UNESCO defines youth as, “a period of transition from the dependence of childhood to adulthood’s independence and awareness of our interdependence as members of a community.” Character education is the road map to help young people make this transition and the best environment to nurture this development and protect from HIV disease and make a happy family.

IAYSP promotes peace gatherings and events, such as meetings, forums, conferences, festivals, culture programs, and sports events, organized by youth. Our goal is to create peaceful communities and expand the culture of peace by making partnerships with other youth groups, schools, NGOs and governments.

IAYSP promotes projects and programs supporting the United Nations in two way. First, IAYSP promotes service projects to support the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). We call these service projects as “Peace Projects”. Youth and students can create Peace Projects by participating in a Peace Designer program.

S!NERGY (Students×Ideas×Energy) is an engaging and dynamic public speaking competition for students to share their projects and innovative ideas. Presentations propose solutions to current social issues while being aligned to the UN SDGs. A group of distinguished judges from the community select the best presentation(s). The content and compassion of the young minds and hearts always inspires the judges and audience.