What we do
UNLEASH offers different programs for youth to co-create a sustainable future by addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their community, region, or worldwide:
UNLEASH Innovation Lab, global and regional programs for developing innovative solutions
UNLEASH Innovation Hub, with resources and opportunities to learn, connect, and collaborate to drive impact
UNLEASH Hacks, community-led innovation sprints for solving local challenges
UNLEASH Plus, global incubator for bringing social impact solutions from early versions to launch
UNLEASH Innovation Lab, global and regional programs for developing innovative solutions
UNLEASH Innovation Hub, with resources and opportunities to learn, connect, and collaborate to drive impact
UNLEASH Hacks, community-led innovation sprints for solving local challenges
UNLEASH Plus, global incubator for bringing social impact solutions from early versions to launch
Our Innovation Process
In our programs, we use the unique UNLEASH Innovation Methodology to enable young people to translate sustainability challenges into impactful solutions for the SDGs. Our methodology is built around a collaborative innovation process, based on human-centered design principles. In a nutshell, human-centered design starts with focusing on the people you want to design for and ends with tangible products or services, developed to suit their specific needs. The process follows five steps:
Brainstorming and selecting ideas to solve the problem
Testing the solution with users, learning, and adapting
UNLEASH Innovation Labs
UNLEASH Innovation Labs are programs to develop new, innovative, and scalable solutions to address the SDGs. Every year until the culmination of the 2030 Agenda, we’ll bring together young people from around the world for a week of innovation, in new destinations every time!
UNLEASH Innovation Hub
In our Innovation Hub, the UNLEASH Community learns, connects, and collaborates to drive impact. Alumni gain access to resources and opportunities to create their tailored journey based on their ambition: building their own solutions, creating impact in an existing organization, or mobilizing their local communities.
UNLEASH Hacks
UNLEASH Hacks are locally organized 2-day sprints (“hackathons”) for creating a positive local impact. Young people participating in a UNLEASH Hack work together to come up with ideas that contribute to the SDGs in their local community. They get the opportunity to learn from local experts and gain tools to transform their ideas into tangible solutions.
UNLEASH Plus
UNLEASH Plus is a 6-month online incubation program for young entrepreneurs working on solutions that contribute to the SDGs. The program is co-hosted by Chemonics international and provides teams around the world with the right skills, tools, and mindsets to test and launch early-stage solutions, and design them for large-scale impact.
UNLEASH Ambassadors
With thousands of changemakers making impact around the world, the UNLEASH Community is a vibrant platform where people from all backgrounds work together to create a sustainable future for the planet.
The UNLEASH Ambassadors are SDG leaders who drive local action, activate our community and help shaping all our programs.