Turn your passion
for sustainability
into impact.
We bring together Southeast Asian youth
to innovate for Sustainable Development.
Turn your passion
Collaboration &
Innovation
Our Founding Principles
We live in a complex world with many grand challenges. From poverty to climate change to reducing inequalities, there are many difficult problems waiting to be tackled and solved.
We recognize the passion and innovative potential of youth to solve these issues. In collaboration with experienced & established professionals, we gather young people across the region & empower them to create impact startups that drive change in our region.
Get Involved & Take Action
Your experience doesn’t matter. Your drive & passion does.
Innovation Programme
Create your impact startup from scratch!
Do you want to tackle the problems that plague our society with sustainability-driven startups or build your portfolio in sustainability? Till 2020, we ran fully-funded innovation programmes for young professionals across Southeast Asia.
From 2021, our programmes will be entirely digital! Find out more below!
Workshops
“What are the SDGs & how does entrepreneurship fit in?”
Our workshop series answer these questions and more by training young sustainable innovators. The workshops will help you identify problems close to your heart, equip you with skills to tackle these problems and provide you with guidance and resources to pursue your innovation journey.
Community Events
Our vibrant community brings together youth from different countries, backgrounds, passions to discuss different aspects of sustainable development.
Diversity is a key driver of our community and that includes diversity of opinions. Regardless of your beliefs in sustainability, we welcome you to join our community of amazing people.
Together, we can build a world we all love.
Testimonials
Minister Desmond Lee, 2018
Minister of Social and Family Development, Second Minister of National Development
“YSI has brought together a very good coalition of young people in Singapore, partnering friends from Southeast Asia and identifying meaningful issues to tackle in a collaborative manner. By providing an opportunity for partnership, you are creating growth for sustainable solutions across many of the 17 SDGs that can bring our cities & societies to a more sustainable level.”
Monalisa, 2018 Participant
“YSI SEA has provided young people like me with adequate space, skills, and support to enhance our potential in finding innovative way to make positive change in our communities and the region. This will not only benefit me individually but my society as a whole.”
Donnie Silalahi, 2018 Participant
“This is not only an ideation programme. It transforms your interests & passion in a sustainability area into a concept and prototype of a startup that will impact many people's lives.”
Impact.
View our Innovation Programme 2018 Impact Report!
As a young organization, we are constantly learning and tracking
our own impact.
Do you have comments or suggestions on how we can maximise our impact? Get in touch with us, we would love to chat!
Interested? Join us as a…
Participant
Do you want to tackle the problems that plague our society with sustainability-driven startups? Join our ecosystem of early-stage impact entrepreneurs to build your portfolio! Subscribe to our mailing list and keep yourself updated on our future events!
Mentor
Do you want to empower youths and give back to the community? Guide our participants in designing and implementing impactful ideas in the sustainability sector. Drop us an email and we will get in touch with you promptly.
Partner
Do you want to tackle sustainability issues? Tap on the potential of the most passionate young minds of our generation and collaborate with them for a more sustainable future. Join us as a partner! Drop us an email and let’s have a chat!
