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The 50 Percent is a youth-led platform to enable changemakers to tackle the world’s most complex challenges through systems thinking and compelling storytelling.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By fostering global solidarity and collaboration among young leaders and youth-focused organisations,\u00a0we’re\u00a0building a worldwide community united in purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 50 Percent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>doesn’t<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>just explain systems, it equips youth with practical tools to understand how interconnected elements shape our world, enabling them to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>identify<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>powerful leverage points for change and transforming how the next generation approaches everything from climate action to social equity as active citizens.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A co-created toolkit to address systemic challenges.<\/p>\n

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A practical guide to counter misinformation and strengthen democratic culture.<\/p>\n

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The 50 Percent is a key initiative of The Fifth Element under the Intergenerational Leadership area of work \u2013 which aims to foster systems transformation by empowering young leaders and mobilising intergenerational action and solidarity for systems change. <\/em>Read more<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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