This report focuses on the approaches of leading social innovators and entrepreneurs who are leading the way to create systemic change in the field of youth livelihoods, as well as individuals who are leading in existing institutions who are also tackling complex challenges and changing patterns across society. Based on case studies and interviews of social innovators across 17 countries, this report identifies those cross-cutting patterns within their approaches that have the potential to unlock society-wide transformation. By featuring their perspectives, this guide is an invitation: to re-envision the possibilities for change through the eyes of social innovators.
The MasterCard Foundation and Ashoka partnered to launch Future Forward, an initiative that identifies and supports social entrepreneurs and changemakers with innovative solutions for youth employment in sub-SaharanvAfrica, those creating a new vision for redefining livelihoods and leadership in the 21st century.
