Youth leadership

For youth by youth - championing today's young health leaders

The Young Health Programme (YHP) champions the development of young leaders and youth-serving organisations through mentorship, scholarships, grants and learning opportunities.

Together, we foster sustainable, collective leadership focused on advancing health equity for young people in underserved communities, with a strong emphasis on preventing non-communicable diseases and addressing the health impacts of climate change.

Through three flagship initiatives — YHP Impact Fellowships, LEAD2030 Challenges and YHP Scholarships — young leaders are shaping policy, inspiring action and delivering lasting impact on youth health worldwide.

Over $1million awarded in grants

To date, the YHP has awarded over USD $1.1 million in grants, supporting young health innovators to scale their work and increase their impact across NCD prevention, health systems resilience and climate-health action.

We have supported more than 150 young leaders with scholarships to international youth conferences and leadership forums, expanding their networks, skills and influence.

The YHP also supports Plan International’s Girls Belong Here campaign, helping amplify the voices and leadership of girls and young women, and challenging gender and health inequalities.

YHP Impact Fellowship

The YHP Impact Fellowship supports young advocates to drive meaningful, community-level change across health equity, health systems resilience and climate-nature health action.

With the provision of USD $10,000 grants, tailored learning and development opportunities, and participation in the One Young World Summit, the Fellowship helps young leaders strengthen their impact, scale effective solutions and advance progress on adolescent health.

One Young World LEAD2030

A founding partner of One Young World’s Lead2030 Challenge, each year the YHP awards USD $50K grants to young leaders for initiatives focused on addressing Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being. Lead2030 winners also participate in our YHP Impact Fellowship receiving the same access to networks and development.

Our 2025 Lead2030 Challenge winners:
Jakub Gietka from Poland, founder and president of Aiming for the Future Foundation (Fundacja Celując w Przyszłość) and Winnie Olwal from Kenya, Regional Programme Lead for Youth in Action at AMREF.

YHP Scholarships

Our YHP Scholarships support young leaders who are actively working, studying or researching in the areas of health equity, health systems resilience and climate-nature health action with scholarships to attend the annual AFS Youth Assembly.

Girls Belong Here

Pioneered by YHP and Plan International, Girls Belong Here raises awareness of issues perpetuating gender and health inequalities.

Held on International Day of the Girl, the initiative welcomes young women into AstraZeneca offices, giving them the opportunity to step into leadership roles around the world and to share their perspectives, ideas and experiences.

YHP Stories of impact

Aradhana Sarin, AstraZeneca’s CFO, in conversation with two YHP leaders committed to advancing health equity; Swarnima Bhattacharya (Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Gytree) and Juliana Busasi, (Founder, Tanzanian Health & Medical Education Foundation).

Youth leadership

For youth by youth - championing today's young health leaders

The Young Health Programme (YHP) champions the development of young leaders and youth-serving organisations through mentorship, scholarships, grants and learning opportunities.

Together, we foster sustainable, collective leadership focused on advancing health equity for young people in underserved communities, with a strong emphasis on preventing non-communicable diseases and addressing the health impacts of climate change.

Through three flagship initiatives — YHP Impact Fellowships, LEAD2030 Challenges and YHP Scholarships — young leaders are shaping policy, inspiring action and delivering lasting impact on youth health worldwide.

Over $1million awarded in grants

To date, the YHP has awarded over USD $1.1 million in grants, supporting young health innovators to scale their work and increase their impact across NCD prevention, health systems resilience and climate-health action.

We have supported more than 150 young leaders with scholarships to international youth conferences and leadership forums, expanding their networks, skills and influence.

The YHP also supports Plan International’s Girls Belong Here campaign, helping amplify the voices and leadership of girls and young women, and challenging gender and health inequalities.

YHP Impact Fellowship

The YHP Impact Fellowship supports young advocates to drive meaningful, community-level change across health equity, health systems resilience and climate-nature health action.

With the provision of USD $10,000 grants, tailored learning and development opportunities, and participation in the One Young World Summit, the Fellowship helps young leaders strengthen their impact, scale effective solutions and advance progress on adolescent health.

One Young World LEAD2030

Our 2025 Lead2030 Challenge winners: Jakub Gietka from Poland, founder and president of Aiming for the Future Foundation (Fundacja Celując w Przyszłość) and Winnie Olwal from Kenya, Regional Programme Lead for Youth in Action at AMREF.

YHP Scholarships

Our YHP Scholarships support young leaders who are actively working, studying or researching in the areas of health equity, health systems resilience and climate-nature health action with scholarships to attend the annual AFS Youth Assembly.

Girls Belong Here

Pioneered by YHP and Plan International, Girls Belong Here raises awareness of issues perpetuating gender and health inequalities.

Held on International Day of the Girl, the initiative welcomes young women into AstraZeneca offices, giving them the opportunity to step into leadership roles around the world and to share their perspectives, ideas and experiences.

YHP Stories of impact

Aradhana Sarin, AstraZeneca’s CFO, in conversation with two YHP leaders committed to advancing health equity; Swarnima Bhattacharya (Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Gytree) and Juliana Busasi, (Founder, Tanzanian Health & Medical Education Foundation).

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Our 2025 Lead2030 Challenge winners:
Jakub Gietka from Poland, founder and president of Aiming for the Future Foundation (Fundacja Celując w Przyszłość) and Winnie Olwal from Kenya, Regional Programme Lead for Youth in Action at AMREF.