Youth (18-29)
RCE Greater Atlanta wants to provide opportunities to engage the youth of the Greater Atlanta region in efforts to advance the UN SDGs. The United Nations defines ‘youth’ as persons between ages 15-24. We have adjusted the age bracket to 18-29 years of age to target youth at the age of college-entrance or early-career.
We invite all youth (K-20s) to get involved with RCE Greater Atlanta. To date, we have had involvement from students at these schools:
• Agnes Scott College
• Emory University
• Kennesaw State University
• Georgia State University
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Spelman College
• University of Georgia
• Georgia Gwinnett College
• Morehouse College
• Atlanta Metropolitan State University
• Morehouse School of Medicine
Get Involved!
To get involved please fill out the membership form or email rcegreateratlanta@gmail.com to get in contact with your institution's staff or student coordinator.
Youth Engagement - Highlights to Date
- Developing the “Youth & The Sustainable Development Goals” E-Learning Course and the student SDG Fellowship program, with support from CIFAL Atlanta, the Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education, the United Nations Institute of Training and Research, and the Turner Foundation.
- Hosting Civic Dinners to discuss various topics from Housing to Energy to Voting.
- Kickstarting the Mentorship Program
- Organizing student-led sustainability tours around Atlanta (Eastside Beltline Trail, Emory WaterHub).
- Organizing volunteerism events with our community partners (PlantLanta, Trees Atlanta, UNA-Atlanta, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance).
- Planning, jointly with RCE Georgetown’s Youth Network, 2 RCE Americas Virtual Youth Conferences.
- Presenting at RCE Global Conferences hosted by RCE Cuenca del Plata (Argentina, 2018), RCE Greater Burlington (Vermont, 2019).
- Running an SDG Futures Fellowship since 2022 for RCE Greater Atlanta youth to contribute to meaningful projects with a community partner while learning about the SDGs.
View this presentation slideshow for a list of Youth Engagement programming through Spring 2020.
Check out our Google Photos album below to see awesome photos from our many past events:
Recent News
