The Global Black Youth Fest 2020 is a 2-day, virtual event that creates intentional & alternative spaces for the advancement of Black perspectives, scholarship, positions and conditions on a global scale. Here, Black youth will engage in a dialogue with each other to discuss policy frameworks and promote innovative, institutionalized approaches and initiatives that address global challenges, strengthen resilience and sustainable development.

The GBY Fest 2020 will: Connect Black knowledge producers with international opportunities; Amplify Black youth innovations and knowledge sharing; and, create spaces to Invest in Black talent regionally and globally. With our focus on cross-sectional and cross-regional collaboration we anticipate 1000+ attendees over the two days. The Fest is a completely interactive event featuring plenary sessions, debates, workshops, networking, thematic, regional and globally based discussions running concurrently - culminating in music and a celebration of Black diversity!

Started by Nyeleti Honwana and Niousha Roshani, Global Black Youth (GBY) convenes and invests in the world’s most innovative, disruptive and entrepreneurial young Black leaders and supports them in generating knowledge and solutions to global challenges. Global Black Youth highlights the innovative, disruptive and entrepreneurial initiatives undertaken by young Black leaders globally. Over the last year Global Black Youth has convened young Black (Afro-descendant) people from around the world through in-person symposia and virtual webinars. In 2021 Global Black Youth will be launching training and mentorship programs as well as developing accelerator and incubator programs for early stage Black-owned companies.

The donation you make today will go towards growing this dynamic, innovative, global community of changemakers and help shift the dominant narratives about young Black people.

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