At the 6th session of the Global Link for Youth Actions, Solomon Opeyemi Ekundayo from Nigeria, Chief Operating Officer of Greenhouse Bricks Solution, introduced his social innovation initiative dedicated to converting plastic waste — including plastic bags — into eco-friendly pavement bricks for construction. What makes the program unique is its broad approach: instead of focusing on a single use or market, the bricks serve light-duty roads as well as clinics, hospitals, and schools, meeting Nigeria's demand for construction materials while taking waste out of the environment. Through mentorship connections across China and Africa, the team is optimizing its machines in Zaria, Kaduna State, and redesigning its bricks to fit local needs, with a particular eye toward partnering with CCECC to adopt these products for construction across African countries. #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030 #APGYD

At the 2026 Acceleration Week for China-ASEAN Youth Development Programs, Hsu Lai Lai Phyo from Myanmar, introduced her project dedicated to helping young people in Myanmar learn AI effectively and creatively in the classroom. What makes the program unique is its broad approach: instead of focusing on a single tool or lesson, it aims to combine local needs with technology, drawing inspiration from China's educational technology and how Chinese schools use AI in their classrooms. Through this program, she hopes to bring back what she learns and merge it with the realities of her own community, ensuring that students are not left behind in a rapidly changing world. #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030 #APGYD

UN Day. 🇺🇳 Through the World Youth Development Forum and the Action Plan for Global Youth Development, we champion young people putting the 2030 SDGs into action — in their own fields. Meet them. #UNDay2026

UN Day. 🇺🇳 Through the World Youth Development Forum and the Action Plan for Global Youth Development, we champion young people putting the 2030 SDGs into action — in their own fields. Meet them. #UNDay2026

UN Day. 🇺🇳 Through the World Youth Development Forum and the Action Plan for Global Youth Development, we champion young people putting the 2030 SDGs into action — in their own fields. Meet them. #UNDay2026

At the 6th Global Link for Youth Actions, Jiang Wenjie, CEO of Nanjing Bright World Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Founder of the Global Youth Innovation Community, delivered a clear message for China–Africa cooperation: "I envision a China–Africa industry and technology platform where Chinese engineers and African project owners are directly matched, technologies are adapted to local conditions, and young people co-design new standards for AI for good." #GlobalLinkForYouthActions #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030 #APGYD

At the 6th Global Link for Youth Actions, Gao Yongkai, initiator of LightArk AI: Cloud-Edge Bookstore, shared his vision of what real China–Africa cooperation could look like "we need more young people who actually build things together. I look forward to combining China's digital experience with Africa's local knowledge to co-create simple, affordable AI education tools, because real partnership is measured not by agreements signed, but by the changes we create in our own communities." #GlobalLinkForYouthActions #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030 #APGYD

How Can In-Depth Content Adapt to the Times? A Young Singaporean Director Searches for Answers to Media Innovation In today’s rapidly changing media environment, how can in-depth content find its audience? During the 2026 Acceleration Week for China-ASEAN Youth Development Programs, young Singaporean documentary filmmaker Ong Kah Jing brought A Feeling of Music Playing, his documentary on traditional music, to Hainan. Over the past decade, he has explored different ways to connect his work with audiences — from renting a cinema himself to screen his documentary, to now experimenting with ways to bring documentaries beyond the screen. For OKJ, media innovation is not simply about chasing new technologies or new formats. More importantly, it is about finding one’s own path and helping stories worth telling reach the audiences who truly understand and appreciate them. #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030 #APGYD

At the 6th Global Link for Youth Actions, Dr. Gift Nnamoko, visionary behind The New Africa Magazine, put forward a clear proposition for China–Africa cooperation: "Africa is not short of opportunities or manpower — what we need is structured management. I look forward to working with Chinese partners to bring factories and technical know-how to the continent, so that young Africans can move from raw material exporters to producers who process, package, and prosper right here at home." #GlobalLinkForYouthActions #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030 #APGYD

At the 6th Global Link for Youth Actions, Jude Dahilo, Founder of Kings Patriots Development Foundation, shared his point for China–Africa cooperation: "True partnership is give and take. We must raise a generation of Africans empowered to build beyond what they can currently see — young people who go to school not simply to be employed, but to create jobs and drive change at home." #GlobalLinkForYouthActions #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030 #APGYD

At the 6th session of the Global Link for Youth Actions, Dr. Samuel Ndubuisi-Brown from Nigeria, Group CEO of Browncon Group, introduced his initiative dedicated to building sustainable businesses across Africa. What makes the program unique is its broad approach: instead of focusing on a single sector or market, it spans 12 subsidiaries and has established Africa's first green climate finance bank, mobilizing private capital to fund green jobs and create green opportunities for young Nigerians. With China operations set up this year and a 26 trillion dollar economy in view, the goal is to deliver cleaner energy solutions, resilient infrastructure, and green jobs for a continent of 1.5 billion people — solving the problems of even a fraction of them keeps the company going every day. #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030 #APGYD

