Youth & Leadership

Engaging youth and emerging leaders in a meaningful exchange of ideas to drive lasting change. 

Overview

Eurasia Foundation prepares rising leaders to grow into proactive, informed, and engaged global citizens. Through fellowships, grants, exchanges, and online and in-person learning, we help people identify and organize themselves around issues of concern, such as youth employment, mental health, education, and environmental stewardship. Our programs encourage confidence, self-awareness, critical reflection, and collective action, and emphasize critical skills such as leadership, coalition-building, decision-making, conflict management, and teamwork.

SUCCESS STORY

Debate.kz Bridges Rural-Urban Divide, Creates Opportunities for Kazakh-Speaking Youth

Zhandos Meirmanov from Karagandy, Kazakhstan, credits debate for honing his communication, argumentation, and problem-solving skills. The catch? Debates at his university only took place in Russian.