Social Laboratory for Youth-Led Initiatives

Young people represent an underutilized resource in Mexico with many facing obstacles to sharing their ideas and proposals through civic participation.

Afrolatino and Indigenous youth LGBTQ+ youth youth with disabilities rural youth and those living in marginalized urban communities all face additional barriers to full participation. Yet it is precisely these young people who are best able to identify potential solutions to address their challenges.

The IAF supports young people to identify design and implement youth-led action plans in their communities mobilizing their energy and talent.

Our grantee Alternativas y Capacidades will train and mentor young people to develop plans policies and solutions to increase their civic participation and empower them to lift up their voices for the causes that most affect them.

By investing in youth-led initiatives Alternativas is investing in a more inclusive and sustainable future and new generation of Mexican leaders.