Youth Summit

At Hibiscus Foundation for Social Welfare (HFSW), we believe in creating spaces for the youth in our society to voice their concerns and recommendations for a better and sustainable future. Youth summits are inclusive and dynamic gatherings that provide a platform for the youth to learn about social issues, collaborate with other individuals, amplify their voices and foster their participation in shaping the future.

HFSW held it’s first Youth Summit in 2022 – Tamil Nadu Youth Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit which saw active discussion of the ground-level realities in Tamil Nadu, the Sustainable Development Goals, and their progress in the Tamil Nadu region. Our second summit, the Youth Sustainable Development Goals Summit was held at Vels University in May 2023 with a focus on empowering youth to discuss and take action on important social issues.

Scenes from our youth summit

Youth Summit at Vels University 2023

In May 2023, we hosted a Youth Sustainable Development Goals Summit at Vels University such as Gender Equality, Education and Climate Action. Over 200 student and youth advocates interacted to develop a call to action on youth inclusion and empowerment.

Brochure for the Youth Summit at Vels University 2023

The Youth Summit at Vels University 2023

Tamil Nadu Youth SDG Summit 2022

On 22nd May 2022, Hibiscus Foundation for Social Welfare organised a first of its kind event- the Tamil Nadu Youth Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit. We had over 325 registrations with 101 youth-led/youth-focused organisations and 10 partners. They came together to discuss SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 5 (Gender Equality, SDG 14 (Life Under Water), SDG 15 (Life on Land) and SDG 17 (Partnership between the Goals) to provide recommendations for the same. We had a 6 hour long event with proactive participants who produced a comprehensive recommendation list for each SDG.

The summit allowed all participants to interact and speak in break out rooms to ensure all youth voices are heard.