The 50 Percent

Despite representing the global majority, too often, young people continue to be excluded from the decision-making process that are responsible for creating a liveable future for all. We believe that every young person, regardless of their economic, social or cultural background should feel empowered to contribute to the systems that impacts their lives. The 50 percent is a global youth engagement program by the Club of Rome and Penn State University. Our mission is to Activate a Generation by facilitating opportunities for youth to engage with each other, their community and the international community to solve critical issues. It is a platform for young people to act towards change by creating initiatives, tell their stories, and developing critical skills. We do this through the various programmes that we run, from the psychological mastery training, aimed to help youth tackle climate anxiety, to our youth-led magazine, centring the stories and experiences of individuals all-over the world.