At the 6th session of the Global Link for Youth Actions, Chisom Joan Onwuemeka from Nigeria, Founder and CEO of Joconut Enterprise, introduced her social innovation initiative dedicated to decent work and economic growth among young people. What makes the program unique is its broad approach: instead of focusing on a single product or market, it produces coconut-based products such as coconut chips and coconut oil under the Onado Twist brand, with part of the profits going back into youth and empowerment initiatives. After her mentorship experience in China, one question stuck with her: how can Joconut be distributed, and how can China and Africa collaborate? Noting that China has coconut oil but not coconut chips as an innovation, she is now exploring partnerships to move beyond Nigeria, beyond Abuja, beyond Africa. #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030 #APGYD

At the 2026 Acceleration Week for China-ASEAN Youth Development Programs, Syafiq from Brunei Darussalam introduced Brunei Youth Heritage Connect, a social innovation initiative dedicated to promoting traditional culture and music. What makes the program unique is its broad approach: instead of focusing on a single activity or audience, it centers on three pillars — discover, preserve, and share — engaging young people through heritage walks and workshops, documenting what they learn from practitioners via storytelling, videography, and photography, and sharing it through dance performances and tourism activities. The goal is to go beyond Brunei to ASEAN countries and China, connecting everyone by not just watching but learning from each other's culture and heritage. #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030 #APGYD

At the 2026 Acceleration Week for China-ASEAN Youth Development Programs, Vannapha Southivong from Laos introduced Lailalab, a social innovation initiative dedicated to building the technology ecosystem in Lao PDR. What makes the program unique is its broad approach: instead of focusing on a single service or business, it spans e-commerce platforms for local shops, payment gateways integrating MSMEs into the bank payment system, and ready-to-use subscription models that let small enterprises access advanced technology at low cost — the same tools big companies use. When thousands of businesses subscribe, the budget can be reinvested into the ecosystem and the people. The goal is to transfer local businesses into the digital world and keep talents growing at home, building a technology community with Lao people's hands and for Lao businesses. #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030 #APGYD

At the 2026 Acceleration Week for China-ASEAN Youth Development Programs, Joanna from Timor-Leste introduced WithOneSeed, a social innovation initiative dedicated to reforestation and community empowerment. What makes the program unique is its broad approach: instead of focusing on a single plot or benefit, it pays farmers 50 cents per tree per year to nurture the land, spreading across 5 municipalities and creating 46 local jobs. This isn't just about planting trees — it is about restoring the dignity of local people, guided by the belief: simple action, many people, big impact. #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030 #APGYD

At the 2026 Acceleration Week for China-ASEAN Youth Development, Natthawadee from Thailand, a project engineer working with robots, introduced her initiative dedicated to empowering people through AI. What makes the program unique is its broad approach: instead of focusing on a single application, it spans content creation, knowledge sharing, and industrial robotics, ensuring AI serves as a human-guided tool rather than replacing people. From a blog that grew to 1.2 million followers, she now deploys robots to inspect gas leaks and thermal hazards in factories, removing the need to risk human lives. #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030 #APGYD

How Can Traditional Villages Find New Life? Chinese and Malaysian Youth Search for Answers During the 2026 Acceleration Week for China-ASEAN Youth Development Programs, young representatives visited Rongshanliao Village in Haikou, Hainan Province. Among them was Shawa, a young representative from Malaysia who has spent the past few years working on a community-based homestay project in Kampung Lonek. Though thousands of kilometers apart, the two villages are facing similar questions: How can they create new opportunities while preserving their traditional culture? And how can traditional villages find new life in a changing world? Perhaps economic development and cultural preservation do not have to be an either-or choice. #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030 #APGYD

More Than Cargo: The Green "Corridor" of China-ASEAN Two-Way Engagement A corridor is a path for exchanges. Yet between China and ASEAN, a corridor means far more than transporting goods. From September 17 to 24, the 2026 Acceleration Week for China-ASEAN Youth Development Programs is held in Guangxi and Hainan. The young participants visited the Pinglu Canal in Nanning and Hainan Free Trade Port. One river stretches toward the sea; one port connects the world. Green resources from ASEAN flow in, while China’s green technologies sail out. The China-ASEAN Expo and economic and trade matchmaking events build an invisible bridge, bringing projects together and enabling exchanges of ideas. A genuine corridor is never one-way traffic, but a two-way journey toward shared growth and win-win results. Along this corridor, young people from China and ASEAN move forward hand in hand, speaking up and taking action for the region’s future.

At the 2026 Acceleration Week for China-ASEAN Youth Development, Zahrotuts Tsaniyah from Indonesia introduced GAWIREA's Sand Battery Platform, an initiative delivering reliable thermal infrastructure for fisheries and farmers. Its modular solution combines solar PV, battery storage and sand-based thermal storage for renewable cold storage and clean drying, scalable from sago to coffee, coconut and seaweed. The South Papua flagship has helped 70 women earn independent income, reached 149 households and improved food security for 167 children. #ActNow #GDI #SDGs #Youth2030

🌍 China–Africa Youth Innovation & Impact Dialogue The 6th Session of Global Link for Youth Actions From Exchange to Impact — young Africans and Chinese building the future together. 📅 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 9:30 AM WAT 📍 China Cultural Centre, Abuja (+ online) 60-second pitches. Live matchmaking. Real partnerships. 👉 Scan the QR code to register. #ChinaAfrica #YouthInnovation #GlobalLinkForYouthActions