Where The Mind Is Without Fear, And The Head Is Held High
Join us for the New York Edition of a Global Series of Conversations on Youth, Dignity and the Future, curated by Head Held High Foundation and India Impact House.
Young people across emerging economies are entering a world of work reshaped by technology, climate, migration and changing aspirations. Future readiness requires more than skilling — it requires the capability to act, the confidence to aspire, the opportunity to earn, and the ecosystems to flourish.
Through four focused roundtables, practitioners, young people and partners will explore pathways from aspiration to agency, capability to livelihood, and dignity to flourishing, grounded in the four ideas emerging from the YouGRAF study: Mehnat, Taqat, Izzat and Himmat.
Agenda for the Roundtables:
10:00 - 11:15 AM - MEHNAT | What Are Young People Striving For?
Voices of Youth Aspirations and Future Readiness
Insights from young people on changing aspirations, future readiness and the capabilities needed to navigate an evolving world of work.
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM - TAQAT | Building the Power to Transform
Youth Transformation Journeys – in partnership with GATI
Exploring models that combine capabilities, confidence, mentorship, livelihoods and ecosystem support to help young people move from potential to agency.
12:30 - 1:30 PM - Break for Lunch
1:30 - 2:45 PM - IZZAT | When Opportunity Creates Dignity
Rural Women in STEM – in partnership with UN Women
Exploring how STEM, digital technologies and AI can create pathways for rural women to participate as innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders.
2:45 - 4:00 PM - HIMMAT | The Courage to Build Where You Are
Place-Based Models for Youth Flourishing – in partnership with GOYN
Exploring how local ecosystems can enable young people to learn, earn, innovate, belong and flourish within their own communities.
Please select the roundtables you'd like to be a part of, while registering. This is an in person event and registration is compulsory.