YuWaah, UNICEF, Capgemini and United Nations Global Compact Network India (UNGCNI) entered into a collaboration to work on providing India’s young generation with skill sets that will help them in creating their career pathways and encouraging them as active change makers. This collaboration will offer a range of opportunities like local demand-based skilling with job matching through quality internships and apprenticeships and promote entrepreneurship.
The aim of YuWaah (Generation Unlimited/GenU), a UNICEF-initiated multi-stakeholder global platform, is to prepare young people to make a transition from education and learning to productive work.
The collaboration was announced during a dialogue on ‘Imagining a Sustainable Future for India’s Young People’ by Ashwin Yardi, CEO, Capgemini India and Dr. Yasmin Ali Haque, UNICEF Representative in India. These two are the young minds from YuWaah Young People Action Team who have set the stage with their aspirations, solutions and challenges during the panel discussion.
Capgemini, UNGCNI and UNICEF will bring their core assets and competencies to further advance the investments and effectiveness of YuWaah’s initiatives for young people. As Indian government is 'of the people by the people and for the people' so is the collaboration that aims to co-create solutions at scale 'with the young people and for young people'.
Announcing the collaboration, Dr. Yasmin, said, “As a multi-stakeholder partnership, YuWaah aims to bring together different stakeholders, and private organisations such as Capgemini play a major role in furthering the ambitious objectives we have set out for young people through implementing YuWaah. The collaboration marks a key milestone and will act as a catalyst in enabling YuWaah to reach an increasing number of young people. ”
In this decade of action, there is a need to create and commit to active partnerships which aim at achieving the SDGs in India. YuWaah is empowering the future generation - the youth, with education, skills and economic opportunities. Through the partnership with Capgemini and UNICEF, GCNI is certain that the vision will be achieved, said, Shabnam Siddiqui, Executive Director, GCNI.
Ashwin said, “As a global leader in digital, Capgemini’s ambition is to help make the digital revolution an opportunity for all and to provide a bridge between technology and society. We are delighted to join hands with UNICEF and YuWaah to create digital opportunities for today’s youth and leverage our expertise to bring a positive impact in our society.”
Dhuwarakha Sriram, Chief of Adolescent Development and Generation Unlimited said, “One of the major focuses for YuWaah in its work with young people has been a focus on young people from underserved communities. With Capgemini’s support, in our effort to create opportunities for young people at scale, we aim to ensure that no young person is left behind.”
