of change agents, identifying local challenges, developing creative …
Empowering Youth in Geraldton and Mullewa with the “Discover and Explore Entrepreneurship” Program
The “Discover and Explore Entrepreneurship” Program, supported by the City of Greater Geraldton, has seen the youth of Geraldton and Mullewa create 17 youth-led social enterprise ideas to address local challenges. This program helped youth build an entrepreneurial mindset, skillset and toolset, explore entrepreneurial career pathways and drive positive change in their communities. Social Enterprise Discovery WorkshopsThe workshop series featured …
$20 Boss Kicks Off for Term 1, 2022!
In February we hosted our first community event for 2022 – the $20 Boss Term 1 Kick-Off Event with educators joining from across the country! There was a lot of excitement and enthusiasm during the event as teachers who were new to $20 Boss, and teacher champions who’ve been running the program for years had the opportunity to network, exchange …
City of Parramatta Co-Design
In 2021, Young Change Agents collaborated with the City of Parramatta to create a co-design workshop that would gather insights from young people about their challenges and hopes for the future of their community. During the workshop, youth participants conducted empathy interviews in pairs and used the insights to ideate solutions to identified issues in their community. The workshop was …
Youth co-design the Tweed Shire Council Outdoor Youth Recreation Action Plan
In 2021 the Tweed Shire Council engaged Young Change Agents to support the development and delivery of a participatory approach to planning and designing outdoor youth recreation spaces, facilities, events and activities in the Tweed region. Young Change Agents and Tweed Shire Council developed a co-design process that engaged youth, industry experts, Council staff and was facilitated by Young Change …
Young Change Agents Partners with Rotary Brighton for “Be Your Own Boss” Series
In celebration of 100 years of Rotary in Australia and New Zealand, Young Change Agents partnered with the Rotary Club of Brighton to launch the “Be Your Own Boss” program in 2021. The program aimed to build the next generation of social entrepreneurs in the Bayside and Kingston areas, and raise the profile of what young people can do and …
Creating teacher champions: another educator graduates in the NT!
Young Change Agents is passionate about supporting Australian educators. Our aim is to work alongside educators to strengthen their work, building their capacity in social enterprise and design thinking so they are champions in their communities and beyond. We use a four-stage process to build sustainability from the beginning: 1. Immersion into our program, to build empathy and deeper understanding 2. Online …